Trump's big PGA event was a flop, and I love that. He doesn't even talk about his big event because it was a flop.

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21. I watched the TV coverage

This appears to be a slight exaggeration.

At the 18th green when Young arrived and the crowds were allowed to come up the fairway, I would guesstimate that at least 2000 people were on the fairway near the green, and others were in the stands/boxes.

Were the big-roller boxes rather thin of company? Yes. Was the crowd-assembled bolstered by volunteers and other staff taking a look? Probably. Was this far less than usual? I think so. But it wasn't the vacant look of a mctournament on Thursday morning nor the look of the LPGA Chevron major being played the prior weekend (to be fair, underpromoted in a new city), nor the echo box of when the Senior PGA tournament (a major) was being played in 2017 at Thump's course near DC. ((I was a volunteer for many years at the local mctournament and also did so at the 2017 SPGA.))

IMO, I think some stayed away, despite the return to Doral, because of the ownership factor (and the zoo his presence undoubtedly caused), and others just didn't want to pay for what they could see for free on the TV. But, some did show up.