PGA Championship: Donald Trump’s Bedminster course stripped of right to host 2022 edition
- The PGA previously decided not to hold its 2015 Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National in Los Angeles after he made derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants
“It’s become clear that conducting the PGA championship at Trump Bedminster would be detrimental to the PGA of America brand and would put at risk the PGA’s ability to deliver our many programmes and sustain the longevity of our mission,” Jim Richerson, PGA of America’s president, said in a video message.
Entering the final week of his presidency, Trump is under mounting pressure after inciting a mob of rioters who stormed the US Capitol. That prompted the House of Representatives to take up a resolution to impeach him for the second time in less than two years unless Vice-President Mike Pence and the cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment this week to remove him from office.
This isn’t the first time the PGA has cancelled an event at a Trump property following controversy. After Trump made comments about Mexican immigrants being rapists, the PGA decided not to hold its 2015 Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National in Los Angeles.
The golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, was also the location of Trump’s 2020 election fundraiser, which he attended after learning that one of his top aides had tested positive for Covid-19. The president also tested positive shortly after.
