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2022 PGA Championship: Hole-by-hole breakdown of Southern Hills Country Club

TULSA — Southern Hills Country Club will host its eighth men’s major championship beginning May 19 when the PGA Championship comes to Tulsa.

Here’s a hole-by-hole breakdown of the 7,556-yard, par-70 layout.

No. 1 | Par 4 | 468 yards

The Tulsa skyline is easily seen from the elevated tee that flanks the clubhouse. There are two bunkers along the left side of the fairway, and the green slopes to the back left with a big bunker on the front right.

No. 2 | Par 4 | 500 yards

Players have the option of driving it left of a winding creek to avoid a large tree in the middle of the fairway or take on the right side. Multiple bunkers guard the green.

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No. 3 | Par 4 | 472 yards

There is a bunker on the right side of the fairway that can come into play on the dogleg left. The green has plenty of slope and has bunkers on both sides.

No. 4 | Par 4 | 377 yards

A short par 4 that normally plays into the wind and has an elevated, bunkered green. The fairway has plenty of slope, too, leaving difficult approach shots because of uneven lies.

No. 5 | Par 5 | 656 yards

The longest hole on the course requires an accurate drive between two bunkers in the landing area. Players going for the green in two will want to avoid going right, where sand or water await. Many players will lay up to have wedge shots into the undulating green.

No. 6 | Par 3 | 214 yards

The first par 3 plays downhill and normally downwind, but it’s an intimidating tee shot with water front and left of the green along with bunkers guarding the front.

No. 7 | Par 4 | 489 yards

The hole has been lengthened nearly 100 yards, and players face a difficult tee shot to a sloped fairway. The approach to the green is made more difficult, too, with water right and bunkers left. Any approach shot that misses left will face a downhill third shot with the bunker running toward the creek.

No. 8 | Par 3 | 251 yards

The longest par 3 on the course will normally play into a southern wind, which makes it more difficult. The green slopes left toward a creek, and bunkers also guard the complex.

No. 9 | Par 4 | 391 yards

An accurate tee shot is required, with bunkers on the right side of the fairway and plenty of trees and thick rough for shots that drift too far. An uphill approach to an elevated green will test players finishing the front nine.

No. 10 | Par 4 | 441 yards

An accurate tee shot is required with trees right and a creek left. The creek winds across the fairway, and players face a tough approach shot into one of the toughest greens on the course. Trouble awaits for shots that drift left.

No. 11 | Par 3 | 173 yards

The shortest hole at Southern Hills is a downhill tee shot. Four bunkers surround the small green, and a creek meanders on the left side of the hole.

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Tiger Woods hits his approach shot on the 13th hole during the final round of the 89th PGA Championship at the Southern Hills in Tulsa on Aug. 12, 2007.
Tiger Woods hits his approach shot on the 13th hole during the final round of the 89th PGA Championship at the Southern Hills in Tulsa on Aug. 12, 2007.

No. 12 | Par 4 | 456 yards

Considered the signature hole at Southern Hills, the dogleg left requires a good tee shot. A bunker is on the left side of the fairway. The green slopes to the right, and bunkers and a creek protect the complex. Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer consider it one of the best par-4 holes in the United States.

No. 13 | Par 5 | 632 yards

The second par 5 has been lengthened, but birdie chances remain. Water and bunkers protect the front of the green, so players may lay up to have a wedge into the sloped putting surface.

No. 14 | Par 3 | 230 yards

Six bunkers surround the green, and out of bounds runs the entire left side of the hole. With the wind normally coming out of the right, it could make for difficult shots.

No. 15 | Par 4 | 417 yards

A shorter dogleg left, an accurate tee shot is required to have a good look into the green. The green severely slopes from back right to front left, and bunkers plus a collection area await wary shots.

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No. 16 | Par 4 | 527 yards

A par 5 for members is a par 4 for the tournament. A bunker on the left side of the fairway awaits any stray tee shots, and bunkers protect nearly every side of the smaller green.

No. 17 | Par 4 | 371 yards

A great short par 4, the tee can be moved up to make the hole driveable. Trees line the left and right side of the fairway, but there’s not an even lie even if players find it. There’s a creek on the right and front side of the putting surface.

No. 18 | Par 4 | 491 yards

The dogleg right is a difficult finishing hole that normally plays into the wind. The further left a tee shot goes, the better angle into the green. The green is elevated with bunkers on every side and slopes severely from back to front.

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