Trump on PGA tour moving from Doral to Mexico: 'Hope they have kidnapping insurance'

[mystery-ak]

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2016/06/01/pga-moving-tournament-from-trump-doral-golf-course-to-mexico-city/?intcmp=hpbt3

Trump on PGA tour moving from Doral to Mexico: 'Hope they have kidnapping insurance'
Published June 01, 2016Fox News Latino

The PGA plans to move a long-standing golf tournament from Donald Trump’s Doral, Florida course to one in Mexico City – sparking rumors that the organization is looking for either more money or less Trump for their event.

The tournament chairman of the former Cadillac Championship, one of the four World Golf Championships that attract the best players in the world, said the PGA Tour has informed him the event is leaving next year for Mexico City.

The move comes after Cadillac pulled out as a sponsor and the PGA decided to explore other options for the event in the wake of his controversial comments on Muslim immigrants. Outgoing World Golf Championship-Cadillac Championship chairman Butch Buchholz said it was a coincidence that the changes happened after Trump’s comments.

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[sinkspur]

So the PGA is #NeverTrump. 

And the Trumpkins say that nobody cares about Trump's comments.

[Oceander]

Oops

[TomSea]

As it is, Mexico City has some serious smog problem.  See how they like it.



Kidnapping? A major soccer was kidnapped and luckily survived over the weekend.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/05/alan-pulido-kidnapped-mexican-soccer-player-escaped-by-stealing-gun-shooting-captor Not in Mexico City.

They'll likely have serious security at the golf tournament.

[Neverdul]

As quoted in other articles Trump said:

“They moved the World Golf Championships from Miami to Mexico City. Can you believe it? Can you believe it? Not good. But that's OK. Folks, it's all going to be settled. You vote for Donald Trump as president, if I become your president, this stuff is all going to stop.”

So what exactly is trump going to do to stop the PGA from having tournaments outside of the USA?*

The PGA doesn’t manufacture anything so I don’t think he can put a tariff on them.  Levy a special tax on the PGA?

Have the FCC block any TV coverage?

Have the State Department invalidate the passports of any American plays so they can’t leave the country?

Put them on Double Secret Probation?

* The PGA already has some tournaments outside of the US

http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.html

Trump owned golf courses outside of the US

https://www.trumpgolf.com/Our-Courses

(And I think he’s building one in Indonesia.)

I also read somewhere (can’t find the article right now) that the PGA players don’t like Doral very much. The recent redesign has made it long to the point it heavily favors long hitters now.

At this year’s Golf Championship-Cadillac Championship, Trump of course got some free campaign advertising by wearing his Make America Great Again hat. Not that I blame him, but the PGA and sponsors may not have been so keen on it – just saying.

[GrouchoTex]

How could this have happened?
I thought he always made the "best deals"?

 

[mountaineer]

Speaking of golf:

The Donald Trump I Know, by Natalie Gulbis
by Natalie Gulbis
Posted: Thu Jun. 2, 2016
GOLF Magazine


I've been fortunate to meet my fair share of influential people over 16 years on tour. But never can I remember any of them (several U.S. presidents included) garnering more attention than Donald Trump. Now more than ever, no matter where I go, people want to know about The Donald.

What's he like? How's his golf game? Do you still keep in touch? The list goes on.

In short, I've played many rounds with him. He's a good player (and a sneaky-great putter). He has always made time for my calls, and has offered some great advice over the years. If I could only tell you one thing about him, it's that he's probably the hardest working individual I've ever met.

... I realize he has made his share of controversial remarks, but in my experience, I have found him to be gracious, generous and inspiring. He encouraged me to look at myself as a brand and as a professional golfer with a huge platform to grow the game of golf, regardless of my gender. Because of that, I have always found political rhetoric about Trump's misogynistic "war on women" to be inconsistent with the Trump I know.   ...

...   We talked marketing and business. He has a way of cutting through small talk and digging into areas where he can have an impact. When he asked me about my goals—which would become a recurring theme in future conversations—his advice was simple: "Never fear challenging the status quo." Not only does that advice seem to be something he is following with great success in his campaign, but it's also something I've taken with me to the sports marketing world. Donald was adamant that in endorsement deals I should request and fight for equal pay that men were receiving. He believed any notion that I should accept less money than a PGA Tour player for appearances or endorsement contracts was just plain wrong. His advice proved invaluable for me in my career, and I owe much of my success to his idea of staying true to my convictions and not being afraid to rock the boat.

Several years later, I was playing with him again at Mar-a-Lago when he turned to me and said, "Have you seen my television show? We're going to do a celebrity version of it and I'd love for you to be on it."

I had seen "The Apprentice." Who hadn't? It was cutthroat and competitive, and it featured a lot of arguing, so I wasn't sure I was a fit. But Donald said that as a participant I would achieve three things: grow the game of golf, draw positive attention to the LPGA, and raise money to start my own Boys and Girls Club, which he knew was one of my life goals.

"You're going to be on prime time for two hours on the highest-rated show on television," he said. "You'll raise so much money."

Sounds like Donald, right? So, I signed the contract to appear on the second season of "Celebrity Apprentice," and we began filming October 1, 2009, shortly after my LPGA Tour season ended. ...

One year later, largely because of the money and awareness Donald helped me raise on that show, I opened my own Boys and Girls Club in Henderson, Nevada. It's my greatest professional accomplishment, and it wouldn't have been possible without Donald and his passion to raise money for charity.    ...

Excerpted. Photo and audio at link.