The Harding Park Golf Club (commonly known as Harding Park) is a municipal golf course owned by the city and county of San Francisco. It sits in the southwest corner of San Francisco, California - west of San Francisco State University and surrounded by Lake Merced on the other three sides. The entrance is at Harding Road, which connects to Skyline Boulevard on the east.
The Harding Park was opened on July 18, 1925, named after U.S. President War...
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The Harding Park Golf Club (commonly known as Harding Park) is a municipal golf course owned by the city and county of San Francisco. It sits in the southwest corner of San Francisco, California - west of San Francisco State University and surrounded by Lake Merced on the other three sides. The entrance is at Harding Road, which connects to Skyline Boulevard on the east.
The Harding Park was opened on July 18, 1925, named after U.S. President Warren G. Harding, an avid golfer, who died while visiting San Francisco two years earlier. This 163-acre (0.66 km) course was designed by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting, who owned the nearby golf course Olympic Club, for a price of $300.
The golf course quickly attracted national attention when the park hosted a number of golfing tournaments. The prestigious U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship was held at Harding in 1937 and again in 1956. In the 1960s, Harding became a regular stop for tours and produced many big-time golfers like native Ken...
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