Where is the PGA Championship in 2022? Location, distance, course details for Southern Hills

Joe Rivera

Where is the PGA Championship in 2022? Location, distance, course details for Southern Hills image

Oklahoma, where the PGA Tour comes sweeping down the fairway.

Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa once again plays host to the PGA Championship in 2022. The course isn't unfamiliar with hosting the major, though.

This year marks the fifth time that the PGA Championship will take place at the course in Oklahoma, and typically, the tournaments don't end in major blowouts. Of the last four champions, two have won by just two strokes, while another has won by just three strokes.

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Here's what you need to know about this year's PGA Championship venue:

Where is the PGA Championship in 2022?

  • Course: Southern Hills Country Club
  • Location: Tulsa, Okla.

Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa plays host to the 2022 PGA Championship, the fifth time that the course will be used for the tournament. 

The last time the course was played for a major tournament was in 2007 for the PGA Championship. It's the only course to host the PGA Championship at least four times. 

The U.S. Open has also been played at Southern Hills, with three previous tournaments being held at the course.

Tiger Woods took home the win in 2007, the 13th major victory of his career, defeating Woody Austin by two strokes. Here is the list of prior winners of the PGA Championship at the course:

Year Winner Score Margin
1970 Dave Stockton -1 (Par 70) Two strokes
1982 Raymond Floyd -8 (Par 70) Three strokes
1994 Nick Price -11 (Par 70) Six strokes
2007 Tiger Woods -8 (Par 70) Two strokes
2022

Southern Hill Country Club course details

  • Par: 70
  • Distance: 7,556 yards

As with PGA Championships past, this year's tournament will play at a Par 70 over a distance of 7,556 yards. 

Holes 2, 12 and 18 are the three key holes on the course:

Hole 2: Guarded by three bunkers, with the hole sitting on very hilly terrain.

Hole 12: Blind tee shot, with the fairway turning from right to left. There are several bunkers guarding the hole, with a water hazard on the right side of the green, as well.

Hole 18: The 491-yard par-4 hole has an uneven fairway, with several sand traps scattered roughly midway through. The green is also guarded by several bunkers.

Hole Par Distance (Yards)
1 4 468
2 4 500
3 4 472
4 4 377
5 5 656
6 3 214
7 4 489
8 3 251
9 4 391
OUT 35 3,818
10 4 441
11 3 173
12 4 456
13 5 632
14 3 230
15 4 417
16 4 527
17 4 371
18 4 491
IN 35 3,738
TOTAL 70 7,556 

Future PGA Championship sites

The 2023 PGA Championship will also be on a familiar course, as Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, is set to host the event for the fourth time. Jason Dufner won the most recent PGA there in 2013, and the club also hosted the major in 2003 and 1980. 

Sites for the next seven PGA Championships are below:

Year Course Location
2023 Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, N.Y.
2024 Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Ky.
2025 Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, N.C.
2026 Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pa.
2027 PGA Frisco Frisco, Texas
2028 Olympic Club San Francisco
2029 Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, N.J.

 

Joe Rivera