2026 High Tech Challenge

The Olympic Club, San Francisco

The High Tech Challenge, held on September 14, 2026, was Special Olympics Northern California’s premier golf tournament and largest single-day fundraiser. Over six years, the event has brought together more than 1,200 business and community leaders and raised nearly $3 million to support life-changing programs.

This fall, we returned to the prestigious Olympic Club in San Francisco with an exclusive, intimate twist. Every High Tech Challenge golfer played on the world-renowned Lake Course, an historic, iconic course that will welcome the PGA Championship in 2028.

The Lake Course has hosted multiple major golf championships for over a century, and participants had the opportunity to play this iconic course for a cause worthy of its historic grounds.

Participation directly funded free, year-round programs for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, empowering them through sports, leadership, health, and schools.

The day went well beyond the fairways. Along with their round, participants joined fellow golfers for a private networking lunch featuring remarks from our keynote speaker and a Special Olympics Athlete Ambassador. On-course activations and unified contests brought the Special Olympics spirit to life, reminding everyone exactly who we were playing for.

One iconic course. One exclusive, elevated experience.

The Olympic Club has hosted multiple National Championships, numerous prestigious competitions and U.S. Open Championships.

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Check in with attendant at the kiosk when you arrive at The Olympic Club and let them know you are participating in the High Tech Challenge. The Olympic Club is experiencing various construction projects as they ready their facility for the PGA tour. Parking may be very limited and the Olympic Club is setting up a valet system. Car pooling and ride sharing services are highly recommended.

You can rent golf clubs for the tournament through Clublender. Clublender offers premium clubs for rent and can deliver them to The Olympic Club, your hotel, or your home at no extra cost. Delivery and return are also included. clublender.com

2026 Double-Round Tournament: First round shotgun start at 9am. Second round shotgun start at 2:45pm. All foursomes tee off simultaneously from different holes.

Scramble format: Each player hits a tee shot on each hole, but everyone plays from the spot of the best shot. So on, and so forth, until the ball is holed.

NO handicaps required.

Digital scoring: Using the Golf Genius app on a smartphone, ONE individual in each foursome will be in charge of tracking the score.

Bent grass, ryegrass and poa annua are used on tee boxes and fairways; the greens are bent grass; and the rough is Kentucky bluegrass.

PLEASE replace divots.

Tees: White Tees are for men and Green are for women.

Awards will be distributed to winners and runners-up from each round. The overall championship foursome will be memorialized on the Matt Thompson Champions Cup.