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Donald Trump installed 'fake' plaque commemorating 'made up event' at one of his golf courses

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Updated 21:35 5 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 21:33 5 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Donald Trump installed 'fake' plaque commemorating 'made up event' at one of his golf courses

The U.S. President is often spotted on the golf course in his spare time.

Luke Davies

Luke Davies

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly has a plaque installed at one of his golf courses in tribute to an event that supposedly never happened.

Trump, 78, is a rather busy man, as you’d come to expect being the President of one of the most powerful countries in the world.

However, when his schedule allows some free time, he is often spotted on luxurious golf courses around the world.

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As of 2024, the Trump Organization owned 15 golf courses – 11 in the United States, two in Scotland, one in Ireland and one in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

However, not all is well with regard to his many courses.

As reported by Sky News in May, “Donald Trump's dreams of hosting golf's Open Championship at his Turnberry course in Scotland will not be realised until the course is logistically and commercially viable, the game's governing body has said”.

Trump has been fairly vocal about his desire to see his course host The Open.

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Mark Darbon, chief executive of the R&A, said: “The area where there's a bit of challenge is around the logistical and commercial side. The last time we were at Turnbury in 2009, we had 120,000 people there.

"These days, a modern Open caters for 250,000 people-plus, and so we need the road and rail infrastructure to get our fan base there. We need hotel accommodation for the 60,000 bed nights we need to stage our championship, and it's challenging at that venue."

But it is at another course where the controversial plaque is installed.

As per Golf Digest, there is a plaque installed at Trump’s Northern Virginia Trump National Golf Club between holes 14 and 15, which commemorates a Civil War battle.

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The plaque in question (Credit:Getty)
The plaque in question (Credit:Getty)

The inscription reads: “Many great American soldiers, both of the North and South, died at this spot. The casualties were so great that the water would turn red and thus became known as ‘The River of Blood.’ It is my great honor to have preserved this important section of the Potomac River!”

However, according to various historians, no such battle occurred.

“No. Uh-uh. No way. Nothing like that ever happened there,” Richard Gillespie, the executive director of the Mosby Heritage Area Association, told the New York Times in 2015.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Donald Trump, Golf, Scotland

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