President Donald Trump and golf go together.
Trump owns 17 golf courses worldwide, including the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., which will host the U.S. Women's Open on July 13-16 and the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C. which will host the Senior PGA Championship on May 25-28.
Trump also has a way of reaching out to those who win.
On Sunday, Dardanelle's John Daly (Arkansas Razorbacks), who hadn't won a professional golf tournament since the 2004 Buick Invitational, was the recipient of a congratulatory tweet by Trump when he won the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.
The victory was Daly's 11th as a professional and his first since joining the PGA Tour Champions in the 2016 season.
Trump tweeted, "Congratulations to @PGA_JohnDaly on his big win yesterday. John is a great guy who never gave up -- and is now a winner again!"
Daly appreciated the gesture and responded:
"Thank you Mr. President & also doing such a great job for our country! Means a lot! #winning"
Trump also congratulated Dustin Johnson on Twitter when he won the U.S. Open a year ago.
"@DJohnsonPGA We are so proud of you Dustin. Your reaction under pressure was amazing. First of many Majors. You are a true CHAMPION!"
When Zach Johnson when he won the British Open in 2015, Trump tweeted:
"@ZachJohnsonPGA You are one of the truly great competitors. I've said it for years. Great going winning @OpenChampionship -- Not surprised!"
Rickie Fowler received this tweet when he won the Players Championship in 2015.
"A great job by @RickieFowlerPGA in winning The Players yesterday. Finally, your jealous critics can go to hell! Good luck at The U.S. Open."
Still helping out
In March, the Washington Redskins fired General Manager Scot McCloughan after two years. The move was not well received by fans, who were outraged that an anonymous team official blamed his firing on drinking issues according to The Washington Post.
Fans saw McCloughan as someone who would help turn around a franchise that hasn't won more than 10 games in a season since 1991 when it last won a Super Bowl and has won three playoff games since. In his two years, the Redskins won 17 games and some of McCloughan's moves paid off, such as drafting Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff and wide receiver Jamison Crowder.
McCloughan, at the urging of his wife Jessica, is auctioning off several items on eBay with the proceeds going to the Redskins Charitable Foundation.
Among the items was an autographed camouflage hat that went for $410 Monday morning. A second autographed hat received a bid for $175.51.
According to Jessica McCloughan, the decision to donate the proceeds to the Redskins charitable foundation was not hard.
"When it's all said and done, Scot and I are still grateful that we were able to come here, so why not give back to the people that brought us here?" she said. "I had firsthand experience with the foundation while I was here, so I know how much they help people and kids specifically."
Someone's leaving the Redskins without too many hard feelings
Sports quiz
When was the last time the Washington Redskins won a playoff game?
Answer:
Jan. 7, 2006, when they defeated Tampa Bay 17-10 in the NFC wild card game.
Sports on 05/09/2017