Tulsa Country Club history

In 1919 Maxwell traveled to Scotland to study the architecture of the linksland courses and then began to design full time.

Maxwell's most important contribution to American golf was his 1935 design of Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club.

Harry B. Martin, Fifty Years of American Golf (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1936).

In 1946, 100 Tulsa Jewish men formed a social club for themselves and their families by purchasing a 160-acre parcel of land near 27th Street and Yale Avenue from the heirs of successful oil contractor, Leroy Mead.

Oakhurst Country Club was sold to its members in 1947, and the Oaks Country Club was born.

Eight other Oklahoma courses have hosted USGA national championships, including the 1983 United States Women's Open at Broken Arrow's Cedar Ridge.

Al Barkow, Gettin' To the Dance Floor: The Early Days of American Pro Golf (London: Heinemann Kingswood, 1986).

The University of Oklahoma men's team captured the 1989 NCAA Championship at Edmond's Oak Tree Golf Club.

Charlie Sifford with James Gullo, Just Let Me Play: The Story of Charlie Sifford, the First Black PGA Golfer (Latham, N.Y.: British American Publishing, 1992).

USGA Championships Media Guide (Far Hills, N.J.: United States Golf Association, 1999).

The LPGA returned to Tulsa Country Club for the Williams Championship in 2001.

In 2014, the membership voted in support of a two-phase $7.2 million renovation plan.

The first phase was completed May 2015 which included the golf course, pool and pool clubhouse improvements.