The PGA of America, which is hosting the PGA Championship – one of the four prestigious global men’s championships for men – announced on Sunday night that it would no longer plan its popular event at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ as in May 2022 do not plan.
“It has become clear that running the PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster will harm the PGA of America brand, and that it will jeopardize the PGA’s ability to deliver our many programs and extend the life of our mission. sustained, “said Jim Richerson, the PGA President of the United States, in a video statement.
The announcement comes four days after a crowd of Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol.
For many years, President Trump has campaigned for all major golf governing bodies to bring one of the greatest opportunities to a Trump-owned golf course. In 2014, long before he announced his candidacy for president, the PGA of America selected Trump National for its 2022 championship.
In the statement, Richerson said the organization’s board had voted “to exercise the right to terminate the agreement” to take the tournament to the Trump property. A new website for the event, first contested in 1916, will be chosen at a future date. The Bedminster Club hosted the United States Women’s Open 2017, and the Presidential Club of Virginia hosted the 2017 Senior PGA Championship.
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