The '22 PGA Championship has been relocated to Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club, and the organization made the decision "for three reasons: convenience, the longstanding relationship of Southern Hills and PGA of America leadership figures, and the recent, $11 million upgrade of the course and amenities," according to Bill Haisten of the TULSA WORLD. The event was originally scheduled to be played at Trump National in New Jersey, but was pulled following this month's Capitol riots. With the event only 16 months from now, and because the "execution of such a tournament requires a lot of people and planning, there was urgency for the PGA of America to quickly identify the site." For several months, PGA of America personnel have been in Tulsa to partner with club officials in the planning of the Senior PGA Championship. After that event is played in May, there "can be a seamless segue to the planning" of the '22 PGA Championship (TULSA WORLD, 1/26). The AP's Doug Ferguson noted Southern Hills was not scheduled to host the PGA Championship until '30. PGA Chief Championships Officer Kerry Haigh said that the contract with Southern Hills for '22 replaces the one for '30. He added that Southern Hills "would remain in the mix" to also host in '30. It is "not unusual for the PGA Championship to return to a course in eight years or fewer" (AP, 1/25).
