A Premier Pennsylvania Golf Course
Nestled in the lush green landscape of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Diamond Run Golf Club is a haven for golfers. With a course rivaling the best in the world and a Club geared toward complete Member satisfaction, Diamond Run Golf Club proudly welcomes Members and their guests to play one of the premier golf courses in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
According to PGA legend and course designer Gary Player, the golf course at Diamond Run is outstanding for several reasons, including its beautiful views, rolling fairways and capability to challenge both the amateur and the seasoned golfer.
The course’s appeal to a wide range of golfers is due in part to the five sets of tees used to vary distance and angle to the green. Additionally, many of the tees are elevated from the fairway to give players confidence with distance. However, when the tees are placed at the black championship markers and the rough is grown out a little bit, the course at Diamond Run presents a stiff challenge for even the most experienced golfer.
“You have to build a course with flexibility,” Player said. “I am so against tricked-up golf courses. They’re an exercise in frustration for the amateur. Anyone can come here and shoot good golf. That’s the mark of a great course.”
“Diamond Run has turned out even better than I first imagined it,” Player continued. “This course is simply one of the best in the world, and I say this in humility. It is not boasting but, rather, an absolute fact.”
Diamond Run is a Club for the avid golfer as well as for families and guests. The Club offers Men’s and Women’s Golf Associations, a Junior Golf Program, Couples’ Golfing Events and an active, welcoming social atmosphere. Individual lessons, clinics and group lessons are also available from PGA Professionals for all levels of expertise.
History
Development of Diamond Run Golf Club began in 1992, backed by Hartley King of King’s Family Restaurants, Gary Sheffler of Sheffler Survey and Engineering, Dion McMullen of Londonbury Homes, and Tom Kniss of Kniss, Kletzi & Associates. After contacting top course designers from around the United States, the four developers, collectively known as Diamond Run Associates, chose to work with the Gary Player Group of West Palm Beach, Florida.
With Player, the winner of three Masters Tournaments and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, visiting the site and remaining personally involved throughout the design phase, Diamond Run received the Gary Player Signature Course designation. The construction of the course neared completion in late 1993 and early 1994, with real estate in the area developed to complement the course design. During construction, approximately 850,000 cubic yards of earth were moved to build the course, with 200,000 cubic yards alone moved on No. 16, the course’s signature Hole.
With an invitation-only crowd of about 400 on hand, the course officially opened on Wednesday, September 14, 1994, when Player joined local celebrities and golf enthusiasts to play the course’s baptismal round. Player shot an unofficial nine-under for the round, scoring 63 from the par 72 tees (currently the blue tees). According to an article by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports writer Gerry Dulac, “The round wasn’t official because he played other players’ shots on a few holes.”
In May 2001, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Diamond Run Golf Course No. 10 on its list of “25 Most Difficult Courses in Western Pennsylvania” based on slope. While it does present a stiff challenge if played from the black championship tees with the rough grown in, the course was designed with five sets of tees of varying lengths to increase playability for all skill levels. Despite its location in hilly Western Pennsylvania, the course truly plays into the hills only three times: No. 12 plays uphill, with a 70-foot elevation increase from tee to green (the same uphill slope as No. 8 at Augusta National in Georgia), while Nos. 9 and 14, both par 5, play downhill.
Diamond Run Golf Club is planning for future successes that will embrace and surpass those of the past.
Damon Mains
Membership Director
Serving since 2023
412-385-8131
About Damon
Damon joined the Diamond Run team in January of 2023 as the Membership Director. Damon is the oldest of 3 children born and raised in New Kensington. Following High School, he went off to become a member of the golf staff at Oakmont Country Club. During my time at Oakmont, he had the opportunity to caddie in the 1994 U.S. Open Championship. After his time at Oakmont, he went off to work as part of the golf staff at Diamond Run Golf Club. Following his time at Diamond Run, I became the Director of Outside Operations at Treesdale Golf and Country Club. After 3 years, he was promoted to Assistant Golf Professional. He attended college during his tenure at Treesdale. After graduating, he decided to leave the golf business for the nonprofit sector. He was given the opportunity to rejoin the golf business in 2016 as the Assistant Golf professional at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine Florida. During my tenure, he was able to take the steps necessary to become a PGA Associate. In 2017, he returned to Pittsburgh to work again at Treesdale Golf and Country Club as the First Assistant Golf Pro. In August of 2021, he was offered the Director of Membership position at Firethorne. He spent 1.5 years working at Firethorne and was excited to hear of the opening at Diamond Run and a chance to return to Pittsburgh.
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