If I was to come up with a title for this review it would be "What a shame!"  You could tell right away that in its day, this gem by the great golf course architect Alister MacKenzie, (who designed Au... Continue »

If I was to come up with a title for this review it would be "What a shame!"  You could tell right away that in its day, this gem by the great golf course architect Alister MacKenzie, (who designed Augusta National, Poppy Hills and dozens of others), was a stellar track.

It still has the bones and design of a world-class golf course: Right on the coast South of San Francisco, huge old trees lining beautiful fairways.  Great holes!

But that's where the good part of this review must end. They have let this wonderful golf course turn to crap. Really sad.

The greens were actually super nice. Old school small, but rolled fast and true.

The biggest problem was, the length of the grass on the fairways. I have seen rough on some courses not quite as long as this fairway grass. It was almost unplayable. The city of San Francisco who runs this golf course needs to invest in some lawn mowers. And use them. Again... what a shame!!

I think that everybody should play Sharp Park at least once just for the experience. The facilities are ancient, and the original layout is a classic!  It is such a classic that I hesitate to use the term "dog track".  Let's just call it a classic dog track!

Gas powered golf cart! Hadn't used one of those in a while.

I will not repeat. Not unless a miracle happens and the City of San Francisco does about five million dollars worth of maintenance.

Alister MacKenzie is rolling over in his grave.

Great pace of play. Finished in 4 hours and 15 minutes.