San Francisco Golf Club
{{Short description|Athletic and social club in San Francisco, California}}
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|location = San Francisco
|establishment = 1895
|type = Private
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San Francisco Golf Club is an athletic club and private social club in San Francisco, California, It is one of the most exclusive private membership clubs in the United States.{{cite web|last1=Lara|first1=Adair|title=THE CHOSEN FEW / S.F.'s exclusive clubs carry on traditions of fellowship, culture -- and discrimination|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/THE-CHOSEN-FEW-S-F-s-exclusive-clubs-carry-on-2740755.php|website=SFGate|accessdate=11 March 2015}} In Golfdigest's 2015-2016 ranking of America's best golf courses, San Francisco Golf Club secured the 35th best course.{{cite web|title=America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2015-02/americas-100-greatest-golf-courses-ranking?currentPage=2|website=GolfDigest|accessdate=11 March 2015}}
History
San Francisco Golf Club was one of seven golf clubs West of the Allegheny Mountains when it was founded in 1895. It had its beginning at the Presidio of San Francisco as a nine-hole course. It was moved to 19th and Ocean streets in 1904 and to its present location in 1915.{{cite web|title=A New Year|url=http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/ttgnc/article/1979feb2a.pdf|website=Michigan State University|accessdate=11 March 2015|date=February 1979}}
The course was designed by noted American golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast.{{cite web|title=Original Designs|url=http://www.tillinghast.net/Tillinghast/ORIGINALS.html|website=Tillinghast|accessdate=11 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224004600/http://www.tillinghast.net/Tillinghast/ORIGINALS.html|archivedate=February 24, 2015|df=mdy-all}} The course's signature 7th hole overlooks the site of the final legal duel in California.{{cite web|last1=Satterfield|first1=Bill|title=San Francisco Golf Club|url=http://www.golfcoursegurus.com/reviews/sanfrancisco.php|website=Golf Course gurus|accessdate=11 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=The Duel Hole|url=http://www.tillinghast.net/Tillinghast/Duel_Hole.html|website=Tillinghast|accessdate=11 March 2015}}
Notable members
- Charles R. Schwab{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Chris|title=Wall Street Legends No 7 - Charles R. Schwab|url=http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2011/05/19/wall-street-legends-no-7-charles-r-schwab/|website=HITC Business|accessdate=11 March 2015}}
- Condoleezza Rice{{cite web|last1=Barton|first1=John|title=GOLF DIGEST INTERVIEW Condi Rice|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2011-06/condoleeza-rice-interview|website=GolfDigest|accessdate=11 March 2015}}
See also
References
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Category:Golf clubs and courses in California
Category:Gentlemen's clubs in California