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Published 17:21 11 Jan 2021 GMT
If you were asked to name two things that President Donald Trump enjoyed, you might well have reasonably answered 'tweeting and golf'.
Well, Trump is now unable to do the former and the latter is hardly providing the President with much respite either, after it was reported that the PGA had stripped the Trump National in Bedminster of the US PGA Championship in 2022.
Watch as Joe Biden calls Trump the most incompetent President in United States history:Yes, in the aftermath of the violent riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday, during which five people died as a violent mob stormed the building in chaotic scenes, the PGA has announced that it will be moving its 2022 championship away from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.
Jim Richerson, PGA of America president said in a statement:
"The PGA of America Board of Directors voted tonight to exercise the right to terminate the agreement to play the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster".
To hold the championship at the Trump course would be "detrimental" to PGA of America's brand and put the ability of the organization to function "at risk," Richerson said.
Per ABC, the Trump Organization expressed their disappointment with the announcement in a statement of their own.
"We have had a beautiful partnership with the PGA of America and are incredibly disappointed with their decision," a spokesperson for the organization said.
"This is a breach of a binding contract and they have no right to terminate the agreement. As an organization we have invested many, many millions of dollars in the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster. We will continue to promote the game of golf on every level and remain focused on operating the finest golf courses anywhere in the world."
Trump, as has been widely noted throughout his presidency, is an avid golfer. According to ABC, the Trump Organization owns or operates 17 golf courses around the world. Three additional courses are expected to open in Dubai and Indonesia.
According to Trump Golf Count, a website that tracks the current President's golf outings, Trump has made nearly 300 daytime visits to golf clubs over the course of his presidency.
