Pittsburgh Field Club

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 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.

External links

• Pittsburgh Field Club official website

References

• Hayes, James C. (1993). The Olde History of The Pittsburg Field Club. Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Field Club. ISBN none. 
• The Pittsburgh Field Club: Fieldclub.org