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Pittsburgh Golf Courses & Tee Times in Ohio
Pittsburgh's golf reputation starts at Oakmont, a private club founded in 1903 that hosted its record tenth U.S. Open in 2025 and gets an eleventh in 2033. The public side is older than you might think. The city's Schenley Park course dates to 1902 and is still the only course inside city limits, now named for Mayor Bob O'Connor. Allegheny County set aside North and South Parks in 1927 and planned golf courses for both in 1928. Across the West Virginia line, Wheeling's Oglebay Park has been open to the public since 1928.
Can't get a tee time in Pittsburgh? Yoink watches 3 public courses in Lowellville. Pick your courses, set the day and time you want, and get a notification when a tee time opens, cancellations included.
The longest layout here is The Links at Firestone Farms at 7,207 yards.
Who runs public golf in Pittsburgh
Allegheny County runs two 18-hole, par-72 courses, one at North Park and one at South Park. County residents get the resident rate: in 2026 a regular-season weekday 18 walking is $25 for residents and $31 for everyone else, $45 and $56 riding. Seniors 60 and over can buy a golf pass that drops weekday rates to $10 walking. The regular season runs April to early October, with fall rates into late November and limited winter hours after that. In the city, Bob O'Connor at Schenley Park is owned by Pittsburgh and leased to The First Tee. Across the line in West Virginia, the Wheeling Park Commission runs Oglebay on land Earl Oglebay left the city in 1926.
Public courses worth knowing in Pittsburgh
- North Park Golf Course - North Park: One of the two county courses planned in 1928 for the parks Paul B. Riis designed. 18 holes, par 72, resident pricing for Allegheny County.
- South Park Golf Course - Eighteen: The other county 18, par 72, same seven-day booking and resident rates as North Park.
- Jones Golf Course – Speidel (at Oglebay Resort): Robert Trent Jones Sr. design at Oglebay that hosted the West Virginia LPGA Classic for 11 years.
- Palmer Golf Course – Speidel (at Oglebay Resort): Arnold Palmer's course at Oglebay, named top golf layout in the nation by Golfer's Choice in 2023.
- Crispin Golf Course at Oglebay Resort: Oglebay's older course, with an 18-hole layout, a 9-hole par 3 and a range.
Booking tee times in Pittsburgh: the local rules
North Park and South Park take reservations up to seven days ahead. Online you can book up to four spots; by phone or in person you can book up to six foursomes. The county page does not list a separate, earlier window for residents.
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The window opens once. Cancellations happen all week.
Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 3 courses in Pittsburgh and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
3 courses in Pittsburgh
Lowellville
Why tee times in Pittsburgh are hard to get
Golf in Pittsburgh follows the seasons: spring openers and fall weekends are the busiest stretches, and summer mornings fill before afternoons.
Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in Pittsburgh
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All 3 courses in Pittsburgh, watched for you around the clock
Pick the courses you'd play and Yoink keeps an eye on all 3 courses in Pittsburgh. You see what's open in one place, and you hear about it the moment a time that fits your day, window and group turns up, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Pittsburgh: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Pittsburgh?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Pittsburgh?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Pittsburgh?
Demand is highest on spring and fall weekends. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in Ohio
- Cleveland · 111 courses
- Columbus · 66 courses
- Cincinnati · 61 courses
- Toledo & Northwest Ohio · 19 courses
- Lima & West Central Ohio · 7 courses
- Detroit · 2 courses
- More Ohio · 6 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- Pittsburgh, PA · 44 courses
- Erie & Northwest PA, PA · 12 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- alleghenycounty.us · government
- alleghenycounty.us · government
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- oglebay.com · official
Tee times in Pittsburgh, without the refreshing
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