SI Confidential Not Too Impressed With Golf's Reaction To Trump

The SI/golf.com Confidential roundtable tackled The Donald this week and the reaction wasn't pretty.

With the golf world moving its attention to the Scottish Open (where Trump is rumored to be a future site host) and The Open (possible future Trump Turnberry date), the issue won't go away for the four families that issued a statement lightly scolding the Presidential candidate for his less-than-inclusive comments.

The entire thing is worth reading as always, but this was particularly fun:

LYNCH: Trump's conduct calls to mind a zoo chimpanzee that delights in throwing its feces at anyone unwise enough to pause and pay it attention. One can't really be surprised at the actions of the chimp, but it does make one question the judgment of those willing to stand next to it in their smart blazers, hoping not to get spattered during the spectacle.

BAMBERGER: Insufficient. You get thrown out of the NBA for far less.

PASSOV: For now, that statement is sufficient. Donald Trump has been very good for golf in the past several years. During a time of waning popularity, he has helped prop it up with mostly positive publicity. He's such an easy target right now. Let's give it a little time to see if he clarifies, retracts or otherwise amends his position on the country of Mexico and its citizens. Otherwise, there's going to be massive collateral damage between Trump and the USGA, PGA of America and the PGA and LPGA Tours.

VAN SICKLE: Trump will get enough sanctions in the court of public opinion, which will shortly end his pretend presidential run.

SENS: It's the milquetoast response of an industry that would probably like to forget that Trump has become such a major player in it. Whether he actually believes everything he says is hard to gauge, because his entire brand is built on drawing attention to himself, no matter how much ridicule he attracts. Trump the person and Trump the persona have become so intermingled that you wonder whether he even knows where the line between them lies. In terms of the Tours and the USGA, the right response would be a distancing of business relations. But the most satisfying response would be if the entire world ignored him. Trump can withstand all kinds of other sanctions. But he might not be able to endure that.