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300 Finley Road • Arguello Gate, CA 94129 • (415) 561-4661
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vphanse - Redwood City
The layout is solid, with interesting and challenging holes featuring significant elevation changes. However, though course conditions are improved in many places; it still falls short of the conditions at nearby Harding Park. Some greens are in the midst of being replaced, many tee boxes are not level. Fairways are good for the most part, but muddy patches remain. Don't pay full price, but if you can play for ~$50-60, you'll get what you pay for.

Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Member Since: July 21, 2005
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dirtydog - bay area
It's been awhile since I played here. They have made remarkable strides in improving conditions. I would now recommend.

Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Member Since: April 15, 2005
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scotchblade - san rafael
This course must have seen some recent improvement based on previous reviews. "Fair" is not a rating it deserves. This old classic was in great shape with firm, tightly mown fairways - I could not find a daisy. Some tees were sanded, greens not to fast, but smooth. Got lucky with the weather - it was a sunny day, in the high 70s. Very pretty under these conditions. Pace of play was also a pleasant surprise - just over 4 hours! With an online discount, this was a steal.

Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Member Since: January 19, 2007
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noggles - San Francisco
Play this course in summer and early in morning. No wet areas and good pace of play

Posted: Sunday, May 6, 2007
Member Since: May 5, 2007
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thomashdcp3 - alameda
I played this course about a month ago. heres what I found. The other posters are right,its nothing special ,and never for a high fee. even the online discount at 30 dollars is iffy. remember this is san fran freezing cisco... in the summer. so the day I played, at noon, sported a thick windy heavy fog rolling right through the whole course the whole 4 hours I was there. That alone,playing in this kind of late fall chilly windy unpleasant weather, is reason enough not to playhere again. and in fact,I wont. but its also because the pace of play,with 4-somes on every tee,fairway,and green,was so slow, try standing and waiting 5 minutes on every shot In this foggy cold. what fun!!
and this was a weekday.no, wait, let me be honest, we werent waiting 5 minutes on every shot , it was really more like 4 minutes. sometimes 5.
So whats the course like? well, the last 6 holes are scenically nice. they would be perfect if they were on Tilden in berkeley. now that would make a sweet golf course. take the handful of rinky-dink filler holes at Tilden(you know the ones) and replace them with the Presidio's last 6 holes . ...and get it the hell out of san francisco's rotten fog. gee whiz. who needs it.
at the presidio, in this windy fog, be prepared to hit a 3 or 4 iron on the 150 yard par 3 . be prepared to put on a windbreaker over your sweatshirt.be prepared for a slow pace of play. and like others said...forget about the practice range. when I got back home to alameda, it was sunny and 72 degrees and I was back to reality again. goodbye presidio.

Posted: Monday, September 18, 2006
Member Since: September 8, 2006
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nesta2347 - sf
this course annoys me: from the overpirced range balls (and range mats angled diagonally facing the range (try alligning)) to the non-existent club house.

Played the course last week on a golfnow 40 dollar special. Admittedly there are some beautiful moments around the course, and I played in the morning and was basically undisturbed.

Posted: Friday, September 15, 2006
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onlyoneace - San Francisco
Presidio has aerated, a good thing as it indicates a level of hopeful commitment to the repair of a good course gone bad under worse management. However, they are being negligent in their treatment of golfers by failing to inform them ahead of time of the sanded greens. They have been losing regular golfs at a rapid rate due to the condition of the course and the treatment of the guests. Their tournament bookings have kept them alive but will eventually suffer attrition as a byproduct of the condition of the course and the hospitality that doesn't extend to regular guests.

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Member Since: March 22, 2005
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viperhope - palo alto, ca
very not worth the price! the greens were more like fairways! pace of play and course management was horrible as was any food available.

Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2006
Member Since: November 4, 2005
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Treeranger - Sebastopol, CA
Only worth it if you get a discounted tee time until the course has a chance to dry out and grow some new grass.

Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Member Since: March 23, 2005
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goftruk - San Jose
Five temporary greens, mud all over. Course should have been closed. One tee box was a mat in the middle of a mud puddle. Standing water, with mud everywhere. Course should not have been in play. Greens were horrilbe and the temporary greens were placed in mud holes.

Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2006
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bUZZ451 - SAN FRANCISCO
pLAYED IN A TOURNAMENT AND WAS ISSUED A FREEBIE ON A RETURN VIST. AFTER HE ROUND I TOSSED THE FREEBIE CARD AWAY. EVEN FOR FREE IT'S NOT WORTH IT. WET AND MUDDY(NO RAINS YET) EVERY GREEN INFESTED AND UNPLAYABLE. THEY ARE GIVING GREAT DISCOUNTS BUT FORGET TO MENTION THE PLACE STINKS. EXCELLENT LAYOUT BUT NOT TAKEN CARE OF............

Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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gerry51 - Berkeley
Came back 11/24/05 after playing the course three weeks ago. No rain for over a month, however the fairways are muddy, with a "thin" layer of grass, you must "pick" your ball off the fairway or you end up with a mud ball. The greens are under attack, 75% were not mowed and are fighting a parasite. It is hard to see such a beautiful and historic course go downhill. The employees are all friendly, but overall this course need work.

Posted: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Member Since: April 8, 2005
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ass_kicker32 - San Francisco
Played a couple of weeks ago. Two weeks after Rain and the course was fairly wet. There are so many trees that there are shadows everywhere. The 4th(?) hole is a par three that is ALWAYS in bad shape due to a persistant nematode infection.

I love the course, but its in too bad of shape too much of the year.

Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Member Since: November 23, 2005
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gerry51 - Berkeley
Have not played the Presidio for a year. We have not had any rain in the Bay Area for weeks, but this course was wet!!..It was like playing in winter conditions. Every fairway shot was a mud ball, and we started playing lift, clean and place due to the thin fairways and amount of mud the shots produced. The fairways are being damaged due to the amount of divot marks. All said it is still such a beautiful place to play, location, location, location!

Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
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tallpretty - San Francisco, CA
I love this course. It has narrow, challenging fairways, beautiful views, stately trees and on occasion, the fog rolls over the fairways - makes you feel like you are playing in Scotland! It is a very well-manicured course and each hole is interesting and challenging. A well-seasoned golfer will find a challenge if playing this course.

Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2005
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stickboy - Lakewood
Boy, those San Francisco feedbacks are tough. I come to San Francisco every year and stay downtown. This course is only three miles from all the hubbub of the city, but it's a world away. The layout is relatively short, but plays longer because of the usually cold, foggy, and wet conditions. Very hilly (of course), so
awkward side-hill lies. Greens are ok, but usually slowish because of the aforementioned weather conditions. Employees were courteous and professional to me, and they have a cool little snack shack out on the course for hot dogs. Sixty bucks for a 4 1/2 hour round on a Monday. I recommend the course.

Posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Member Since: July 9, 2003
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blcsfo - San Francisco
This course has no atmosphere. The clubhouse isn't a place where one can hang out after a round. The restauarant is snotty and pretentous and it's not made for golfers. The Pro Shop inflates their prices for their merchandise. You want a friendly golf course, go to Harding/Fleming.

Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005
Member Since: March 26, 2005
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blcsfo - San Francisco
The Presidio Golf Course is only interested in generating revenue and income than providing their golfers with a good round.

In their BUSY PEAK season, they have foursomes spread 8 minutes apart, which can by a few rounds, back up groups 10-20 minutes per tee, thus 5 1/2 hour waits are the norm.

CLUBHOUSE: The so-called clubhouse is just a Pro Shop with high prices, and a high end restaurant. The restaurant caters to higher end biddes from the nearby money rich snobby Pacific Heights district. The restaurant is not a typical place where you can hang out after a round and have a beer or a burger. The prices are expensive too. They are more interested in catering to wedding banquets than provide the golfer with place to hang out.

There is a separate Presidio Golf Club with their own private clubhouse. These are folks from the nearby snobby Pacific Heights who probably couldn't get into the SF Golf Club, the Lake Merced Golf Club and even the Olympic Club.

The Driving Range is decent, but it's hard to track your ball down the hill. The Supervisor of the driving range is "Little Johnnie" who also operates the Pro Shop in the priviate Presidio Golf Club. He's a good golfer but he's one nasty person with a nasty disposition and really bad attitude. Stay away from him.

STARTER SHACK: There was a Starter Shack at the First Tee which housed the Starter. It was torn down, and the Starter employees have to stand unprotected from the windy/rainy conditions. Not only that, they only pay the course employees $8.00 an hour.

Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2005
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den888 - Calabasas
Played here a lot when I lived in Mountain View many years ago. A wonderful, mature, tree lined course with great views of the city. In my opinion, a must play when in San Francisco. Great staff and great restaurant !

Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2004
Member Since: January 22, 2003
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