Sharp Park Golf Course

Sharp Park is an Alister MacKenzie-designed municipal layout set on the Pacific Ocean, about 10 miles south of San Francisco. Though time and lack of funding have eroded some of the classic strategic features of the course, 12 of the 18 holes are the original MacKenzie designs. The enduring MacKenzie influences are best seen with the prominent mounding and softly rising bunker faces that hide the view beyond and can deceive the player. Given budget constraints, the course struggles with conditioning, but if you can get past iffy lies and a slower pace of play, Sharp Park is an affordable chance to play a MacKenzie course with terrific ocean views.