Trump's big PGA event was a flop, and I love that. He doesn't even talk about his big event because it was a flop.

[Swede]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18oZnzqw6Y/

[hlthe2b]

1. If only we could ensure that his big $$$$ WWE White House lawn debacle was likewise

If there were a way for Trump to humiliate me (and many like me) even more than to hold a UFC-WWE (something I absolutely detest to the point it makes my skin crawl) on the WH lawn, I am hard-pressed to name one. I suppose maybe female mud wrestling using scantily dressed midgets or something equally exploitative, but damn.

That phrase: "Kill me. Kill me now!" is only going to be in greater use in coming weeks/days/years. sigh...

[Girard442]

3. Midget female nude mud wrestlers.

When it happens, remember you heard it here first.

[Midnight Writer]

6. Trump has publicly mused about staging public fights with "the illegals" he rounded up.

No word yet on whether that will end up in his final production.

[Joinfortmill]

10. Jeezus. EVIL bastard.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

26. Welp, MAGA and steroid-fueled fake wrestling

… seem inextricably joined at the hip, so not a chance it will flop like pro golf.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. the big gold stupid statue

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/massive-golden-donald-trump-statue-173453339.html

[SergeStorms]

16. There is absolutely.....

no end to that shitstain's ego.

I usually watch PGA events on TV and in person, but I wasn't even tempted to see one minute of last week's tournament. Hopefully the Golf Channel's and CBS's ratings were in the toilet too.

Trump has wiped his galactic-sized ass with the emoluments clause.

[KS Toronado]

34. Here's the statue, waistline is half size.

No golf club in hand but replaying his reaction to how he stands up to assassins he paid for.

[AZ8theist]

35. Spray painted plastic??

Like all of the "crap" dececrating the Oval Office.

[AverageOldGuy]

4. This weekend he is putting on . . .

. . . an LIV tourney at his Sterling VA golf resort in the DC suburbs.

Tickets have dropped to $39 a pair if you buy them at the course, or, you can get them for $25 a pair at local sporting goods stores (who report they can't give them away).

Meanwhile, the Saudis have pulled all funding from LIV, leaving what's left of LIV to announce the dissolution.

[OGBuzz]

7. What's happened to all those MAGAts who used to turn out for those Super MAGA rallies? I'm sure Trump will show up....

at Sterling on Sunday and that should be enough to sell at least a couple of dozen tickets. Unless they can no longer afford the gas.

[ananda]

23. It's $4.15/gal at the Chevron down the street.

...

[angrychair]

22. I thought LIV was a bust

Didn't the Saudis drop out and stop funding it?

[hatrack]

37. The sportswashed money funnel has served its purpose . . .

It curried favor between Oval Office Abortion 1 and Oval Office Abortion 2.

Now that things have gone to shit in the Persian Gulf, thanks to their "investment", the Saudis have better things to do with their money.

Building pipelines, for example, or repairing refineries.

[PatSeg]

5. Awww, that's so very sad

Now he has a gold statue of himself that he could display at the White House, maybe even in his ballroom some day! Hard to believe this guy is real.

[progressoid]

12. That ugly statue belongs to some crypto start-up

Of course that won't stop Trump from pimping it. Hell, he was selling Tesla's on the White House lawn.

[PatSeg]

18. Oh yeah, he could have an auction

Though he might have trouble parting with it. It's still hard to believe that this madness is actually real.

[Joinfortmill]

8. I'm doing my happy dance! His ego got CRUSHED!

[angrychair]

24. Unfortunately likely didn't even notice

In my opinion, he is a narcissistic megalomaniac, in the clinical sense, and generally in an environment that is actively protecting him from reality. He could not be more of a dangerous situation for his ongoing mental health and stability. I genuinely believe he is headed for a significant mental health crisis that will be impossible for his handlers to cover up.

I mean his approval has been in the toilet for weeks yet I clearly remember him saying about a week ago that he was the most popular president in history. I mean literally calling himself a god recently.
None of that is healthy or normal. And the mask is about to come off this situation. Sooner rather than later.

[Ray Bruns]

9. Gee, who would have guessed that something Trump was involved in would be a flop?

[Joinfortmill]

11. Hahaha

[SCantiGOP]

13. It was a small crowd

But not “100 people” as the story said.
I watched some on TV, and the crowd was about 1/3 of what you would have expected, but a few thousand would be a good estimate.

