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May 2026
Southern Hills and Oak Tree. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Oklahoma Golf Trip.

Oklahoma is the Tulsa-and-Edmond corridor. Southern Hills (Perry Maxwell, 1936) has hosted four PGAs and three US Opens; Oak Tree National (Pete Dye, 1976) is the 1988 PGA host with one of the highest slope ratings in the country. Karsten Creek is the public-access companion in Stillwater.

Southern Hills Country Club, Oklahoma

Above · Southern Hills Country Club

Route I of III · Tulsa

The Tulsa Trip

Southern Hills + Oaks + Cedar Ridge

Duration3 days
Total drive20 mi
Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,000 / person, 3 days. Southern Hills is sponsored-play. Four PGAs, three U.S. Opens.

© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM10 mi10 mi1Southern Hills2The Oaks3Cedar Ridge
  1. Southern Hills Country Club
    Day
    1
    Southern Hills Country Club
    Day 1 · Southern Hills

    Fly into TUL. Perry Maxwell 1936. Most recently 2022 PGA host.

  2. The Oaks Country Club
    Day
    2
    The Oaks Country Club
    Day 2 · The Oaks

    Tulsa. Perry Maxwell 1928.

  3. Cedar Ridge Country Club
    Day
    3
    Cedar Ridge Country Club
    Day 3 · Cedar Ridge

    Broken Arrow. Joseph Finger 1968 / Don Sechrest renovation.

Route II of III · OKC + Stillwater

The Oak Tree Loop

Oak Tree National + Karsten Creek + Oklahoma City CC

Duration3 days
Total drive110 mi
Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,800 / person, 3 days. Oak Tree is sponsored-play; Karsten Creek is OK State's home course, public-access for OSU connections.

© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM60 mi60 mi1Oak Tree National2Karsten Creek3Oklahoma City Golf and CC
  1. Oak Tree National
    Day
    1
    Oak Tree National
    Day 1 · Oak Tree National

    Fly into OKC. Edmond. Pete Dye 1976. 1988 PGA host. Slope 154.

  2. Karsten Creek Golf Club
    Day
    2
    Karsten Creek Golf Club
    Day 2 · Karsten Creek

    Drive north to Stillwater. Tom Fazio 1994. Cowboy team's home.

  3. The Golf Club of Oklahoma
    Day
    3
    The Golf Club of Oklahoma
    Day 3 · Oklahoma City Golf and CC

    Drive back to OKC. Perry Maxwell 1928.

Route III of III · OK Stretch

The Cowboy Pilgrimage

Karsten Creek + The Patriot + Lincoln Park

Duration3 days
Total drive200 mi
Tariff$$

Approx. $1,800 / person, 3 days. Mixed public-resort. The Oklahoma State University golf-program tour.

© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM70 mi90 mi1Karsten Creek2The Patriot3Lincoln Park
  1. Karsten Creek Golf Club
    Day
    1
    Karsten Creek Golf Club
    Day 1 · Karsten Creek

    Fly into Will Rogers (OKC). Drive to Stillwater. Tom Fazio 1994.

  2. The Patriot Golf Club
    Day
    2
    Day 2 · The Patriot

    Owasso. Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2010. Public-resort, military discount.

  3. Lincoln Park West Golf Course
    Day
    3
    Lincoln Park West Golf Course
    Day 3 · Lincoln Park

    OKC. Public-access classic. Tom Bendelow 1922.

Aim for these

The bucket-list courses in Oklahoma

Tour stops, host courses, the ones golfers fly across the country to play.

One tier below

Premier picks

Top-100-in-the-state regulars. The clubs you've heard of but maybe not played.

If you can't get in the front gate

The best public-access courses

Tee times bookable by anyone with a credit card. Sorted by USGA course rating.

Who designed it

Architects with the most work in Oklahoma

  • Perry Maxwell1 course
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