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P RIME R EAL E STATE
FALLS INTO THE
PACIFIC—N OW W HAT?
Tr ump National Golf Course in
Pal os Ve rde s, Cali for nia
’ve always said I liked challenges, and when I decided to take
Iover the beleaguered Ocean Trails Golf Course in Palos
Verdes near Los Angeles, that’s exactly what I got. I began refer-
ring to it as Ocean Trials before renaming it Trump National
Golf Club, and for good reason. In an article in Fairways and
Greens, they described the 18th hole, which, by the way, is the
one that slid into the ocean, as Ground Zero plus $61 million.
Can you believe I spent $61 million on one hole? Well, believe
it. When I want something done, I want it done right.
This hole is the most expensive in golf history. I would hope
so because I can’t imagine doing this too many times. If you saw
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