Search For The Site
The Union League members began searching for a site to build a world-class facility in the 1920s. They spent years looking for a property that was: 1)near the city of San Francisco, 2)land suitable for the construction of a championship golf course, 3)property with a natural water supply, and 4)weather that was outside of the fog belt. In 1927 they found the ideal site for the club in the hills above a small town on the San Francisco Peninsula, Millbrae. The site featured very fertile land, in fact the property had been cultivated as a nursery for many decades. Flowers and shrubs grown on the property were actually utilized by famed horticulturist John MacLaren in the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition, or World's Fair. The property had year-round water (from natural creeks), and undulating topography featuring gorgeous vistas. The property could be reached from San Francisco by the members’ automobiles traveling down a road that led to the Peninsula, the El Camino Real.
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