Donald Trump U-turn from PGA Tour provides major | Golf News

The PGA Tour is poised to make a comeback to Trump National Doral in Miami next season, virtually ten years after the property was eliminated from the schedule. It is a large increase for President Donald Trump, which comes after John McEnroe’s emotions on him emerged.

According to Sports Business Journal, the event is slated for the week of April 27 to May 3. The PGA’s Trump National Doral is also being thought-about for inclusion in the Signature Events rotation. Meanwhile, the new LIV Golf CEO has unveiled their own plans with Saudi backing. 

The eight PGA Tour Signature occasions lined up for the 2025 calendar embrace The Sentry, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Truist Championship, The Memorial Tournament, and Travelers Championship.

The return of Doral as a PGA venue can be a nostalgic nod to its historical past on the Tour from 1962 to 2006, when The Doral Open’s Blue Monster course was a common function. The venue also performed host to the WGC-Cadillac Championship from 2007 to 2016 at the Blue Monster, which was the positioning of Tiger Wood’s 2016 Achilles tendon damage.

The proposed occasion is anticipated to offer a $20 million purse, no cut, and 700 FedExCup factors to the winner, mirroring different Signature stops. These attractive incentives sometimes entice the most important stars of the PGA, including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, among others.

Trump’s sprawling 90-hole resort boasts 4 programs: the Blue Monster used by LIV Golf, Red Tiger, Golden Palm, and Silver Fox. The Blue Monster is the principle attraction, stretching over 7,510 yards with a course ranking of 76.8. It’s famend for its difficult Miami winds and a remaining gap.

The PGA’s final connection with Trump got here during the WGC-Cadillac Championship.

LIV Golf has utilized the venue for its workforce championship since 2022. Patrick Reed famous that the course’s wind situations proved difficult during the first spherical of LIV Golf Miami.

Should this association be confirmed, it might create a situation where two competing tours operate occasions at the identical Trump-owned facility while he serves his second presidential time period.

This course inclusion would mark a dramatic turnaround from 2021, when the PGA of America Board of Directors determined to strip the PGA Championship from Trump Bedminster following the Capitol riot. The authentic choice aimed “to ensure that PGA of America and PGA professionals can continue to lead and grow our great game for decades to come.”

When Trump’s golf properties have been initially introduced as event venues, he conveyed deep appreciation for the popularity, describing it as a “very big deal.

“Certainly when you’ve programs, when you get acknowledged to have one of the majors … having the PGA is a very, very massive deal,” he stated. “It’s a great honor for both of those golf equipment.”

Prior to the decision to withdraw the courses, former PGA president Ted Bishop expressed enthusiasm about bringing PGA golf to “venues that bear the Trump label of excellence.”

The course file at Blue Monster stands at 61, a rating achieved by Stephen Ames back in 2000. The success of the grounds could be attributed to the contributions of the Silver Fox, Golden Palm, and Red Tiger programs.

Notably, the Red Tiger golf course was the venue for the LPGA’s Office Depot Championship, where South Korean sensation Grace Park emerged victorious.