USGA On Trump: "We're Evaluating"
I'm just getting around to today's Trump reading and all signs point to the golf v. Donald matter not really subsiding. 
Randall Mell on the USGA Thursday press conference at Lancaster CC during the U.S. Women's Open where Executive Director Mike Davis was asked about the controversial host of the 2017 U.S. Women's Open.
“I can’t speak for the other golf organizations, but I can for the USGA say that we have not wanted to get involved in politics, presidential politics, but at the same time we are about diversity, about inclusion, about growing the game,” USGA executive director Mike Davis said Thursday at the U.S. Women’s Open. “We are evaluating things, and at this point that’s all we can say.”
With Trump Bedminster just down the street from Golf House, there's no telling how much needs to be sorted out here. Oh, the joys of neighborship!
Bradley Klein considers the Trump golf brand and how the unraveling of golf v. Trump impacts the cache built up of late.
That brand is now two-fold: in the form of marketing and of a recognizable aesthetic. By putting his name on each of his 17 properties, he has unavoidably, and in fact quite systematically, created a unique mode of consumer identification with his product. No one else has done that in golf course development. Not in such personal terms.
And James Corrigan of The Telegraph warns that golf might want to be careful in cutting ties to Trump and opening up other worm cans.
But what should the R&A do about keeping Trump Turnberry on the Open roster?
My advice would be nothing. After all, Royal Troon may be having a review into their membership policy but next year’s Open venue still does not allow women to be members. Neither does Muirfield.
Meanwhile, many of the sponsors which keep the sport awash in greenbacks could hardly be said to be squeaky clean. Golf should stay away from the high ground for a while yet. Otherwise that tremendously infectious disease called hypocrisy could pour across its borders.
Friday, July 10, 2015 at 03:18 AM
Reader Comments (56)
Do you even know what the word racism means? Explain how his comments or my posts here are racist
Disagreeing with Trump doesn't make one a cuck. Being such a baby over a person giving their opinion on a political matter, crying hysterically that someone "do something" because the big bad man is mean, and generally getting worked up over something so trivial, makes one a cuck. Grown men being "offended" and unable to do anything or say anything because they are concerned about someone's feelings getting hurt.
If Trump is so ridiculous and inconsequential, why is he getting so much of everyone's attention, especially the people that hate him? He's not a politician and has no direct political power. So why are you worried about him and demanding golf groups stop doing business with him?
'So why are you worried about him and demanding golf groups stop doing business with him?' Simple. He's bad for the game. Tell me one good thing he's done for the game of golf.
Hahaha ... Davis the gutless wonder he is , is evaluating how he keeps that gravy train job . He doesn't want to go back being David Fay's beeach , he kissed more tail than the last mule on a wagon train to get that pathetically overrated job .
You cite Doral and other trump properties as being bad for golf. The same could be said about many Nicklaus, Fazio, Etc. housing community designs? Lots of overpriced worthless garbage that wasted a ton of money and is expensive to maintain. When are you going to lead the charge to kick them out of the game?
GD, you're providing a perfect example of why people cannot have a civil discussion in matters like this. You just posted something saying that I posted something which I didn't. Where did I say Trump was "bad" for golf? I just asked BrianS to explain how Trump buying Doral was so good for golf. I'm really interested to hear how that helps the game of golf? Big difference. My wife has similar tactics when we argue and it's just really childish to put words in people's mouth like that.
in fact, treating it as mutually exclusive is a total slam on law abiding Mexicans and legal Mexican-Americans.
It is an upside down world when media and so-called leaders cannot or refuse to recognize this - Trump does.
You're correct, except your point applies to you and not me. I wasn't replying to you.
So now you've a perfect example of why we can't have a civil discussion. You just posted something saying that I said something that I didn't say. It really is childish to do that.
My original comment explains what calling the other commenters cucks means and how that is racist. I don't think it could be any clearer. Funny how you lob hand grenades and complain about a lack of civil discourse.
Trump is getting attention because the media is built on sensationalism. Reality TV crossed with poor journalism. Why else would Kim Kardashian ever be in the news?