US Women’s Open under shroud of Donald Trump controversy
Trump National golf course in New Jersey hosts the major after earlier rumblings that some LPGA Tour professionals may boycott the event because of his offensive comments about women
The shadow of President Donald Trump hangs over the US Women’s Open golf tournament which takes place this week at the Trump National golf course in New Jersey.
Brittany Lincicome said a couple weeks ago she hopes Trump doesn’t appear at event because the spotlight should be on the players and not on the controversial politician.
Two-time major winner Lincicome said she would let her performance “do the talking.”
“Hopefully, maybe he doesn’t show up and it won’t be a big debacle and it will be about us and not him,” American Lincicome told the Chicago Tribune.
“I don’t know him. I have met him probably once. I think it will be fine. We’re going to play an amazing golf course and let our clubs do the talking.
“It would be so impossible, even if we wanted to boycott it. I mean, the purse is so big, I don’t think anybody would. We don’t get to play for that much money that often.”