by Hal
It's a sign of the times that holding the PGA Championship in a small city like Tulsa is a cause for comment. When I started playing golf and following the PGA Tour in the early 60's, the pros stopped at a lot of places like Tulsa--Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Pensacola, Oklahoma City, Wilmington, etc., and the top players on tour were happy to show up and play. With today's purses, places like this may get the seniors or the Nationwide tours, but it takes a major championship to get the "big show" to places like Tulsa, Rochester, or even Pittsburgh, despite the fact that courses like Southern Hills, Oak Hill and Oakmont are among America's greatest. The bottom line is that it is now all about money.

by gary
I live in Oklahoma and the PGA must not have a very good scheduler for different regions of the USA.
Maybe in this case they do. . .are they trying to tell the pro's something!
Ten months out of the year you can golf here and it's beautiful - Why August?
Good luck boys.

by texascorvette
They shouldn't complain. After all, if one must go to Oklahoma, Tulsa would be obvious choice.

by Kevin Carty
Obvious? Gee, I must of missed something during my one and only trip to Oklahoma. Lawton... the home of Fort Sill. On second thought, now I know why it was my one and only trip to Oklahoma.