[Golf Topic] "Trump Golf Course Expulsion" PGA Championship "At Southern Hills~"

This is a panoramic view of Southern Hills Golf Club, which was changed to the major PGA Championship venue in 2022. Photo by the Professional Golfers' Association of America

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The 2022 PGA Championship has been moved to Southern Hills Golf Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) announced on the 26th (Korean time), "After a thorough search, the next PGA Championship will be held at Southern Hills Golf Club, which has hosted seven major tournaments so far." Originally, the event was scheduled to take place at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, but following the incident on the 6th where supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, an emergency board meeting was convened and the venue change was decisively approved.

Southern Hills Golf Club, opened in 1936, is a prestigious course that has hosted the US Open three times and the PGA Championship four times. During the 2001 US Open, Retief Goosen (South Africa) missed a 60 cm winning putt on the 72nd hole, leading to an 18-hole playoff where he narrowly secured victory, making headlines. The PGA of America explained, "The Senior PGA Championship will be held in May," adding, "Since staff are already on site, there will be no issues preparing the course for the PGA Championship."

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