Trump National Golf Club (Bedminster)
Entrance with gatehouse, 2017
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| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′11″N 74°41′46″W / 40.653°N 74.696°WCoordinates: 40°39′11″N 74°41′46″W / 40.653°N 74.696°W |
| Location | Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Established | 2004, 14 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Website | trumpnationalbedminster |
| Old Course | |
| Designed by | Tom Fazio and Tom Fazio II |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,580 yards (6,931 m) |
| Course rating | 76.8 |
| Slope rating | 151 |
| New Course | |
| Designed by | Tom Fazio |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,511 yards (6,868 m) |
| Course rating | 76.6 |
| Slope rating | 149 |
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.
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.
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.
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