Southern Hills Country Club
Hole
14
Hole 15
Par: 4
Yards
Blue: 413
White: 380
Maxwell: 360
Gold: 360
Red: 340
Silver: 340
HCP
Men: 6
Women: 2
Hole
16
Sand in play
OB in play
Hole 15 Discussion

This par 4 plays as a slight dogleg left. The tee shot is somewhat downhill, and while the hole turns left, tee shots can kick down past the landing zone, or even right.

The approach plays, again, to a heavily bunkered green. The green slopes back to front, bailing out long-right isn’t feasible.

The hole is especially notable for incident involving Hubert Green during the 1977 US Open:

Green had just finished the 14th hole at the ′77 U.S. Open, at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., when tournament officials told him that a woman had called to say that three of her friends were going to shoot him at the 15th hole.

Leading by one stroke, Green was told he could keep playing, wait for the course to be cleared of fans or resume play the next day without a gallery. He chose to continue without interruption, but accompanied by nine armed police officers.

Source: New York Times

Green went on to win the tournament.