Trump Announces 15-Month Overhaul of Washington Golf Course; Perthshire Clubhouses Brace in Case He Notices Them
Greenkeepers 'quietly mowing and hoping not to be noticed'.
East Potomac Golf Links, Washington, which has been called 'old, broken and dilapidated'. Photo: Tim Evanson, “Looking S across Blue Course at Red Course - East Potomac Golf Course - East Potomac Park - 2013-08-25”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
PERTH — The US President’s plan to close a historic public golf course in Washington for about 15 months of renovations, after calling it old, broken and dilapidated, has worried Perthshire golf clubs, many of which fit that description lovingly.
“Old? Broken? Dilapidated? That’s our clubhouse,” said one club secretary. “Our bar last saw a paintbrush in 1987. If he comes over here, we’re done for.”
The plan comes amid a court fight over tree removal in the park. Perthshire golfers sympathised. “We’ve got trees on the twelfth that have been eating balls since the war,” said one. “Nobody’s allowed to touch them either.”
One club has put up a sign reading “Members Only. Especially Him.”
The real story: Trump to close East Potomac golf course in DC for 15 months of renovations amid tree-removal court fight (AP)
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