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<\/p>\nThe 15th hole at Green Oaks Country Club outside of Verona is one of the best in the Pittsburgh area and it offers a great view of the course’s famous tree.<\/p>\n
Green Oaks Country Club is one of the few courses in the Pittsburgh area that were designed by famed golf architect Donald Ross.<\/p>\n
The course originally opened in 1905 with Ross finishing the final 18-hole layout in 1914.<\/p>\n
One of the best holes on the property is the 15th, a narrow par 5 that features a dogleg right and offers a view of the course’s famous tree in the distance.<\/p>\n
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The 15th hole at Green Oaks Country Club outside of Verona is a narrow and challenging par 5 that offers a stellar view of the course’s famous tree that’s known for being featured in the club’s logo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
KDKA Drone Team \/ KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith<\/p>\n
“We have a tee shot here that sets up nice to the eye, but we have a subtle but sneaky slope to the right,” said Green Oaks head golf professional Jason Hammel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sloped landscape will often send tee shots to the right side of the fairway, but being too far to the right in the trees can present big problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Left rough is perfectly fine,” Hammel said, noting that it’s a pretty open tee shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maxing out at around 505 yards, the 15th hole is reachable in two shots for some players.<\/p>\n
The famous, but altered tree that is known as the club’s logo comes into view on approach shots from the fairway.<\/p>\n
“The tree got struck by lightning last year,” Hammel said. “It was a huge limb that fell out and took the wholeness out of it.”<\/p>\n
Approach shots into the green can be lined up using the large tree as an aiming point, picking a gap between the club calls the “logo tree” and other trees lining the fairway.<\/p>\n
Once on the slick putting surface, players taking advantage of the gettable par 5 will be happy to walk away with a birdie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Green Oaks Country Club<\/p>\n
Founded: 1905<\/p>\n
Public or Private: Private<\/p>\n
Location: 5741 3rd Street, Verona, PA 15147<\/p>\n
Phone Number: 412-793-2000<\/p>\n