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Trump to Attend Presidents Cup Golf Tournament in Chicago Area, Serving as Honorary Chairman
FILE-President Donald Trump speaks before presenting the winner’s trophy to the U.S. Team after the final round of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh, File)
President Donald Trump is expected to return to the Chicago area next month to attend the Presidents Cup, where he is serving as the golf tournament’s honorary chairman.
The Presidents Cup will be held at Medinah Country Club in the northwest suburbs on Sept. 22-27. It will be Trump’s first public appearance in the Chicago area since he was elected to a second term.
“At the request of the PGA Tour, and its Great new Commissioner, Brian Rolapp, it is my Honor to accept being the Honorary Chairman of the upcoming Presidents Cup, which will take place at the Medinah Country Club in Chicago,” Trump wrote Saturday on his social media site Truth Social.
In the same post, Trump added, “I look forward to being there, and greeting all of these fantastic athletes, on both teams! Thank you for your attention to this matter. See you in Chicago!”
Trump did not say which days of the tournament he would attend.
The upcoming competition will be the second time Trump has served as honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup. Trump also held the role in 2017, when the event was hosted in Jersey City, New Jersey, according to the PGA Tour, the tournament’s organizer.
Previous U.S. presidents have held the role of honorary chairman for the tournament including Joe Biden, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, according to the PGA Tour.
“The Presidents Cup has a proud tradition of engaging world leaders from across the globe and across political lines, and President Trump’s involvement continues that legacy,” PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said in a statement. “His participation will help elevate the event on the international stage while furthering our mission of bringing people together through the game of golf.”
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