US PGA Championship moved from Donald Trump-owned course in New Jersey

Trump National in Bedminster has been stripped of next year's US PGA Championship after organisers said using the course would be “detrimental” to their brand.
The PGA of America has voted to move one of golf's four major championships away from the course in New Jersey, less then a week after supporters of the US President staged a riot at the US Capitol.
Jim Richerson, the PGA of America president, did not explicitly reference events in Washington DC in a statement announcing the move.
He said: “It has become clear that conducting the PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster would be detrimental to the PGA of America brand, it would put at risk the PGA's ability to deliver our many programmes and sustain the longevity of our mission.
“Our board has thus made the decision to exercise our right to terminate the contract to hold the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster.”
In response to the announcement, the Trump Organisation said in a statement: “We have had a beautiful partnership with the PGA of America...

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