Donald Trump Made Golf Great Again. Now the Sport’s Bigwigs Are Wishing He Hadn’t. – Slate Magazine

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, Trump played the part of golf’s savior, swooping in and buying a number of prestigious-but-failing courses in the United States and abroad. He renovated the properties and marketed them to golf’s ruling bodies, which, swayed by promises of profit, lined up to stage exhibitions, tour stops, and major championships on Trump courses. Among those events is the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami, where the world’s top golfers—including Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Jason Day—will compete starting Thursday.