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Trump National Golf Club | New York

He'll Take Manhattan

by Michael Kaplan

TRUMP: Actually, the best view is from Harlem. It's Central Park North, which nobody really thinks about. From up there, you're looking through the park and down at Manhattan. To really see it, though, you would have to go up there in a helicopter or plane. That would be the nicest view.

AMERICAN WAY: You don't strike me as a casual-Friday kind of guy. Every time I see you, if you're not golfing or something, you're dressed in a beautifully tailored suit. Where do you get them?

TRUMP: I use Brioni for suits. And I get them off the rack. Custom-made clothing is a waste of time for anyone with a normal body.

AMERICAN WAY: Let's say you wrap things up one morning and realize you have an afternoon off in New York. Where do you go?

TRUMP: That hardly ever happens. But when it does, I play golf. I either go to Trump National Golf Club in Westchester or else Winged Foot [in Mamaroneck]. I've had a membership there for many years, and it is a magical place that's been around since the early 1900s. The people there are special friends of mine, and they love playing my course as well.

AMERICAN WAY: Those are two great courses, but they're both private and you can't get on them without a membership or a friend who belongs. What's a great public course in the New York area?

TRUMP: There are no great public courses. Bethpage is as good as it will get. I used to play there when I was 18 years old. I waited in line from 2 in the morning to get a tee time at 10. I used to sleep in my car and think nothing of it. Then, if I was lucky, I had an eight-hour round.

AMERICAN WAY: Where do you buy gifts for Melania, your fiancée, to make up for all the time you spend on the golf course and at the office?



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