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PGA Tour moves golf event from Donald Trump's Doral to Mexico City
See BS ^ | 6/1/16 | Kyle Porter

Posted on 06/01/2016 10:08:38 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

The PGA Tour has been going to Doral, Florida, for 55 straight years. From 1962 until 2006, it visited for the Doral Open, and then in 2007, it began hosting the WGC-Cadillac Championship, which continued until this past year. Fifty-five straight years of PGA Tour golf in Doral.

Well, we might have seen professional golf there for the last time -- at least in the immediate future -- when Adam Scott defeated Rory McIlroy and others at Trump National in March. That's because the PGA Tour has decided to pull one of its marquee events out of the course near Miami and move it to Mexico City for a WGC event in 2017.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: doral; florida; golf; mexico; pga; pgahatesamerica; pganwo; pgatour; tds; trump
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Trump statement:

"It's a sad day for Miami, the United States and the game of golf, to have the PGA Tour consider moving the World Golf Championships, which has been hosted in Miami for the last 55 years, to Mexico. No different than Nabisco, Carrier and so many other American companies, the PGA Tour has put profit ahead of thousands of American jobs, millions of dollars in revenue for local communities and charities and the enjoyment of hundreds of thousands of fans who make the tournament an annual tradition. This decision only further embodies the very reason I am running for President of the United States."

1 posted on 06/01/2016 10:08:38 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

PGA can shove it. Double time.


2 posted on 06/01/2016 10:09:05 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: SoFloFreeper

I agree with Trump on the issue.


3 posted on 06/01/2016 10:09:39 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: SoFloFreeper

Is there no pre-existing contract for the event?


4 posted on 06/01/2016 10:11:02 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoFloFreeper

The PGA is dead to me.


5 posted on 06/01/2016 10:11:51 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SoFloFreeper

PGA can KMA.


6 posted on 06/01/2016 10:11:54 AM PDT by Lexington Green (Why isn't Hillary in jail?)
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To: SoFloFreeper

It would be ‘funny’ if a PGA official went to Mexcio City and got themselves kidnapped, or maybe jailed while trying to ‘sink a putter’ in the wrong place.


7 posted on 06/01/2016 10:12:24 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: SoFloFreeper

Yea, I’d really love to fly to Mexico City to play in a golf tournament.
Flew into Mexico City once...never again.


8 posted on 06/01/2016 10:12:53 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Yes. The contract ended this year.


9 posted on 06/01/2016 10:13:07 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: SoFloFreeper

Hmmmn.

The source of nearly 30 million illegal aliens sucking the government’s teats ....

Dirty, smelly, crowded. And incredibly polluted. Yeah. Good place.


10 posted on 06/01/2016 10:13:16 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Perfect response by Trump.
My attitude is Let the backlash begin!


11 posted on 06/01/2016 10:13:57 AM PDT by ntnychik
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To: SoFloFreeper

good, they will all get diarrhea.


12 posted on 06/01/2016 10:14:32 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

"..."It's a sad day for Miami, the United States and the game of golf, to have the PGA Tour consider moving the World Golf Championships, which has been hosted in Miami for the last 55 years, to Mexico. No different than Nabisco, Carrier and so many other American companies, the PGA Tour has put profit ahead of thousands of American jobs, millions of dollars in revenue for local communities and charities and the enjoyment of hundreds of thousands of fans who make the tournament an annual tradition. This decision only further embodies the very reason I am running for President of the United States..."


That is precisely the way to respond to totally absurd PGA behavior, Mr. President.

13 posted on 06/01/2016 10:14:33 AM PDT by Blue Jays
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What will be next? The PGA’s getting involved in politics is ridiculous. That this is political can be proved by looking at the calendar and seeing the many alternatives.
Doral was picked to fall because Donald Trump owns it.
14 posted on 06/01/2016 10:15:48 AM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Pyles of &^&^%%$$%&*&^$#@! PGA another anti-American NWO entity! FUPGA!


15 posted on 06/01/2016 10:16:36 AM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: SoFloFreeper; Jane Long; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; Black Agnes; djstex; mkjessup; RoosterRedux; ...
Well here's another boycott....this is all we can do as Americans...we have seen what it has done to Target and other places, this seems to be the only way to get people to understand that if you don't get your own way, you move to another country...

Let's find out who the sponsors are of this group, call or email them and let them know the whys and wherefores and go from there..

We have an army of Trump Supporters, and we have brought him this far, we can do this for Trump, after all he's doing for us, this is not much, but it will help to let him know Americans are not going to put up with this crap any longer...

Lets Roll People!!!

16 posted on 06/01/2016 10:17:00 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I assumed that must be the case. Let me guess, it was in the article, right?


17 posted on 06/01/2016 10:18:49 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoFloFreeper

Two words: Zi Ka


18 posted on 06/01/2016 10:19:31 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

What would the PGA do if the Trump Organization sponsored the tournament?

That would get a replacement for Cadillac as sponsor because their contract expired after this year’s tournament.

It would also keep the event in Miami, and not make it move to Mexico.

BTW, the PGA announces the move to Mexico, but who is the new sponsor?


19 posted on 06/01/2016 10:20:15 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: SoFloFreeper

All professional sports has been corrupted by the federal government, and Tim Finchem, the tour player’s commissioner used to work for Jimmy Carter.

Yes, the pros have hated Miami for years (not Doral specifically) but Mexico City is far worse.


20 posted on 06/01/2016 10:20:36 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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