Harding Park Golf Courses
This resort has an 18-hole, par 72, 6,743-yard course and a nine-hole, par 32, 2,300-yard course. The property is owned by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department; the courses, clubhouse and driving range are open to the public. Though the resort has been there since 1925, the golf courses have gone through decades of neglect and various rebirths, such as the hosting of the 2005 World Golf Championship. The Cypress Grill at the clubhouse serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Harding Park Golf Courses
99 Harding Road
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 664-4690
harding-park.com
Lincoln Park Golf Course
This is an 18-hole, par 69, 5,146-yard course with great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean. Membership is open to the public. For 23 years, it was the only municipal golf course owned by the city. The first three holes were constructed in 1909 in what was once a cemetery called Potter's Field. There was no fee to play until the 1920s when $2 a month was charged. The club was established in 1914 and the clubhouse was constructed in 1922. The Legion of Honor Museum, built in 1923 to honor the dead soldiers of World War I, still stands on the property.
Lincoln Park Golf Course
3139 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 750-4653
lincolnparkgc.com
San Francisco Golf Club
Rated by Golflink as one of the Top 100 golf courses in the United States, this is a par 72, 18-hole course with over 6,716 yards. The private club that owns the course is reputed to be one of the most exclusive in the world. Opened in 1915 and designed by A.W. Tillinghast, the course rating is 73.0 and the slope rating is 134.
San Francisco Golf Club
1310 Junipero Serra Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 751-0139
sfgcpar4.com
Presidio Golf Course and Clubhouse
An 18-hole, par 72, 6,477-yard course, the Presidio golf course was opened to the public in 1995, even as the Presidio private club remains. It is open daily from dawn to dusk, runs through Eucalyptus and Monterey Pine trees in hilly terrain, and offers special discounts for Bay Area and San Francisco residents. Built in 1897, the clubhouse is located in the Presidio Forest, serves lunch and dinner daily, and retains some sense of history despite more recent additions and improvements.
Presidio Golf Course
300 Finley Road (at Arguello Gate)
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-4653
presidiogolf.com
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