US President Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, will make her LPGA Tour debut subsequent month.
The 18-year-old has acquired a sponsor’s exemption to play at The Annika, which has a prize pool of $3.25m (£2.45m) and is scheduled to be held on the Pelican Golf Membership in Belleair, Florida from 13 to 16 November.
She is the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr and has dedicated to play golf on the College of Miami in 2026.
“My dream has been to compete with the perfect on the planet on the LPGA Tour,” Kai Trump stated in an announcement.
“This occasion can be an unbelievable expertise. I sit up for assembly and competing in opposition to so a lot of my heroes and mentors in golf as I make my LPGA Tour debut.”
She is going to compete in opposition to among the largest names within the sport on the Annika, together with world quantity two Nelly Korda, who won her third title within the occasion final 12 months, England’s Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson and 2023 champion Lilia Vu.
The LPGA stated Trump’s “broad following and attain are serving to introduce golf to new audiences, particularly amongst youthful followers”.
“Sponsor invites are an essential strategy to highlight rising expertise and produce new consideration to our tournaments and the LPGA,” stated Ricki Lasky, LPGA’s chief tour enterprise and operations officer.
“We’re excited to see her take this subsequent step in her journey.”
Kai Trump has greater than six million followers throughout social media platforms and lately launched her personal attire and way of life model.
