Southern Hills Country Club
Hole
4
Hole 5
Par: 5
Yards
Blue: 655
White: 589
Maxwell: 560
Gold: 560
Red: 468
Silver: 468
HCP
Men: 5
Women: 11
Hole
6
Sand in play
Water in play
OB in play
Hole 5 Discussion

The fifth is a complex par 5. The first shot plays downhill, to a fairway guarded by numerous fairway bunkers. Aggressive players will need to carefully place their shot between the two fairway bunkers, which favors a right-to-left drive.

The second will be through a narrow channel to a landing area along the creek. The fairway here is squeezed by trees on both sides. This is complicated by the center fairway bunker about 90 yards out. Another complication is that the fairway slopes toward the creek and shots that miss right may, very easily, run into the creek.

The green is essentially surrounded. With bunkers on the front and left side, and a slope on the right that kicks into the creek. The green slopes down toward the creek as well, so players may need to flirt with the creek if they want to be below the hole.