Edgewood Country Club

Edgewood Country Club, is a private golf, social, and tennis club located in Churchill, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Country Club was founded in 1898 in Edgewood, Pennsylvania and then moved in 1921 to Churchill where Donald Ross designed its new golf course while also working on the design of the well-known Pinehurst No. 2.[1]

Edgewood Country Club
Club information
LocationChurchill, Pennsylvania
Established1921
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Designed byDonald Ross
Par72
Length6,418 yards

Golf

Edgewood Country Club was started as a golf and social club only minutes away from the Pittsburgh steel mills. The golf course was designed Donald Ross to promote fair and enjoyable play with a comfortable walking experience if chosen. The importance of a golf course providing enjoyment while still delivering a challenge may be summarized in one of Ross's famous statements, "Golf should be a pleasure, not a penance."[2] The course has been a longtime member of the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association (WPGA) and has hosted several WPGA tournaments. The 18 hole course belongs to the United States Golf Association and provides golf handicap for all members using latest computer technologies. The golf course is designed, like many Western Pennsylvania courses, over rolling terrain, but Donald Ross designed the holes without sidehill lies like so many other Western Pennsylvania courses. Edgewood's greens are well known, like many of Ross's courses, for their fast speed. The greens are regularly found to run about 12 feet on the stimpmeter. The golf course does not rely on any creeks, lakes or other water bodies, preferring to use very difficult greens and dangerous sand bunkers to challenge the area's best golfers. Edgewood has a full size grass driving range where members and guests may hit balls without paying for each bucket like most courses, two putting greens, a chipping and putting green, and a full short game area complete with a practice fairway and sand bunkers. Edgewood provides many competitions for members and guests throughout the year such as member-guests, Stag events, holiday events, and many others including the club championship. In addition to competition within the club, Edgewood fields both junior and senior interclub teams.

A pro-shop is also located on site. The current head professional at Edgewood is Peter Micklewright, Jr. who is in charge of giving golf lessons and running the golf shop. The current layout is played as Donald Ross designed it. The change back to the Donald Ross layout was made during the club's 100th anniversary. The course currently has blue championship tees, white men's/amateur women tees, red women's tees, and golden senior's tees. The yardage of holes as well as par:

Edgewood Country Club Detailed Scorecard [3][4]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 44353445436 4434345543672
Handicap Men's & Women's 9115171135713 10128418616142
Blue 72.1 / 135 3734271674671744164185363073275 33539817339913834147147042031436418
White 71.4 / 133 3684211594571644054095332993215 33137616338912733145146841130476262
Gold 69.8 / 130 3513551504401553863944852993015 31835614837810833143945235129005915
Red 74.2 / 129 3514121434021153863944562882943 31833914836910831838244440228285771

Edgewood has been a longtime member of the WPGA, and due to its local and national prestige has been awarded many of the WPGA's annual championships. The following are champions of WPGA events contested at Edgewood Country Club:

WPGA Championships:

  • The William Penn Open[5]
    • 1954 - Tom Blaskovich
    • 1959 - Frank Kiraly
    • 2001 - Marshall Maraccini
    • 2006 - Josh "The Body" Wheless
  • West Penn Amateur[6]
    • 1939 - Jack C. Benson
    • 1946 - Frank Souchak
    • 1965 - Harry Toscano
    • 1969 - James Simons
    • 1976 - Tom McGinnis, Jr.
  • Tournament of Club Champions [7]
    • 1995 - Sherman Hostetter
  • West Penn Senior Amateur Championship[8]
    • 1998 - Phil Saylor
    • 2038 - Richie Walsh
  • West Penn Women's Amateur[9]
    • 2005 - Katie Trotter
  • West Penn Junior Amateur Championship[10]
    • 1937 - Kenneth J. Stear
    • 1950 - Jim McCarter

Tennis

In addition to the golf course, Edgewood Country Club also has a tennis facility.[11] The Club's paddle tennis facilities include three heated courts located at the Violet H. Wright Center. Like the tennis program, Edgewood field men's and women's inter-club paddle tennis teams.[12]

Swimming

A full swimming facility is also on the property.[13]

References
  1. Edgewood Country Club Summary
  2. Edgewood C.C. Golf
  3. WPGA's Edgewood C.C. Detailed Scorecard
  4. Course Information
  5. Past Champions of West Penn Open
  6. Past Champions of West Penn Amateur
  7. Past Champions of Tournament of Club Champions
  8. Past Champions of West Penn Senior Amateur
  9. Past Champions of West Penn Women's Amateur
  10. Past Champions of West Penn Junior
  11. Edgewood Tennis Information
  12. Edgewood Paddle Tennis
  13. Swimming at Edgewood Country Club

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