The 2022 PGA Championship will be played in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Southern Hills Country Club. Despite having hosted seven major championships in the past, it has not hosted a major since 2007. Therefore, the course lacks significant historical data. Coming up with PGA Championship picks from a loaded field will require course knowledge and unearthing players who fit key metrics.
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Southern Hills Restoration
Southern Hills was restored by Gil Hanse since the 2007 PGA Championship. Hanse’s 2018 restoration was said to have taken the 1936 Perry Maxwell Design back to its roots, re-incorporating a number of Maxwell’s preliminary course-design characteristics. Southern Hills looks considerably similar to the preliminary course design, well known for its definitive structural layout, specifically its foundation of rolling hills and other fairway traps which require precision ball-striking, in addition to creative shot-making. For a full look at the course, check out John Haslbauer’s PGA Championship preview.
Strokes Gained on Approach (SG: APP)
Southern Hills is often referred to as a second-shot golf course, emphasizing the importance of approach play with rather small, firm greens. Strokes Gained: Approach becomes even more important at Southern Hills, a course full of rolling hills and perched-up greens. The fairways are wide, but filled with hazards making a golfer’s approach play and ball-striking precision essential to success this week. Golfers who have gained a considerable number of strokes on approach throughout this Tour season fit the mold for a golfer primed to excel this week at Southern Hills. Elite ball-strikers who can hit a 5, 6, 7-Iron on the second shot with great precision, and consistency, certainly have potential to win this week.
SG: APP Top 10 – Last 50 Rounds
| Rank | Player | SG: APP (L50) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 50.4 |
| 2 | Daniel Berger | 48.9 |
| 3 | Russell Henley | 48.7 |
| 4 | Viktor Hovland | 48.1 |
| 5 | Justin Thomas | 45.3 |
| 6 | Shane Lowry | 44.5 |
| 7 | Colinn Morikawa | 42.5 |
| 8 | Cameron Smith | 37.7 |
| 9 | Jon Rahm | 34.6 |
| 10 | Tom Hoge | 34.5 |
SG: APP Top 10 – Last 36 Rounds
| Rank | Player | SG: APP (L50) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 50.4 |
| 2 | Daniel Berger | 48.9 |
| 3 | Russell Henley | 48.7 |
| 4 | Viktor Hovland | 48.1 |
| 5 | Justin Thomas | 45.3 |
| 6 | Shane Lowry | 44.5 |
| 7 | Colinn Morikawa | 42.5 |
| 8 | Cameron Smith | 37.7 |
| 9 | Jon Rahm | 34.6 |
| 10 | Tom Hoge | 34.5 |
Strokes Gained Around The Green (SG: ARG)
Many of the pin locations have pot traps placed in front of them, or extensive rough areas right before the face of the green making the short game essential. An extremely long Bermuda grass surrounds the greens, making it even more difficult for a golfer to get up and down and save par.
Golfers who have consistently been able to scramble should definitely find success at Southern Hills.
SG: ARG Top 10 – Last 50 Rounds
| Rank | Player | SG: ARG (L50) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Jones | 27.8 |
| 2 | Matt Kuchar | 27.2 |
| 3 | Kevin Na | 22.4 |
| 4 | Talor Gooch | 22.1 |
| 5 | Sungjae Im | 21.8 |
| 6 | Harris English | 20.4 |
| 7 | Patrick Cantlay | 19 |
| 8 | Louis Ooosthuzien | 18.3 |
| 9 | Ian Poulter | 17.1 |
| 10 | Tyrell Hatton | 16 |
SG: ARG Top 10 – Last 36 Rounds
| Rank | Player | SG: ARG (L36) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Jones | 22.7 |
| 2 | Matt Kuchar | 20.6 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | 15.5 |
| 4 | Chris Kirk | 14.8 |
| 5 | Sungjae Im | 14.6 |
| 6 | Harris English | 14.4 |
| 7 | Joaquin Niemann | 13.3 |
| 8 | Tyrell Hatton | 13 |
| 9 | Rory Mcilroy | 12.5 |
| 10 | Adam Hadwin | 12.4 |
Strokes Gained Off The Tee (SG: OTT)
Gaining strokes off-the-tee is definitely significant to contending at Southern Hills, especially in windy weather conditions. Given the many bunkers and array of other hazards all over the course, distance and accuracy off the tee will be vital to gaining strokes this week.
With the possibility of windy weather in Tulsa this week, a golfer’s tee-box strategy may be more correlated with bogey avoidance than anything else.
SG: OTT Top 10 – Last 50 Rounds
| Rank | Player | SG: OTT (L50) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 54.7 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 43.2 |
| 3 | Cameron Young | 40.7 |
| 4 | Sergio Garcia | 34.9 |
| 5 | Corey Conners | 34.6 |
| 6 | Rory Mcilroy | 33.5 |
| 7 | Cameron Champ | 32.4 |
| 8 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 31.8 |
| 9 | Luke List | 30 |
| 10 | Patrick Cantlay | 29.1 |
SG: OTT Top 10 – Last 36 Rounds
| Rank | Player | SG: OTT (L36) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 44.1 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 30.9 |
| 3 | Cameron Young | 30.7 |
| 4 | Rory Mcilroy | 27.7 |
| 5 | Sergio Garcia | 26.4 |
| 6 | Corey Conners | 25.3 |
| 7 | Keith Mitchell | 24.2 |
| 8 | Luke List | 22.5 |
| 9 | Sungjae Im | 22.2 |
| 10 | Will Zalatoris | 21.3 |
Best of luck navigating this loaded field before making your PGA Championship picks.
