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Did they give a reason? 

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http://www.golfdigest.com/story/report-randa-has-decided-trump-turnberry-wont-host-british-open

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“The Independent on Sunday can reveal, after golf’s governing body, headquartered in Scotland, privately decided that his reputation is now so toxic that the newly renamed Trump Turnberry can no longer host the game’s most prestigious tournament,” its story said.

“Controversial remarks made by Mr Trump in his campaign for the Republican nomination – about Muslims, Mexicans, Chinese and women, among others – have given him a near-pariah status in the global game, raising the risk of a boycott by sponsors and international players.”

 

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  • mvmac changed the title to R&A has decided Trump Turnberry won’t host British Open

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I think the PGA Tour is having similar thoughts about Doral.

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It's a huge gamble for the R&A and PGA Tour.  Trump could end up being the POTUS in which case they would have to eat huge portions of crow and kiss Trumps ugly ass to get back in his good graces.

A move like this would make much more sense if Trump were last in the polls, not first.

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13 minutes ago, newtogolf said:

It's a huge gamble for the R&A and PGA Tour.  Trump could end up being the POTUS in which case they would have to eat huge portions of crow and kiss Trumps ugly ass to get back in his good graces

Why would that be needed?

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Trump will not be elected, and if he is, Congress will impeach and remove him in about 10 days for an illegal veto or something... 

That being said, not that he will do this, but what if he sold Turnberry and Doral?

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3 hours ago, MacDutch said:

Why would that be needed?

Because it typically isn't good policy for international organizations and non-profits to be at odds with the POTUS. 

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7 hours ago, newtogolf said:

It's a huge gamble for the R&A and PGA Tour.  Trump could end up being the POTUS in which case they would have to eat huge portions of crow and kiss Trumps ugly ass to get back in his good graces.

A move like this would make much more sense if Trump were last in the polls, not first.

This isn't life under the Soviet Union. We can tell our leaders whom we dislike to pound sand and not have to watch our backs. What's the PGA Tour to be worried about? Being investigated for their BS non-profit status by the IRS that Trump wants to disband? They'll be fine.

Also, without diving into the realm of the Trump thread in the Grill Room, no one's really worried about Trump winning.

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I am with the R&A on this one. Maybe a poll?

see also the Hepp trashtalk from august this year. He advised just what the R&A is doing right now.

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8 hours ago, MacDutch said:

Why would that be needed?

I'm with you on this.  It's no gamble at all.  Why would they give a crap what our president thought?  (They wouldn't and they shouldn't.)

Secondly, ... Seriously??  He has about as much chance of actually becoming president as I do.  

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9 hours ago, newtogolf said:

Because it typically isn't good policy for international organizations and non-profits to be at odds with the POTUS. 

I'm failing to see the impact the president has on those organizations, specifically the R&A.

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You've Been Trumped - 2011 Documentary on YouTube.

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You've Been Trumped is a 2011 documentary by British filmmaker Anthony Baxter. The film documents the construction of a luxury golf course on a beach in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland by developer Donald Trump, and the subsequent struggles between the locals and Donald Trump and Scottish legal and governmental authorities.

When it was announced that the documentary was to be given its British television premiere on BBC Two on 21 October 2012, Trump's lawyers contacted the corporation to demand that the film should not be shown, claiming that it is "defamatory" and "misleading".[2] The screening went ahead. The BBC defended its decision, noting that Trump had repeatedly refused to be interviewed in conjunction with the film.[2]

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I guess I probably should have known this guy renamed it Trump Turnberry. What a prat. Maybe if he actually did become President we can avoid Trump Winged Foot, Trump Pebble Beach or, god forbid, Trump Kittyhawk. 

 

 

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15 hours ago, newtogolf said:

It's a huge gamble for the R&A and PGA Tour.  Trump could end up being the POTUS in which case they would have to eat huge portions of crow and kiss Trumps ugly ass to get back in his good graces.

I doubt the R&A would care.

If Trump lashes out for his own agenda then I think that would just give Congress a reason to impeach him. The republican party establishment does not like him. Democrats probably do not like him. If he uses his authority for his own personal gain I can see him being impeached.

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17 hours ago, caniac6 said:

Several sources (Golf Channel, Golf Digest) have reported that Trump Turnberry has been removed from the Open rota.

Somehow, I don't think the future President Trump will worry too much about it, particularlyi based on their reasoning.

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