Golf - Anti-Trump protests staged at U.S. Women's Open


  • Golf
  • Monday, 17 Jul 2017

A policeman stands guard as anti-Trump protesters demonstrate in front of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal enclosure at the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S. July 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) - After three tranquil rounds at Trump National Golf Club, things heated up outside the ropes during Sunday's final round of the U.S. Women's Open as activist groups staged protests against U.S. President Donald Trump.

There had been calls for moving the tournament, which was awarded to Trump National in 2012 long before he officially entered politics, by women's groups angered by his campaign rhetoric and behaviour they found to be misogynistic.

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