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CBS News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Edgewood Country Club's 8th hole features classic Donald Ross design
Edgewood Country Club is one of the few golf courses in the Pittsburgh area designed by Donald Ross and the 8th hole there is one of its highlights. The Par 5 hole is a beautiful hole that offers a stunning view and it comes with a difficult challenge, as well. "It's our signature hole," said Edgewood Country Club head golf professional Pete Micklewright. "We don't have any water hazards here, so we don't have the typical that most people have, the pond in front that makes it the scenic hole. What we have is the elevation change. We've got a beautiful clubhouse in the background right there, a 580-yard par 5. It's all you can handle with the bunkers, the slope, and the Donald Ross classic false front green." An ideal tee shot on the 8th hole at Edgewood is to play just inside the bunkers on the right side of the fairway, as the natural contours of the land will kick shots a bit back to the left. "If I can keep it just inside those bunkers, it's gonna roll down to that middle part of the left side of the fairway and be a really good place to play that second shot from," Micklewright said. Ideal shots from the fairway that aren't attempting to make it in two will leave a short wedge into the green, which features Donald Ross' signature false front, and will often kick shots short back into the fairway. For approach shots short of the green, putting up the slope is an option, instead of chipping or pitching from the fairway. The speedy greens at Edgewood make putting from anywhere on the 8th green a difficult challenge. Founded: 1898 Public or Private: Private Location: 100 Churchill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Phone Number: 412-823-7300 Website: Course Designer: Donald Ross Par: 71 Yardages, Course Rating, and Slope Rating:
CBS News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Chartiers Country Club's redesigned 15th hole offers more demanding test
The 15th hole at Chartiers Country Club has been redesigned and now offers a more demanding test at one of the Pittsburgh's areas best golf holes. The hole is one of the best Par 4's in the area has been completely changed around from what it used to look like to how it presents now. "Prior to our changes over the last couple years we made with the bunkering and also the squaring off of the tee box, this hole played 370 yards with a big ash tree to the right and no bunkers at all," said Joe Klinchock, head golf professional for Chartiers Country Club. "Now we've added three fairway bunkers, hazardous bunkers if you get in those, and a deep bunker to the right of the green. We also redid the green and made a great walk up area to our 16th hole. We went from a hole that was really not on anybody's mind when you play the course to one of the holes like, 'Wow, this is something special.'" The 15th hole at Chartiers Country Club has undergone an extensive redesign project and now offers a more demanding tes. KDKA Drone Team / KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith The 15th hole now plays as long as 430 yards and its architecture can make things challenging on the players. "I think it's a combination of two things," Klinchock said. "One, I think they're making it a little more difficult, but to me, we didn't make our course necessarily more difficult. We added some tees and some length, but I think we made our course a lot prettier and I think that's the biggest thing. A solid tee shot on the 15th hole will leave an approach shot from around 165 yards to an elevated green with the aforementioned bunker which can cause trouble for things that miss to the right of the green. Leaving your approach shot below the hole can allow for an aggressive putt to the pin. When KDKA's Bob Pompeani played the hole alongside Klinchock, a birdie opportunity was just missed, leaving a tap-in for a par. "I'll take tap-in 4's all day long on this one," Klinchock said. The Elite 18 Chartiers Country Club Founded: 1924 Public or Private: Private Location: 601 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Phone Number: 412-921-3780 Website: Course Designer: Willie Park, Jr. Par: 70 Yardages, Course Rating, and Slope Rating: Burgundy - 6,733 yards - 72.4/139 Park - 6,548 yards - 71.4/136 Blue - 6,289 yards - 70.2/134 Hills - 5,985 yards - 68.9/133 White - 5,692 yards - 67.5/128 Green - 5,056 yards - 64.3/124
CTV News
05-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Glenn's Golf Tips: A little risk-reward scenario
Glenn's Golf Tips: A little risk-reward scenario We have ourselves a little risk-reward scenario, and McKenzie Meadows executive professional Scott Orban shows us the shot he'll play.
