The R&A had made it clear. Trump Turnberry wouldn’t host the Open Championship while Donald Trump owned the resort, citing concerns over potential protests and external media noise overshadowing the competition. Trump’s 2014 acquisition and high-profile appearance at the Women’s Open in 2015 led to the R&A removing Turnberry from the championship rotation. The organization’s chief, Mark Darbon, emphasized that the Open requires venues with strong logistical and commercial capabilities, which Turnberry currently lacks. And now, another one of Trump’s courses has come under the spotlight, and not in a good way.
The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, which hosted the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open, was cited for several health code violations during a recent inspection. These violations inclu