Golf: 2022 PGA Championship pulled from Trump course

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The PGA of America pulled the 2022 PGA Championship from the Trump National golf course at Bedminster in New Jersey on Sunday (Jan 10), days after ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida: The PGA of America pulled the 2022 PGA Championship from the Trump National golf course at Bedminster in New Jersey on Sunday , days after supporters of President Donald Trump"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," PGA of America President Jim Richardson said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Trump's repeated false claims of election fraud, and his incendiary address to protesters prior to the attack on the Capitol, have prompted critics to call for his resignation, his impeachment or his removal from office as unfit under the US Constitution's 25th Amendment.Trump is an avid fan and player of golf - making numerous trips to play at Bedminster during his presidency.

In 2016, the PGA Tour announced it was moving the 2017 World Golf Championship to Mexico from its home at Trump's famed Doral course in Miami.

 

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