Donald Trump tees off at LIV Golf pro-am event

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Former President Trump teed off at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Thursday morning for the LIV Golf pro-am event ahead of the Saudi-backed league’s third tournament of the season this weekend. 

Trump took a few practice swings before being met with a round of applause as he teed off on the first hole of the event where he will play alongside his son Eric Trump, 24-time PGA Tour winner Dustin Johnson and 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau. 

Former U.S. President Trump watches his shot from the first tee during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via Getty Images)

Other names featured on the official pro-am list include Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. 

DONALD TRUMP ATTENDS LIV GOLF WELCOME PARTY WITH GREG NORMAN, DUSTIN JOHNSON AHEAD BEDMINSTER INVITATIONAL 

Trump and former first lady Melania Trump attended the LIV Golf welcome party at Gotham Hall in Manhattan Wednesday night where the former president was spotted talking to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. 

Despite the tour’s ties to Saudi Arabia, Trump has hailed the new league as "one of the hottest things to have happened in sports." 

Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, talks with former U.S. President Trump on the first tee during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey.  (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via Getty Images)

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