Dear PGA, I have recently been informed of your decision to ban Trumps golf course from hosting a major golf event because of your “wokeness”. In light of the decision, I would kindly suggest your board to reconsider your hypocritical decision. You see, the biggest yearly stage of golf rests on a golf course in Augusta, Georgia. That golf tournament is called the Masters. Although we are well aware that a Master in the 1800’s were owners of slaves, as much in the quiet little town of Augusta. I would also like to shed light on the racist history of Augusta National golf club. Black golfers weren’t allowed on the grounds of Augusta Nation to play despite the rules being top 20 golfer getting a special exemption invite. You should know this since the the first African American golfer Charlie Sifford was famously snubbed from playing there. As the ban on African Americans joining the prestigious club at Augusta National was finally lifted in 1991, well after Lee Elder broke the race barrier in 1975. It was in 1983 that the prestigious club allowed members to finally hire caddies who weren’t black. With that being said, I’m a lifelong golfer with a scratch handicap. I appreciate the tradition of golf being a “gentleman’s game” and have respected the traditions of the great leisure sport. It would be a shame if “The Masters” a racist name in itself would get the “woke” people to understand the history of racist actions from the past be brought out in the light. Again I deeply wish you to reconsider your decision to ban Trump golf courses from hosting any PGA Tour event. Thank You,
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maybe remind them that a very significant percentage of golfers and their viewership are white males that aren't cuck soy boys that care to apologize for the "mistake" of being white or patriotic. while we love good people of all races, we were all created equally and the moment we start treating a class of people better because of their race is the moment we have an unbalanced society ripe for civil discourse or worse. we need to all have a short memory and realize each and every person has had their own Vietnam and until we stand in their shoes we have no way of knowing who's lived the tougher life. for example, would you rather be an uber rich kid living on an estate in a mansion raised by today's version of slaves (i.e., staff) yet having no loving close relationship with your parents or any family member but instead being raised by the staff and made to feel like an orphan. all the while being trained and forced to behave in specific ways so that your elite family will accept you and possibly let you in on their riches, riches which you might somehow think will bring you happiness until you actually come into possession of those riches only to learn your soul is too damaged and you don't even know how to be happy, only perhaps know how to fake news happiness. or would you rather be a black kid born in the inner city where your dad and mom are part of your life and love you. you experience great happiness playing whatever games you and the other kids in the neighborhood and any siblings you have can scrap together, and whether because of your color or socioeconomic status you experience occasions in life that may be or seem to be racially motivated? give me #2 by a long shot. the point is, kids and people deal with all sorts of traumatic experiences in life that aren't racial. any good person from any race would agree, stop crying and pick yourself up and try try again