Southern Hills Country Club
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| Club information | |
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| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Established | 1936 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 27 |
| Website | southernhillscc.com |
| Front Nine / Back Nine Course | |
| Designed by | Perry Maxwell |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,012 yards (6,412 m) |
| Course rating | 75.2 |
| West Nine Course | |
| Designed by | Ben Crenshaw / Bill Coore |
| Par | 35 |
| Length | 2,969 yards (2,715 m) |
| Course rating | 36.3 |
Southern Hills Country Club is a private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips. The construction costs were raised by the founding members.
The main 18-hole golf course was laid out by golf course designer Perry Maxwell and renovated by Keith Foster in 1999. There is also a 9-hole West Course which was designed by Ben Crenshaw in 1992. Southern Hills also has the typical facilities of a country club, including extensive banqueting facilities, a fitness center, swimming and diving pools and tennis courts. Southern Hills offers swimming, personal training, and tennis instruction. The course is ranked No. 15 among Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses”.
Southern Hills has hosted seven major championships for men, including the U.S. Open three times (1958, 1977, 2001) and four PGA Championships (1970, 1982, 1994, 2007). It is the first course to host the PGA Championship four times. It has also hosted several other prestigious tournaments. Southern Hills also hosted the first-ever U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur in 1987.
Course [edit]
The scorecard for the 2007 PGA Championship
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 464 | 488 | 451 | 372 | 653 | 200 | 384 | 245 | 374 | 3,631 | 366 | 173 | 458 | 537 | 223 | 413 | 507 | 358 | 465 | 3,500 | 7,131 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Lengths of the course in previous major championships:
- 6,973 yards (6,376 m), par 70 - 2001 U.S. Open
- 6,834 yards (6,249 m), par 70 - 1994 PGA Championship
- 6,862 yards (6,275 m), par 70 - 1982 PGA Championship
- 6,873 yards (6,285 m), par 70 - 1977 U.S. Open
- 6,962 yards (6,366 m), par 70 - 1970 PGA Championship
- 6,907 yards (6,316 m), par 70 - 1958 U.S. Open
Major tournaments hosted [edit]
| Year | Tournament | Winner | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. Women's Amateur | Babe Zaharias | 0 |
| 1953 | U.S. Junior Amateur | Rex Baxter | 0 |
| 1958 | U.S. Open | Tommy Bolt | 8,000 |
| 1961 | U.S. Senior Amateur | Dexter Daniels | 0 |
| 1965 | U.S. Amateur | Bob Murphy | 0 |
| 1970 | PGA Championship | Dave Stockton | 40,000 |
| 1977 | U.S. Open | Hubert Green | 45,000 |
| 1982 | PGA Championship | Raymond Floyd | 65,000 |
| 1987 | U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur | Cindy Schofield | 0 |
| 1994 | PGA Championship | Nick Price | 310,000 |
| 1995 | Tour Championship | Billy Mayfair | 540,000 |
| 1996 | Tour Championship | Tom Lehman | 540,000 |
| 2001 | U.S. Open | Retief Goosen | 900,000 |
| 2007 | PGA Championship | Tiger Woods | 1,260,000 |
| 2009 | U.S. Amateur | Byeong-Hun An | 0 |
Bolded years are major championships on the PGA Tour.
External links [edit]
Coordinates: 36°4′21.49″N 95°56′58.77″W / 36.0726361°N 95.9496583°W
