Pittsburgh Field Club

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Pittsburgh Field Club is a country club, established in 1882, located six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in the suburb of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania. It hosted the 1937 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, and 18- 3 strokes

[edit] References

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