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NEWS

The Bay Golf Club’s 2027 TGL Season Outlook: Can the Ball Striking Return?

The Bay returns three players and adds Ryan Fox and Blades Brown. A player-by-player 2026 recap, the ball-striking challenge, and our 2027 playoff prediction.

Published Oct 26, 2026

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Branded 3:2 split composite of TPC Harding Park’s 18th green and Lincoln Park Golf Course with the Golden Gate Bridge.

NEWS

Registration Is Open for the 2027 SF City Championship

Published Oct 21, 2026

The 18th green at TPC Harding Park beside Lake Merced, San Francisco. Photo by Tinou Bao, CC BY 2.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic), via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TPC_Harding_Park_-_18th_Green_(15332936118).jpg

NEWS

California’s New PAR Act Takes Aim at Municipal Tee Time Brokers

Published Sep 28, 2026

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The Local Game

The people, places, and ideas shaping golf across the Bay Area—today and through the years.

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Night aerial of the lighted Mariner’s Point course and range

STORY

Driver Shaft Fitting in the Bay Area: Can You Keep Your Current Head?

Published Sep 22, 2026

A golfer tees off from the stands toward targets on the field at a previous Ballpark Back 9 event at Oracle Park, with San Francisco Bay beyond. Not the 2026 event setup.

NEWS

Oracle Park Becomes a Golf Course Again This November

Published Sep 21, 2026

Gary Nelson at Poppy Hills holding the 2017 NCGA Hall of Fame award he accepted on behalf of Alister MacKenzie. Photo courtesy of the Northern California Golf Association; source: official NCGA memorial (blog.ncga.org/the-ncga-mourns-the-loss-of-dr.-gary-nelson). Used for editorial coverage.

ARCHIVE

Gary Nelson: The Steward Who Kept MacKenzie’s Ideas Alive

Published Sep 7, 2026

SLOAT founders Daniel Fibiger and Teague Moriarty walking together in SLOAT apparel. Photo courtesy of SLOAT, from the official journal article An Ode to the Outerlands: https://sloat.cc/blogs/journal/intro-letter-an-ode-to-the-outerlands

STORY

Meet SLOAT: San Francisco's New Golf Brand, Born in the Outerlands

Published Sep 2, 2026

STORY

Golf City USA: Could San Francisco Be the Bandon Dunes of Municipal Golf?

Published Sep 1, 2026

Interior of Malbon’s Fillmore Street boutique in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Malbon, published by Modern Luxury: https://www.modernluxury.com/malbon-launches-first-san-francisco-boutique/

STORY

Malbon on Fillmore: A New Kind of Golf Shop in San Francisco

Published Sep 1, 2026

A green, bunker and tree-lined fairway at Presidio Golf Course in San Francisco.

STORY

Presidio Golf Course Launches New Walk-On Pass Program

Published Sep 1, 2026

An aerial view of San Francisco International Airport's terminals and runways beside San Francisco Bay. Photo by Russss, 2015, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (File:San_Francisco_International_Airport_-_aerial_photo.jpg).

RANKED

The Best Golf Courses Near SFO

Published Sep 1, 2026

STORY

Half Moon Bay Old Course vs Ocean Course: Which Should You Play?

Published Sep 1, 2026

STORY

TPC Harding Park vs Presidio: Two Ways to Play Golf in San Francisco

Published Sep 1, 2026

A fully loaded Burgerdog with cheese, pickles, onions, and condiments. Photo courtesy of Hot Dog Bills, from the official Hot Dog Bills photo gallery.

ARCHIVE

Hot Dog Bills: How the Burgerdog Became a San Francisco Golf Tradition

Published Sep 1, 2026

STORY

Built for the Fog: How State Apparel Turned Golf Clothing Into Equipment

Published Aug 31, 2026

STORY

Northern California Golfers to Watch This Fall: Four Players on the Rise

Published Aug 27, 2026

Harvie Ward in 1955. Public domain — work of the U.S. federal government (17 U.S.C. § 105), published 1955 in the Star Presidian, the Presidio of San Francisco Army post newspaper; via Wikimedia Commons (File:Harvie_Ward_1955.jpg).

STORY

NCGA Hall of Fame Class of 2026: Harvie Ward Leads a Bay Area–Heavy Group

Published Aug 3, 2026

STORY

Play to Save Sharp Park: The 12th Alister MacKenzie Tournament Is September 13

Published Aug 2, 2026

The 18th green of the Olympic Club's Lake Course beside the clubhouse in San Francisco, site of Jack Fleck's 1955 U.S. Open playoff win over Ben Hogan. Photo by Thomas Hawk, 2005, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (File:Olympic_Club_18th_hole_lakeside.jpg).

ARCHIVE

The 1955 U.S. Open: Jack Fleck Stuns Ben Hogan at Olympic

Published Aug 2, 2026

Golden Gate Bridge seen from Lincoln Park Golf Course, San Francisco. Photo by David Ohmer, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Francisco_-_Golden_Gate_Bridge_from_the_Lincoln_Park_Golf_Course_(1165795937).jpg

ARCHIVE

Lincoln Park: A Century of Golf Above the Golden Gate

Published Aug 2, 2026

Billy Casper (right) with Gene Littler, 1970. Public domain (US) — AP wirephoto published April 13, 1970 without a copyright notice. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Billy_Casper_and_Gene_Littler_1970.jpg

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The 1966 U.S. Open: Billy Casper Catches Arnold Palmer

Published Aug 2, 2026

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18 holes · Public
TPC Harding Park
A championship round beside Lake Merced.
18 holes · Public
Presidio Golf Course
Tree-lined fairways in the Presidio's hills.
18 holes · Public
Lincoln Park Golf Course
A shorter 18 with Golden Gate Bridge views.
9 holes · Public
Golden Gate Park Golf Course
Nine par-3 holes for a shorter outing.
9 holes · Public
TPC Harding Park - Fleming 9 hole
An executive nine at Harding Park.
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Gleneagles GC at Mclaren Park
A demanding nine on McLaren Park's slopes.

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The Local Game

Driver Shaft Fitting in the Bay Area: Can You Keep Your Current Head?

Oracle Park Becomes a Golf Course Again This November

Gary Nelson: The Steward Who Kept MacKenzie’s Ideas Alive

Meet SLOAT: San Francisco's New Golf Brand, Born in the Outerlands

Golf City USA: Could San Francisco Be the Bandon Dunes of Municipal Golf?

Malbon on Fillmore: A New Kind of Golf Shop in San Francisco

Presidio Golf Course Launches New Walk-On Pass Program

The Best Golf Courses Near SFO

Half Moon Bay Old Course vs Ocean Course: Which Should You Play?

TPC Harding Park vs Presidio: Two Ways to Play Golf in San Francisco

Hot Dog Bills: How the Burgerdog Became a San Francisco Golf Tradition

Built for the Fog: How State Apparel Turned Golf Clothing Into Equipment

Northern California Golfers to Watch This Fall: Four Players on the Rise

NCGA Hall of Fame Class of 2026: Harvie Ward Leads a Bay Area–Heavy Group

Play to Save Sharp Park: The 12th Alister MacKenzie Tournament Is September 13

The 1955 U.S. Open: Jack Fleck Stuns Ben Hogan at Olympic

Lincoln Park: A Century of Golf Above the Golden Gate

The 1966 U.S. Open: Billy Casper Catches Arnold Palmer

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