Golf - Players strike bland message at Women's Open on Trump course


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 12 Jul 2017

Jul 1, 2017; Olympia Fields, IL, USA; Lydia Ko chips the ball out of the third hole bunker during the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club - North. Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) - Players stuck to an apolitical party line ahead of the U.S. Women's Open at Trump National on Tuesday, resisting comment on U.S. President Donald Trump, who alienated many with controversial remarks about women.

One after another, top-rated contenders came through the Media Center for the year's third women's major with the same bland message -- they are here to play golf and not talk about politics.

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