San Francisco Golf Club
San Francisco, CA · Founded
San Francisco Golf Club is a private golf club in San Francisco, California, designed by A. W. Tillinghast in 1895. The club has 18 holes, a par of 71. The average member handicap is 11.4 with 48% single-digit players.
Tillinghast carved his 1895 design into the windswept dunes near Lake Merced, creating a links experience within city limits. The persistent marine layer and shifting breezes make club selection as much guesswork as calculation.
Scorecard
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
| Blue | 522 | 455 | 405 | 223 | 384 | 430 | 187 | 376 | 611 | 3,593 | 410 | 161 | 409 | 139 | 352 | 416 | 375 | 429 | 525 | 3,216 | 6,809 |
| White | 507 | 413 | 370 | 207 | 377 | 409 | 166 | 338 | 545 | 3,332 | 380 | 150 | 366 | 129 | 345 | 373 | 368 | 413 | 511 | 3,035 | 6,367 |
| Red Combo | 507 | 387 | 346 | 207 | 370 | 380 | 166 | 325 | 545 | 3,233 | 366 | 150 | 329 | 129 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 511 | 2,914 | 6,147 |
| Green | 482 | 387 | 346 | 170 | 370 | 380 | 148 | 325 | 525 | 3,133 | 366 | 135 | 329 | 116 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 504 | 2,879 | 6,012 |
| Hdcp | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Membership Information
Member Profile
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About San Francisco Golf Club
This is Tillinghast at his most elemental, working with natural dune formations to create a course that changes character with each weather pattern rolling in from the Pacific. The routing takes full advantage of the sandy soil and natural undulations, producing firm, fast conditions that reward ground game tactics. Few American courses so thoroughly capture the unpredictability of Scottish links golf while maintaining Tillinghast's signature green complexes.
Key Facts
- San Francisco Golf Club is located in San Francisco, California.
- Club type: private.
- Course architect: A. W. Tillinghast.
- Year founded: 1895.
- Number of holes: 18.
- Par: 71.
- Average member handicap: 11.4.
- Single-digit handicap players: 48%.
- GHIN-registered members: 27.
- Membership types: private.
- Alister Index score: 85/100.
