Seasonal Intern

The Pittsburgh Field Club is a private 18-hole country club, established in 1882, located just 8 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. The Field Club, as it’s known in Pittsburgh, hosted the 1937 PGA Championship, the 1959 Western Open, and the 2023 Pennsylvania Amateur Championship. Also, the club hosts the Pittsburgh Open every third year.

The course was designed by Alexander Findlay in 1914. In 2012, Keith Foster developed a Master Plan for the club. In recent years, we have completed a bunker and green surrounds renovation, fairway re-contouring, a  complete driving range renovation, and completed a state-of-the-art short game area. Future projects include: tee and cart path renovations, and a new irrigation system.  One feature unique about Pittsburgh Field Club is we have an elevator(pictured above) that transports walkers from our 17th green to the 18th tee.  The elevator was built in 1938.

At the Pittsburgh Field Club, we strive to help turfgrass management interns develop skills to become highly successful in the golf course maintenance industry. We want to help you develop in areas that you target as goals during your internship program. At the Field Club, you will be involved in a wide range of tasks including but not limited to: 

• Autonomous Mower Technology

  • Fleet Management of 13 Husqvarna Mowers

• Data Collection

  • USGA GS3 Data Analysis, TDR Moisture Readings, Spiio Observations

• Irrigation Principles

  • Development of Hand Irrigating Greens, Tees, Fairways

  • Toro Lynx Setup and Implementation

• Drainage Projects

  • Basic Establishment of Installations

• Chemical and Fertilizer Applications 

  • All Playing Surfaces Using Boom Sprayers, Handhelds, Rotary Spreaders and Tractor Mounted

• Management of Small Groups

• Course Setup

  • Including Pin and Tee Placement

• Integrated Pest Management

  • Scouting and Case Study Applications

• Mowing Practices

  • Greens, Approaches, Tees, Fairways

Please email resume to jmckay@fieldclub.org. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us. 

Office: 412-963-2893

Check out this short video of a flyover of the golf club:

 https://youtu.be/dyxUYZW190o?si=zQLojz5Hlu09cIQh