Cedarbrook Golf Course's Gold layout sits in Belle Vernon, a small town in Westmoreland County along the Monongahela River valley in southwestern Pennsylvania. The course was designed by James Harrison with consulting work from Dr. Michael Hurdzan, an architect known for his environmental sensitivity and agronomic expertise. Hurdzan's involvement typically brings attention to sustainable design principles and playability across skill levels, though the extent of his contribution to this particular layout is not widely documented in major golf publications. The Gold course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the western Pennsylvania landscape, where elevation changes and wooded corridors shape the playing corridors. The region's clay-based soils and seasonal weather patterns influence course conditioning and maintenance practices. Layouts in this area often incorporate natural drainage patterns and mature tree lines that define holes and create strategic interest through doglegs and forced carries. Cedarbrook serves the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area as a daily-fee facility, providing accessible golf in a region with a strong public and semi-private golf tradition. The club operates multiple layouts or nines, with the Gold designation distinguishing this routing from other available combinations on the property. The course caters to local golfers and outings, typical of facilities in smaller Pennsylvania communities where golf serves both recreational and social functions. The setting offers views of the surrounding valley landscape, and the course reflects the practical, unpretentious character common to many western Pennsylvania golf facilities built to serve regional play rather than destination traffic.