National Interest in Sharp Park Golf Course Restoration
The prospect of restoring the 83 year old Alister MacKenzie municipal masterpiece at Sharp Park continues to garner national attention.
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Another Court Victory for Golf and Habitat at Alister MacKenzie’s Sharp Park
San Francisco’s plan to renovate the landmark Alister MacKenzie-designed Sharp Park Golf Course took another step forward today, with a favorable decision from the San Mateo County Superior Court.
Alister MacKenzie Society Visits Sharp Park
Golfers from Alister MacKenzie designed courses around the world gathered to try their hand at muni golf at Sharp Park, the world’s only MacKenzie-designed seaside public links.
Sharp Park Progress In The News (It’s not about golfers vs. environmentalists)
The struggle to preserve and protect the historic Sharp Park Golf Course has made notable progress in the last few weeks. Local media outlets are taking note.
ANOTHER ANTI-GOLF LAWSUIT DISMISSED - SHARP PARK GOLF/HABITAT RECOVERY PROJECT BEGINS
On May 28, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Garrett Wong dismissed the lawsuit Wild Equity Institute, et al vs. City and County of San Francisco, finding that San Francisco’s environmental review has been adequate. Work began here this week at the historic Sharp Park Golf Course on the first stage of a combined habitat recovery and golf renovation project intended to safeguard endangered frogs and snakes, while renovating the landmark Alister MacKenzie-designed public links.
Sharp Park Golfers Embrace Governor Brown’s Water Restrictions
Less water... dry fairways... longer drives... It's all good.
Golfers and Visitacion Valley Community to Benefit from New Job-Training Academy at Gleneagles
Among San Francisco's public golfing gems, the nine hole Gleneagles Golf Course in McLaren Park is arguably the least appreciated and faces the greatest challenges. Innovation,creativity and repurposing are terms more commonly applied to high tech startups that municipal golf courses. Manager Tom Hsieh may have found a disruptive business model for a golf industry that could use some innovation.
SF Mayor’s Women’s Golf Council First “Get Out and Golf” Clinic and Mixer May 21 at Golden Gate Park
The newly-formed San Francisco Mayor’s Women’s Golf Council is proud to announce its inaugural Women’s “Get Out and Golf” Clinic and Mixer, to be held Thursday, May 21, 2015, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Golden Gate Park Golf Course in San Francisco.
World Golf Championship at Harding Park Shines National Media Spotlight On SF Municipal Gems
The week long coverage of the World Golf Championship Match Play at Harding Park put the national spotlight on San Francisco as a world class golfing destination.Three articles that highlight our under-appreciated municipal courses and the unique San Francisco golf culture they inspire.
California Coastal Commission Unanimously Approves Permit For First Stage of Sharp Park Golf and Habitat Recovery Plan
The Commission’s unanimous vote to grant the Sharp Park permit application came on the motion of Commissioner Carole Groom, who commented: “It is evident that you can do both, you can save the snake, save the frog, preserve and protect the snake and the frog, and also preserve and protect a historic golf course.”
California Coastal Commission to Consider Sharp Park Habitat Improvement and Golf Course Infrastructure Project
California’s Coastal Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday, April 16, 9:00 a.m. in San Rafael on the Sharp Park Pump House Project – the first stage of the City’s plan to renovate Sharp Park Golf Course and improve habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog and San Francisco garter snake living in wetlands adjacent to some of the golf course fairways. You can help.
NINTH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUPS’ BID TO CLOSE SHARP PARK GOLF COURSE
A four-year-old lawsuit brought by a collection of environmentalist groups to close Sharp Park Golf Course came to an end here Wednesday, March 25, when a 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal in Wild Equity vs. City and County of San Francisco.
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