TPC Harding Park - Harding Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 7169 yards | 74.3 | 129 |
| Blue | 72 | 6845 yards | 72.7 | 125 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6575 yards | 71.2 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 6405 yards | 70.4 | 122 |
| White (W) | 73 | 6405 yards | 76.5 | 135 |
| White/Red | 72 | 6145 yards | 69.4 | 121 |
| White/Red (W) | 73 | 6145 yards | 75.1 | 130 |
| Red | 72 | 5875 yards | 68.0 | 117 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5875 yards | 73.4 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Tour M: 74.9/136 | 395 | 449 | 183 | 606 | 429 | 473 | 344 | 230 | 525 | 3634 | 562 | 200 | 494 | 428 | 467 | 405 | 336 | 175 | 468 | 3535 | 7169 |
| Blue M: 73.5/131 | 395 | 430 | 165 | 580 | 395 | 440 | 335 | 200 | 495 | 3435 | 550 | 185 | 480 | 405 | 440 | 405 | 330 | 175 | 440 | 3410 | 6845 |
| Blue/White M: 71.9/128 | 395 | 400 | 165 | 540 | 365 | 390 | 335 | 190 | 495 | 3275 | 550 | 155 | 480 | 375 | 410 | 405 | 330 | 175 | 420 | 3300 | 6575 |
| White M: 71.2/127 W: 77.3/138 | 375 | 400 | 155 | 540 | 365 | 390 | 325 | 190 | 475 | 3215 | 530 | 155 | 450 | 375 | 410 | 375 | 310 | 165 | 420 | 3190 | 6405 |
| White/Red M: 69.2/125 W: 74.9/134 | 375 | 360 | 155 | 500 | 365 | 350 | 325 | 170 | 475 | 3075 | 500 | 155 | 450 | 375 | 370 | 345 | 310 | 165 | 400 | 3070 | 6145 |
| Red M: 67.7/122 W: 73.4/131 | 345 | 360 | 135 | 500 | 335 | 350 | 305 | 170 | 455 | 2955 | 500 | 125 | 410 | 365 | 370 | 345 | 280 | 125 | 400 | 2920 | 5875 |
| Handicap | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 4 |
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Chin with son Chris. Photo submitted by ctangolf on 12/25/2024
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No. 18 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 03/25/2021
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No. 17 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 03/25/2021
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Photo submitted by SurxIcqV8hSjP4Z9OqkR on 11/21/2019
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Photo submitted by puregolf69 on 07/23/2019
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Middle of Fairway Photo submitted by puregolf69 on 07/23/2019
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These ball marks are within 6 feet in Dia. Photo submitted by puregolf69 on 07/23/2019
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Middle of Fairway Photo submitted by puregolf69 on 07/23/2019
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Middle of Fairway Photo submitted by puregolf69 on 07/23/2019
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These ball marks are within 6 feet in Dia. Photo submitted by puregolf69 on 07/23/2019
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/12/2019
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The 18th green Photo submitted by CPoirier22 on 02/06/2018
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Hole #18 Signature Hole Photo submitted by Rexus7 on 01/25/2017
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Hole #10 Photo submitted by Rexus7 on 01/25/2017
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Photo submitted by mscheelar on 08/25/2014
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18th Photo submitted by thegza09 on 07/30/2014
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Photo submitted by MattGinellaGA on 12/23/2013
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Photo submitted by MattGinellaGA on 12/23/2013
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Photo submitted by PatrickSF on 09/18/2013
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President's Cup display in restaurant Photo submitted by harddrivej on 06/26/2013
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View from the clubhouse Photo submitted by harddrivej on 06/26/2013
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Harding Park Photo submitted by eaglebeagle4 on 09/23/2012
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Harding Park Photo submitted by eaglebeagle4 on 09/23/2012
Pay Attention to the Trees
Very nice course that is well maintained and a friendly staff. Fairways and greens were all in very good shape. This a course that you need to play at both ground and tree level. At fairway level the course looks pretty open. The challenges is the overhang of these older growth trees on the fairways. It is not unusual to be in the fairway but have an obstructed shot because of the tree canopy and these trees don't let you through very often. Expect your ball to go somewhere you don't want.
Front 9 is interior to the grounds and somewhat protected from the ocean breezes. The Back 9 goes around the perimeter. Picturesque but also picks up more influence from the breezes across Lake Merced. Save some strokes for 18. This long par 4 will try take a stroke or 2 from you on this challenging finish hole.
Disappointed
This unquestionably is a great course! It's well maintained and has a somewhat challenging layout. The green fees are way overpriced if you don't have an SF residents card, but a good value if you do have one!
I would have given the course a 4.5 rating but I felt treated rather poorly and taken advantage of. Only when we checked in, were we told that "some" maintenance work was carried out. Since we had prepaid, we didn't have the option to just walk out neither were also not offered a rain check.
The "some" maintenance work turned out to ruin the game, the greens had been freshly fertilized with some heavy stuff which didn't let the ball run a true line. The fairways were heavily sanded; the ball would land in a cloud of dust and stop cold.
In my opinion, it is totally unreasonable to carry out this type of work during regular play, especially when charging the type of green fees we had to pay. We will not be coming back anytime soon.
Best Conditions Ever
I have been playing here for over 30 years and the course is in it's best shape ever - greens are a bit slow and rough has been cleaned up - didn't lose a ball all day - great playing conditions - bring on the pros!
