More than a golf course was a strength. Bethpage Black, the headquarters of the Ryder Cup in New York, became a armored territory on Friday, security measures multiplied for the first time in which the country’s top president went to the celebration of this tournament during his presidential position. Regular in other great sports scenarios, and great golf fan, Trump did not want to miss the opportunity to see the best players in the world directly and support the American troop. His arrival caused in an outdoor space, unlike a basketball pavilion or an American football stadium, and as wide as a golf course (6.8 kilometers make up its 18 holes). Some 50,000 spectators went to the opening of the Ryder.
A long lines to access the field since the doors of the enclosure were opened at five in the morning already anticipated a day of fierce controls. The helicopters and drones flew over the game area while the set that made up the club house, the tee of hole 1 and the green From 18 it became a maximum surveillance zone. A poster remembered any spectator who was about to enter a space under the magnifying glass of the United States government, outside the rules of private property such as Bethpage. Another sign alerted from prohibited objects: folding chairs, vapeo devices, laser meters, large umbrellas, metal containers … and even balloons. The cameras of the photographers were temporarily requisitioned, they were left in a group on the ground and the dogs specialized in detecting explosives fulfilled their work.
Access to that area where Trump was going to move. Each fan had to shed their objects and go through the filter of an arc in front of a battery of agents. The diversity of the uniforms portrayed the number of different security forces involved in the device.
Trump appeared in Hole 1 with his granddaughter, Kai Madison, 18, and the United States anthem sounded live. A flotilla of military planes thundered in heaven. And the evening session of the Ryder began. The president attended behind a window to Jon Rahm’s exit and then went down to collide his fist with one of the local idols, Bryson Dechambeau, and chat with the American captain, Keegan Bradley. Because of his gestures, he even seemed that Trump was giving him indications.
The world number one, Scottie Scheffler, had already thanked in the previous days that support of the president: “He loves golf. He is one of those people who transmits confidence to all those around him. He writes me or calls me when I get a victory.”
