Donald Trump is never far from a controversy. Or a golf course.
This week, 45 are at Trump National Golf Club in WashingtonDC, for the seventh LIV Golf event of 2023.
Trump played in the pro-am with Patrick Reed, Graeme McDowellhis son Eric and Brooks KoepkaBob’s father.
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There’s no denying that it would be a gem for Trump if one of his courses hosted a major championship.
That was expected to happen last year after the PGA of America agreed to play the 2022 PGA Championship at its course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
But the governing body that oversees the main I deprived him of this right five days after the January 6 insurrection.
There was never an explicit reference to the riots in the PGA of America’s statement regarding this decision.
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That being said, the governing body’s president, Jim Richerson, previously said it would be “detrimental” to the PGA of America’s brand if the major were to be played in Bedminster.
Turns out Trump is even more than bitter about the whole affair.
Trump agreed to answer a few questions from FAKE NEWS MEDIA™ after the pro-am. When asked again about this, he replied:
“They had to pay me a lot of money, as you know. It was a stupid thing and I guarantee you if they had to do it again, they wouldn’t have done it.”
Trump also sounded very confident about the future of the rival tour, insisting that the Saudis’ involvement in the sport is “very good” because there is “unlimited money”.
He added:
“I think the (PGA) Tour has made a major mistake in playing games. They have unlimited money and they love it. And it’s been great publicity for Saudi Arabia.
“They’ve been great for golf. The Saudis have been great for golf. And they’re going to make a big part of it, domestically, they’re going to make great courses.”
Trump also reportedly said it was “not at all” for LIV events to be held in his classes as some sort of reward for the policies he implemented during his time in office.
He did, however, confirm that his courses received rental fees, but refused to say how much money had changed hands. “That’s peanuts to me,” he said.
