| Challenging and beautiful golf courses are open to | | | | the reservation. To make an advance reservation, call |
| everyone in Northern California. Here are three you | | | | the Harding Park Pro Shop at 415-664-4690. If You |
| can play next week, including Harding Park home of | | | | Are Staying In SF Consider Playing These |
| the 2005 World Golf Championships and Berkeley's | | | | One-Of-A-Kind Bay Area Golf Courses. Lincoln Park |
| Tilden Park with its notorious 420-yard par 4 straight | | | | Golf Course, 300 34th Ave, San Francisco, |
| uphill to an elevated green, first hole. Part of the fun of | | | | (415)221-9911, is easily one of the two or three most |
| city golf is having a San Francisco limo or car service | | | | beautiful courses in northern California. Lincoln is the |
| pick you up at your hotel and deliver your party to the | | | | oldest course in this list; its 18 holes were built in 1908, |
| course. Then when your game is over, your driver | | | | designed by Tom Bendelow. Located west of the |
| awaits, just as he does of Tiger. It's always smart to | | | | famous bridge, several fairways provide postcard |
| call several weeks ahead for tee times, deposit | | | | views of the Pacific and Golden Gate. If you play this |
| requirements and to reserve a Quicksilver Towncar or | | | | course carry a camera in your bag. City of San |
| Suburban to pick you up at the airport. (800) 486-9622 | | | | Francisco golf info: Tilden Park Golf Course is located |
| The Suburban easily holds four golf bags and all your | | | | across the bay in Berkeley at the intersection of |
| luggage. Harding Park San Francisco was designed by | | | | Grizzly Peak and Shasta Road, above the University |
| architect Willie Watson in 1925. Among its kudos are a | | | | of California campus. (510)848-7373. This is a |
| Top 50 US Courses ranking by Golf Digest and a | | | | challenging hillside course. Tilden Park's signature first |
| place among "Top 100 You Can Play" by Golf | | | | hole is a 420-yard par 4, straight uphill to an elevated |
| Magazine. Harding Park played host to the 2005 World | | | | green. My father-in-law compared it to playing the |
| Golf Championships-American Express Championship. | | | | Royal Course in Nepal. The 18 hole course was built in |
| The American Express event in October of 2005, | | | | 1937 and designed by William P. Bell. Tilden is notorious |
| which saw Tiger Woods defeating John Daly on the | | | | for its hills and natural setting. According to one report, |
| second playoff hole. Harding Park Golf Course is | | | | the front nine is fairly forgiving, but things change on |
| located next to the private Olympic Club course which | | | | the back nine, which starts with a vertigo-inducing tee |
| has been host to many U. S. Open tournaments and is | | | | that recalls Olympic ski jumps, followed by narrower |
| less than one mile from the Pacific Ocean and the San | | | | fairways. There are many golf courses in the Bay |
| Francisco Zoo. Harding Park's layout follows the original | | | | Area, but we suggest trying these courses which are |
| 1925 plan, using the property's existing topography, | | | | open to the public, inexpensive and well know to your |
| contours and vegetation. Features include the towering | | | | Quicksilver Towncar driver. |
| Monterey Cypress trees and a view of Lake Merced | | | | SF Bay Area Transportation Expert As President of |
| where high school crews practice on a dogleg 2k | | | | Quicksilver TownCar Service ( Phil Macafee knows all |
| course. Tee-times for Harding Park Golf Course are | | | | of the freeways and most of the byways from |
| available 8 - 30 days in advance. A non-refundable | | | | Carmel to Sacramento to the wine country. |
| deposit is required for advance booking at the time of | | | | |