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Pittsburgh Field Club
Pittsburgh Field Club began as the Pittsburgh Cricket Club, chartered in 1882 in Regent Square. Golf arrived in 1895, followed by the Field Club name and a broader sporting charter in 1896.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 71 · Opened 1915
- Original architect
- Alexander H. Findlay
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
From cricket to the Field Club
When Henry Clay Frick ended the property lease in 1914, members acquired a new 171-acre site. The new course and clubhouse opened in June 1915; a fire destroyed that clubhouse in 1924, and its replacement followed the next year.
Championships
Results and dates 2 editions
PGA Championship
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Denny Shute
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U.S. Amateur
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Nick Flanagan
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes5 references
Sources for this story
- About Us and History Pittsburgh Field Club
History and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA: 2024 U.S. Amateur Record Book Printed/PDF page 10, 2003 result row. Nick Flanagan d. Casey Wittenberg, 37 holes. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals. Actual dates from the retrospective result table.
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 20th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text. The champion-only winner field is intentionally separate from the official match-play result: 1-up over Harold McSpaden (37 Holes).
- PGA Championship host record The 1937 PGA record names Pittsburgh Field Club. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.