Harding Park
Course in great shape. New Greens are still not fast but roll true.
Great course but staff is rude
Harding is a great course. Very good layout. Has the name because President's Cup and Senior PGA. Definitely a tour quality track. Course is in good condition, but greens were slower the day I played. Practice facilities are just average.
Staff is rude and don't know how to handle book a course, so they probably shouldn't be working in the golf customer service industry. The course was empty and I mean empty. 3 groups went out around 3pm and I broke off from my group and nobody was in front of me for entire front 9. The staff rushed me and acted like there was no space on the course. They acted like it was some major golf tournament on PGA tour.
I have talked to many people that live in the area and they avoid Harding Park even though they get amazing resident rates because the staff treatment to customers is so bad.
Supposed to be a TPC Course?? NO WAY
For a TPC course i was not very happy, customer service was horrible, fairways were the only nice part, greens were top dressed with a mixture of sand and tiny rocks and we were told there were no issues with the course and it was in perfect condition, i don't think so.
Pay the Hot Deal rate of $69 or less otherwise its not worth it. The range is off mats and can't hit driver.
Great course
Haeding Park is a fantastoc golf course in great shape. Would've been nice to know greens were being top dressed with sand when tee time made on golf now website but greens rolled very well anyway and the round was enjoyable. Pace of play was superb and finished in 4 hours.
Clubhouse, facilities and other facilities are mediocre at best and very dated. Golf experience lived up to all my expectations but everything else does not live up to TPC experiences I've had at other facilities. Food was average and overpriced. Bar staff was nice but counter top was sticky and the area smelled foul like it hasn't been cleaned very well.
Overall, I'd play this course again in the future but would not recommend food service or spending much time getting drinks after the round.
The coldest winter was the summer!
Great course in awesome shape. A little dangerous at times because of proximity of holes. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Bring a sweater.
Temp was in the upper 50's while the rest of the Bay Area was in upper 60's and 70's. Started play at before 3 and finished with plenty of daylight. This is a nice course but wasn't that impressed compared the TPC courses I have played around the country. For a TPC course the greens were SLOW. The range you are hitting off of mats with well used yellow range balls. The putting green and chipping green were nice though. This course you have to at least draw the ball on 4 holes. If you get stuck behind a cypress tree you are guaranteed a bogey. Sand traps were not consistent. Some were really fluffy and others were like hard pan. Tee boxes were not level and had to be careful where you tee it to not have a hanging lie. To me the price with the Golfnow was ok but not worth it since it played like a average muni, and for a TPC course it did not play to one. I would only recommend this course just for the history this course has.
Perfect Course
As all ways! Harding is the Best in SF! Perfect Weather! And the course is well maintained.
Awesome
This was our second time here. Wonderful golf course. San Francisco brings a whole new gem when it comes to golf courses. Harding was simply beautiful. Douggiefresh and I had a great time and met some true people. Keek and Eric who we played with. We had a great time! Fairways dialed out. Rough was real rough. Greens could have been a little faster. Overall awesome track with great history. I highly recommend playing. I wanted to go back the next day to play it again!!
Worth it if you get a deal
It's worth it if you get a deal from Golfnow ($68 with cart) otherwise a pretty expensive round for non-residents.
Course conditions are great as to be expected for a TPC course but the greens were running slow.
Pace of play was slow. We waited on every tee box,
almost did not finish due to lack of daylight.
18th Hole is one of the tougher and better holes.
HARDING PARKING WAS HARD
In what I thought in the beginning was going to easy scoring with postcard scenery on the most beautiful course in Northern California, if not the Northwest turned out to be one of championship challenge of which I had notable protest. First of all, a public course should never give everyday players a 580 yrd par 5 and not expect slow play will be created. Also, the slight undulation of fairways and unpredictable greens made the ability to birdie and par on a regular basis nearly impossible, nonetheless,it is by far, S.F. best course, even though breaking 80 will have to be lifted up 2 Tiger, Phil, Rory, Sergio and friends because those guys are good.
All temp green. putting holes in the middle of fairway.
The course and setting was good. However, there was no comment about temp. green on the day, Warning mentioned only bunkers are out of play. Temp greens were about 50 yards in front of real green and they were just holes in the middle of fairway for all 18 holes. Almost gave up the game after the 2nd hole but decided to practice driver and have a cart ride.
Lovely course
Even with the temporary 18 greens and no bunker plays, the conditions of the course was great. Of course the amazing weather had a great impact on the round itself. The practice facilities were well managed and catered to. All in all, I would play here again in a heartbeat. The new greens and bunkers are opening up by the end of this week so I'm sure it'll be a great course once its up and running. Looking forward to my next round here!! :)
Course under construction
I wasn't aware until after booking that this course is under major renovation. Bunkers were all out of play and all greens are under repair so we were playing at make-shift greens in middle of fairway. Essentially made putting a waste of time. Staff wasn't generally pleasant to interact with. Even once construction is complete, I'm unlikely to return.
Temporary greens
Temporary greens but the tee boxes and fairways were in great shape.
Great Facility
Overall the course and facilities are excellent, the only problem at the moment is that there are temporary greens as the regular greens are being overhauled hence the reduced green fees.
Very scenic.
Always enjoyed myself there. Can't ask for a better venue. Love everything about the course. I wish they serve better food especially during lunch.