When Hubert Green said Gary Player had no talent for being genuine, he wasn't just throwing shade. He was exposing something deeper about the men he competed against at the highest level of golf. Green had a list of six golfers he openly couldn't stand, and this wasn't about jealousy or petty drama. This was about a code he lived by that most of his peers had abandoned. A code forged in the most terrifying moment professional golf has ever seen. June 19, 1977. Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The final round of the U.S. Open. Hubert Green walked off the 14th green leading by one stroke, grinding through the oppressive heat like he always did. Then a Tulsa police lieutenant and tournament officials intercepted him. They had news that would make most men walk away. An anonymous woman had called the FBI with a specific threat. Hubert Green would be shot on the 15th green. Not might be. Would be. She named the player, the hole, the exact location. Officials gave Green three options. Suspend play immediately. Wait for a security sweep that could delay the finish until the next day. Or continue at his own risk. Green didn't hesitate. He said let's go. No emotion. No fear. He told his caddie to walk at a distance so if a shot rang out, only Green would get hit.
