Oak Hills Country Club
Oak Hills has hosted a number of PGA Tour events. The inaugural Tour Championship in 1987 at Oak Hills was won by Tom Watson with a birdie on the 72nd hole; the 6-iron used for the approach shot hangs in the pro shop. The tour's Texas Open was held at the course twenty-three times between 1961–1994, and the AT&T Championship on the Champions Tour nine times (2002–2010). It also hosted the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship in 2001.
The course record at Oak Hills is 60, shot twice, once in 1992 by David Ogrin in the Texas Open pro-am with nines of 26–34, and Anthony Rodriguez in 2008 in a recreational but witnessed game. Oak Hills has had several touring pros as members and boasts one of the best golfing memberships in the country with it being typical for 30 or more members being scratch or better at any given time.
Its golf course is known as an architectural gem and, as such, was a beloved stop for both PGA and Champions Tour players. It was consistently ranked as the #1 course in the San Antonio area for many years with its small greens and notoriously deep Tillinghast bunkers. Many players have publicly lamented the departure of professional golf from this venue.
References
- ^ "National Course Rating Database: Oak Hills". USGA. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ The Course Beautiful, Progress Printing, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1995, p. 14
- ^ "Watson ends drought at Nabisco". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 2, 1987. p. 2C.
- ^ "Nabisco Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1987. p. C4.
- ^ "Estes' wire-to-wire win his first on tour". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. October 17, 1994. p. 1B.
- ^ "AT&T Championship". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. October 27, 2008. p. C3.
- ^ Oak Hills Country Club Website
- ^ AT&T Championship prepares farewell to Oak Hills