Poplar Creek Golf Course tee times

San Mateo, CA · 14 miles from San Francisco · 18 holes · par 70

Next open tee times

Fri, Nov 13

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Sat, Nov 14

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Sun, Nov 15

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The week at a glance

About Poplar Creek Golf Course

Where

San Mateo, CA · SF & Peninsula

Holes

18

Par

70 · 6,069 yards from the back tees (scorecard as listed on GolfPass)

Rating / slope

Tees	Yards	Men	Women
Black	5,988	69.7 / 115	–
Gold	5,574	67.6 / 112	72.4 / 121
Silver	5,158	65.3 / 109	70.0 / 117
Yellow	4,688	63.1 / 99	67.3 / 112

From the USGA Course Rating and Slope Database.

First tee times

Usually weekdays 6:45 AM, weekends 9:07 AM

Getting around

Walking rates listed

Phone

(650) 522-4653

Course map

Hole-by-hole map on Golf Public

Before you go

From the course's own website, checked Oct 12, 2026, in our words. Prices and hours can change.

Carts and walking

Golf carts

Cart for two riders $36; single rider $26 (posted rates, no year shown). Source

Push carts

Pull carts, $8. Source

Practice

Driving range

A driving range, open 7 days a week. Source

Range balls

Warm-up (about 35 balls) $9, small (about 70) $12, medium (about 105) $15, large (about 140) $14 as posted; short-game area access $6. Posted rates, no year shown. Source

Short game

Two large practice putting greens and a short-game practice area. Source

Rentals

Rental clubs

Rental clubs, $30 (posted rates, no year shown). Source

Food and drink

Food

The restaurant is closed for now: the city is choosing a new food and beverage operator, and the restaurant, banquet rooms and kitchen stay closed until then. Source

Pro shop and lessons

Lessons

Head pro Dana Banke and four assistant pros: $65 a half hour, $125 an hour, with 3- and 5-lesson series, group rates and playing lessons (3 holes $160, 9 holes $275). Call the golf shop to book. Source

On the course

Restrooms

The main clubhouse restrooms have been repaired and are open to the public. Source

Course rules

Dress code

Soft spikes only; no cutoffs or tank tops. Source

Good to know

• Green fees (posted, no year shown): $47 weekdays, $64 weekends and holidays. San Mateo residents with a resident pass pay $42 weekdays and $56 weekends. Source
• From November 1 to March 31, twilight starts at 1 PM and super twilight at 3 PM (2 PM and 4 PM from April to October). Source
• Early-morning back-nine rate: $29 weekdays, $33 weekends. Source
• A city course: Poplar Creek was originally the San Mateo Municipal Golf Course, rebuilt and reopened in 2000. Source

Clubs you can join

Poplar Creek Golf Club (Saturdays)

Tournament club playing mostly on Saturdays, with some Sundays and away events. $125 a year, including NCGA dues and a GHIN index; senior discounts and prorated fees available. Register through the club website. Source

Poplar Creek Women's Golf Club (Wednesdays)

Plays Wednesday mornings, tee times 8:30 to 9:30 AM. $90 a year, including NCGA dues and a GHIN index. Contact Laura Lyons ([email protected]). Source

San Mateo Women's Golf Club (Tuesdays)

Plays Tuesday mornings, tee times 8:30 to 9:30 AM. $87 a year (NCGA dues and GHIN index included) plus a one-time $20 initiation fee. Contact Ruth Anne Jones ([email protected]). Source

VIP Membership

$29.99 a month: 14-day advance booking, one-hour early access to twilight and super twilight prices, discounted range cards and free short-game area access. Source

Not posted by the course: GPS on carts, a beverage cart, outside food and drink or a tournament calendar. Call (650) 522-4653 to ask.

Hole by hole

From GolfPass's listing of the scorecard. Yards from the Black, Gold, Silver tees.

Questions golfers ask

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