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Today at The City<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s qualifying opens championship weekend as men\u2019s match play waits at Harding Park<\/p>\n
The San Francisco City Championship shifts fully into its next phase on Friday, March 13, as the Women\u2019s Championship and Women\u2019s Senior divisions begin with stroke-play qualifying at Lincoln Park. The round will set the bracket for the Women\u2019s Championship Flight, the Juli Inkster Flight, and the Women\u2019s Senior Championship Flight, giving the event its first fresh set of match-play storylines after last weekend\u2019s men\u2019s qualifying.<\/p>\n
Then on Saturday, March 14, attention turns to TPC Harding Park, where the Men\u2019s Championship Flight opens match play and the women\u2019s divisions also begin their bracket rounds. By Sunday, March 15, both championships will already be narrowing, with the men returning for the second round and the women advancing to the quarterfinal stage. It is the first true championship weekend where both of the premier divisions are moving at once.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Championship Pre-Qualifying and Qualifying Wrap-Up<\/p>\n
The road to match play is complete<\/p>\n
Last weekend\u2019s opening stages of the San Francisco City Championship delivered exactly what \u201cThe City\u201d is known for: long days, crowded leaderboards, and a qualifying path that feels earned rather than given.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s pre-qualifier at Lincoln Park sent 40 players through to the weekend after a 5-for-4 playoff was settled in just one hole. Inho Park claimed medalist honors in emphatic fashion with a brilliant 5-under 63, finishing five shots clear of the field.<\/p>\n
From there, the championship moved into its 36-hole qualifier across TPC Harding Park and Lincoln Park, where Alexander Thu climbed to the top at 6-under total thanks to a second-round 64 at Lincoln Park.<\/p>\n
The battle for the final match-play places was just as tense. Fifteen players chased the last 10 spots in the bracket, and the playoff was effectively decided in a single hole when 10 players made par or better to move on.<\/p>\n
Now that phase is over. The men\u2019s field has been trimmed, the bracket is set, and 48 players move on to match play at Harding Park beginning 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 Park + Lincoln Park)Mar 14: First round match play (Harding Park)Mar 15: Second round match play (Harding Park)Mar 21: Quarterfinals and semifinals (Harding Park)Mar 22: 36-hole Final \/ Venturi Final (Harding Park)<\/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 Park)Mar 15: Quarterfinals (Harding Park)Mar 21: Semifinals (Harding Park)Mar 22: 36-hole Women\u2019s Final + Inkster Final + Women\u2019s Senior Final (Harding Park)<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Senior<\/p>\n
March 17\u201322<\/p>\n
Mar 17: Qualifying (Harding Park)Mar 18: First round (Harding Park)Mar 19: Second round (Harding Park)Mar 20: Quarterfinals (Harding Park)Mar 21: Semifinals (Harding Park)Mar 22: Final (Harding Park)<\/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 Park)Open Flights: Match play starts Mar 14 at Lincoln Park, finals Mar 22 at Harding Park 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
Women\u2019s Championship Weekend Road Map<\/p>\n
Qualifying Day (Mar 13): One round at Lincoln Park will sort the field into the Championship, Juli Inkster, and Women\u2019s Senior brackets.Match Play Opens (Mar 14): With seeds established, the tournament immediately shifts from score-chasing to bracket survival.Quarterfinal Sunday (Mar 15): The field gets cut again, and contenders start to separate from hopefuls.Final Day (Mar 22): The Women\u2019s Championship concludes with a 36-hole final, while the Inkster and Senior titles are decided over 18 holes.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s storyline: one qualifying round decides not only who advances, but where every player lands in the match-play picture.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Championship Road Map<\/p>\n
Pre-Qualifier (Mar 6): A pressure-cooker day at Lincoln Park for players who entered after the main qualifier field filled.36-Hole Qualifying (Mar 7\u20138): 18 holes at TPC Harding Park + 18 holes at Lincoln Park, 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 magnified.Final Weekend (Mar 21\u201322): Quarterfinals and semifinals build to the 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 players anything comfortable. 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 venue alive. The San Francisco City Championship began in 1916, and over the decades it has become a tournament 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 kind of story that still hangs in the air at Harding Park every March.<\/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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