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Half Moon Bay Golf Links Old Course is an 18-hole public course in Half Moon Bay, California.

Designed by Arnold Palmer. It plays 7,001 yards from the Black tees, rated 74.4/132 (checked 2026-08-14).

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18
holes
72
par
7,001
yards (tips)
132
slope (black)
The shape of the round · Black teespublished figures only
HOLE ORDER — BLACK TEES509411219376499418203449357551406431192412573411169403152433445564738494105114124133144155164173184PAROUT 3,441 YDSIN 3,548 YDSFIRST NINESECOND NINE
The published card in playing order, 18 holes with the two nines split — hole number under each bar, its par below that.

The course

designer
Arnold Palmer reported
access
public
address
2 Miramontes Point Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA
phone
650-726-1800
elevation
44 ft derived
opened
1973
on site
pro shop · restaurant · lessons

37.43488, -122.44019 — open on OpenStreetMap →

The course, from above

This map shows all 18 holes. 4 mapped features sit close to more than one hole and are drawn with the nearer one.

210 traced features across 8 layers for Half Moon Bay Golf Links Old Course, drawn over NAIP 2022 aerial imagery.

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210 traced features across 8 layers for Half Moon Bay Golf Links Old Course, drawn over NAIP 2022 aerial imagery. The map itself needs JavaScript; the geometry is a plain GeoJSON file either way.

18
Holes
23
Fairways
52
Bunkers
7
Water
18
Greens
63
Tee pads
6,989yds
Black tees
573yds
Longest hole
169yds
Shortest hole

Imported from OpenStreetMap, edges unchecked · USDA NAIP 2022-05-18

Tees & ratings

Ratingsopen datachecked 2026-08-14

All 8 tee sets par, yardage, course rating, slope — the full table

Sorted by Yards, descending. 8 rows.

BlackM72700174.413234413548
BlueM72661072.812832933352
WhiteM72632371.612531493173
WhiteF72632377.313731493173
GoldM72602170.112229613047
GoldF72602175.713329613047
Red (L)M72550172.8127
Red (S)M72531971.6126

Every figure as published; a blank cell is one nobody publishes. Front 9 and Back 9 are summed from the per-hole yardages on the scorecard.

Scorecard

Scorecardopen datachecked 2026-08-14

Hole 123456789101112131415161718 Total
Par 543454344544345434 72
Black 509411219376499418203449357551406431192412573411169403 7,001
Blue 509402175346481403190430357484383416178384564398162383 6,610
White 491386160330465382181412342475371398168325542375151368 6,323
Gold 477317129317461365166396333475371344145314518367151362 6,021
Handicap 177391351511116141082124186

No per-hole yardages are published for Red (L) and Red (S), so they are not on the card above.

The Studio

The Studio can't plan Half Moon Bay Golf Links Old Course hole by hole yet.

We hold its scorecard and 210 traced features, but not a model of every green, which a plan aims at.

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  • The approach, planned A Studio approach map on the aerial photo: a lob wedge aimed at the island green, its spread drawn as a dashed ring over the water, and the side it most often misses. Example from another course: hole 15, Resort tee, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale
  • The green, from LiDAR A Studio green view on the aerial photo: arrows for the slope a LiDAR survey measured, the area a cup could be cut, and the safer side to miss. Example from another course: hole 15, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale
  • Every shot, tee to green A Studio plan on the aerial photo of a desert par 4: the driver off the tee and a 7-iron into the green between the bunkers, each shot with its landing spread drawn as a dashed ring. Example from another course: hole 2, Resort tee, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale

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Rates change by day and by season, so we send you to Half Moon Bay Golf Links Old Course's own booking page rather than quoting a figure that was true the week we captured it.

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Also bookable nearby: Half Moon Bay Golf Links Ocean Course (0.0 mi) · Crystal Springs Golf Course (9.1 mi) · Emerald Hills Golf Course (9.7 mi)

Measured against comparable courses

How hard and how long this course plays against comparable courses — never how good it is.

FigureThis courseIn CaliforniaNationwideAmong its peers
Longest7,001 yds=157th of 889=1,991st of 12,02510th of 74 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · =485th of 4,105 public courses · =917th of 7,004 courses you can book · =1,982nd of 9,017 18-hole regulation courses
Toughest testslope 132=270th of 750=3,130th of 8,710=29th of 70 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · =629th of 2,882 public courses · =1,317th of 4,936 courses you can book · =3,063rd of 7,089 18-hole regulation courses
Hardest from the tipsrating 74.4=89th of 685=1,009th of 7,6158th of 64 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · =214th of 2,412 public courses · =386th of 4,145 courses you can book · =1,002nd of 7,034 18-hole regulation courses
Widest tee spread1,682 yds between tees=314th of 857=4,222nd of 11,52324th of 74 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · =1,156th of 3,841 public courses · =2,184th of 6,653 courses you can book · =4,160th of 8,962 18-hole regulation courses
Oldestopened 1973=422nd of 768=4,884th of 9,368=45th of 69 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · =1,490th of 3,277 public courses · =2,620th of 5,526 courses you can book · =3,463rd of 7,001 18-hole regulation courses
Highest above sea level44 ft derived =801st of 917=10,766th of 12,437=60th of 75 in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · =3,968th of 4,289 public courses · =6,546th of 7,274 courses you can book · =7,773rd of 9,106 18-hole regulation courses

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What's on this page

In progress4 of 6 built

4 of 6 parts of this course page are built, and we're filling in the rest.

  • Scorecard, built.Par and yardage for every hole, from 6 sets of tees.
  • Course rating and slope, built.Rated from 8 sets of tees.
  • Course map, built.All 18 greens drawn, with the fairways, bunkers and water, over aerial imagery.
  • Per-hole distances, built.Every hole is traced, so carries and distances to the front, middle and back of each green are measured along the line you actually play.
  • Green contours, not built yet.We haven't built the green contours for this course yet.
  • Course details, partly built.6 of 7 background details — we don't hold the grass on the greens.

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Sources

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Half Moon Bay Golf Links Ocean Course

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Straight-line distance from this course's coordinates, within 60 miles — not driving distance, and it crosses state lines where the nearest courses are over one.

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