Course record
San Francisco Golf Club
Three holes at San Francisco Golf Club changed in 1950 when the Club prepared for a freeway beside its eastern boundary. Harold Sampson, the professional at nearby Burlingame Country Club, exchanged the thirteenth and fourteenth greens and built a new fifteenth.1
Open the Club record- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Club location
- San Francisco California
Recovering a buried bunker
Tom Doak later restored this part of A.W. Tillinghast’s course. His work uncovered a large fairway bunker that had been buried under soil. Known as the “tarantula,” it again guarded the right side of the fifteenth and could also catch shots from the fourteenth.1
Jim Urbina also worked on the restoration. Bruce Mosbacher, the Club’s greens committee chairman, credited Urbina with helping recover its Tillinghast design.2
Course design
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
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Tee register
| Tee | Gender | Par | Rating | Slope | Front yards | Back yards | Total yards | Front par | Back par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Men | 71 | 73.6 | 133 | 3,593 | 3,215 | 6,808 | 36 | 35 |
| White · Women | Women | 73 | 77.9 | 141 | 3,337 | 3,039 | 6,376 | 37 | 36 |
| White · Men | Men | 71 | 71.3 | 130 | 3,337 | 3,039 | 6,376 | 36 | 35 |
| White/Red Combo · Men | Men | 71 | 70 | 128 | 3,238 | 2,914 | 6,152 | 36 | 35 |
| White/Red Combo · Women | Women | 73 | 76.7 | 139 | 3,238 | 2,914 | 6,152 | 37 | 36 |
| Legacy (Red) | Women | 73 | 75.9 | 137 | 3,133 | 2,879 | 6,012 | 37 | 36 |
| Legacy | Men | 71 | 69.5 | 127 | 3,133 | 2,879 | 6,012 | 36 | 35 |
| Green · Men | Men | 71 | 67 | 122 | 2,787 | 2,674 | 5,461 | 36 | 35 |
| Green · Women | Women | 73 | 72.6 | 129 | 2,787 | 2,674 | 5,461 | 37 | 36 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 522 | 455 | 405 | 223 | 384 | 430 | 187 | 376 | 611 | 3,593 | 410 | 161 | 409 | 139 | 351 | 416 | 375 | 429 | 525 | 3,215 | 6,808 |
| White · Women | 507 | 413 | 370 | 212 | 377 | 409 | 166 | 338 | 545 | 3,337 | 380 | 150 | 370 | 129 | 345 | 373 | 368 | 413 | 511 | 3,039 | 6,376 |
| White · Men | 507 | 413 | 370 | 212 | 377 | 409 | 166 | 338 | 545 | 3,337 | 380 | 150 | 370 | 129 | 345 | 373 | 368 | 413 | 511 | 3,039 | 6,376 |
| White/Red Combo · Men | 507 | 387 | 346 | 212 | 370 | 380 | 166 | 325 | 545 | 3,238 | 366 | 150 | 329 | 129 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 511 | 2,914 | 6,152 |
| White/Red Combo · Women | 507 | 387 | 346 | 212 | 370 | 380 | 166 | 325 | 545 | 3,238 | 366 | 150 | 329 | 129 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 511 | 2,914 | 6,152 |
| Legacy (Red) | 482 | 387 | 346 | 170 | 370 | 380 | 148 | 325 | 525 | 3,133 | 366 | 135 | 329 | 116 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 504 | 2,879 | 6,012 |
| Legacy | 482 | 387 | 346 | 170 | 370 | 380 | 148 | 325 | 525 | 3,133 | 366 | 135 | 329 | 116 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 504 | 2,879 | 6,012 |
| Green · Men | 482 | 387 | 275 | 170 | 303 | 323 | 148 | 268 | 431 | 2,787 | 366 | 135 | 329 | 106 | 318 | 307 | 301 | 372 | 440 | 2,674 | 5,461 |
| Green · Women | 482 | 387 | 275 | 170 | 303 | 323 | 148 | 268 | 431 | 2,787 | 366 | 135 | 329 | 106 | 318 | 307 | 301 | 372 | 440 | 2,674 | 5,461 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
| Hcp | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 522 | 455 | 405 | 223 | 384 | 430 | 187 | 376 | 611 | 3,593 |
| White · Women | 507 | 413 | 370 | 212 | 377 | 409 | 166 | 338 | 545 | 3,337 |
| White · Men | 507 | 413 | 370 | 212 | 377 | 409 | 166 | 338 | 545 | 3,337 |
| White/Red Combo · Men | 507 | 387 | 346 | 212 | 370 | 380 | 166 | 325 | 545 | 3,238 |
| White/Red Combo · Women | 507 | 387 | 346 | 212 | 370 | 380 | 166 | 325 | 545 | 3,238 |
| Legacy (Red) | 482 | 387 | 346 | 170 | 370 | 380 | 148 | 325 | 525 | 3,133 |
| Legacy | 482 | 387 | 346 | 170 | 370 | 380 | 148 | 325 | 525 | 3,133 |
| Green · Men | 482 | 387 | 275 | 170 | 303 | 323 | 148 | 268 | 431 | 2,787 |
| Green · Women | 482 | 387 | 275 | 170 | 303 | 323 | 148 | 268 | 431 | 2,787 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Hcp | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 410 | 161 | 409 | 139 | 351 | 416 | 375 | 429 | 525 | 3,215 |
| White · Women | 380 | 150 | 370 | 129 | 345 | 373 | 368 | 413 | 511 | 3,039 |
| White · Men | 380 | 150 | 370 | 129 | 345 | 373 | 368 | 413 | 511 | 3,039 |
| White/Red Combo · Men | 366 | 150 | 329 | 129 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 511 | 2,914 |
| White/Red Combo · Women | 366 | 150 | 329 | 129 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 511 | 2,914 |
| Legacy (Red) | 366 | 135 | 329 | 116 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 504 | 2,879 |
| Legacy | 366 | 135 | 329 | 116 | 318 | 350 | 362 | 399 | 504 | 2,879 |
| Green · Men | 366 | 135 | 329 | 106 | 318 | 307 | 301 | 372 | 440 | 2,674 |
| Green · Women | 366 | 135 | 329 | 106 | 318 | 307 | 301 | 372 | 440 | 2,674 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
| Hcp | 6 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Sources and record notes7 references
Sources for this history
- Tom Doak Redesign of San Francisco Golf Club
LINKS Magazine
Opening restoration account and tarantula bunker; no current yardages or opening-year claim
Consulted 2026-11-04 - Testimonials: Bruce Mosbacher, San Francisco Golf Club
Jim Urbina Golf Design
Named first-person Club greens-chairman account of Urbina restoration role
Consulted 2026-11-04
Course record sources
- GCSANC: Thru the Green, January 2015William P. Bell · Renovation · 1929–1930
- GCSANC: Thru the Green, June 1987Harold Sampson · Renovation · 1950
- GCSANC: Thru the Green, June 1987A.W. Tillinghast · Original design · Date unrecorded
- jimurbinagolf.com: retained course-work evidenceJim Urbina · Restoration · Date unrecorded
- LINKS: Tom Doak redesign of San Francisco Golf ClubTom Doak · Restoration · Date unrecorded