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San Francisco City 2024 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
March 09 - 24 2024
San Francisco, CA

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Tournament Overview

San Francisco City 2024 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
The weekend qualifier is now closed, except for exempt players. You may enter the Pre-Qualifier by clicking the link below>> PRE-QUALIFIER REGISTRATION

*An NCGA Points Tournament*

**New Entry Procedure for 2024: Registration opens for all players on October 1. There will be 50 spots held for exempt players under the following categories:

* The past 10 years of the San Francisco City Golf Champions
* 2023 San Francisco City Men’s Championship Match Play Qualifiers
* Top 20 men’s 2022-2023 NCGA Points Lists
* 2023 NCGA Champions (Amateur, Mid- Amateur, Junior)
* The top 3 finishers in each of the 6 AmateurGolf.com Winter Tour events (Dec 2023-Feb 2024)

Registration for exempt players, and for non- exempt players with a handicap index of 6.4 or lower as of the date of entry, opens on October 1 and will remain open until the field limit (120 players including spots reserved for exempt players) is reached. When the field limit is reached, all additional registrants will be entered in the pre-qualifier at Presidio Golf Club on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Once entries close, if there are any unfilled spots in the Men's Championship (due to fewer than 50 exempt players registering or withdrawals), they will be filled by Pre- Qualifier registrants in the order in which they registered.

Players entering pre-qualifying will pay an entry fee of $165 for the pre-qualifier, and those advancing from the pre-qualifier will pay the remainder of the entry fee (must be paid prior to playing).

The 36-hole match play qualifier will be held March 9-10, 2024, with 18 holes played at TPC Harding Park and 18 holes at Presidio Golf Course for a combined 36-hole qualifying score.

There will be 156 players in the qualifying round with 64 players advancing to match play. When all qualifying has been completed, the Men’s Championship Flight will consist of 64 contestants. In the event of a playoff to qualify for match play, a player must be present in order to retain his right to participate in the playoff.

Match play will begin on March 16, 2024. All match play for the Championship Flight (Mar 16-17, 23-24) will be held at TPC Harding Park.

A schedule of all dates of play can be found on the tournament website sfgolfchampionship.com.

WITHDRAWALS AND REFUND POLICY
Players needing to withdraw should do so by filling out the form at sfgolfchampionship.com/con tact/. Players withdrawing before the entry deadline of February 19 will receive a refund of their entry fee minus $50. There will be no refunds after the entry deadline.

CART POLICY
The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Men’s Championship Flight (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies)

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ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
The oldest municipal tournament in the USA. Match play event with scratch men's, senior men’s, women's, senior women’s, and open flight divisions. Past champions include Ken Venturi, Harvie Ward, Juli Inkster, Bob Rosburg, George Archer, and Dorothy Delasin. Some of the “non winners” include Tom Watson and Johnny Miller. Click the “history” tab for more about this wonderful event.

Search Terms

Format: Match Play
Categories: Men
Regions: Northern California, Pacific

Course

TPC Harding Park Golf Course TPC Harding Park Golf Course
99 Harding Rd
San Francisco, CA  94132-1021
phone: 415-664-4690
url: tpc.com/hardingpark

Tournament News

LATEST RESULTS:
The latest results for this tournament are available via the link below.
Click here to view results.

by Pete Wlodkowski

The San Francisco City Championship was inaugurated in 1917, and is the Country's oldest municipal golf tournament. The Women's division was added in 1958. In its early years, the tournament was hosted by the Sun-Bulletin newspaper and has had numerous sponsors throughout its history such as Bob Varner, Tom Culligan, and Pepsi.

The name of the tournament is deceiving, as the field is typically made up of the best amateurs from throughout Northern California. As a matter of fact, the 1999 field included Mark Murphy of Waterville, Ireland, who made it to the quarterfinals before being ousted in a nail-biter by Gary Vanier. (Vanier eventually lost to Randy Haag in what was called the best final since Ken Venturi beat Harvey Ward in 1956 in front of 12,000 fans.)

Another thing that makes the City Championship a unique event is the inclusion of an "Open" Division, allowing for amateurs of varying abilities to compete. The top two flights in the Open Division, named the "Venturi" and "Susko" respectively, are named for two of the tournaments' most popular competitors, Ken Venturi and John Susko, the latter of whom met an untimely death from Crohn's disease in 1983. Susko is remembered as a popular Lincoln Park golfer who won the City Championship in 1978 and 1980, won the Alameda Commuters in 1981, and participated in a number of National amateur events even with a condition that often sidelined him for weeks at a time.

Those familiar with the City Championship will tell you about the tradition of playing the ball as it lies at San Francisco's Lincoln and Harding Park golf courses in some often very wintry conditions. More than one player has marched in to the tournament office claiming that they will never play again, but their applications usually find their way in the following year. Conditions are the same for everyone; the ability to accept the occasional bad break is paramount to a competitor's success.

