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4.2
425 Reviews (425)
5 Stars
212
4 Stars
127
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
79.6%
Recommend this course
354 out of 425 reviews
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4.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.3
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
81.1%
Recommend this course
30 out of 37 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7169 yards
Slope 129
Rating 74.3

TPC Harding Park ranks among the most famous municipal courses in the country, along with Torrey Pines South and Bethpage Black. TPC Harding Park, which is part of the San Franciso Recreation and Parks Department, hugs the shores of Lake Merced in close proximity to the Lake Merced Golf Club, The Olympic Club and San Francisco Golf Club. Dating to 1925, it has a long history of tournament golf among its stately Monterey Cypress trees. Byron Nelson won back-to-back San Francisco Opens in 1944-45. The PGA Tour's Lucky International in the 1960s attracted winners such as Gary Player (1961), Gene Littler (1962), Jackie Burke Jr. (1963), Ken Venturi (1966) and Billy Casper (1968).

After falling on hard times, the course received a $16-million renovation in 2002-03 that brought it back into the tournament fold, hosting the 2005 World Golf Championship-American Express Championship, the 2015 WGC-Match Play Championship, The Presidents Cup in 2009, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship from 2010-12 and the 2020 PGA Championship, its first major.

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Course Details

Year Built 1925
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willie Watson (1925) Sam Whiting (1925) Chris Gray (2003) Jack Fleming (1934)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $25
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Ginella's Top 50 U.S. Courses You Can Play (2016 #25) (2015 #25)

Reviews

4.2
425 Reviews (425)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Patio Dining 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 11
Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 23
Bunkers 19
Plays Long 15
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 25
Locals 22
Advanced Golfers 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 33
Worth the Drive 13
Near the Airport 10

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Just Amazing

Golf course is in championship conditions imposible to find the valla if they land in the rough. Green are slower than the tournament...what an experience!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
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Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Exceptional Course

Had the opportunity to play this course. It is dialed in! The roughs are beyond rough. Ready for the PGA Championship!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Harding Park

Played the course today — beautiful day while workers setting up for PGA 2020. Course is getting into PGA condition. Rough is challenging but not impossible. Fun round today.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

It's all in the name

Course is fairly ho hum. There weren't many memorable holes although 14 was a nice layout and good looking hole.

Course was playing tough with narrow fairways, 20 yards across, and relatively heavy rough, say 4-5 inches. Tough to play after a day of rain.

Fairways and rough were lush and soggy. Greens were slow and pretty rough as it looks like players don't repair their ballmarks.

Play here is you want to watch on TV and say I remember that hole. I would only play here with a resident discount.

It is a nice course, but fairly unremarkable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played

Tough track!

Played on a typical December day in San Francisco - temperature was in the high 50’s, overcast and a slight breeze. It did not rain while we played, but it had been raining most of the week prior, so the course was still very wet. They are definitely gearing up for the PGA Championship with extra long rough and super tight fairways, and the greens were even quicker than usual. Overall, the course was very challenging given the conditions, but it was a fun time and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

TPC Harding Park

Great place to play golf, great customer service, the grill was great, course was great, everything was awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful back drops

Excellent course with friendly staff. Not as challenging as expected other than dealing with the roughs. Fairways and greens are in great condition. Definitely worth the price without a doubt. Will be back for the 2020 PGA Champions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Weather Great Course

Course is in great shape. Had amazing fall weather. Getting the rough ready for the PGA Championship.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunset

I would recommend that you do away with teetimes after 330 because it gets way too dark to complete play...
if you are going to continue to offer a 330 teatime or later then discount the price because we were only able to complete 12 holes and we were only a twosome walking.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 108
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

First Time Experience

Have wanted to play this course for some time. The course lived up to my expectations. The fairways had a few brown spots, but overall the course was in great shape. The greens were fast and vin great shape. The pace of play was very good, we didn't have to wait more than a few minutes on a few holes. Diffinetly looking forward to playing agin. Only downer was that the cart fees are the highest I've seen and the cost for my wife to ride along with me was $50.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great Time, Course need more care.

Day was perfect, foursome great, service fantastic, but the course wasn't as it should be, fairway and greens were not in the way as this course deserve.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Spectacular Day for Golf

My first time playing here and it was a great day! They are obviously prepping for the PGA and narrowing the fairways and the conditions were average at best but I had a fantastic time! The layout and the views were great, staff were friendly and the pace of play was excellent. I walked and was very happy to do so, very easy for anyone to do it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

We got bashed up

Wow...what a great track....the index is probably a bit low at 126.....if you hit every fairway probably....other than that we played off the Blues and had a great day...good luck with the PGA guys...awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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FROM $527 (USD)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Enjoy 4 nights’ accommodations at Fairmont San Francisco and 4 rounds of golf at TPC Harding Park, Presidio Golf Course, and Half Moon Bay Golf Links-Old & Ocean Courses.

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