Cameron Young's meeting with President Trump caps ‘unique' Cadillac-winning Sunday

Cameron Young romped at Doral and got a thumbs up from President Trump after the win Getty Images It wasn’t a normal championship Sunday for Cameron Young. He entered the final round of the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral leading by six. He called a penalty on himself for inadvertently causing his ball to move before hitting his approach shot on the second hole.

“It’s just one of those, your heart sinks when you see it move, but it moved and that’s part of what golf’s about,” Young said of calling the penalty on himself. He responded by draining a 13-footer for par, and no player, not even World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who finished second, got closer than six as Young waltzed to his third career win and second of the season.

But Young’s Doral Sunday was different not only for how it unfolded and how he steamrolled a Signature Event field, but also because President Donald Trump made an appearance for the final round of the PGA Tour’s return to his Florida championship course. That meant increased security and, for Young, an encounter with the Secret Service to start the day, and a handshake, a thumbs up and a chat with President Trump at the end. “Not at all.

No,” Young said after his win when asked if it felt like a typical Sunday. “I mean, once you get out there you’re out doing your job. But everything that leads up to that, you know, the place is obviously crawling in Secret Service and security and police, and it has a definitely a different feel.