Pittsburgh Field Club
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Pittsburgh Field Club is a private country club
, established in 1882, located six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh
in the suburb of Fox Chapel
, Pennsylvania
. It rounds out an impressive quartet of courses in the suburbs northeast of Pittsburgh, along with the Longue Vue Club, Oakmont Country Club
and the Seth Raynor-designed Fox Chapel Golf Club.
Known simply as The Field Club to Pittsburghers, it hosted the 1937 PGA Championship
. The club also hosted the 1958 Western Open as part of Pittsburgh’s bicentennial celebration. Before he won the 1953 U.S. Open at Oakmont, Ben Hogan
had to qualify for the national championship at the Pittsburgh Field Club.
The course, designed by Alexander H. Findlay, the "father of American golf", was designed in August of 1914. At the time, Findlay was the premier golf course architect in the country, having perfected his design skills for decades in every corner of the country. The current layout is an amalgam that includes the efforts of Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast, Emil “Dutch” Loeffler, Arthur Hills and Craig Schreiner. The first tee next to the clubhouse sits high above the fairway; many members suggest aiming for the white steeple of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church when you tee off there. Of note is a unique feature to the course layout: An elevator from the 17th green to the 18th tee box.
Amenities at the club include: a skeet range, swimming pool, tennis and paddleball courts, privately stocked fishing lake, driving range, practice area, an 18-hole golf course and a full service restaurant. David Martin has served as the club pro for more than twenty-five years.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
, established in 1882, located six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
in the suburb of Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, and is a suburb of Pittsburgh located northeast of downtown.The population was 5,388 as of the 2010 census.-History:...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It rounds out an impressive quartet of courses in the suburbs northeast of Pittsburgh, along with the Longue Vue Club, Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club is a country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U. S.", in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA. The Pennsylvania Turnpike separates the eastern seven holes from the rest of the course....
and the Seth Raynor-designed Fox Chapel Golf Club.
Known simply as The Field Club to Pittsburghers, it hosted the 1937 PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
. The club also hosted the 1958 Western Open as part of Pittsburgh’s bicentennial celebration. Before he won the 1953 U.S. Open at Oakmont, Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
had to qualify for the national championship at the Pittsburgh Field Club.
The course, designed by Alexander H. Findlay, the "father of American golf", was designed in August of 1914. At the time, Findlay was the premier golf course architect in the country, having perfected his design skills for decades in every corner of the country. The current layout is an amalgam that includes the efforts of Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast, Emil “Dutch” Loeffler, Arthur Hills and Craig Schreiner. The first tee next to the clubhouse sits high above the fairway; many members suggest aiming for the white steeple of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church when you tee off there. Of note is a unique feature to the course layout: An elevator from the 17th green to the 18th tee box.
Amenities at the club include: a skeet range, swimming pool, tennis and paddleball courts, privately stocked fishing lake, driving range, practice area, an 18-hole golf course and a full service restaurant. David Martin has served as the club pro for more than twenty-five years.