Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club had exactly 6,907 yds. of trouble for the 162 golfers who teed off last week in the 58th U.S. Open championship. Bristling rough crowded close to long, narrow fairways. Every approach shot arced toward a sinister ambush of sand traps. Pins were spotted with mean precision; on each green they were in the toughest place possible. The temperature boiled into the 90s, and scores ballooned in the heat. But while the field wilted, one man seemed to soak up strength from the sun. Tommy ("Thunder") Bolt, 39, the terrible-tempered Oklahoma carpenter, never showed a sign...
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