Robert Lipsyte is the jock culture correspondent for TomDispatch. He returns after having been on leave to explore the belly of the beast as ombudsman for ESPN. His most recent book is his memoir, An Accidental Sportswriter. Follow him on Twitter: @ESPN_Lipsyte.
For Trump, golf isn’t just a sideline presidential activity, it’s central to his plutocratic vision of his presidency and of the promoting of the Trump brand.