San Franisco, CA

San Francisco Golf Club

At San Francisco Golf Club, Bruce Baker befriended future USGA presidents Sandy Tatum and Grant Spaeth. During a round in 1993, Spaeth encouraged him to attend Rules school, beginning Baker’s long career in tournament service.1

San Francisco Golf Club club mark
San Francisco Golf Clubโ€™s Club mark
Location
San Franisco, CA
Course
18 holes · par 71
Original architect
A.W. Tillinghast
Club website
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Club friendships and service to the game

Baker later helped develop the idea behind Youth on Course: making golf available to children for five dollars. His friendships at the Club were an early link in a wider commitment to regional golf.1

The course

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Championships

  1. 1974 Curtis CupSan Francisco Golf Club
Results and dates 1 edition

Curtis Cup

  1. United States (Curtis Cup)

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Sources and editorial notes3 references

Sources for this story

  1. 2024 NCGA Hall of Fame Ceremony Northern California Golf Association

    History and course description.

    Consulted 2026-09-21

Record sources

  1. GCSANC: Thru the Green, June 1987
  2. R&A official Curtis Cup match history The primary match-history entry records these dates: 1974 (Aug. 2-3): USA 13, GB&I 5; San Francisco, California Dates corroborated against the retained official USGA 2026 Record Book. No participant, score or historical routing changes are selected.
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