TPC Harding Park
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Established | 1925, 92 years ago |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
| Operated by | PGA Tour Golf Course Properties |
| Total holes | 18 holes |
| Tournaments hosted |
WGC-American Express Championship (2005), Presidents Cup (2009), Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2010, 2011, 2013) |
| Website | tpc.com/hardingpark |
| Designed by | Sam Whiting Willie Watson |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,169 yards (6,555 m) |
| Course rating | 74.3 |
| Slope rating | 129 |
Coordinates: 37°43′26″N 122°29′35″W / 37.724°N 122.493°W
TPC Harding Park, formerly Harding Park Golf Club and commonly known as Harding Park, is a municipal golf course in western San Francisco, California. It is owned by the city and county of San Francisco.
It is now a part of the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club (TPC) network of courses, following an agreement between the tour and the city that was announced on November 3, 2010. It is located in the southwest area of San Francisco, on the west side of San Francisco State University, and surrounded by Lake Merced on its other three sides. The entrance is at Harding Road, which connects to Skyline Boulevard on the east.
Harding Park Golf Course was opened 92 years ago on July 18, 1925. It is named after President Warren G. Harding, an avid golfer, who had died in office while visiting San Francisco two years earlier. The course covers 163-acre (0.66 km2) along the shores of Lake Merced, in the city's southwest corner. Willie Watson and Sam Whiting, who also designed the nearby Olympic Club's Lake Course, drew up a design plan for a course at Harding Park for a price of $300.
The golf course quickly attracted national attention when it hosted a number of important tournaments, including The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in 1937 and again in 1956. Future PGA Tour members such as Ken Venturi, Johnny Miller, and Michael Allen frequented the course during their junior years, developing their games in the challenging conditions. In the 1960s, Harding Park became a regular stop for the PGA Tour, and produced many big-name winners, including Venturi, Gary Player, and Billy Casper.
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