Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster is a private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Approximately forty miles (65 km) west of New York City, it is owned and operated by The Trump Organization.
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Donald Trump bought the property, which included the estate of automaker John Z. De Lorean, for less than $35 million in 2002. It was previously known as Lamington Farm and the site of a foundering golf course construction project. The 36-hole club was built by golf course architects, Tom Fazio and Tom Fazio II, and the first course opened fourteen years ago in 2004.
Membership in the club costs at the most $300,000 In 2005, Golf Magazine ranked it at #73 in the United States and #84 by Golf Digest for 2005 and 2006.
For tax purposes, The Trump Organization secured a classification of the Bedminster course and the Trump course in Colts Neck as farmland. For that purpose, part of the acreage at Bedminster is used for growing hay and raising eight goats. The Wall Street Journal estimated that the use of the property tax exemption for farmland reduced the tax bill on the two golf courses from $80,000 to less than $1,000. The director of the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club said that Trump was "hiding behind a farmland assessment to get a massive tax break on a golf course."
The club hosted the wedding of Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, in October 2009.
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Majors host
The golf club hosted the U.S. Women's Open from July 13-16, 2017. The Professional Golfers' Association of America awarded the course the 2022 Men's PGA Championship.
Trump presidency
In November 2016, after Trump's presidential election, the property was used to host meetings for the Donald Trump presidential transition. Representative Leonard Lance predicted that the resort could become "Camp David North". In 2017 it became one of the three official presidential residencies, the other two being Trump Tower in New York and Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
In May 2017, Trump started to use the property for weekend retreats, stating that staying at his property in Bedminster is less expensive and disruptive than going to Trump Tower in New York City. This made the property the "summer White House".
In August 2017 the estate was used as a working vacation of the President for a duration of 17 days while the White House underwent renovations approved by the Obama administration and overseen by the Trump administration.
Security issues
Due to security concerns flight restrictions are imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration within a 30-mile radius during Trump's stays at his golf club. Restrictions affect 19 airports in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, among them two airports that have to close down completely because they are within a 10 mile-radius, namely Solberg Airport in Readington, New Jersey and Somerset Airport in Bedminster, New Jersey.
With the official designation as an official residence of Trump, Congress appropriated up to $41 million for its security costs for the time between inauguration and October 1, 2017.
Trump Mausoleum
In 2015, Trump received the approval to build a family cemetery at the estate that would include a classical mausoleum. Trump indicated that he wants to be buried at the Bedminster golf course.
See also
- List of assets owned by the Trump Organization
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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