[dave99]

17. Several hundreds, at most

[PhilG]

14. Hole in One?

I assume he won the tournament, right? Hole in one on every hole, right? Like nobody has ever seen before, right?

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Well, the man has had attempts on his life, which have resulted in the death of

at least one spectator. It would be ironic if he did fake those assassination attempts and the result is that no one wants to pay for an event where they might end up being an acceptable casualty.

[PCB66]

19. I would never watch any golf tournament

No matter who hosted it. To me golf is on par with soccer, curling and car racing as being the most boring "sports" to watch.

I am curious at to the real reason for low attendance. For some inexplicable reason Trump is loved here in Red State Florida, especially in the Miami area. Maybe there are people just like me that really don't want to watch other people play golf.

Although it would be nice if that was the reason I doubt the low attendance was because Trump's name was involved. However, I could be wrong.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

27. Hey...

Don’t diss Canada. Curling is fun once every four years and I don’t think it’s comparable to the other three listed.

[Moostache]

20. Hey Two-Scoops? THIS is your personal ghost of Christmas yet-to-come...

Instead of seeing your own grave, you are getting a glimpse at how completely forgotten you will be minutes after your long awaited and anticipated demise.

You will be forgotten by 90% of the world before your stinking carcass is cold. Another 7-9% of the population will forget you ever existed within days to weeks. For an attention whore like Two-Scoops, this ultimate fate - obscurity and oblivion - is the worst thing imaginable. He believes that everyone gives a fuck about him and he is utterly wrong. He's a circus or rodeo clown after the big top is taken down and the event is over - utterly worthless.

[nitpicked]

21. I watched the TV coverage

This appears to be a slight exaggeration.

At the 18th green when Young arrived and the crowds were allowed to come up the fairway, I would guesstimate that at least 2000 people were on the fairway near the green, and others were in the stands/boxes.

Were the big-roller boxes rather thin of company? Yes. Was the crowd-assembled bolstered by volunteers and other staff taking a look? Probably. Was this far less than usual? I think so. But it wasn't the vacant look of a mctournament on Thursday morning nor the look of the LPGA Chevron major being played the prior weekend (to be fair, underpromoted in a new city), nor the echo box of when the Senior PGA tournament (a major) was being played in 2017 at Thump's course near DC. ((I was a volunteer for many years at the local mctournament and also did so at the 2017 SPGA.))

IMO, I think some stayed away, despite the return to Doral, because of the ownership factor (and the zoo his presence undoubtedly caused), and others just didn't want to pay for what they could see for free on the TV. But, some did show up.

[ProfessorGAC]

33. See Post 32

We agree that this is an exaggeration.

[Crowman2009]

25. I've seen bigger crowds at minor independent league baseball games.

[vapor2]

28. karma

[ChicagoTeamster]

29. He was told he was done with the PGA years ago and now LIV golf is dead. No more golf business for Trump.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

30. Did Trump win?

[Whip-poor-will]

31. Loser

He's a life long loser so no surprise there really

[ProfessorGAC]

32. 100 People Is Wrong

I'm glad it was a dud compared to normal, but there were a few hundred people on every hole.
I noted while watching part or all of all 4 days that the crowd looked light, especially for a signature event in Florida.
But, the statement that there were 100 people there is gross hyperbole.
I'm guessing more like 5,000-6,000 per day. By contrast, the Masters had over 20,000 per day, and the Waste Management in Arizone was around 19,000 each day.
On TV, the tournament drew 3.3 million viewers for tye weekend. That's about 75,000 more than last year.
So, it was a dud: but not to the degree described in that post.

[AZ8theist]

36. You're way off on the WM tournament in Arizona

The 4 day event this year drew approx 400,000.

[ProfessorGAC]

38. Wow!

I knew the crowds are always big there, but I had no idea it was that high a number! Geez, that's 5,500 people per hole, per day!
Thanks for the correction.
I used to attend the Western Open every year & it was always very well attended, but no way was it 400k.
That's amazing.

[Jean Genie]

39. Goldie-icks

I wonder why his statue is standing on two styrofoam ice cream boxes. Did he already finish the contents?