The American Professional Golfers Association withdrew the
2022 PGA Championship from Trump Bedminster in New Jersey
on Sunday
, days after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol.
"The Board of Directors of the PGA of America voted tonight to exercise the right to rescind the agreement to play the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster," said PGA of America President
Jim Richardson
in a statement posted on Twitter
The announcement about the future of
one of the four golf majors
responds to the growing requests within the world of this sport that implore that the leaders of the PGA Tour distance themselves from the controversial US president.
Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election in November to his Democratic rival
Joe Biden
, could face a historic second impeachment trial before the president-elect takes office on January 20.
The trial could open amid the cataract of criticism over the
assault on the Capitol
last Wednesday perpetrated by Trump supporters angered by the defeat that left five people dead.
The president's repeated false claims about
alleged electoral fraud
and his inflammatory speech directed at protesters prior to the attack on Capitol Hill have prompted his critics to call for his resignation, impeachment or removal from office for unfit for office. .
Trump is a huge fan and golfer and made numerous trips to play in Bedminster during his presidential term.
Golf legends such as
Annika Dorenstam and Gary Player
were exposed to criticism when they accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom "Medal of Freedom" from the president on Thursday, a day after the chaos in the Capitol.
Trump's rhetoric has posed a major problem for golf and its organizers in recent years.
The PGA of the United States resisted requests to move the
2017 US Open for Women
from Trump National in Bedminster, following comments considered hateful towards women made by Trump during his election campaign towards the White House.
In 2016, the PGA Tour announced that it would move the 2017 World Golf Championship to Mexico from Trump's famous Doral course in Miami.
At the time, the Tour defended that the decision was not related to Trump's policy, but admitted that attracting sponsorship for the tournament had been challenging.
"Donald Trump is a brand, a great brand, and when you ask a company to invest millions of dollars in a tournament brand and they are going to share that brand with the host, it is a difficult decision," said the PGA commissioner. Tour, Tim Finchem, at the time.
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