The Olympic Club Lake Course on FSX Play

Foresight Sports just dropped two significant course additions to the FSX Play library: the Olympic Club Lake Course and OMNI La Costa North. For FSX Play owners, this is the most meaningful content update in months. The Lake Course alone — a five-time US Open venue that has hosted more national championships than all but a handful of American courses — justifies the price of entry. This article covers both courses, what they play like on FSX Play, and how to access them.

The Olympic Club Lake Course

The Lake Course at Olympic Club in San Francisco is one of the most punishing layouts in American championship golf. It has won its reputation the hard way, beating up legends at the US Open. Jack Fleck beat Ben Hogan there in 1955. Billy Casper outlasted Arnold Palmer in 1966. Scott Simpson held off Tom Watson in 1987. Lee Janzen beat Payne Stewart in 1998. Webb Simpson held the trophy in 2012. That is a murderer’s row of results — and every one of those champions had to survive the tightest fairways in championship golf and the cypress-lined doglegs that define the course.

The FSX Play version captures the Lake Course accurately. The fairways are narrow — genuinely narrow, not sim-exaggerated narrow — and the rough is punishing. The par-4 1st plays uphill into the prevailing wind and sets the tone for the round. The 4th (par 4, 438 yards) with its fairway bunker pinching the landing zone is reproduced faithfully. The 7th (par 4, 291 yards) is the drivable risk-reward hole that tempts aggressive players into the deep bunkers short of the green. The closing stretch of 16-18 is as hard as advertised: the 16th is a 417-yard uphill par 4, the 17th is a 490-yard par 4 that plays even longer into the wind, and the 18th is a 603-yard par 5 that has ended more US Open charges than any hole in America.

Visually, the Lake Course looks good on FSX Play. The Unity engine handles the elevation changes well, and the cypress trees and eucalyptus framing the holes are recognizable from the real course. It is not quite the visual fidelity of the highest-end GSPro lidar builds, but it is close enough that the difference is academic for most players.

The course is available as an individual purchase inside FSX Play. It joins a library that now exceeds 300 courses.

OMNI La Costa North Course

The North Course at OMNI La Costa was redesigned by Gil Hanse and is the current host of the NCAA Golf Championships through 2028. It is a different animal from Olympic Club — wider fairways, more forgiving landing areas, and greens that reward aggressive putting lines. The Hanse redesign added strategic bunkering and recontoured several greens to create more pin positions.

On FSX Play, La Costa North plays fast. The fairways run out, especially on the back nine where the course opens up. The par-3 3rd (179 yards over water to a two-tier green) is the signature moment. The par-5 17th is reachable in two for longer hitters but the water left of the green punishes any miss. This is a course that rewards course management over raw power.

How They Compare to GSPro

The GSPro community has a version of Olympic Club Lake Course (searchable as such in the course library). The GSPro build benefits from lidar data and has the edge on elevation accuracy. The FSX Play version has the advantage of being the officially licensed build with accurate green contours from Foresight’s course data partners. For most players, the difference is marginal. What tips the scale is your hardware: if you own a Foresight launch monitor (GC3, GCQuad, Falcon), the FSX Play version integrates seamlessly without any API fiddling. GSPro requires the OpenAPI bridge.

Should You Buy Them

If you subscribe to FSX Play’s course pass or already own the individual licenses, there is no decision to make. If you are building a FSX Play library and picking courses one at a time, Olympic Club Lake Course is the better value — it is a top-50 world course with five US Opens of pedigree. La Costa North is a good addition for variety but it will not test you the way the Lake Course will.

Cross-link to the full FSX Play software review for platform details and the best courses on FSX Play guide for the full library ranking.

FAQ

Can I play Olympic Club Lake Course on FSX Play?

Yes. It was added to the FSX Play library in mid-2026 as an individual purchase. Search for Olympic Club Lake Course in the FSX Play store.

How much does the Olympic Club Lake Course cost on FSX Play?

Foresight sells individual courses for $4.99-$9.99. The Olympic Club Lake Course falls in the premium single-course pricing tier. It is also included in some course bundle packages.

Is La Costa North available on other simulator platforms?

La Costa North is licensed to FSX Play and may not be available on other platforms. The GSPro community may have a user-built version but it is not officially licensed.

Which course should I buy first — Olympic Club Lake or La Costa North?

Olympic Club Lake Course, no question. It is a top-50 world course with major championship history. La Costa North is a solid addition for variety but the Lake Course is the headliner.

Does the FSX Play version of Olympic Club have accurate elevation changes?

Yes. FSX Play uses Foresight’s course data partners for elevation mapping. The Lake Course’s famous uphill fairways and elevated greens are accurately represented.