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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Bernadette B. Tixon

Golf Legend Explains Why Trump May Never Be Invited to Augusta National, One of Golf's Most Exclusive Clubs

Butch Harmon says Augusta National isn’t likely to welcome Trump — ‘He doesn’t fit the profile.’ (Credit: The White House/WikiMedia Commons)

Donald Trump may own 15 championship golf courses across three continents, have hosted LIV Golf tournaments and played alongside Tiger Woods — but the one club that has eluded him is Augusta National. And according to legendary golf coach Butch Harmon, that is unlikely to change anytime soon.

Speaking to journalists ahead of this week's 2026 Masters Tournament, Harmon — who has known Trump for the better part of his life — delivered a candid assessment of why the US president does not fit Augusta's membership profile. 'I think you can answer that yourself — because he's Trump,' Harmon told reporters. 'I think he is who he is. He's full of himself. He's the type of person that I don't think fits the profile of an Augusta member.'

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