Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey was awarded the tournament in 2012 but pressure on the United States Golf Association (USGA) to find an alternative venue has grown since last year amid disrespectful comments made by the US President towards women.

In October, the month before he was elected, a video from 2005 emerged of Trump bragging about how "you can do anything" to women "when you are a star".

The USGA has since faced calls to switch the competition, which begins tomorrow, to a different facility in the country.

According to USA Today, Trump even threatened to sue the USGA if they decided to move the tournament.

"Let me make it very clear, that when we came here, it was all about coming to a great golf course playing the greatest championship in women's golf," USGA chief executive Mike Davis said in May.

"The USGA, since its founding in 1894, has never been involved with politics. 

"Our focus is solely on the game of golf. 

"We appreciate that there's some out there that want to make this a political event. 

"We're not."

Trump's remarks have dominated the build-up to the event but American player Michelle Wie, who won her only major title at the US Open in 2014, has refused to speak about it.

Instead, Wie claimed the upcoming week was "all about golf" and hoped to inspire more female players to take up the game with her performance in New Jersey.

"I take my role as a female role model very seriously," the 27-year-old said.

"I really want to focus on the golf part and I want to hopefully inspire a lot of young women and women in general with my game.

"I will not comment on any political part this week."

Brittany Lincicome, the two-time major winner who is currently number 41 in the world, had previously said she hoped Trump would not appear at the tournament.