US President Donald Trump attended the 2017 US Women’s Open played at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey — the same course that the PGA of America has stripped of the 2022 PGA Championship.
WASHINGTON: As much as President Donald Trump loves golf, leaders of the sport are racing away from the embattled US leader for what they say is the good of the game.
The PGA of America stripped the 2022 PGA Championship from Trump National at Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday, days after Trump supporters attacked the US Capitol.
PGA of America chief executive officer Seth Waugh says associating with Trump would be harmful for the organisation’s brand and its mission to grow and support the sport.
“It became clear to us that our brand was at stake,” Waugh told The Golf Channel on Monday. “We thought we were…
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