Donald Trump Says Masters Ratings Will Be 'Phenomenal'

By Jo Piazza Posted Apr 6th 2010 04:42PM

Donald Trump is hoping his new celebrity golf show, 'Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf,' premiering on the Golf Channel next week, can capitalize on the newbie golf watchers who tune into the Masters this week to get a peak at Tiger Woods.

"I think the ratings will be the biggest in the history of golf and they could be close to Super Bowl ratings," The Donald opined on this week's tournament during a conference call Tuesday afternoon. He added that even his wife Melania, who could care less about golf despite her husband's financial interest in courses around the world, would be tuning in this week.

"She called me yesterday and asked when the Masters would be on because she wants to Tivo it. She is going to sit in front of the television and watch every minute of it. That's why I think the ratings are going to be phenomenal," Trump says.

But Trump, like many golf insiders, is concerned about what all this pressure to perform (although he's never had trouble, um, performing in the past) and this new found audience will have on Tiger's game.

"I know Tiger and I like Tiger and I have always liked Tiger. It's amazing to watch Tiger playing golf. And I'm a pretty good golfer. The only question I have is how will he handle the pressure. I don't think there has ever been pressure on a golfer like there is on Tiger," Trump says.

The real estate mogul's own show on the Golf Channel will put much less pressure on players, professional golfers and celebrities, who will compete for a charity purse. The first matchup, airing next Monday night, will be between former professional football stars Lawrence Taylor and Jerry Rice.

"Those guys say things to each other that a professional would never say," Trump says of the Taylor-Rice game. "I've never heard language like that."

Tags: donald trump, melania trump, The Masters, tiger woods

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Tuesday 06 April

By Joey

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Is there any bigger jerk in the universe than this guy?

By Barb

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Donald Trump thinks he knows everything. Sorry Donald, you are wrong once again. I always watched the Master and I won't watch the days that Tiger is playing. He makes me sick. He says he made a mistake, yeah, like 14 mistakes and he's only sorry because he got caught.

By rudewaitress

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Actually, on the International Jerk Scale, Trump is a 9 and Glenn Beck is a 10. Hard to believe Trump is one jerk off.

By boz

Barb, you must be a boney butt woman because all hot women will be glued to CBS watching Tiger at the Masters. Trump is right on this one; the ratings will knock Gloria Allreds's mustache right off.

By JIM

EVEN WITH JANET JACKSON'S BOOB FALLING OUT IN THE SUPERBOWL MOST FANS WATCHED TO SEE THE GAME - THIS IS NOT THE SAME - THEY ARE WATCHING HOW WOODS HANDLES HIS SEX LIFE NOT WHO WINS OR EVEN HOW GREAT A MATCH IT IS. SUCH IS LIFE.

Wednesday 07 April

By JUDY

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

By Dorothy

Tiger has always been the drawer always ... nothing new everybody is delighted to get him back .. they have always been watching the greatest golfer of all time ... hope he doesn't take back any of those endorsements who has snubbed him thru this ordeal ... he's back and thats that ..
His Family is another story and nobody's business but theirs ...

By Mike

Hey Trump, while I've got my lawnmower out.........

By Jay

Seriously???? Look it's the guys own personal problems, and he has issues to deal with. Regardless of what happens the media needs to mind there own business, and find something to really report on then a petty topic which everyone is tired of hearing about.

By LARRY

TRUMP IS THE MAN !! HE"S ALOT SMARTER THEN ALL OF YOU !

By RIGHT SAID FRED

this'll be good for tv..good for the ratings, good for America..finally to see Tiger get past the 14th hole...

By Kitty

For once I agree with Trump . This "Masters" will be watched by people that don't even usually watch .. Either people that want to watch Tiger fail or succeed ..It will have phenomenal ratings.

By Tess

I know it may be popular to hate Donald Trump, but he's right. Maybe not about a Superbowl sized viewing per se; but definitely more people are going to be tuning in who either never have, or haven't watched as much golf since Tiger hasn't been playing.

Thursday 18 November

By jade

Tiger doesn't owe anymore apoligies. He never really owed one to anyone except maybe his wife. You people need to get a life. Not one of you has never cheated. You are just looking for a way to be mean and make a joke of everything. You're pathetic.

By julia

YOU GO TIGER,

By JBaer

Oh yeah--like Donald Chump is a real expert on TV ratings.

By Judy

God died for our sins, if he has truley ask for forgivness then God will forgive him. It is now up to his wife to decide on her forgiveness of Tiger. As for Mr. Trump, I believe he is correct in mega viewing to see Tiger back on the Golf 'course. I personally can't wait to see it and I am rooting for Tiger!!!!
THANK YOU MR. DONALD TRUMP

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