Donald Trump’s arrival at the Ricoh Women’s British Open this summer captured the nature of his increasingly awkward relationship with golf’s ruling bodies.
Invested in the game more than ever before, with his presidential bid taking his profile to new dimensions, Trump towered over golf in 2015 in ways that put the sport’s governing bodies in uncomfortable positions.
Trump’s shadow practically engulfed the Turnberry Ailsa course after the start of the first round of the Women’s British Open in late July.
Trump owns the Turnberry resort and course, and so he took time to fly to Scotland to watch the major championship in the midst of his presidential campaign.