South Lakes Golf Course

South Lakes Golf Course sits in Jenks, a suburb just south of Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma. Designed by Randy Heckenkemper, a regional architect active in Oklahoma and neighboring states, the course serves the local golfing community in an area where the landscape transitions from the Arkansas River valley into gently rolling terrain characteristic of the region's post oak savanna ecology. The routing takes advantage of natural elevation changes and incorporates water features that give the course its name, with lakes and ponds coming into play on several holes. The design reflects Heckenkemper's approach to creating playable yet strategic layouts suited to a range of skill levels, balancing risk-reward opportunities with straightforward holes that allow golfers to score. Tree-lined fairways and the presence of water require thoughtful club selection and course management. As a public facility in the Tulsa metropolitan area, South Lakes provides accessible golf in a community that has grown considerably in recent decades. Jenks has developed into a family-oriented suburb with strong schools and recreational amenities, and the course fits within that context as a neighborhood golf option. The setting offers views typical of northeastern Oklahoma's mixed grassland and woodland landscape, with the course maintained to standards expected of daily-fee facilities serving both residents and visitors to the Tulsa area.