The longest golf courses in San Francisco, California
The longest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of San Francisco, California, ranked by total yardage from each course's longest men's tees. 25 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Burlingame, Half Moon Bay, South San Francisco, Alameda, Daly City and 9 more nearby towns.
California of San Francisco
California Golf Club of San Francisco
South San Francisco, CA, USA7,216 yards, Venturi tees, Par 72
PrivateAlister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.9Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Challenging
Old
Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Half Moon Bay, CA, USA7,001 yards, Black tees, Par 72
PublicArnold Palmer & Arthur Hills
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 2.8Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
The reason you might still choose to play Old over Ocean - is 18. It might be the best finishing hole I’ve ever played. A downhill tee shot feeds into a drop-off around 260 yards before leaving you with an intimidating 190-yard uphill anpproach into the wind.
Written by
@moodiebanks
- Views
- Putting area
- Restaurant
Metropolitan Golf Links
Oakland, CA, USA6,959 yards, Black tees, Par 72
PublicJohnny Miller & Fred Bliss
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Right next to Oakland airport cool to have planes fly over. Super cheap to walk especially for Oakland residents. Greens are in good shape, back tee boxes are like fluffy not a huge fan of them but the course is almost always getting gusty and makes for some of the holes to be really challenging.
Written by
@CJStevieWonder
Lake
The Olympic Club
San Francisco, CA, USA6,934 yards, Black tees, Par 71
PrivateWilfrid Reid & Sam Whiting
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
The Lake Course at Olympic Club is one of the best and most challenging layouts I’ve played. The course is known for its narrow, sloping fairways lined with towering cypress trees and small, fast greens that demand precision on every shot.
Written by
@Flopfather
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Must play
Lake Merced Golf Club
Daly City, CA, USA6,915 yards, Plates tees, Par 72
PrivateAlister Mackenzie & Rees Jones
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.1Scenery
- NRFacilities
Incredible routing framed nicely by great bunkering and very clever green complexes. Loved the Instagram holes on the NW corner of the property. Such an awesome reveal as you crest the hill on 12. Not a hard course by any means, but incredibly fun.
Written by
@shahbaz-hashmi
- Pristine
- Views
- Must play
(South) Corica Park Golf Club
Alameda, CA, USA
6,874 yards, Black tees, Par 72
(Ocean) Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
6,854 yards, Black tees, Par 72
(Ocean) The Olympic Club
San Francisco, CA, USA
6,852 yards, Black tees, Par 71
TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, CA, USA
6,845 yards, Blue tees, Par 72
San Francisco Golf Club
San Francisco, CA, USA
6,828 yards, Championship tees, Par 71
Menlo Country Club
Woodside, CA, USA
6,802 yards, Black tees, Par 71
Meadow Club
Fairfax, CA, USA
6,708 yards, Back tees, Par 71
Crystal Springs Golf Course
Burlingame, CA, USA
6,628 yards, Blue tees, Par 72
The Peninsula Golf & Country Club
San Mateo, CA, USA
6,538 yards, Black tees, Par 71
Presidio Golf Course
San Francisco, CA, USA
6,422 yards, Blue tees, Par 72
Sharp Park Golf Course
Pacifica, CA, USA
6,382 yards, Blue tees, Par 72
Green Hills Country Club
Millbrae, CA, USA
6,351 yards, Blue tees, Par 71
(North) Corica Park Golf Club
Alameda, CA, USA
6,339 yards, Black tees, Par 71
Tilden Park Golf Course
Berkeley, CA, USA
6,294 yards, Back tees, Par 70
Orinda Country Club
Orinda, CA, USA
6,290 yards, Blue tees, Par 71
Peacock Gap Country Club
San Rafael, CA, USA
6,261 yards, Black tees, Par 71
Sequoyah Country Club
Oakland, CA, USA
6,100 yards, Blue tees, Par 70
(Regulation) Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course
Oakland, CA, USA
6,004 yards, Blue tees, Par 72
Claremont Country Club
Oakland, CA, USA
5,495 yards, Blue tees, Par 68
Lincoln Park Golf Course
San Francisco, CA, USA
5,146 yards, Blue tees, Par 68
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by total yardage, then slope rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of San Francisco, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
California of San Francisco at California Golf Club of San Francisco is #1 on Course Vaults in and around San Francisco, California at 7,216 yds (Venturi tees · Par 72). 25 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by total yardage, then slope rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of San Francisco, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Each course is measured from its longest men’s tees with complete hole-by-hole yardages. Forward and women’s tees are not used, so every course is compared from the same kind of tee.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of San Francisco, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
