Course record

Southern Hills

Southern Hills’ Championship Course opened in 1936 to a design by Perry Maxwell. Its elevated starting and finishing ground remains central to its identity. The restoration undertaken by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in 2018 and 2019 sought to recover Maxwell’s ideas while preparing the course for modern play.⁴³

Open the Club record

Original design: Perry Maxwell
Opened: 1936
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Club location: Tulsa

Maxwell’s hills and restored creeks

Maxwell had surveyed the property before the Club was established and identified the clubhouse location together with the ninth and eighteenth greens. The Club’s history records construction with picks, shovels and mules, followed by the first members’ rounds on May 23, 1936.¹

The hilltop clubhouse site was a condition of Waite Phillips’s land donation, reflecting Maxwell’s preliminary recommendation. Placing the building there helped establish a dramatic opening tee shot and the demanding return home. The location shaped the golf as well as the institution’s architecture.²

Before beginning the restoration, Hanse and Wagner studied what Maxwell intended a course in Oklahoma to look and play like. Their changes expanded short grass, reopened creeks that had been filled and removed raised edges that had prevented missed approaches from running away from greens.³

Those recovered features alter the choices after a miss. A ball can travel farther from the putting surface, leaving a recovery from closely cut ground instead of being stopped at the edge. Wider corridors and restored watercourses brought more of the underlying landscape back into the player’s decisions.³

Course design

1936 Original design

Perry Maxwell
2018 Restoration

Gil Hanse
Date unrecorded Restoration

Jim Wagner

Course restoration

1961 U.S. Senior Amateur

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Championship	Men	71	78.2	142	3,733	3,748	7,481	35	36
Pink/Blue	Men	71	75.6	142	3,523	3,539	7,062	35	36
Blue	Men	71	74.7	139	3,414	3,350	6,764	35	36
Blue/Green	Men	71	73.1	134	3,238	3,236	6,474	35	36
Green · Men	Men	71	72.2	134	3,153	3,153	6,306	35	36
Green/Gold · Men	Men	71	70.5	131	2,917	3,021	5,938	35	36
Green · Women	Women	74	76.6	135	2,894	2,912	5,806	36	38
Green/Gold · Women	Women	74	74.8	131	2,831	2,912	5,743	36	38
Gold · Men	Men	71	69.6	129	2,831	2,912	5,743	35	36
Gold · Women	Women	74	74.8	129	2,831	2,912	5,743	36	38
Gold/White · Women	Women	74	73	127	2,707	2,735	5,442	36	38
Gold/White · Men	Men	71	68.1	126	2,683	2,735	5,418	35	36
White · Men	Men	71	66.7	123	2,548	2,552	5,100	35	36
White · Women	Women	74	70.6	123	2,548	2,552	5,100	36	38

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Championship	472	500	444	377	656	226	443	220	395	3,733	406	173	461	632	230	417	567	371	491	3,748	7,481
Pink/Blue	472	440	406	377	600	170	443	220	395	3,523	406	150	461	529	192	417	522	371	491	3,539	7,062
Blue	451	440	406	356	600	170	424	200	367	3,414	374	150	436	529	192	388	522	336	423	3,350	6,764
Blue/Green	451	409	377	330	562	138	424	180	367	3,238	374	150	415	495	171	371	522	315	423	3,236	6,474
Green · Men	422	409	377	330	562	138	388	180	347	3,153	350	150	415	495	171	371	485	315	401	3,153	6,306
Green/Gold · Men	422	335	377	314	468	138	366	150	347	2,917	332	128	415	463	171	339	485	287	401	3,021	5,938
Green · Women	422	335	339	314	531	113	366	150	324	2,894	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912	5,806
Green/Gold · Women	422	335	339	314	468	113	366	150	324	2,831	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912	5,743
Gold · Men	422	335	339	314	468	113	366	150	324	2,831	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912	5,743
Gold · Women	422	335	339	314	468	113	366	150	324	2,831	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912	5,743
Gold/White · Women	422	335	339	266	435	113	350	123	324	2,707	332	107	391	413	146	280	447	287	332	2,735	5,442
Gold/White · Men	422	335	339	266	435	89	350	123	324	2,683	332	107	391	413	146	280	447	287	332	2,735	5,418
White · Men	389	307	292	266	435	89	350	123	297	2,548	254	107	358	413	122	280	424	262	332	2,552	5,100
White · Women	389	307	292	266	435	89	350	123	297	2,548	254	107	358	413	122	280	424	262	332	2,552	5,100
Par	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	35	4	3	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	36	71
Hcp	7	1	11	15	5	17	3	13	9		12	18	4	8	16	6	14	10	2

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Championship	472	500	444	377	656	226	443	220	395	3,733
Pink/Blue	472	440	406	377	600	170	443	220	395	3,523
Blue	451	440	406	356	600	170	424	200	367	3,414
Blue/Green	451	409	377	330	562	138	424	180	367	3,238
Green · Men	422	409	377	330	562	138	388	180	347	3,153
Green/Gold · Men	422	335	377	314	468	138	366	150	347	2,917
Green · Women	422	335	339	314	531	113	366	150	324	2,894
Green/Gold · Women	422	335	339	314	468	113	366	150	324	2,831
Gold · Men	422	335	339	314	468	113	366	150	324	2,831
Gold · Women	422	335	339	314	468	113	366	150	324	2,831
Gold/White · Women	422	335	339	266	435	113	350	123	324	2,707
Gold/White · Men	422	335	339	266	435	89	350	123	324	2,683
White · Men	389	307	292	266	435	89	350	123	297	2,548
White · Women	389	307	292	266	435	89	350	123	297	2,548
Par	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	35
Hcp	7	1	11	15	5	17	3	13	9

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Championship	406	173	461	632	230	417	567	371	491	3,748
Pink/Blue	406	150	461	529	192	417	522	371	491	3,539
Blue	374	150	436	529	192	388	522	336	423	3,350
Blue/Green	374	150	415	495	171	371	522	315	423	3,236
Green · Men	350	150	415	495	171	371	485	315	401	3,153
Green/Gold · Men	332	128	415	463	171	339	485	287	401	3,021
Green · Women	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912
Green/Gold · Women	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912
Gold · Men	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912
Gold · Women	332	128	391	463	146	339	447	287	379	2,912
Gold/White · Women	332	107	391	413	146	280	447	287	332	2,735
Gold/White · Men	332	107	391	413	146	280	447	287	332	2,735
White · Men	254	107	358	413	122	280	424	262	332	2,552
White · Women	254	107	358	413	122	280	424	262	332	2,552
Par	4	3	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	36
Hcp	12	18	4	8	16	6	14	10	2

Sources and record notes9 references

Sources for this history

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
Behind the Scenes of Gil Hanse’s Historic Restoration of Southern Hills PGA of America
2018-2019 restoration: Maxwell research, short grass, tree removal, reopened creeks and green edges.
Consulted 2026-09-15
Southern Hills Country Club PGA of America
2022 venue guide: Championship Course origin, restoration, opening and finishing hole descriptions.
Consulted 2026-09-15

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
Southern Hills official club historyCourse record
Southern Hills official historyPerry Maxwell · Original design · 1936
Southern Hills official historyGil Hanse · Restoration · 2018
Southern Hills official club historyJim Wagner · Restoration · Date unrecorded

Southern Hills

Maxwell’s hills and restored creeks

Course design

Perry Maxwell

Gil Hanse

Jim Wagner

Hosted competitions

PGA Championship

U.S. Open

Tour Championship

U.S. Senior Amateur