When one is arguably essentially the most highly effective (and influential) man on the planet, plenty of doorways open for his or her household and others near them. It’s no completely different within the case of present US president Donald Trump.
His grand-daughter Kai, 18, is because of play faculty golf for Miami Hurricanes however earlier than that may make her debut on the LPGA Tour, the hardest and most prestigious circuit within the girls’s recreation, when she tees up on the Annika at Pelican Golf Membership in Florida from November 13-16 November. Kai will play on a sponsor’s exemption the penultimate occasion on the LPGA schedule, which has a prize fund of $3.25 million.
Kai is the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr and has dedicated to play golf on the College of Miami in 2026, BBC Sport reported.
“My dream has been to compete with one of the best on the planet on the LPGA Tour,” she mentioned in a press release. “This occasion shall be an unbelievable expertise. I look ahead to assembly and competing towards so a lot of my heroes and mentors in golf as I make my LPGA Tour debut.”
Her want could also be realised because the match as the sphere consists of stalwarts equivalent to world quantity two Nelly Korda, England’s Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson and 2023 champion Lilia Vu.
Kai has greater than six million followers throughout her social media platforms and not too long ago launched her personal attire and way of life model. The LPGA is eager to piggyback on her visibility and profile.
“Sponsor invites are an necessary method to highlight rising expertise and produce new consideration to our tournaments and the LPGA,” mentioned Ricki Lasky, LPGA’s chief tour enterprise and operations officer. “We’re excited to see her take this subsequent step in her journey.”
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The tour added that Kai’s “broad following and attain are serving to introduce golf to new audiences, particularly amongst youthful followers.”
Kai is at the moment a senior at Benjamin College, a personal establishment in Palm Seaside County of the Sunshine State. She performs in novice occasions nationally with the American Junior Golf Affiliation and domestically in Florida and is at the moment No 461 within the AJGA (American Junior Golf Affiliation) Ladies rating, having appeared in three occasions this yr, the Related Press reported.
Kai made an emotional speech in assist of her grandfather through the Republican Nationwide Conference, supporting his 2024 presidential marketing campaign.
Trump is himself an avid golfer and owns a number of programs all over the world. However in accordance with the E-book ‘Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump’, by Rick Reilly, he doesn’t play the sport in a good method, lies about his scores, and violates the sport’s etiquette.
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