New plan has Harding hosting Presidents Cup
San Francisco officials have reached agreement with the PGA Tour to bring the 2009 Presidents Cup to Harding Park, The Chronicle has learned.
The agreement, an amendment to the previous contract between the tour and city, ends 16 months of uncertainty about Harding’s future as a venue for big-time golf. The course hosted the American Express Championship in October 2005, its first PGA Tour event since 1969. Tiger Woods outlasted John Daly to win in a riveting playoff.
Officials from the tour and city are finalizing language on the contract amendment, two sources said. An announcement is expected early next week, though the Rec & Park commission, Board of Supervisors and mayor’s office still must give their approval, a process likely to take until the end of March.
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