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Crypto-Funded “Don Colossus” Statue Unveiled, Top Golfers Withdraw

4/29/2026

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Summary

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Alan Cottrill created the bronze “Don Colossus” statue after a payment and copyright dispute with cryptocurrency group $PATRIOT, receiving $300,000 for casting and $60,000 for gold leafing.
The statue was installed at Trump National Doral before the April 30-May 3 Cadillac Championship.
Five of the world’s top-15 golfers, including Masters champion Rory McIlroy, withdrew from the event, marking the PGA Tour’s return to Doral after a decade.

History

Historical Context

After the 1987 crash, Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica placed his $360,000 Charging Bull outside the New York Stock Exchange in December 1989, where a temporary permit later became permanent. The work became a Wall Street icon, later targeted by Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011 and by the Fearless Girl statue in 2017, showing how public art in the financial district repeatedly sparks sponsor disputes.

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Story summary

Alan Cottrill created the bronze “Don Colossus” statue after a payment and copyright dispute with cryptocurrency group $PATRIOT, receiving $300,000 for casting and $60,000 for gold leafing.
The statue was installed at Trump National Doral before the April 30-May 3 Cadillac Championship.
Five of the world’s top-15 golfers, including Masters champion Rory McIlroy, withdrew from the event, marking the PGA Tour’s return to Doral after a decade.

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