Tulsa, OK
Southern Hills Country Club
Southern Hills Country Club was established in 1935 on land given by Tulsa businessman Waite Phillips. Its golf course opened the following year. National amateur competitions and repeated professional majors would bring successive generations of players to the new Club’s grounds south of Tulsa.3
- Location
- Tulsa, OK
- Courses
- 2 courses
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A Depression-era commitment in Tulsa
Phillips offered approximately 300 acres if the founders raised development funds within two weeks. On January 14, 1935, they reported selling 140 shares at $1,000 each. Although the $140,000 raised fell below his requested $150,000, Phillips accepted their effort and the project proceeded.1
The clubhouse made the new institution visible from its hilltop. Donald McCormick and John Forsyth designed it around the character of an English country house, using substantial timbers and locally quarried limestone. Moving materials uphill and supplying water to the site complicated construction.2
The Club’s competitive history reaches well beyond professional majors. Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the 1946 U.S. Women’s Amateur here, Rex Baxter Jr. the 1953 U.S. Junior Amateur and Bob Murphy the 1965 U.S. Amateur. Those championships brought different generations and forms of amateur golf to Tulsa.3
Southern Hills also became a repeated major-championship host. Tommy Bolt, Hubert Green and Retief Goosen won its three U.S. Opens. Its PGA Championship winners through 2022 included Dave Stockton, Raymond Floyd, Nick Price, Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas, extending the Club’s national role across more than half a century.3
Courses
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Championships
Results and dates 8 editions
PGA Championship
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Dave Stockton
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Raymond Floyd
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Nick Price
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Tiger Woods
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Justin Thomas
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U.S. Open
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Tommy Bolt
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Hubert Green
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Retief Goosen
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Sources and editorial notes8 references
Sources for this story
- History: Commitment to Excellence Southern Hills Country Club
1934-1936 funding and Maxwell construction; recreation facilities; 1976 stables fire; 1992 West Nine; 2018 restoration.
Consulted 2026-09-15 - The Pink Clubhouse on a Hill: A Southern Hills History Lesson Clyde Chrisman / PGA of America
Clubhouse design, local limestone, construction and Phillips requirement for Maxwell-selected hilltop.
Consulted 2026-09-15 - Fast Facts for 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur USGA
1935 establishment, 1936 opening and notable championships.
Consulted 2026-09-15
Record sources
- Club mark source
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 104th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.
- PGA Championship host record The 2022 PGA record names Southern Hills Country Club. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 2001 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
- USGA championship host record Dated USGA host wording Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla. is explicitly reconciled to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org