Donald Trump, the US President, might be an avid golfer and owner of some of the most prestigious properties in the sport, including Trump Turnberry and Trump International Doral, yet “his personality doesn’t fit” at Augusta, according to Butch Harmon, one of the most respected voices in the sport and Tiger Woods’ former coach.
Donald Trump, the US President, might be an avid golfer and owner of some of the most prestigious properties in the sport, including Trump Turnberry and Trump International Doral, yet “his personality doesn’t fit” at Augusta, according to Butch Harmon, one of the most respected voices in the sport and Tiger Woods’ former coach.
And Harmon has known Trump his entire life, with his father, Claude Harmon, a Masters champion in 1948, the former head professional at the prestigious American course Winged Foot, where Trump was a long-time member.
“I've known Donald pretty much my whole life. What you see is what you get with him. And I don't think his personality fits the membership at Augusta,” Harmon claims.
“I don't think that [being president] has anything to do with it, because there's been a lot of other presidents who played golf, and they're not members. Clinton, Obama... they played golf. I think it's just his personality doesn't mix with that particular club. That’s as politically correct as I can be.”
With a legendary career working on the swings of Woods, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, among others, Harmon has emerged as a fine pundit and will form part of Sky Sports’ coverage at Augusta this week.
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It’s very simple: Augusta, with all its history and traditions, oozes class. Trump has none and would tarnish its legacy just as he has tarnished the White House.