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Kai Trump, President Donald Trump’s oldest granddaughter, has announced a big step toward her dream of playing golf professionally.
The high school senior announced on social media Tuesday that she will make her LPGA Tour debut next month at ANNIKA at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.
“I am thrilled to announce that I will be making my LPGA Tour debut in November at the ANNIKA powered by Gainbridge. The ANNIKA is at the Pelican Golf Club. It has been a dream of mine to compete at the professional level and I would like to thank the Pelican Golf Club for the invitation. I am looking forward to teeing up and competing with the best players in the world at one of the biggest venues on tour,” Kai Trump said in a video posted online.
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Kai Trump tees off during the final round of the Medalist Tour tournament at Lost City Golf Club on July 17, 2025 in Atlantis, Florida. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via IMAGN Images)
Trump, who will play at the University of Miami next year, received an invitation from the club’s sponsor to compete in the tournament, which will be held Nov. 13-16, with practice rounds beginning Nov. 10.
“Kai Trump has a tremendous passion for the game and is expanding the sport to broader audiences,” Justin Sheehan, director of golf and chief operating officer at Pelican Golf Club, said in a statement. “She has a bright future in Miami and we look forward to welcoming her and our entire tournament field to Pelican Golf Club in November.”
“Sponsor invitations are an important way to highlight emerging talent and bring new attention to our tournaments and the LPGA,” added Ricki Lasky, chief operating officer and business officer of the LPGA Tour. “Kai’s extensive reach and following is helping introduce golf to new audiences, especially among younger fans. We are excited to see her take the next step in her journey and are proud to work closely with our partners in Tampa Bay, whose continued commitment to advancing the women’s game helps elevate the LPGA and expand its visibility.”
President Donald Trump watches his granddaughter, Kai Trump, play golf at Trump National Doral Miami on October 27, 2022 in Miami, Florida, one day before the LIV Golf Invitational Miami 2022. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Nelly Korda is the reigning The ANNIKA champion and has also won the event in 2021 and 2022.
Trump has gained a following on social media, primarily through YouTube, and recently posted a video of herself playing with her grandfather at Trump National Golf Club, Washington, DC.
“I just don’t look at it like he’s the president. I look at it like, he is my grandfather. We’ll go out and play golf,” Kai said in a recent interview with Pak Gazette Digital. “We play golf all the time. “It’s nothing new.”
US President Donald Trump, left, and his granddaughter Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr., on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In that interview, Trump reiterated his goal of turning pro.
“I’ll try to do it and do my best,” he said.
