Womens Golf Association of Western Pennsylvania

Allegheny Country club hosts the 93rd annual WGAWP Championship August 10-14, 2017.  Tournament registration is available until July 5th.  After the Bobby Cruickshank Qualifying round on Monday, players will be flighted for match play rounds beginning on Tuesday.

Allegheny has been the venue for the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Tournament,  the U.S. Women's Mid-Am Championship and the 40th USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship.

Allegheny Country Club had its origin in 1895, but not at its present location. At California and Brighton Avenues on Pittsburgh's North Side, the first site of the club, a 6-hole golf course as well as tennis courts and a clubhouse were constructed. The Club proved so popular, however, that it soon outgrew this facility.

A new 150 acre site off Blackburn Road, then known as the Dairy Farm or McKean Tract, was purchased. The land was cleared and the clubhouse, designed by William Ross Proctor, was erected. A golf course, tennis courts, and a road were constructed and the property generally improved. In May 1902, the New Allegheny Country Club opened.

The golf course has changed quite a bit since it was designed by Donald Ross, the famous golf course architect. According to reliable information, there are thirty-two abandoned greens on the property. In 1945 the first seven holes of the back nine were completely remodeled. Presently, an exciting master plan for the golf course, developed by talented golf course architect, Gil Hanse, is well-underway. The plan is dedicated to restoring Donald Ross' classic design.

Over the years, many changes have been made to Allegheny Country Club. In the 1930s the Indoor Tennis Building was erected and  is one of the few remaining of its kind in the country as most facilities have been replaced with the popular indoor "bubbles".  In the 1950s a swimming pool complex was constructed and was recently remodeled and expanded.