Wayne Mills: Golf's Leaders Must Drop PC Act, Embrace Trump's Gifts to the Game

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The following column originally appeared on Newsmax

By Wayne Mills

(OPINION) - Leaders in the golf world have proven once again that when Donald Trump talks, people listen, and they feel a compulsion to react, for better or worse.

Luckily, after his latest golf appearance — on site at Trump-owned Turnberry, host of the 2015 Women’s British Open — the major U.S.-based golf organizations won’t feel compelled to react to the PC goon squad media manipulators as they have in the past.

When Trump, who has contracts to host several future golf tournaments with the PGA Tour, the PGA of America, the United States Golf Association (USGA), and The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), stirred controversy with his comments on immigration, golf leaders buckled and got dragged into the world of politics and political correctness.

In an unprecedented move, the organizations issued a joint statement that would has won Buzz Word Bingo: "While the LPGA, PGA of America, PGA TOUR, and USGA do not usually comment on presidential politics, Mr. Trump's comments are inconsistent with our strong commitment to an inclusive and welcoming environment in the game of golf."

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