TULSA, Okla. – The PGA Championship visits Southern Hills Country Club for the fifth time this week, giving the club a chance to show off a recent restoration by architects Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner.
Originally designed by Perry Maxwell and opened in 1936, Southern Hills is No. 1 among private courses in Oklahoma in Golfweek’s Best rankings, and it is No. 38 on Golfweek’s Best list of classic courses built before 1960 in the U.S. The rolling layout has been host to four PGA Championships (1970, ’82, ’94 and ’07) and three U.S. Opens (’58, ’77 and ’01), among many other elite competitions.
Check out the photos below, some provided by the PGA of America (Gary W. Kellner) and the rest by Golfweek’s Gabe Gudgel and Jason Lusk.
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The view down the fairway of No. 1 at Southern Hills with a glimpse of downtown…
The view down the fairway of No. 1 at Southern Hills with a glimpse of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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No. 4 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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No. 7 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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A view from the tee of No. 8 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary…
A view from the tee of No. 8 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W. Kellner)
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The view up No. 9 toward the green and clubhouse at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA…
The view up No. 9 toward the green and clubhouse at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W. Kellner)
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Shot during the early spring while the rough was dormant, the view from the 10th tee…
Shot during the early spring while the rough was dormant, the view from the 10th tee near the clubhouse at a fairway that doglegs right at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
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The approach view on No. 10 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W. Kellner)
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The view from behind the green at No. 10 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of…
The view from behind the green at No. 10 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W. Kellner)
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No. 12 green amid an overview of Southern Hills (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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No. 13 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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A bunker between Nos. 13 and 16 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W.…
A bunker between Nos. 13 and 16 at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W. Kellner)
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No. 17 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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Shot during the early spring while the rough was dormant, the view across the creek and…
Shot during the early spring while the rough was dormant, the view across the creek and up the 18th fairway toward the green and clubhouse at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
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A view from. the side of No. 18 green at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe…
A view from. the side of No. 18 green at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Gabe Gudgel/Golfweek)
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The greens on Nos. 9 (right) and 18 sit side by side below the clubhouse at…
The greens on Nos. 9 (right) and 18 sit side by side below the clubhouse at Southern Hills (Courtesy of PGA of America/Gary W. Kellner)
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The flag on No. 12 at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
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The statue near the first tee and clubhouse at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
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A scorecard at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
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The range at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Jason Lusk/Golfweek)
