Hardest Public Golf Courses in Oklahoma
The hardest public golf course in Oklahoma is Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, with a slope of 142 and a course rating of 77.9 from the Championship tees (7,426 yards). It is a public course, open to all golfers. Next are Winter Creek Golf & Social Club (slope 139) and Earlywine Golf Club - North Course (slope 137).
4 hardest public courses in Oklahoma, by slope
Every course here has had its public access checked against a named source.
| Rank | Course | City | Access | Slope | Course rating | Tee | Yards | Access checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club | Norman | Public | 142 | 77.9 | Championship | 7,426 | Nov 2026 source |
| 2 | Winter Creek Golf & Social Club | Blanchard | Semi-private | 139 | 75.5 | Black | 7,074 | Nov 2026 source |
| 3 | Earlywine Golf Club - North Course | Oklahoma City | Municipal | 137 | 74.0 | TOURNAMENT | 6,741 | Nov 2026 source |
| 4 | Battle Creek Golf Club | Broken Arrow | Municipal | 136 | 75.5 | BLACK | 7,198 | Nov 2026 source |
How this list is built
Each course is ranked by the highest slope rating from its men's tees. Women's ratings are used only where a course publishes no men's rating. Only regulation 18-hole courses are included; nine-hole courses are left out.
Only courses whose public access Stymie has checked against the club's own site or another named source are listed, and private clubs are left out. That is why this list differs from the hardest golf courses in Oklahoma, which ranks every rated course.
Courses are checked in order from the highest slope down, and the list stops at the first course whose public access has not been checked yet, so nothing here skips over an unchecked course. Courses that were checked and could not be confirmed as open to the public are left out. 114 golf courses in Oklahoma have a slope rating on file, and Stymie has checked access for 15 of them so far.
Semi-private courses limit public tee times. Call ahead before you plan a round.
Oklahoma public course FAQ
What is the hardest public golf course in Oklahoma?
Of the Oklahoma courses Stymie has checked for public access, Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman has the highest slope rating: 142 from the Championship tees, with a course rating of 77.9. Winter Creek Golf & Social Club is next at 139. Courses are checked from the highest slope down, so no unchecked course ranks above the ones listed.
What is the hardest municipal course in Oklahoma?
Earlywine Golf Club - North Course in Oklahoma City, with a slope rating of 137 from the TOURNAMENT tees. It ranks No. 3 on this list of checked public courses.
Can anyone play Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club?
Yes. Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club is a public course, open to all golfers. Stymie checked its access in Nov 2026 against golfdigest.com. Tee-time policies change, so confirm with the course before you go.
How is difficulty measured?
By slope rating, which measures how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer. It runs from 55 to 155, and 113 is standard difficulty. Each course is ranked by the highest slope from its men's tees, and only regulation 18-hole courses are included. Course rating, the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot, is shown alongside.
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