Donald Trump tees off at LIV Golf professional-am event

Previous President Donald Trump teed off at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. on Thursday morning for the LIV Golfing professional-am occasion ahead of the rival Saudi-backed league’s 3rd event of the year this weekend. 

Trump took a handful of apply swings ahead of staying achieved with a round of applause as he teed off on the to start with hole of the occasion the place he will participate in together with his son Eric Trump and 24-time PGA Tour winner Dustin Johnson and 2020 U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau. 

Former U.S. President Donald Trump watches his shot from the to start with tee through the professional-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump Countrywide Golfing Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golfing by way of Getty Pictures)

Other names highlighted on the official pro-am record include Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. 

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Trump and former To start with Lady Melania Trump go to the LIV Golfing welcome party at Gotham Hall in Manhattan on Wednesday night time where by the previous president was noticed chatting to LIV Golfing CEO Greg Norman. 

Even with the tour’s ties to Saudi Arabia, Trump has hailed the new league as "one of the hottest points to have transpired in sports activities." 

Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, talks with previous U.S. President Donald Trump on the initially tee for the duration of the pro-am prior to the LIV Golfing Invitational - Bedminster at Trump Countrywide Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey.  (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via Getty Photographs)

"I do feel that the publicity that they’ve gotten, much more than anything, has been a good point for them," Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday. "I think the publicity they’ve gotten is worthy of billions of dollars. It is just one of the best items to have occurred in sports activities, and sports activities is a massive part of daily life." 

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Earlier this thirty day period he warned PGA Tour loyalists around a prospective missed chance. 

"All of people golfers that stay ‘loyal’ to the extremely disloyal PGA, in all of its distinctive forms, will pay back a massive cost when the inevitable MERGER with LIV arrives, and you get almost nothing but a big ‘thank you’ from PGA officers who are making Thousands and thousands of Bucks a 12 months," Trump wrote on Fact Social. 

Previous U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be on from the practice variety for the duration of the pro-am prior to the LIV Golfing Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golfing Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey.  (Charles Laberge/LIV Golfing by using Getty Photographs)

LIV Golfing presents a $25 million purse with a $4 million winner’s share and a $5 million prize for the winning crew at just about every event. Players like Johnson and DeChambeau have also been given worthwhile signing bonuses. 

Previous U.S. President Donald Trump talks with workforce Captain Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC on the practice variety through the professional-am prior to the LIV Golfing Invitational - Bedminster at Trump Countrywide Golfing Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey.  (Charles Laberge/LIV Golfing by using Getty Illustrations or photos)

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On Wednesday, LIV Golf announced its 2023 routine which features 14 tournaments and a overall purse of $405 million. 

G3 Box News’ Joe Morgan contributed to this report.