Southern Hills By The Numbers
As the world’s top golf professionals descend on Southern Hills Country Club for the first time since 2007, they may be pleasantly surprised by what they find when they drive past the iconic pink guard tower and through the iron gates. Here are a few numbers that help tell the story of the 2022 PGA Championship.
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The number of men’s professional golf majors Southern Hills will have hosted once the PGA Championship tees off on Thursday, including three U.S. Opens (‘58, ‘77, ‘01) and a record five PGA Championships (‘70, ‘82, ‘94, ‘07, ‘22).
156
Competitors in the field for the 2022 PGA Championship. This includes 34 major champions and representation from 31 states and 25 countries.
140
Cameras CBS Sports will have on-site. This includes live drone footage, two Fly Cams stretching nearly 1,200 feet, robotic bunker cameras and more than 150 on-course microphones to pick up the good stuff.
7,556
Total yardage of Southern Hills Country Club. The championship could play 425 yards longer than it did in 2007.
$143 Million
The economic impact of the PGA Championship on the City of Tulsa, according to Tulsa Regional Tourism President Ray Hoyt.
33
Southern Hills Country Club has seen more than 1,000 competitors in major championships. Of those, just 33 posted a four-round cumulative score under par.
49,140
Total square feet of the PGA Shops - larger than the surface area of a football field. The Shops feature 50 registers, 15 large screen televisions and more than 1,200 different logoed items for sale.
7
The number of PGA Championships played in Oklahoma (SHCC x 5, Oak Tree National x 1, Twin Hills x 1). Only New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania have hosted more.