By GolfDigestMiddleEast.com
The LIV Golf Invitational Series took another huge step on Tuesday as it confirmed Trump National Doral Miami as the host for the season-ending Team Championship set for October 27-30.

The Blue Monster will stage the seeded four-day, four-round, match play knock-out event featuring 12 teams competing for $50 million. The Team Championship is the eighth and final event on the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series schedule.

“There could not be a more perfect location to host our biggest event of the year at a course with such a long history with professional golfers, and we are excited to add another piece of history to this famed destination,” said Greg Norman, CEO & Commissioner of LIV Golf. “I am very much looking forward to October to watch these teams go head-to-head to compete for the largest prize purse in tournament history. As we continue to select locations for our events in world-class cities, we knew Miami had to be included in the rota, and the Blue Monster is a fan favourite and a perfect place to end our inaugural season.”

Remastered by Gil Hanse in 2014, the famed Blue Monster is one of the legendary courses in America having hosted professional elite events for 55 years. Stretching over 7,600 yards, the course features a series of strategically placed deep bunkers, long flowing fairways, interesting undulating greens, deep Bermuda rough and a challenging assortment of water hazards — all of which combine for a course that requires both length and finesse to score well. The famous 18th hole is traditionally ranked as one of the most difficult by touring professionals.

“Trump National Doral is one of the finest golf resorts anywhere in the world and we are honoured to host the LIV Golf Invitational Team Championship in October. The iconic Blue Monster is a beloved championship venue that has hosted many of the greatest players in all of golf and we are looking forward to making this event a phenomenal success,” said Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organisation.

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By Alex Myers
The wrong kind of shots were fired early Friday morning at Trump National Doral when a gunman entered the club’s hotel lobby, according to multiple reports.

Police responded to a call that a man was “yelling and spewing information” at 1:30am from the Miami-area resort. Gunfire was exchanged before the man was shot several times, arrested, and taken to a local hospital.

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One police officer suffered a broken wrist.

“He was yelling and spewing some information about President Trump and that’s what we know so far,” Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said. “And he had an American flag that he did drape over the counter.”

Before he became President, Donald Trump purchased the Doral Resort & Spa, which includes four golf courses, in 2012. The resort’s Blue Course (nicknamed “The Blue Monster”) hosted an annual PGA Tour stop from 1962 through 2016 when the event was moved to Mexico following controversial comments by Trump during his campaign.

President Trump was not at the club at the time of the shooting. The Secret Service, FBI and police are all investigating the incident.

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