
Grand View Course
Grand View Golf Club
Public: #2171
Public: #1945
Public: #50


About this course
Grand View Golf Club, perched atop the rolling hills of Braddock, Pennsylvania, offers a challenging test of golf shaped by its dramatic landscape. The course is renowned locally for its elevation changes that provide stunning vistas of the Monongahela River Valley. Designed in the mid-20th century, Grand View emphasizes strategic play over sheer length, rewarding thoughtful course management. The parkland layout carves through mature trees, creating tight fairways and demanding approaches to well-guarded greens. Expect undulating surfaces and deceptive breaks on the greens, a signature of the terrain. While never hosting a major championship, Grand View has been a fixture in regional amateur golf, testing the mettle of local players for generations. Grand View maintains a strong local presence and has been the site for notable golf outings. Members cherish the club for its unpretentious atmosphere, its challenging layout and community spirit, often gathering after rounds to savor the course's elevated views of the city lights.
Quick facts
- Location
- North Braddock, PA, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1996
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Ferdinand Garbin
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,096 yards
- Difficulty
- 70/130
- Course Vaults score
- 6.4
Getting there
Grand View Golf Club sits in the industrial heartland of western Pennsylvania, most readily accessed via Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), roughly forty minutes south of the club's perch in North Braddock. The drive north from the airport traces the Monongahela River valley, a landscape of steel mills and river towns that gives way to the elevated vantage point where Grand View commands its views across the Allegheny plateau. For those arriving by private aviation, nearby Allegheny County Airport (AGC) offers a closer alternative, cutting the ground transfer to mere minutes. The final ascent to the clubhouse rewards the journey with sweeping vistas that justify the club's name - a quiet, purposeful arrival in a region where golf architecture has long thrived against the backdrop of American industrial heritage.

FAQ
Common questions about Grand View
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Grand View has a Course Vaults score of 6.4 out of 10 based on 38 logged golfers.
Grand View was designed by Ferdinand Garbin.
Yes. Grand View is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Grand View is 70.
Grand View plays 6,096 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Grand View is 130.



