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Title: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: Tim Gavrich on March 08, 2012, 09:46:55 AM
...per a tweet from Steve Elling, who covers golf for CBSSports.com.

Heck of a week for The Donald.
Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: Howard Riefs on March 08, 2012, 10:00:41 AM
Announcement likely timed for today since The Donald is holding a press conference at Doral and he let the news slip in his curious interview with SI's Gary Van Sickle last week:


I covered the LPGA event that was (at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach ) several times. During the PGA at Baltusrol, I played your course in Bedminster.
We just got the Women's U.S. Open at that one, which is phenomenal. [Editor's Note: USGA representatives say nothing is official, yet.] The one in Florida is great. ...


http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/donald-trump-has-grand-plans-doral-and-hes-ready-tell-you-all-about-them?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp (http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/donald-trump-has-grand-plans-doral-and-hes-ready-tell-you-all-about-them?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp)

http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/02/trump-offers-to-host-us-womens-open-at-new-jersey-course.html (http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/02/trump-offers-to-host-us-womens-open-at-new-jersey-course.html)

Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: Mark McKeever on March 08, 2012, 10:27:35 AM
Wow.  The Donald is doing very well in the golf industry as of late!  I will have to cross the Delaware this year to see it.

Mark
Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: Howard Riefs on July 10, 2017, 05:52:27 PM
No surprise: Donald Trump said to have threatened USGA with lawsuit if it moved women's Open.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2017/07/10/donald-trump-said-have-threatened-usga-lawsuit/465590001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2017/07/10/donald-trump-said-have-threatened-usga-lawsuit/465590001/)
 
 
Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: Kalen Braley on July 19, 2017, 05:32:22 PM
Massive ratings drop for the event.


http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/19/politics/golf-womens-open-trump/index.html
Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: Tim_Cronin on July 19, 2017, 08:43:25 PM
The overnight rating for Fox was 0.56, or 790,000 homes, for the 5-hour show. The John Deere Classic (3 hours) on CBS drew a 1.11 rating, or 1.67 million homes, according to Nielsen. That's not great either, but decent enough in the post-Woods era on a week before a major.


When you have five or fewer Americans in the top 20 at the start of the show, and the Olympic rings aren't on display, there will be a tune-out on an American network, no matter how interesting the golf. Or any other sport.
Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: MCirba on July 20, 2017, 08:46:02 AM
Ratings small.   Sad.
Title: Re: Trump Bedminster (Old) to host 2017 U.S. Women's Open...
Post by: BCrosby on July 20, 2017, 09:07:40 AM
How big were the galleries?


Bob