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Lincoln Park Golf Course
A short, windy par 68 on the clifftops at Lands End, built over an old city cemetery. The par-3 17th looks straight at the Golden Gate Bridge.
- 18Holes
- 69Par
- 5,146Yards
- San FranciscoLocation
About Lincoln Park Golf Course
Lincoln Park is the city's clifftop course at Lands End, wrapped around the Legion of Honor museum. It's a par 68, short on paper, but the city warns it plays much longer than the card: hilly ground, strong ocean wind, small undulating greens and narrow fairways lined with Monterey cypress. Accuracy counts for more than length here. The hole on every postcard is the par-3 17th, with a clear view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The history runs deep. The land was the city-owned Golden Gate Cemetery, set up in 1868, and City Cemetery was named a San Francisco Landmark in 2022. You still play past what's left of it: the Kong Chow funerary altar near the 1st green and a bronze seamen's obelisk near the 15th. Golf here began with three holes laid out by local players; the city dates the course to 1902 and says it was built in stages by several architects, Tom Bendelow among them.
It has a literary claim too. Michael Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom mentions no other real course, and it's where The City, one of the country's oldest amateur championships, has long been played. It's cart-path only, and walking is the popular way round.
It's one of 4 courses in San Francisco on Yoink, and the closest alternative is TPC Harding Park Golf Club, about 4 miles away — handy when your first choice is booked solid.
Booking a tee time at Lincoln Park Golf Course
Book online up to 6 days ahead, or 7 with an SF Resident Card; the city adds a $2-per-player fee on reservations made 8 or more days out. There are no walk-ons, though the pro shop (415-221-9911) can fit you into an open time on a quiet day. The city lists $63 weekdays and $70 weekends (Friday through Sunday) for standard 18-hole rounds, and $49 and $55 with a resident card. Carts are $50 and first come, first served. It's open every day from 7 a.m. to sunset.
How to get a tee time at Lincoln Park Golf Course
Yoink
Prime tee times at Lincoln Park Golf Course — weekend mornings, twilight in summer — tend to go fast, and the ones that open up later usually come from cancellations nobody announces.
Yoink watches Lincoln Park Golf Course's online tee sheet around the clock. Tell it the day, the time window and how many players, and it sends you an alert the moment a matching time appears. You book direct with the course, so there's no markup and nothing to cancel with us.
- Pick Lincoln Park Golf Course in Yoink.
- Choose your day, time window and number of players.
- Get an alert when a matching tee time opens — then book it directly with the course.
Golf courses near Lincoln Park Golf Course
- TPC Harding Park Golf Club · San Francisco · 4 mi
- Presidio Golf Course · San Francisco · 4 mi
- Gleneagles at McLaren Park · San Francisco · 6 mi
- City of Mill Valley Golf Course · Mill Valley · 8 mi
- Sharp Park Golf Course · Pacifica · 11 mi
- Corica Park - South Course · 14 mi
- Corica Park Golf Course · Alameda · 14 mi
- Corica Park - North Course · 14 mi
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Lincoln Park Golf Course FAQ
Where is Lincoln Park Golf Course?
Lincoln Park Golf Course is in San Francisco, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area area — about 4 miles from TPC Harding Park Golf Club.
When did Lincoln Park Golf Course open?
Lincoln Park Golf Course opened in City: constructed in 1902, built in stages by several architects including Tom Bendelow.
Is Lincoln Park Golf Course open to the public?
Lincoln Park Golf Course is Municipal: San Francisco Recreation and Park, run by Operated by Yugi Golf Management.
Can you walk Lincoln Park Golf Course?
Cart-path only; walking welcome and popular.
How many holes is Lincoln Park Golf Course, and what's par?
Lincoln Park Golf Course is a shorter 18-hole course: 18 holes, par 69, 5,146 yards.
How do I get a tee time at Lincoln Park Golf Course when it's booked up?
Set a watch for Lincoln Park Golf Course in Yoink with your date, time window and group size. Yoink monitors the course's tee sheet and alerts you the moment a matching time opens, including cancellations. You book directly with the course.
What golf courses are near Lincoln Park Golf Course?
Nearby options include TPC Harding Park Golf Club, Presidio Golf Course and Gleneagles at McLaren Park. Yoink watches 71 courses in the San Francisco Bay Area area.
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- sfrecpark.org · official
- sfrecpark.org · government
- lincolnparkgolfcourse.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
- sfpublicgolf.org · nonprofit
- lincolnparkgolfcourse.com · official
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