Lake Merced Golf Club
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| Coordinates | 37°41′46″N 122°28′23″W / 37.696°N 122.473°W |
| Location | 2300 Junipero Serra Blvd. Daly City, California, U.S. |
| Elevation | 200 feet (60 m) |
| Established | 1922 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | LPGA Mediheal Championship (2018) Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic (2014–2016) |
| Greens | Bentgrass / Poa annua |
| Fairways | Bentgrass / Poa annua [1] |
| Website | lmgc.org |
| Designed by | Willie Lock (1922) Alister MacKenzie (1929) Rees Jones (1996) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,925 yards (6,332 m) |
| Course rating | 73.6 |
| Slope rating | 134 [2] |
Lake Merced Golf Club is an 18-hole private golf club on the West Coast of the United States, located in Daly City, California, an adjacent suburb south of San Francisco.
Founded 102 years ago in 1922, the course opened the following year. Originally designed by Willie Lock, Alister MacKenzie improved the bunkers and areas around the greens in 1929, and Rees Jones handled the course update in 1996.[3] The course lost land on its eastern boundary to eminent domain in the 1960s for the construction of Interstate 280, and several holes were altered, redesigned by Robert Muir Graves.[3]
Lake Merced is a historically Jewish country club, started by Jews in San Francisco who were excluded from the city's other clubs. Today, the club's membership base is predominantly Jewish and Asian.[4]
Tour events
Lake Merced was the site of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for three years (2014–2016) and is now the host of the LPGA Mediheal Championship, held in late April.[5] Lydia Ko won three of the first four events at the course (2014, 2015, 2018).[6]
Course
Back tees
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foghorn | 432 | 4 | 10 | Golden Gate | 392 | 4 | |
| 2 | Lakeview | 422 | 4 | 11 | Sea Breeze | 417 | 4 | |
| 3 | Pine Cone | 185 | 3 | 12 | Plateau | 197 | 3 | |
| 4 | Expedition | 440 | 4 | 13 | Tightrope | 376 | 4 | |
| 5 | Landfall | 399 | 4 | 14 | Elbow | 496 | 5 | |
| 6 | Cypress | 503 | 5 | 15 | Fortress | 221 | 3 | |
| 7 | Mackenzie | 455 | 4 | 16 | Alcatraz | 335 | 4 | |
| 8 | Cork Oak | 205 | 3 | 17 | Hawk's Nest | 381 | 4 | |
| 9 | Highway | 516 | 5 | 18 | Riverbed | 553 | 5 | |
| Out | 3,557 | 36 | In | 3,368 | 36 | |||
| Source:[7][8] | Total | 6,925 | 72 | |||||
- The nines are switched for the LPGA event.[9]
References
- ^ "Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. April 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Lake Merced GC". USGA. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Links, Bo; Oppenheim, Al (November 2005). "Getting it right: a success story from Lake Merced Golf Club" (PDF). Green Section Record. USGA: 12–15.
- ^ http://www.golfbusiness.com/article.aspx?id=3545&bq=6yfv%5Eg433$
- ^ Kroichick, Ron (December 13, 2017). "It's official: LPGA will return to Lake Merced in April". SF Gate. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Lydia Ko makes eagle in playoff for first win since July 2016". ESPN. Associated Press. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Scorecard". Lake Merced Golf Club. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Course tour". Lake Merced Golf Club. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "LPGA Mediheal Championship - Course information". LPGA. April 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Rees Jones Inc. – Lake Merced Golf Club
- Northern California Golf Association – Lake Merced Golf Club