Fleming 9 Course is a nine-hole, par-30 executive golf course located within TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. Designed by and named after Jack Fleming, San Francisco’s first golf caretaker and a protégé of Alister MacKenzie, the course opened in 1961. The course is uniquely situated inside the famous 18-hole Harding Park championship course, which hosted the 2020 PGA Championship.

Driving Range​

• Technology: Toptracer Range – cutting-edge technology providing instant shot feedback, measuring speed, distance, and direction​

• Recognition: Won “Tracie Award for Most User Friendly” in 2022 and 2023​

• Features: Multiple stalls with realistic target greens, competitive games, kid-friendly games​

• Surface: Mat hitting stations​

• Lighted: No

• Covered: No

Range Hours:​

• Monday: Opens 7:30 AM

• Tuesday-Sunday: Opens 6:30 AM

Driving Range Pricing​

• Small: $5.00 (20 balls)

• Medium-Small: $8.75 (35 balls)

• Medium: $12.50 (50 balls)

• Large: $22.50 (90 balls)

Balls purchased from automated machine accepting cash and credit cards.​

Additional Practice Areas​

• Putting Green: Yes – practice putting green available (uses pegs instead of holes per some reviews)​

• Chipping Area: Yes – “nice and challenging” with greenside practice​

• Practice Bunker: Yes​

Amenities & Services

Pro Shop: Full-service pro shop at TPC Harding Park clubhouse. Club rentals, merchandise, SF Resident Golf Cards available.​

Golf Lessons: PGA Professional teaching pros on staff.​

Club Fittings: Available.​

Golf Carts: Available at $18/person. Cart-path-only facility.​

Push Carts: Available.​

Club Rentals: $85 (includes balls and tees).​

Restaurant: Bar and grill on-site at clubhouse.

Course Layout & Notable Holes

The Fleming 9 is uniquely routed inside the TPC Harding Park 18-hole championship course, like “a cinnamon roll” pattern. Despite its shorter length, it presents significant challenges with narrow fairways lined by cypress trees, strategic bunkering, and greens matching the championship course quality.​​

Hardest Holes

Hole 7 (Par-4, 425 yards): The #1 handicap hole – one of the longest and most challenging par 4s on any executive course. “One of the par 4s is a monster”.​

Hole 1 (Par-4, 405 yards): Opens the round with a demanding 400+ yard par 4. Sets a challenging tone immediately.​

Hole 5 (Par-3, 235 yards): The #3 handicap – an extremely long par 3 requiring driver for most golfers. “The longest is a 235-yard driver for most of us”.​

Hole 6 (Par-3, 200 yards) and Hole 3 (Par-3, 195 yards): Long par 3s requiring accurate mid-iron to hybrid shots.​

Greens: Similar to the championship course – fast with significant contour and undulation. “Short game is a lot more challenging on these like hills… a lot more contour on the greens”.​​

Easier Holes

Hole 2 (Par-3, 140 yards) and Hole 4 (Par-3, 140 yards): The two shortest holes – manageable short iron shots. “The two shortest par 3s are ‘only’ 140 yards”.​

Hole 8 (Par-4, 260 yards): A fun, shorter par 4 that’s drivable for longer hitters. The #17 handicap hole.​

Hole 9 (Par-3, 165 yards): Medium-length finishing hole.