Harding Park: #2
View from no. 2 at Harding Park (Courtesy of KemperLesnik)
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4.0
478 Reviews (478)
5 Stars
235
4 Stars
142
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
81.2%
Recommend this course
395 out of 478 reviews
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3.1
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.9
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 10 reviews
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4.0
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
79.2%
Recommend this course
19 out of 24 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
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
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

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4.0
478 Reviews (478)

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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

I love Harding Park!

This is a fun and challenging course! They had us tee off on the back nine (not sure why and it didn't matter to me) at 2 on a Thursday. We finished shortly before 6:30 - most likely the last group on the course.

The weather was sunny but cool - a feeling that is unique to the SF Bay area, and especially in San Francisco!

The course has some hills, but is easy to walk. The greens were in great shape!

The holes offer a wide variety of challenges - doglegs, short and long par 3s, and plenty of sand.

When you play Harding you feel like you are taking a walk in San Francisco with all of the greatest who have played here!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 144
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

A Must Play

Beautiful course. Can’t say anything bad about this place. This is the second time I have played it, both times I got a hot deal. This is the only way I will play it as it is very expensive for non- resident.

Make sure to bring a camera, you have to t as ke a few pictures.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stay off the rough

Awesome course. Tight fairways. Not so fast greens. But stay away from the long grass. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always enjoy playing here

One of my favorite course in SF. Tee box to green is well maintained. The roughs are tough but fair. Fairways immaculate. The greens were on the slower side today however consistent. Look forward to the next game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in very good winter shape. Bunkers a little thin. Rough wasn’t super long but no bargain. Fairways were pinched in like the pga tournament. Greens were medium fast and true. Only allowing twosomes out so pace was 4 hrs. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beware - Full set of clubs stolen from the font door storage racks

After a round my friend and I stored our clubs on the storage rack directly in front of the front door and went inside for one beer. When I came out to collect my clubs and leave, they were nowhere to be seen. The staff was no help, did not seem interested or concerned. When I asked about possible security cameras at the front door their response was “we have a no security camera policy”. Huh??

Apparently theft is a big problem at Harding Park, why on earth would they not install security cameras?

My clubs were a new set, less than a year old.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/03/2021

The fact you left a high rating after having a thousand dollars, (likely more), worth of clubs stolen insists I believe your experience. Consumer beware, I know I will... Thank you for the precaution to my visit.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were in terrible condition multiple ball marks and very bad surfaces

disappointing for a presented as a world class venue

We all know covid-19 effects us all but the staff could have been more friendly

golf course maintenance on greens very poor not worth the money at this time

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great day at Harding!

Course was in good shape for this time of year, golfers please repair your ball marks!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Thursday 1:40pm tee time we 2 other singles, we finished 16 holes before it got too dark just after 5pm, pace was okay, waited a few times on par 5’s. The weather was pretty good, cool but hardly any wind. Course was in fantastic shape. From the tee boxes the holes look decently wide but they shape the fairways a lot more narrow, I didn’t find the rough off the fairways too difficult. Driving range was closed for construction but they didn’t have a chipping and putting green available. I would highly recommend this course, it’s beautiful especially around golden hour when the sun is going down. Also, all the staff I ran into were very nice and helpful, 2 thumbs up TPC Harding Park!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/03/2021

No driving range, chipping area, putting green and likely no practice traps yet you gave a high rating? I guess I should ask; did the carts make it through a full round?

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