Trump Presents Irish Open Trophy to Shane Lowry, Pledges to 'Take the Tariffs Off' Irish Whiskey

President Trump, wrapping up his two-day Ireland visit on Sunday, September 13, 2026, delayed his scheduled morning departure to watch the Irish Open's final round at his Doonbeg golf course, where home favorite Shane Lowry closed with a 63 for an 11-shot, tournament-record victory. Trump watched the winning putt from his VIP suite with sons Eric and Don Jr., then joined Taoiseach Micheál Martin in presenting Lowry the trophy. Asked about Irish whiskey during the ceremony, Trump said 'I am going to take the tariffs off' on behalf of the United States, citing requests from the Taoiseach and others present. Speaking to reporters earlier at Doonbeg, Trump also addressed the Russia-Ukraine war and high US gas prices, saying 'this isn't done by the Middle East. This is done by what's happening with Russia and Ukraine,' and urging President Zelenskyy to 'stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia' because it was 'hurting... the world.' On Iran, Trump said Tehran 'wants to make a deal so badly. They are calling constantly,' but added 'they got to make the right deal. I'm not going to make a deal that's no good,' while again predicting the six-month war would end 'right after the midterms, maybe before.' His comments came a day ahead of a planned Monday meeting in Oman between Iran, Iraq and Gulf Cooperation Council states on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump said was 'up to them' and which the US is not party to.