Bad Career Move! Trump's Golf Cart Stolen

'I'm not paying any attention to it,' says golf course neighbor

(NEWSER) - Donald Trump is used to picking fights with the media, would-be apprentices, and the president of the United States, but now he's throwing daggers at quite a different target: David Milne, a Scottish neighbor of Trump's planned "best golf course in the world," who refuses to sell to the Donald. Trump's latest volley was to build a fence around Milne's house without permission, reports the Daily Record —then bill him $4,600 for half of it. "There is no way I'm going to pay it," says Milne. "As far as I'm concerned it's just another attempt to intimidate and bully me." More»

Environmental groups fume over government's decision

(NEWSER) - Donald Trump got the green light for his $1.6 billion Aberdeenshire golf resort yesterday, much to the chagrin of environmental groups, the Times of London reports. Though it was rejected by the Aberdeenshire council last year, First Minister Alex Salmond approved the project after a public inquiry. Salmond said the development would create 6,000 jobs and bring $100 million into Aberdeenshire annually. More»

(NEWSER) - A chain of golf courses in England has taken a dim view of the Eye Candy caddie service, which offers a “gorgeous new solution for unforgettable golf days,” the Daily Mail reports. Eye Candy caddies, attractive young women with a debatable knowledge of the game, are banned from four Leaderboard courses. “Exploiting outmoded notions of golf as a male bastion is not ‘just a bit of fun,’” a spokesman says. More»

After bailout, taxpayers say they deserve to putt on it

(NEWSER) - Locals rarely see anyone playing the pristine golf course that straddles the Connecticut-New York border, and no one’s quite sure who owns it—though most think it’s linked to insurance giant AIG, the New York Times reports. The mysterious Morefar Back O’Beyond course is rumored to have been built by Chinese workers and have sand traps made of pricey crushed granite—and now that AIG’s been bailed out by the government, some locals think they should be getting a piece of the action. More»

Venezuela shutting down the links—that happen to be near oil

(NEWSER) - Hugo Chávez has gone after oil conglomerates and media companies, and now he's hitting the capitalist pigs where it hurts: at the golf course. The Venezuelan president is trying to shut down the country's best-known courses, which he believes are part of an anti-Marxist conspiracy, the Independent reports. "Let's leave this clear," he said on his long-running personal TV show, "golf is a bourgeois sport." More»