Pittsburgh National Golf Club

I've played here many times and it is one of the best layouts around!!! However the greens are terrible. Almost every green has burnt dead spots. The greens are also vastly different speeds. Finally several holes, particularly the 1st have been under construction for quite a while. If they ever get the greens right again it can be one of the best in town.

So sad a course with so much potential in the current hands. Range closes on Sundays at 5 ( 2nd busiest range time), spray pesticides on greens on a Saturday (busiest day) holding up play while waiting for this procedure not to mention walking through it without a chance to get watered in. Pro shop is never attended, have to search for an employee. Could go on and on. When this place was Deer Run it was a must play, we were out there 2-3 times a week playing or hitting balls, currently I'll avoid it.

Beautiful track. Got out early in the A.M. and played in less than three hours. Appreciate the deals they offer on golf now. The gentleman in charge of carts was extremely friendly and made me feel like a regular.

Used to play this course when it was called Deer Run and it was one of my favorites. Went out of business and the place totally closed down and grew over. It's been a few years since they reopened and it's Finally starting to look like it used to. $50 is about right for a weekend rate, maybe $5-10 too high if anything. If you can find it for $30 or less this is a must play.

I remember Pittsburgh National in its heyday about 5-10 years ago. It is NOTHING like it used to be. They have sodded over some of the traps, the traps on number one are growing wildly with weeds and rocks in them. The tee boxes are a mess on many holes.
They still have the best layout in Pittsburgh, but if the course conditions aren't good, what is the point?!?! You tease us with your past beauty.
Charging $50 for this course is not cool. When it used to be nice, sure, ok. I've been waiting for years for this course to be restored to what it used to be and it just isn't happening. I used to play this course 10-15 times a year, now I sadly will only playe it if invited to by others.

Very enjoyable round. Finished in just under 4 hours. Pace of play was excellent.

Will return. Greens in excellent shape.

Challengeing golf Links course , good condition fan to play

an 80 minute drive for my foursome and well worth the drive one of the best course we play all year

Great layout that challenges every part of your game! If you are looking for an easy day, go somewhere else. If you are looking for a test, this is your place.

Both times I played this course on a Sunday afternoon/evening... they had groups piled up on top of each other.

When you get to your tee box on time, and there's still 3 groups in front of you waiting to tee off... you know you're in for a miserable day. Seems like it's a matter of them being greedy... setting up tee times 6 minutes apart just doesn't work.

I couldn't imagine paying anywhere near the regular rate to play here.... besides the 5+ hour rate of play, the course was only mediocre condition at best... on a weekend full of sunshine.

$13 for a 6pack of cold miller is pretty reasonable for a golf course... so there's a positive.

We have played golf for many years but never here for some reason. I'd have to place this in my top 5 in western PA. Very pleasant design and fair but tough.

Seems to be a good course, challenging, but the pace of play was really slow almost 3 hrs for 10 holes. We will go back one more time to see if it improves.

Lets start at the beginning. I have played this course a couple years ago and had recently thought about playing it again. When I looked it up I noticed a significant price increase so i expected that a lot of improvements had been made. The weekend rate for this course is $90 so I booked it on golfnow to get a little discount ( $39 - which was still more expensive than most courses regular rates ). I arrived at the course and there was no golf cart. I walked in and paid and asked about a cart and the attendant had to call to get me a cart. Then my playing partner got held up at work and was a few minutes late (believe me I hate when the tee times are backed up too). Our tee time was for the afternoon so it wasn't that busy. I went in and told the starter and asked if we could flip tee times with another group that was there early and he said that would be no problem and not to worry about it. When we went ot the first at the next scheduled tee time that we switched to and had to wait for groups in front of us. Again we saw the started and thanked him and he said that it was no problem cause there were a few back ups on the course anyway. Once we stated playing I was very disappointed. We played to back tees. The tee boxes were terrible. There was not a level lie on any of them. The fairwas seemed lush by the rough was weeds and flowers. The greens were bumpy and inconsistent. I know this might seem picky, but I felt for the price they were charging I expected a lot more. Finally when we went into the clubhouse there were two younger staff behind the counter. While we were standing there I overheard them talking and they were referring to us. I overheard them saying that they couldn't believe we were late and that they would've never let us out and we would've been sent away if they were there when we came in. One of the two said he was going to follow us out and tell us about it but never did. It a nutshell this course is priced higher than most local courses but the quality is not there to support it. Some of the workers there were very welcoming but others need a few lessons in customer service.

When looking at the course as you approach the facility, it looks tough and tight. Besides a couple holes the course is surprisingly open. Greens were tough to read, but we will definitely return.

The tee boxes and bunkers were in need of some serious work, other than that greens and fairways are nice.

First time playing the course in quite a few years, not in great condition these days but still a great layout. Hope they get it back in great shape

50.00 green fees for a marginal coarse, 1.00 for a cup of ice @ the turn for a bottle of water purchased @ the coarse, just Ignorant!

Had a 2 couple in front of us- play was slow through the front nine.

I play 2-3 times per week. Course is in good shape. Staff is very accomidating.

Thanks!

Just playing golf for 6 months.
Picked this course as my first attempt at a more challenging course.

The course was beautiful!
And the staff made every aspect of our visit a very enjoyable experience.

A great course to strive for, not avoid because of difficulty.