Tournament Partners<\/p>\n
Fujikura \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Cobra \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 PUMA Golf<\/p>\n
Weekend Preview<\/p>\n
March 13\u201315 brings the first big match-play weekend<\/p>\n
The championship shifts into a new phase this weekend as both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s divisions take center stage across San Francisco\u2019s municipal championship rota. On Friday, March 13, the Women\u2019s Championship Division opens at Lincoln Park with qualifying to set the bracket. Then, on Saturday, March 14, the spotlight moves to TPC Harding Park, where the Men\u2019s Championship Division begins match play while the women\u2019s bracket also gets underway. By Sunday, March 15, the pressure rises again with the next men\u2019s match-play round and the women\u2019s quarterfinals, making this the first weekend where both divisions are fully in motion and the road to the championship starts to narrow.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Championship Pre-Qualifying and Qualifying Wrap-Up<\/p>\n
The road to match play is complete<\/p>\n
Last week\u2019s opening stages of the San Francisco City Championship lived up to the event\u2019s reputation as a true March marathon.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s pre-qualifier at Lincoln Park sent 40 players through to the weekend after a 5-for-4 playoff ended in just one hole, with Inho Park earning medalist honors after a brilliant 5-under 63, five shots clear of the field.<\/p>\n
From there, the 36-hole qualifier across TPC Harding Park and Lincoln Park set the match-play bracket, with Alexander Thu rising to the top at 6-under total after a second-round 64 at Lincoln Park.<\/p>\n
The fight for the final places was just as dramatic, as 15 players battled for 10 remaining spots in the Venturi bracket, with the playoff effectively decided in one hole when 10 players made par or better.<\/p>\n
Now, the field is set, and 48 players move on to match play at Harding Park this weekend.<\/p>\n
2026 Dates at a Glance (The March Road)<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Championship<\/p>\n
March 7\u201322 (Pre-Qualifier March 6)<\/p>\n
Mar 6: Pre-Qualifier (Lincoln Park)Mar 7\u20138: 36-hole qualifier (Harding + Lincoln)Mar 14\u201315: Match Play Rounds 1\u20132 (Harding)Mar 21\u201322: QFs\/SFs + 36-hole Final (Harding)<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Championship + Women\u2019s Senior<\/p>\n
March 13\u201322<\/p>\n
Mar 13: Qualifying (Lincoln Park)Mar 14: Match play begins (Harding)Mar 15: Quarterfinals (Harding)Mar 21: Semifinals (Harding)Mar 22: 36-hole Women\u2019s Final + Inkster\/Senior finals (Harding)<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Senior<\/p>\n
March 17\u201322<\/p>\n
Mar 17: Qualifying (Harding)Mar 18: First round (Harding)Mar 19: Second round (Harding)Mar 20: Quarterfinals (Harding)Mar 21: Semifinals (Harding)Mar 22: Final (Harding)<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Super Senior + Open Flights<\/p>\n
Super Senior: Mar 18\u201322 \u2022 Open Flights: Mar 14\u201322<\/p>\n
Super Senior: Qualifying Mar 18, Finals Mar 22 (Harding)Open Flights: Match play starts Mar 14 (Lincoln), finals Mar 22 (Harding) What Makes \u201cThe City\u201d Different<\/p>\n
The City isn\u2019t just a championship \u2014 it\u2019s a qualification journey. The format rewards players who can handle multiple environments, multiple weekends, and the emotional swing from stroke play to match play. In a golf world full of quick turnarounds, San Francisco\u2019s city championship still asks you to earn it over time. <\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Championship Road Map<\/p>\n
Pre-Qualifier (Mar 6): A pressure-cooker day at Lincoln Park for players who enter after the weekend qualifier field is full.36-Hole Qualifying (Mar 7\u20138): 18 holes at TPC Harding Park + 18 holes at Lincoln Park \u2014 one combined score to reach match play.Match Play Begins (Mar 14): The tournament shifts from \u201cmake birdies\u201d to \u201cwin holes,\u201d and every mistake gets a spotlight.Final Weekend (Mar 21\u201322): Quarterfinals\/semifinals build to a 36-hole Championship Final on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Competitor note: The Men\u2019s Championship Flight is a walking championship \u2014 carts are not allowed for players and caddies.<\/p>\n
Past Champions (Last 5 Years)<\/p>\n
Men<\/p>\n
2025 Mitchell Hoey<\/p>\n
2024 Mikey Burkland<\/p>\n
2023 Brandon Knight<\/p>\n
2022 Michael Jensen<\/p>\n
2021 Amol Mahal<\/p>\n
Women<\/p>\n
2025 Lana Yamagata<\/p>\n
2024 Nicola Kaminski<\/p>\n
2023 Olivia Duan<\/p>\n
2022 Adora Liu<\/p>\n
2021 Kesaree Rojanapeansatith<\/p>\n
Senior<\/p>\n
2025 Steve Johnson<\/p>\n
2024 Randy Haag<\/p>\n
2023 Randy Haag<\/p>\n
2022 Chris Miller<\/p>\n
2021 Andy Gabelman<\/p>\n
Two Municipal Stages, One Championship Identity<\/p>\n
The City\u2019s identity is tied to its courses. The qualifier blends the championship demands of TPC Harding Park with the exposed, ocean-influenced test at Lincoln Park. That two-course equation is part of what makes the eventual brackets feel earned \u2014 and why March in San Francisco can reshuffle expectations in a hurry.<\/p>\n
TPC Harding Park: Championship match play lives here \u2014 where every miss tends to compound.Lincoln Park: The proving ground for qualifying and seeding \u2014 and a course that rarely gives \u201ccomfortable.\u201d A History That Feels Alive<\/p>\n
While professional golf has come and gone at Harding Park, it\u2019s amateur competition that has kept the legend of this storied public links alive. The San Francisco City Championship began in 1916, and over the decades it has become a tournament that locals talk about the way other places talk about majors.<\/p>\n
The match that explains \u201cThe City\u201d<\/p>\n
In 1956, Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward met in a final that drew an estimated 10,000 fans \u2014 the kind of gallery that turns a municipal championship into a citywide event. It\u2019s the sort of story that still hangs in the air at Harding Park when March arrives.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the mystique: fog drifting in, cypress-lined corridors, and a month-long path that forces players to keep proving themselves \u2014 again and again \u2014 until only one is left.<\/p>\n
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