Tulsa, Oklahoma · Parkland
8 major championships hosted since 1958
Established
1936
Designer
Perry Maxwell
Par
70
Championship Yardage
7,350 yds
Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Perry Maxwell design from 1936, is one of America's premier inland championship tests. Its doglegging fairways framed by trees and small, firm Bermuda greens reward shaping the ball both ways.
Often played in fierce summer heat, Southern Hills has hosted three U.S. Opens and a record-tying number of PGA Championships, including Tiger Woods's heat-baked 2007 win and Justin Thomas's 2022 comeback.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Southern Hills.
Course Record (round)
63
Major rounds
Lowest 72-Hole Total
267 (−13)
Justin Thomas, 2022 (−5 playoff)
First Major Hosted
1958
Total Majors Hosted
8
Every major championship staged at Southern Hills, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | 5 | 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007, 2022 |
| U.S. Open | 3 | 1958, 1977, 2001 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Southern Hills.
Tommy Bolt won the U.S. Open in the Oklahoma heat.
Hubert Green won the U.S. Open despite a death threat received during the final round.
Retief Goosen three-putted the 72nd hole but won the U.S. Open in an 18-hole playoff.
Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship in 100-degree heat for his 13th major.
Justin Thomas erased a seven-shot deficit and won the PGA in a playoff over Will Zalatoris.
Justin Thomas, who rallied from seven strokes back and won a three-hole playoff over Will Zalatoris.
Perry Maxwell designed the course, which opened in 1936.
Three U.S. Opens and multiple PGA Championships, making it one of the most frequent modern major venues.