Trump Gets His Major... and Then Some

Say what you want approximately Donald Trump, the person has tested that he has a coronary heart for golfing as well as land improvement. And now he has a guys's most important to go together with it.

Thursday the PGA of America made what maximum people already knew reliable: Trump National GC at Bedminster, NJ will host the 2022 PGA Championship. Not only that, they announced that Trump National GC at Washington DC will host the 2017 Senior PGA Championship.

The PGA will be hosted on Trump Bedminster's Old Course. Let me just quote from the PGA's statement at their web page:

Trump National Golf Club -- Bedminster, built on the six hundred-acre former property of sports automobile rich person John DeLorean, features two publications -- the Old and New Course. The Old Course, designed by Tom Fazio, in an effort to host the 2017 U.S. Women's Open and the 2022 PGA Championship, opened for play in 2004 and performs to 7,560 yards. It has received rave critiques and in view that 2005 has been ranked some of the Top 100 Golf Courses in America by way of GOLF Magazine and plenty of different rating systems. It is considered one in all this country's extremely good golf guides and has the ability to maintain massive numbers of spectators.

Am I the only one who loves the irony the PGA playing a major on a Fazio-designed course located on the old DeLorean estate? That is just Sooooo Hollywood!

But Trump's biggest coup can be just a rely of time because some thing else is official, folks -- Donald Trump finalized his deal to shop for the Turnberry Resort in Scotland on Monday night. Does every person doubt that he'll finally get an Open Championship?

I have said in the past that I think Trump's involvement is good for golf. He has continued to invest in golf, even when the economy scared off most other investors. And consider what golf.com reported: "Trump said that he wasn’t looking specifically to buy the Open venue on Scotland’s west coast, but he couldn’t pass it up after an inquiry revealed it might be on the market."

Trump has now rescued each Doral and Turnberry. I assume the golf world need to be pretty damn thankful!

And lest you are concerned that Turnberry will be renovated, you could loosen up. While he intends to make the inn "the greatest golf inn in the global," he made his feelings approximately the legendary course very clear:

“Some of the greatest championships in the history of golf have taken place at Turnberry,” Trump said. “And the golf course itself is considered one of the greatest in the world. Some rate it as the best in the world. I’m not going to touch a thing unless the Royal and Ancient ask for it or approve it. I have the greatest respect for the R&A and for Peter Dawson. I won’t do anything to the golf course at all without their full stamp of approval.”

Like I said, you may question Donald Trump about a lot of things... but the man has a real heart for golf. I think I can forgive him if he decides to call his newest toy "Trump Turnberry."

The photo came from the PGA.com article listed above. In addition to the two articles I linked to in this post, you can read more about the 2022 PGA announcement here.