Southern Hills' secret history: 'Whitey' Bulger and the murdered businessman

That the Southern Hills parking lot remains one of Bulger’s crime scenes sparks macabre fascination every time a major championship returns to Tulsa

TULSA, OKLAHOMA - MAY 18: Southern Hills Country Club on May 18, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

The inconsistency of the sand traps have garnered a few gripes – as if they’re not supposed to be hazards, after all. A couple of awkward bottlenecks created occasional pile-ups in play, though it’s a small price to pay for such a well-designed playing field. Strong gusting winds ruined more than a few rounds this week.

All in all, there’s not really been much for players – notorious gripers, especially on major stages – to complain about at Southern Hills. Nothing that happened to anyone this week could compare to the day Tulsa businessman Roger Wheeler suffered on May 27, 1981.