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President Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai Trump improved on a difficult first day of her LPGA debut.
In her encore at The Annika Friday, she improved eight shots compared to her performance on Thursday.
After finishing playing on Friday, Trump said she felt more “calm” compared to Thursday, which led to the improvement.
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Amateur Kai Trump of the United States lines up her putt on the 15th green during the first round of The Annika at Pelican Golf Club on November 13, 2025, in Belleair, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
“The first day I was definitely very nervous. I think the nerves just got to me,” she said. “When I came out today, I felt very calm and at peace, to be honest. That’s why I played better.
“I did everything I could have done for this tournament. So I think if you prepare well, the nerves can… they will always be there, right? They can soften a little bit. So I would just say that.”
Trump’s “peaceful” mentality may have paid off when he made a series of early errors on the third, fourth and fifth holes, but he recovered to birdie three of his next six holes.
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“Things are going to happen. Once they happen, you can’t go back in time and fix them,” he said of the three-pointer. “The best thing I can do is move on. Like I told my caddie, Allan, he started laughing. It is what it is. We put that aside, so let’s move on. It was pretty easy to move on after that.”
Still, he finished last out of 108 players and will not make the cut to continue in the tournament over the weekend. She finished with a two-round total of 18-over 158, putting her 27 shots behind leader Grace Kim (65-66) and 17 shots off the projected cut line at one over par.
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Amateur Kai Trump walks off the 16th tee during the first round of The Annika at Pelican Golf Club on November 13, 2025, in Belleair, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
But Trump’s performance earned praise from women’s golf star Charley Hull, a supporter of the president.
“That’s really good considering this isn’t just an easy LPGA event. This is probably one of the toughest courses we play,” Hull said of Trump, according to Golf Channel.
“So for her to come out, she had to be very nervous. It was her first LPGA event. I remember my first event. I was very nervous, and she has a lot of pressure on her and a lot of eyes on her.”
