Is Donald Trump Good for Golf?
Forget about the on-course antics of Jordan Spieth and
Rory McIlroy, for many people when they think about golf, the American
President springs to mind.
Trump acquired his first golf course at West Palm Beach
in 1999, he may have handed the reigns over to his sons but given this level of
involvement in the sport and the controversies that surround him, it seems fair
to ask whether Trump is helping or hindering the game we love.
When Trump received pictures of the dunes from a photographer,
he saw the potential for a spectacular layout and so bought the land.
Controversy followed as he clashed with landowners and
the Scottish government but fast-forward to 2018 and that stretch of dunes is
celebrating its sixth year as a golf course.
By employing course architect Martin Hawtree, Trump
turned a patch of land used by a relatively small group of dog walkers and
beach-goers into a must-see sporting destination.
Trump might just have been the only person on the planet
with the vision and resources to take on these projects. The golfers who have
played them cannot fail to be impressed.
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