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Golfworld: It's no longer about politics: Golf needs to distance itself from Trump
The PGA of America needs to move the 2022 PGA Championship from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.
It needs to announce the decision today and make it very clear: We want nothing to do with soon-to-be-former President Donald J. Trump.
This is no longer a political issue; it is no longer a case of taking a side with one political party or another. This is about a man who encouraged—all but ordered—his supporters to attempt some sort of clumsy coup d’etat on the United States government. This is about a man who, even AFTER finally telling his supporters it was time to leave the U.S. Capitol following one woman’s death and the Capitol building itself—a major part of our country’s history—had been severely damaged, tweeted: “We love you. You’re very special.”
He then added, “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away.” In other words: “I lost, so storming the Capitol, inciting violence and breaking laws is not only allowable, but the people committing those acts are, ‘special.’
Again, this has nothing to do with whether one voted for Trump or President-elect Joe Biden. It has nothing to do with being in favor of The Wall or not being in favor of it. It has nothing to do with kneeling for the national anthem or pillorying those who did so.
It has to do with a man out of control, a man who has refused to accept the results of a clear-cut election defeat and has continued claiming “a landslide victory,” even though the results of the election have been verified by all 50 states and backed up by dozens of court cases that went against the claims of the president. That’s not to mention the right-leaning Supreme Court, which refused to even take up attempts to have the results of the election thrown out.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/voices-pga-of-america-needs-to-remove-the-2022-pga-championship-from-trump-national-golf-club-john-feinstein
It needs to announce the decision today and make it very clear: We want nothing to do with soon-to-be-former President Donald J. Trump.
This is no longer a political issue; it is no longer a case of taking a side with one political party or another. This is about a man who encouraged—all but ordered—his supporters to attempt some sort of clumsy coup d’etat on the United States government. This is about a man who, even AFTER finally telling his supporters it was time to leave the U.S. Capitol following one woman’s death and the Capitol building itself—a major part of our country’s history—had been severely damaged, tweeted: “We love you. You’re very special.”
He then added, “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away.” In other words: “I lost, so storming the Capitol, inciting violence and breaking laws is not only allowable, but the people committing those acts are, ‘special.’
Again, this has nothing to do with whether one voted for Trump or President-elect Joe Biden. It has nothing to do with being in favor of The Wall or not being in favor of it. It has nothing to do with kneeling for the national anthem or pillorying those who did so.
It has to do with a man out of control, a man who has refused to accept the results of a clear-cut election defeat and has continued claiming “a landslide victory,” even though the results of the election have been verified by all 50 states and backed up by dozens of court cases that went against the claims of the president. That’s not to mention the right-leaning Supreme Court, which refused to even take up attempts to have the results of the election thrown out.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/voices-pga-of-america-needs-to-remove-the-2022-pga-championship-from-trump-national-golf-club-john-feinstein
Damn this is a very excellent read!
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"Manson National Golf Club"?
"Dahmer National Golf Club"?
... on a Tuesday, pay for 9 and play 36, two or more balls at a time, have a doobie or two and a couple of beers in the bag. No GD cart. Fresh air, in the woods in the country.
Well maintained, nice people, decent 19th (37th?) hole.Those were halcyon days, my friend! Usually played alone, but had a friend or two along sometimes. Racism was not on the agenda. Joking about RMN was, laughing was, music was.
https://www.ohiogolf.org/clubs/loyal-oak-golf-course-norton-oh