Past champions include 1964 US Open Champion Ken Venturi, 1999 US Women's Open Champion Julie Inkster, and 1969 Masters Champion George Archer. More recently, LPGA Tour player Dorothy Delasin* of Daly City (winner of the 1998 US Junior Girls Championship and 1999 US Women's Amateur) claimed the Women's City Championship in 1998.

PAST CHAMPIONS

2024 Mikey Burkland
2023 Brandon Knight
2022 Michael Jensen
2021 Amol Mahal
2020 Charles Porter
2019 Evan Peterson
2018 Jason Anthony
2017 Brian Ma
2016 Daniel Connolly
2015 Justin Suh
2014 Shintaro Ban
2013 Will Brueckner
2012 Cody Blick
2011 Brandon Hagy
2010 George Gandranata
2009 Carlos Briones
2008 Martin Trainer
2007 Chad Cocco
2006 Will Johnson
2005 Michael Wilson
2004 Steve Sparolini
2003 Rick Reinsberg
2002 Mike Schmitz
2001 James Hay
2000 Nick Ushijima
1999 Randy Haag
1998 Scott Watson
1997 Dave Parsons
1996 Jim Evans
1995 Jim Evans
1994 Gary Vanier
1993 Joey Cabrera
1992 Gary Vanier
1991 Mark Sear
1990 John Groth, Jr.
1989 Aly Trompas
1988 Gary Vanier
1987 Richard Petit
1986 Gary Vanier
1985 Gary Vanier
1984 Aly Trompas
1983 Frank Mazion
1982 Ray Pellegrini
1981 Kurt Posey
1980 John Susko
1979 Frank Mazion
1978 John Susko
1977 Mark Hillsinger
1976 Aly Trompas
1975 Dave Baskins
1974 Tom Culligan
1973 Gilberto Torres
1972 John Cranston
1971 Gary Vanier
1970 Bill Paulson
1969 Mike Moriarty
1968 Ray Leach
1967 Bob E. Smith
1966 Larry Anderson
1965 Walt Gilliam
1964 Ken Towns
1963 George Archer
1962 Tom Dixon
1961 Verne Callison
1960 Bob Sylvestri
1959 Bob Sylvestri
1958 Bill McCool
1957 Tal Smith
1956 Ken Venturi
1955 Harvie Ward
1954 Cy Pennel
1953 Ken Venturi
1952 Bob Sylvestri
1951 Robert Cardinal
1950 Ken Venturi
1949 Ed Castagnetto
1948 Richard Bailey
1947 James Molinari
1946 Ed Castagnetto
1945 William Fritz
1944 Ed Castagnetto
1943 Louis Jennings
1942 James Molinari
1941 Ernest Carli
1940 William Higgins
1939 James Molinari
1938 Frank Toronto
1937 James E. French, Jr.
1936 Dale Goodart
1935 Jack Finger
1934 Charles Ferrera
1933 Edgar Haber
1932 Charles Ferrera
1931 A.G. Sato
1930 Charles Ferrera
1929 Dr. Jack Wolfe
1928 George Ritchie
1927 George Ritchie
1926 James A. Ritchie
1925 Larry Kelly
1924 John F. Neville
1923 John J. McHugh
1922 John F. Neville
1921 John J. McHugh
1920 Charles E. Foley
1919 Sam L. Conlon, Jr.
1918 E. J. O'Brien
1917 Fitzgerald Marx


