Cam Young dominated the Cadillac Championship at President Donald Trump’s golf course this week.
Young finished up on 19-under par at the Cadillac Championship, six strokes clear of second-placed Scottie Scheffler.
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President Trump was in attendance as the 28-year-old New Yorker holed his winning putt on the 18th green at the Blue Monster.
And it would have been impossible for Donald Trump to not have been impressed by the golf that Cam Young produced at the Cadillac Championship this week.
Even a one-shot penalty incurred by Young on Sunday at the Cadillac Championship on the second hole was not enough to derail him.
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Cam Young’s attitude after receiving the one-stroke penalty having been deemed to cause his ball to move in the fairway was hugely impressive.
It’s little wonder he has become such a consistent performer over the past year.
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He has a sensationally good golf game and quite clearly has an incredibly strong mentality to match.
Cam Young comments on President Donald Trump after Cadillac Championship win
The now three-time PGA Tour winner has been in exceptional form over the past nine months or so, and he’s now ranked as the world’s third best golfer.
After his win at the Cadillac Championship, Young responded when asked what it felt like to shake the President’s hand following the final round.
“Yeah, it’s very unique,“ he said.
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“He’s nothing if not a very, very interesting man. He’s very powerful, and it’s an honor to get to play in front of him.
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“Hugely grateful to him and his family and his organization that has these beautiful properties and allows us to come and play great golf tournaments on them.
“This is a special place and great championship golf course, I’m thankful to have it back in the schedule.“
While Donald Trump may be a divisive character in the United States, and indeed all over the world, receiving congratulations from the President clearly meant a lot to Cam Young.
Cam Young reveals what President Trump said to him after his Cadillac victory
Young was asked by reporters what Trump told him when he shook his hand following the final round in Miami on Sunday.
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“Yeah, no, he was just very complimentary,” the 28-year-old said.
“The way that he, you know I’ve been fortunate to meet him before and that’s especially with us golfers it’s something he loves and I think appreciates how good everybody is on the PGA TOUR.
“So really just hugely complimentary and I of course thanked him for hosting us and that was about it.“
The new world number three obviously impressed the President of the United States with his performance at the Blue Monster this week.
And receiving praise from Donald Trump was clearly the icing on the cake for Cam Young after his win at the Cadillac Championship.
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