Trump caused problems for stars of PGA Tour - BERITAJA

President Donald Trump‘s attendance astatine the 2026 Cadillac Championship astatine Trump National Doral disrupted about each portion of the tournament. Secret Service agents blocked PGA Tour players from entering their ain clubhouse while airport-style information checkpoints discouraged fans from attending. His beingness astatine his ain people overshadowed a landmark arena and sparked statement about whether a sitting president belongs astatine a master play tournament.

Trump arrived mid-round

Trump arrived astatine Trump National Doral connected Sunday day to watch the last round, making a low-key quality astatine a PGA Tour arena already nether scrutiny for sparse crowds.

He reached the “Trump Suite” astatine about 12:15 p.m. section clip pinch family members, including Kai Trump and Vanessa Trump. Notably absent was Tiger Woods, who did not be aft a March 2026 car clang successful Florida and a consequent arrest.

Trump appeared connected camera during the Golf Channel broadcast, seated successful a spectator suite alongside his boy Eric Trump and Steve Witkoff, his overseas affairs envoy. CBS announcer Trevor Immelman noted that the president had dined pinch players connected Saturday night.

The extremity was portion of a broader Florida plaything that included remarks astatine The Villages status organization connected Friday and an quality successful West Palm Beach.

Secret work blocked players from entering clubhouse

Trump’s information item created contiguous problems for players. Cameron Young, who went connected to triumph the title, said he was redirected by agents earlier his last round.

“I came retired to spell down to the broadside doorway wherever we’ve been coming successful the clubhouse each week and benignant of had 2 guys measurement together and say, ‘Hey, we’re not letting anybody done this measurement correct now,'” Young said. “So I was conscionable stepping successful towards the locker room toward eating and had to move about and walked each the measurement about the clubhouse to get backmost to that door.”

He added that the disruption affected his routine: “There’s small things for illustration that that’s evidently different pinch the President here, and it changed the hit of the time a small spot to start.”

Young told his ain family to enactment away

The information beingness extended beyond the course. Young hesitated to person his wife, Kelsey, and their 2 children make the two-hour thrust from Jupiter, Florida.

“I had benignant of told my wife, possibly it’s not the champion thought to instrumentality the kids successful the car for 2 hours present and 2 hours backmost pinch each the information pinch the president present and everything,” he said.

Kelsey yet attended, arriving later successful the day. “Really grateful that they did travel down. I was really happy to spot them astatine the extremity of a time for illustration that,” Young added.

Trump was not moreover confirmed arsenic attending

The standard of information stood retired fixed that Trump’s attendance was ne'er officially confirmed. Tournament officials issued an enhanced information announcement for the last 2 rounds, fueling speculation that he would appear.

During Friday’s broadcast, commentators mentioned rumors of a “big plane” perchance landing connected Saturday, further suggesting the president mightiness attend.

Trump utilized tourney to push for PGA-LIV reunification

Trump besides weighed successful connected golf’s future. Speaking from the Oval Office, the aforesaid time it was confirmed the Saudi Public Investment Fund would extremity backing LIV Golf beyond 2026, he backed reunification.

“Well, I do,” he said erstwhile asked if PGA Tour events should invited LIV players. “I’d emotion to spot LIV. But I do judge that each of the golfers should beryllium playing — the awesome golfers — should beryllium playing against each other. I want to spot Rory McIlroy playing Bryson DeChambeau. I want to spot large Jon Rahm play Scottie Scheffler, who is truthful great.”

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He added, “There’s thing bully about each of the players playing together. Now they’ll each beryllium accepted by the tour… they’ll each beryllium backmost connected circuit and it’ll beryllium great.”

Trump besides teased an upcoming LIV arena astatine different property, “In 2 weeks, LIV is going to beryllium astatine my people correct present connected the Potomac.”