Richmond Golf Club

Richmond Golf Club is a private, member-owned 18-hole course in Richmond, California, overlooking San Pablo Bay and the Marin shoreline. The parkland routing combines gently rolling ground, mature trees, wind and bunkered greens. The club’s course tour describes the current playing setting.

History and design

The club began as Carquinez Golf Club in 1924. Its club history traces the later Richmond name and Pat Markovich’s role in bringing professional tournaments to the club. The club rehabilitation archive credits Ed Sawyer and Frank Mero with the current course, opened February 28, 1932, after an original Joe Novak layout. It describes kikuyu fairways, Poa annua greens and wind as part of the playing challenge.

The club’s historical account says Pat Markovich, hired in 1938, helped bring professional events to Richmond. Sam Snead won the 1945 Richmond Open; the club later hosted women’s professional events won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1951 and Patty Berg in 1952. Its centennial exhibit preserves tournament photographs and memorabilia. This history belongs to the club and course, while the present routing and its rehabilitation must be judged from current playing sources.

Playing figures and course work

The club-linked 1/26 scorecard and the exact USGA rating database row agree on the men’s Black tees: 6,512 yards, par 72, rating 72.0 and slope 127 for 18 holes. The USGA row (CourseID 7840, TeeID 254541) shows no effective date. The separate rehabilitation plan proposes a future 6,664-yard Black routing and describes completed work on some holes, but does not establish that every proposed tee has entered play. The published figures use the current club card and matching USGA row; golfers should confirm any later tee or rating changes with the golf shop.

Access and practice

Golf is private; the club offers membership and an introductory guest-round inquiry rather than public tee-time checkout. Its membership page lists Equity, Junior Executive and Social categories. The practice page describes a grass driving range, short-game area and putting green. The club lists 1 Markovich Lane, Richmond, and (510) 232-1080 on its contact page.

Course film

The official Richmond Golf Club channel published Hole 18 — A Championship Finishing Hole in June 2026. It shows the California club’s par-5 closer; the filming date is not stated. The rehabilitation archive says holes 17 and 18 were removed from the proposed work, but check the club for current conditions.

Sources

Club course tour · Club history · Rehabilitation plan · Membership