The US president, a keen golfer who owns a number of courses, reportedly issued the demand to a club employee at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey
Matt Davies and Matthew Davies
10:13 ET, 06 Jun 2025
Rick Reilly claimed the US president made the demand to an employee at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster
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Donald Trump reportedly once stopped a golf employee and issued a questionable demand urging him to change something at one of his US clubs.
In his book, ‘Commander in Cheat’, a nickname the author has given to Trump, sportswriter Rick Reilly claimed the US president, a keen golfer, made the demand to an employee at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
During the incident, Trump returned to the club after spending time away and spotted an employee placing the name of a recent senior club championship winner on a wooden plaque.
He claimed that the MAGA mogul took issue with this, and insisted they replace it with a different name. He then allegedly provided a questionable reason as to why this person deserved the top spot, reports the Telegraph.
Trump allegedly provided a questionable reason for changing the name (Image: Getty Images)
He wrote: “Trump happened to walk into the Bedminster clubhouse just as a worker was putting up the name of the newly crowned senior club championship winner on a wooden plaque.
“Trump had been out of town and hadn’t played in the tournament, but when he saw the player’s name, he stopped the employee. ‘Hey, I beat that guy all the time [Trump said]. Put my name up there instead […] I would’ve beaten him.'”
Trump’s organisation, Trump Golf, owns an array of golf courses across the world, including in Dubai, the US, Ireland and Scotland, with the POTUS reportedly owning 17 in total.
It follows a Forbes report that detailed how the Bedminster golf club had been flagged for 18 health violations in its latest inspection, receiving a 32 out of 100 in May.
The publication states that this is the lowest in Somerset County, with the club required to hang its “conditionally satisfactory” C grade in a visible place.
Trump’s organisation, Trump Golf, owns an array of golf courses(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
David Schutzenhofer, the general manager of Trump National Bedminster, told the Mail: “Never before have we witnessed such visceral hostility from the health department. This is clearly nothing more than a politically motivated attack.
“We operate one of the most immaculate golf facilities in the country, and we take immense pride in our standards of cleanliness, safety, and hospitality.”
In other news, Trump has recently signed a travel ban to the US from 12 nations, with people from seven other countries subject to partial restrictions. It marks the second time he’s imposed such a ban.
The ban impacts the following countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. People from these nations will not be permitted to enter the US (apart from when they can obtain an exemption).
Meanwhile, the seven nations impacted by partial restrictions are Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. This means that citizens from these places won’t be able to enter the US with some visas.
According to the White House, the “common sense restrictions” would “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors”.