Exempt Player
Matthew AlmajanoFremont, CA
Reid BuzbySan Francisco, CA
William ChangDanville, CA
Daniel CloutierSan Mateo, CA
Daniel ConnollySan Francisco, CA
AJ FitzgeraldSalinas, CA
Alejandro FormosaSan Mateo, CA
Ben FriedmanMill Valley, CA
Michael GavenSherman Oaks, CA
Jacob GoodeSan Francisco, CA
Benjamin GouldCarlsbad, CA
Arnold HeFremont, CA
Brett HighleySan Francisco, CA
Jerry LedzinskiCarmel, CA
Ethan LienCupertino, CA
Ethan LuElk Grove, CA
Nic NeinkenSan Francisco, CA
Weston PayneBerkeley, CA
Michael PerchakAlamo, CA
Jack QuilliganPacific Grove, CA
Christian QuintLoomis, CA
Drake SmithSan Anselmo, CA
Leonardo VieiraSan Leandro, CA
Austin WangDanville, CA
Joshua WangPalo Alto, CA
Lequan WangSan Mateo, CA
Matthew WatkinsNovato, CA
Nick WooNovato, CA
Non-Exempt Player
Adriel AbaoagBurbank, CA
Aaron AthanasSan Francisco, CA
Chris AudiSouth San Francisco, CA
Adam BarkowOakland, CA
Jacob BoyceFairfield, CA
Mason BrowningSan Mateo, CA
Jay BruschettoMorgan Hill, CA
Mikey BurklandAlamo, CA
Jeffrey ButlerEl Dorado Hills, CA
Ryan CalcagnoCarmichael, CA
Max CannyBerkeley, CA
Roshan ChandraLos Altos, CA
Ryan ChangPalo Alto, CA
Vikram ChatterjeeSan Francisco, CA
Griffin ChiuLos Altos, CA
Itai CohenSan Jose, CA
John ConroySan Francisco, CA
Khai deSpretterRio Vista, CA
Kevin DexterSan Francisco, CA
Nicholas DiMaioSan Francisco, CA
Barret DowlingSan Francisco, CA
Michael DuffieldDanville, CA
Dwight EschlimanMill Valley, CA
Sean EtowAptos, CA
Kenneth EustaquioPittsburg, CA
Eric FieldMountain View, CA
Ian FisherDublin, CA
Solomon FongSan Francisco, CA
Nikolai FriedmanMill Valley, CA
Teddy GardnerSan Francisco, CA
Chris GoinAlameda, CA
Pranit GuptaFremont, CA
Adam HaleSan Francisco, CA
Sam HarrisSan Mateo, CA
Jordan HashimotoDanville, CA
Bennet HayesSan Francisco, CA
Kyler HeathHillsborough, CA
Ryan HelgansAlamo, CA
Ryan HerbstSan Rafael, CA
JK HuntSan Francisco, CA
Patrick IgoeSan Francisco, CA
Ethan JacksonRocklin, CA
Robin JangSan Francisco, CA
Jimmy JeaSan Francisco, CA
Jayden JewSan Francisco, CA
Grant JohnsonWalnut Creek, CA
Jude KaneDungannon, Northern Ireland
Kevin KawasakiSan Jose, CA
Landon KilgariffCarlsbad, CA
David KlaudtHealdsburg, CA
Matthew KleinSan Francisco, CA
Sean KwokPleasanton, CA
Clare LangfordBend , OR
Avery LazarskiLas Vegas, NV
Michael LeeSan Francisco, CA
Nathan LeeSan Ramon, CA
Justin LeesonSan Francisco, CA
Alexander LeonBonita, CA
Adam LevinSan Francisco, CA
Carlo LigottiSonoma, CA
Aston LimUnion City, CA
Matthew LinOrinda, CA
Dawson LooMillbrae, CA
Aaditya MahajanCupertino, CA
Mason MancasolaGranite Bay, CA
Cooper MapesPleasanton, CA
Parker MapesPleasanton, CA
Taiki MatsuyaCampbell, CA
John McCauleySan Francisco, CA
Ryan McColeRedwood City, CA
Jason MelvinCarmel, CA
Greg MerzSan Francisco, CA
Logan MillsAtherton, CA
Luke MontoyaArroyo Grande, CA
Trevor MoquinRedwood City, CA
Timothy NelsonSan Francisco, CA
Zacharie NicoletMountain View, CA
Brody NigelCameron Park, CA
Matthew OgdenSan Francisco, CA
Ian OsborneSan Francisco, CA
Anson PanSan Francisco, CA
Brandon PantaleonSan Jose, CA
Joseph PardiniCarmichael, CA
Adam PetrocelliSalinas, USA
Scott PhelanSan Francisco, CA
Ryan PupachSan Jose, CA
Justin QuallSan Francisco, CA
Akira RansiFolsom, CA
Taylor RichardsonPinole, CA
Kevin SalmonDanville, CA
Papon SawatyanonBerkeley, CA
Joseph SchieboldRohnert Park, CA
Zach SchneidermanSan Francisco, CA
JJ ScottWindsor, CA
Nicholas ShannahanPalo Alto, CA
Benjamin SheehanAtherton, CA
Cameron SkredenTruckee, CA
Andrew SmithLafayette, CA
Peyton SmithSan Francisco, CA
Michael SorberPollock Pines, CA
Silas StannardTollhouse, CA
John StapakisSan Luis Obispo, CA
Mark StevensonSan Mateo, CA
Luca SuarezAtherton, CA
Jackson SuhSan Francisco, CA
Neil SummersLos Altos, CA
Eduardo TapperMenlo Park, CA
Maxwell TaylorSanta Rosa, CA
Luis TerrazaSanta Rosa, CA
Ryan ThornberryRipon, CA
Ryan VaughanSan Jose, CA
Benjamin WangSan Ramon, CA
Ethan WangCupertino, CA
Lucas WatsonMenlo Park, CA
Brian WattsAlbany, CA
Eli WeidmannMurphys, CA
JJ WestPacific Grove, CA
Carlos WhiteOakland, CA
Dylan WickumSan Francisco, CA
Ian WilburRipon, CA
James WilliamsMartinez, CA
Matt WojtkunSan Francisco, CA
Ryan WolfSan Francisco, CA
Matthew WotherspoonKelseyville, CA
Joshua YeaterMarina, CA
Adam YountSan Francisco, CA
Giulio ZanichelliSan Francisco, CA
Jonathan ZhangSaratoga, CA

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