California Golf Club of San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA
California Golf Club of San Francisco is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in South San Francisco, California, playing 6,735 yards with a course rating of 73.2 and slope of 139. It is ranked #57 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Willie Locke (1926); A. Vernon Macan (1926); Alister MacKenzie (renovation); Kyle Phillips (restoration, 2008)
California Golf Club of San Francisco opened in 1926, originally routed by Willie Locke and A. Vernon Macan. Alister MacKenzie later reworked the bunkering shortly before designing Cypress Point, and Kyle Phillips restored the course in 2007 and 2008.
Accolades
- Ranked #57, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #8, Best in California (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #26, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #19, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 844 West Orange Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 4, 596 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 16, 139 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 15, about 70 ft uphill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 3 left, 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 544 | 8 bunkers, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 404 | dogleg left, 10 bunkers, plays about 55 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 432 | 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 4 | 5 | 596 | 8 bunkers, plays about 55 ft uphill |
| 5 | 4 | 334 | 8 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 6 | 3 | 200 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 397 | dogleg right, 8 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 246 | 3 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 9 | 4 | 407 | dogleg left, 9 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,560 | |
| 10 | 4 | 395 | 8 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 11 | 4 | 406 | dogleg left, 8 bunkers, plays about 65 ft downhill |
| 12 | 3 | 205 | 11 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 434 | 12 bunkers, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| 14 | 4 | 480 | 13 bunkers, plays about 65 ft downhill |
| 15 | 5 | 515 | 16 bunkers, plays about 70 ft uphill |
| 16 | 3 | 139 | 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 17 | 5 | 567 | 18 bunkers, plays about 65 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 424 | 11 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,565 | |
| Total | 72 | 7,125 |
Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Park Golf CourseSan Francisco | 2.9 | 18 | 72 | 71.4 / 126 | Public |
| Green Hills Country ClubMillbrae | 3.6 | 18 | 71 | 70.7 / 138 | Private |
| Lake Merced Golf ClubDaly City | 3.9 | 18 | 72 | 73.6 / 134 | Likely private |
| San Francisco Golf ClubSan Francisco | 4.7 | 18 | 71 | 73.6 / 133 | Private |
| Gleneagles Golf CourseSan Francisco | 4.7 | 9 | 36 | 70.1 / 131 | Public |
| Olympic Club Cliffs CourseSan Francisco | 5.0 | 9 | Private | ||
| Olympic Club Ocean CourseSan Francisco | 5.1 | 18 | Private | ||
| Olympic Club Lake CourseSan Francisco | 5.1 | 18 | 71 | 76.7 / 145 | Private |
| TPC Harding ParkSan Francisco | 5.8 | 18 | 72 | 74.1 / 128 | Public |
| Fleming Golf CourseSan Francisco | 6.0 | 9 | 30 | Public |
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