Edgewood Course
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Edgewood Country Club occupies rolling terrain in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, part of the region's established country club corridor. Donald Ross designed the course in the 1920s during his most prolific period, bringing his characteristic strategic principles to land that offers natural elevation changes and mature tree-lined corridors. The routing takes advantage of the property's contours, with holes that move across slopes and require thoughtful club selection and placement rather than sheer distance. Ross's design at Edgewood features the hallmarks of his approach: greens with subtle interior movement and false fronts, fairways that reward positioning over length, and bunkering placed to challenge specific angles of approach. The property's topography creates a variety of stances and lies, and the tree growth over decades has added definition to the playing corridors while maintaining strategic width where Ross intended options. Several holes move through natural valleys and across ridgelines, giving the round a sense of movement through varied terrain. The club has maintained a traditional membership culture typical of Pittsburgh's established country clubs, with golf as the central focus alongside social and dining amenities. Edgewood has hosted regional amateur competitions and qualifiers over the years, serving as a respected test within Pennsylvania golf circles. The course represents Ross's ability to adapt his design philosophy to different landscapes, creating a layout that rewards course management and precision rather than relying on dramatic features or extreme length.
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Private column compares member-only and guest-restricted courses.
Best in World
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Best in USA
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Best in PA
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8.2
23 players
When people mention Donald Ross this is the first course that comes to mind. Massive elevation changes. Strategic hole designs. And the nastiest false fronts in golf. Edgewood is truly timeless. One of the WPGA founding clubs the course is steeped in history. Plenty of it is on display in the vintage yet quaint clubhouse and playing the course takes you back in time. Over 100 years of existence and it’s still an elite course. Often forgotten about among the Pittsburgh private course giants Edgewood provides a course that I could play for the rest of my life. Perfectly manicured and always inviting uncle Donny would be proud of the club today. A stellar routing that has had a few altercations of the years, (most recently adding a box to make the 16th a par 5), the course expertly winds through the many hills both providing reveals and hiding greens. An exciting set of par 3s get overshadowed by an all world collection of par 4s with some of the best variety I’ve played. The par 5th 8 is often many’s favorite hole with its towering tee box over looking part of the property but I believe the short par 4 9th hole is the true gem of the course. The finishing stretch goes par 5,5,4 and is the crescendo of the round. The greens are slippery and contoured and for much of the round it feels like your playing on a razors edge. An approach shot too deep means a lightning fast down hill putt but a shot too short could mean being ejected by the false front 40 yards backwards. These testing greens are made fair by relatively the course being relatively tame tee to green although it takes more than one loop to fully recognize the proper angles to attack from. Edgewood is a course that has you constantly thinking and is a wonderful example of how Donny or a good routing can make a course not only last but thrive for a century.
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FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Edgewood has a Course Vaults score of 8.2 out of 10 based on 10 explicit golfer ratings.
Edgewood was designed by Donald Ross.
Edgewood is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Edgewood is 70.
Edgewood plays 6,537 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Edgewood is 143.
