Trump rebuked by PGA and R& A

Decisions taken in the wake of the storming of the US Capitol

Trump exhorted thousands of supporters to marchon the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress met to certify his defeat to Joe Biden.

Donald Trump was handed a stinging rebuke by theworld of professional golf yesterday, with the PGA of America and the R& A both announcing they would shun two courses owned by the President in the wake of the storming of the US Capitol.

Trump exhorted thousands of supporters to march on the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress met to certify his defeat to Joe Biden, prompting chaos in which crowds breached the building and forced the evacuation of both chambers.

Five people died in the rampage.

Yesterday, the PGA of America said that it was stripping the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster of the 2022 PGA Championship following a vote by its board of directors.

“It has become clear that conducting the PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster

would be detrimental to the PGA of America brand,” PGA of America President Jim Richerson said in a video announcing the decision.

Hours later, golf governing body the R& A followed suit, saying it would not stage any championships at the Trumpowned Turnberry golf course for the foreseeable future.

“We will not return until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself and we do not believe that is achievable in the current circumstances,” R& A CEO Martin Slumbers said in a statement.