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TPC Harding Park — San Francisco, CA

Posted on August 18, 2014December 26, 2021

Rating:*

  • Layout: 9
  • Conditions: 9
  • Staff: 7
  • Value: 8

TCS™: 8.25

— Not counted in TCS™, but just as important (imo):

  • Pace of Play: Moderate to Slow

*All ratings are out of 10 possible points.

Commentary:

The layout is  very nice, challenging, but fair. The conditions were near perfect, but similar to Bethpage there were a lot of maintenance crew out trimming, watering, and even cutting out some trees. I ding the condition rating one point for all of the prep happening during regular play. At times it was quite noisy with all of the work. At least these maintenance workers were more respectful to play and kept out of the way when groups came through, which was often and steady at this very busy Muni.

The staff were nice enough and the value is high given the caliber of golf, especially if you are a local paying approx $50 for a round (which I am not, so I paid about $150).

The foursome I was in consisted of: a father and son (Jim and Clark) and an Eastern European gentleman now living in San Fran (Elmer, not sure on spelling). Clark was a pretty good stick, out driving me at least half of the time making me work for my round. I enjoyed the challenge.

My scorecard: LINK

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Here is a rubric for how I would interpret the TCS™

10 – Simply amazing, go play this a.s.a.p.! Are you on your way?!
9 – One of the best, just not spot on "perfect" in every way. Play It!
8 – One of the best courses in the area; well worth the trip to play.
7 – Worth a round if you are within a reasonable distance. Good conditions and interesting layout.
6 – An above average course that is worth your time if you're close by. Should provide a nice round.
5 – An average course. Decent layout, decent conditions, and the value hits the sweet spot. The one to play after work for a quick round. However, it lacks an overall wow factor.
4 – Below average, but moderately interesting in places.
3 – A poor course. Conditions are pretty bad but the cost of a round usually outweighs the conditions. Play with your friends who are too cheap to pay for a better round of golf.
2 – Bad, but playable. Play it when you need some practice before spending $$$ on a "better" course.
1 – A very bad course, but often has a deal you can't pass up (e.g., I have played a few like this; got 18 and a cart for only $5, yeah, I'd play about anything for that too).
0 – The only way I'd "play" this course if it was in my backyard and it was free. I mean who turns down a free "driving range" which is all that this "course" is good for, not for golf but to hit balls at and forget about.
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