Pittsburgh Field Club
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Pittsburgh Field Club is a prestigious 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, and 18-hole golf course.
The course, designed by Alexander H. Findlay, the "father of American golf", was opened in June of 1915. Of note is a unqiue feature to the course layout: An elevator from the 17th green to the 18th tee box.
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- Hayes, James C. (1993). The Olde History of The Pittsburg Field Club. Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Field Club. ISBN none.
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