- Pittsburgh Field Club
Pittsburgh Field Club is a
country club , established in1882 , located six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in the suburb of Fox Chapel,Pennsylvania . It hosted the1937 PGA Championship . 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. The executive chef is Joseph Baverso, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. The club pro is David Martin.The course, designed by
Alexander H. Findlay , the "father of American golf", was opened in 1882.Of note is a unqiue feature to the course layout: An elevator from the 17th green to the 18th tee box.PITTSBURGH FIELD CLUB - PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
The men's par for the course is 71 strokes which, by hole, is:1- 4 strokes,2- 4 strokes,3- 5 strokes,4- 3 strokes,5- 5 strokes,6- 3 strokes,7- 4 strokes,8- 4 strokes,9- 4 strokes,
10- 4 strokes,11- 5 strokes,12- 4 strokes,13- 4 strokes,14- 3 strokes,15- 5 strokes,16- 3 strokes,17- 4 strokes, and18- 3 strokes
References
*cite book | author=Hayes, James C. | title=The Olde History of The Pittsburg Field Club | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=The Pittsburgh Field Club | year=1993 | id=ISBN none
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