Pittsburgh

===Golf===
{{see also|List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area#Golf}}

[[Golf]] has deep roots in the area. The oldest U.S. course in continuous use, [[Foxburg Country Club]] dating from 1887 calls the region home. {{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Suburban [[Oakmont Country Club]] holds the record for most times as host for the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] (8).{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} [[U.S. Women's Open]] (2), [[PGA Championship]]s (3), and [[U.S. Amateur]]s (8) have also called Oakmont home.

Golf legends [[Arnold Palmer]], [[Jim Furyk]], and [[Rocco Mediate]] learned the game and began their careers on Pittsburgh area courses.<ref name="Jacob Gilson">{{cite web |last1=Shedloski |first1=Dave |title=What He Means To Me |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/golf_palmer_80_shedloski_0914 |website=Golf Digest |publisher=ZergNet|access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> Suburban courses such as [[Laurel Valley Golf Club]] and the Fox Chapel Golf Club have hosted PGA Championships (1937, 1965), the [[Ryder Cup]] (1975), [[LPGA Championship]]s (1957–58), [[Senior Players Championship]]s (2012–14), and the [[Senior PGA Championship]] (2005).

Local courses have sponsored annual major tournaments for 40 years: 
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* [[Pennsylvania Open Championship]] 1920–1940 (even years) 
* [[Dapper Dan Open]] 1939–1949 
* [[Pittsburgh Open (LPGA Tour)]] 1956 
* [[Pittsburgh Senior Classic]] 1993–1998 
* [[84 Lumber Classic]] 2001–2006 
* [[Mylan Classic]] 2010–2013 
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