Donald Trump appointed honorary chairman of the PGA Presidents Cup

US President Donald Trump will serve as honorary chairman of the PGA Presidents Cup next month, the White House announced on Saturday. The tournament, held every two years and bringing together an American team with an international group, will take place between September 22 and 27 at the Medinah Country Club in the Chicago area.

The Presidents Cup is one of the most prominent international golf events. As part of the competition, players from the USA face a team composed of golfers from other countries around the world, excluding Europe, whose players compete against the Americans in the Ryder Cup.

The White House announced Trump's appointment as honorary chairman of the event, and the president also published the news on the social network Truth Social. This is a symbolic role that gives him an official presence around the tournament, in a sport with which he has been identified for years.

"It will be a particularly exciting event. Both teams are loaded with talent," Trump wrote regarding the upcoming competition in Chicago.

The event will take place at the Medinah Country Club in the Chicago area, a course with a long history of hosting major golf competitions. For six days, some of the most prominent players from the USA and the international team will compete there.

The appointment comes at a time when Trump is expected to be involved in another major golf event. Days before the Presidents Cup, he is scheduled to fly to Ireland, where the Irish Open tournament will be held at his golf course in Doonbeg.

Trump is a long-time golf enthusiast, and the sport has become a prominent part of his business activity over the years. He owns clubs and courses in the USA and abroad, and he frequently plays and appears at events related to the sport. The Presidents Cup is held every two years and is based on a team competition between the USA and an international team.

Unlike the Ryder Cup, where the Americans' opponent is Europe, here the opposing team is composed of players from other countries. The upcoming tournament will be held between September 22 and 27, and now Trump will join it in the role of honorary chairman — less than a week after his planned visit to Ireland around the Irish Open.