. >> my name is sandy tatum. i have been involved in the whole process of resuscitating and renovating harding park. in my 55 years in the city, i was satisfied that it was one of the most available, most effective assets the city could possibly have. i saw it turn into a patch of weeds. i could not bear the thought that that asset was literally going to go down the drain. we were able to, one way or the other, resuscitate and renovate that golf course so that it stands today as a priceless asset. its value has two basic elements. one is as a recreational resource. gulf, as i have experienced it, as well as millions of others, is a priceless recreational asset. it is a life and cancer and extender. it is a fact that people who play golf live substantially longer than people who do not. and it has another very important factor, this renovation. it created a facility for a headquarters for the first tee program here in san francisco. that program uses gulf and uses the attraction of learning to play golf to instill