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I remember fondly moving to San Francisco in 1993 and discovering one of the country's true municipal golf course gems, Harding Park. Situated on a beautiful piece of property, the only thing separating the rag tag city-owned course from it's famous neighbor The Olympic Club was Lake Merced. The clubhouse restaurant, with it's vinyl diner-style seats, had a fresh roast turkey every day, and making the turn and grabbing one of their turkey sandwiches was mandatory.

Across the street from the Olympic Club is San Francisco's most famous muny, designed by the same architect, Willie Watson. Framed by eucalyptus, cypress and monterey pines, TPC Harding Park hosted a PGA Tour event in the 1950s and 1960s. And it hosted the 2020 PGA Championship, won by Collin Morikawa, after a significant renovation a couple years prior. The course also hosted the 2009 Presidents Cup, as well as the 1937 and 1956 U.S. Amateur Public Links.

Set against the cypress tree-lined Lake Merced, TPC Harding Park, host of the 2020 PGA Championship, is the third major championship venue I have had the privilege of playing. I always find playing courses that host PGA Tour events, nevertheless major championships, are particularly exciting to play because A) you can truly put into perspective how hard the courses the Pros play are B) these courses are often some of the best in the world so it is always a treat!