Laurel Valley Paintings and Prints

Laurel Valley Golf Club lies in Ligonier, in the Laurel Highlands of western Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. It opened in 1959. Dick Wilson designed the course, and Arnold Palmer, who grew up a few miles away in Latrobe, was among the club's founders and later renovated the course himself.

Laurel Valley sits in a broad valley surrounded by wooded ridges, and the course is known for its scale and its setting: long, tree-lined holes and large greens. Many consider it among Wilson's finest designs. The 18th is a par 4 through mature trees, with a gently sloping fairway and a slightly raised green protected by bunkers.

Largely because of Palmer's influence, Laurel Valley hosted the 1965 PGA Championship, won by Dave Marr, only a few years after it opened. It hosted the Ryder Cup in 1975, with Palmer as captain of the winning American team, and has since hosted the 1989 U.S. Senior Open, the 2005 Senior PGA Championship and the 2023 Palmer Cup.

The club was built on land acquired from the Mellon family. Palmer was not only a founding member but served as its touring professional, and his presence did much to bring championships to the club. At the 1965 PGA Championship he was the favorite playing near home but finished well back while Dave Marr won his only major title.

The 18th is the hole Linda Hartough painted at Laurel Valley.

The Laurel Valley print is available as a print on fine art paper, in a limited edition, at 15 3/8"x27".