Trump National Golf Club Bedminster
U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship 2017 U.S. Women’s Open 2022-2023 LIV Golf Bedminster | |
Greens | A-4 Bentgrass |
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Fairways | L-93 Bentgrass[1] |
Website | trumpnationalbedminster |
Old Course | |
Designed by | Tom Fazio and Tom Fazio II |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,580 yards (6,931 m) |
Course rating | 76.8 |
Slope rating | 151[2] |
New Course | |
Designed by | Tom Fazio |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,511 yards (6,868 m) |
Course rating | 76.6 |
Slope rating | 149[3] |
Trump National Golf Club is a private
History
Donald Trump bought the 520-acre property, which included the estate of automaker John Z. DeLorean, for less than $35 million in 2002.[4][5] It was previously known as Lamington Farm and the site of a floundering golf course construction project.[6][7] The 36-hole club was designed by golf course architects Tom Fazio and Tom Fazio II. The first course opened in 2004.
In 2005, Golf Magazine ranked it at #73 in the United States and #84 by Golf Digest for 2005 and 2006.[8] The club hosted the wedding of Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, in October 2009.[9][10] As reported in 2012, membership in the golf club cost then at the most $300,000.[11][12]
The golf club hosted the third event in 2022 of the
Majors host
The golf club hosted the U.S. Women's Open from July 13 to 16, 2017.[14] The Professional Golfers' Association of America awarded the course the 2022 Men's PGA Championship in 2014.[15]
On January 10, 2021, the PGA of America stripped the course of the
Year | Major | Winner | Score | Margin of
Victory |
Runner(s) Up | Winner's Share ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | U.S. Women's Open | Park Sung-hyun | 277 (−11) | 1 stroke | Choi Hye-Jin (a) | 900,000 |
Trump presidency
Donald Trump uses a small cottage next to the communal swimming pool as his private residence, with a matching cottage used by Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner.
In May 2017, Trump started to use the property for weekend retreats during the summer when Mar-a-Lago is closed for the season. Trump stated that staying at his property in Bedminster is less expensive and disruptive than going to Trump Tower in New York. This made the property the "
In August 2018, the estate became again the site of the President's "working vacation" for close to two weeks.[25]
Trump went for another "working vacation" at his golf club also in August 2019[26] while the White House underwent some fix ups.[27]
In 2020, Trump stayed at the golf club on a number of occasions. On October 1, he held a fundraising event at the mansion. Several hours later, after he was back in Washington, it was announced that his COVID-19 test was positive.[28]
Security issues
Due to security concerns, flight restrictions are imposed by the
With the official designation as an official residence of Trump, Congress appropriated up to $41 million for its security costs in the time between inauguration and October 1, 2017.[20]
Tax status
As much of the estate is used for agriculture, namely growing
Trump family cemetery
In 2015, Trump received the approval to build a family cemetery at the estate that would include a classical mausoleum. Trump indicated that he wants to be buried at the Bedminster golf course.[24]
Ivana Trump, Trump's ex-wife and mother to Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump, was buried in the Trump family cemetery on July 20, 2022.[32]
See also
- Donald Trump and golf
- List of things named after Donald Trump
- List of residences of presidents of the United States
References
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- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Trump National NJ – Old Course". USGA. Retrieved February 26, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Trump National NJ – New Course". USGA. Retrieved February 26, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Postings: Part of Stalled Development in New Jersey; Trump Buys Golf Course". The New York Times. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Partlow, Joshua; Miroff, Nick; Fahrenthold, David A. (February 8, 2019). "'My whole town practically lived there': From Costa Rica to New Jersey, a pipeline of illegal workers for Trump goes back years". Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
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- ^ "Mogul buying DeLorean land". Las Vegas Sun. (Nevada). September 17, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ McCarthy, Michael (January 26, 2007). "The Donald's empire wants golf in a major way with U.S. Open". USA Today. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Ivanka Trump Says "I Do!"". Us Weekly. October 25, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ Craven, Laura (September 11, 2009). "Ivanka Trump to wed at Donald Trump's Bedminster golf club". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Renshaw, Jarrett (January 30, 2012). "Donald Trump looks to spend eternity in N.J. as real estate mogul seeks private cemetery". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Henry, Samantha (February 2, 2012). "Trump offers golden graves for silver-spoon set". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Young, Ryan (March 16, 2022). "Saudi-backed golf league announces 8-event series after months of controversy". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "2017 Women's Open To Trump National". USGA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Trump courses to host majors". ESPN. Associated Press. May 1, 2014.
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- ^ "Trump defends decision to spend weekend in Bedminster". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Betsy Klein (August 24, 2017). "White House shows off new West Wing renovations". CNN. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Tuttle, Brad (August 4, 2018). "See the Luxury Golf Resort Where Donald Trump Is Staying for the Next 17 Days". Money.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Jonathan D. Salant (August 3, 2018). "Trump is back in Jersey. Looks like he'll be here for almost 2 weeks". NJ.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Lemire (August 9, 2019). "Trump Heads for Golf Club Holiday as Crises Loom". NBC. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Long Planned fix up of W.H." twitter.com. August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Liptak, Kevin; Collins, Kaitlan; Klein, Betsy; Acosta, Jim; LeBlanc, Paul (October 2, 2020). "President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19". CNN.
- ^ a b Kathleen O'Brien (June 9, 2017). "For small airports in N.J., Trump's weekend visits cast a 30-mile-long shadow". NJ.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Brent (April 22, 2016). "Have goats given Donald Trump a tax break in N.J.?". NJ.com. Advance Digital. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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- ^ Alvord, K. and Triggs, C (July 21, 2022). "Ivana Trump Laid to Rest in Gold Casket at Trump Family's New Jersey Golf Club". People. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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