People Should Come to Golf, Golf Shouldn't Come to Them (Donald Trump)

People Should Come to Golf (Golf Master TIps) - Donald Trump runs one of the nine most important golf events on the PGA Tour schedule year. Mr. Trump, who fancies himself a golf snob, doesn't think golf is for everyone.

"I think I'm in a minority, but I feel differently about golf," Trump told Fortune. "I feel golf should be an aspirational game, something people aspire to play. People should come to golf, golf shouldn't come to them."

Donald Trump: "Let Golf be Elitist"

"That attitude may be elitist, and perhaps that's what golf needs. Let golf be elitist. When I say 'aspire,' that's a positive word. Let people work hard and aspire to someday be able to play golf. To afford to play it.

"They're trying to teach golf to people who will never be able to really play it. They're trying too hard. Because of the expense of playing, and the land needed, golf is never going to be basketball, where all you need as a court."

There are certainly issues golf has with reaching kids or folks with no disposable income, but making it "elitist" is not the answer. I guess for the man bragging about getting $475 a pop for folks to play his course, it would make sense.

Plus, think about the exclusions you're extending when you start picking and choosing who can play a given sport. Angel Cabrera, Lee Trevino and Vijay Singh all grew up poor and now have 11 majors between them. (Latest golf news article source: CBS SPorts)