US EditionKai Trump: US President's Granddaughter Last After First Round on LPGA Debut
- On Nov. 13, 2025, Haeran Ryu shot 6-under 64 to lead The Annika at Pelican Golf Club, while Kai Trump carded a 13-over 83 in her LPGA debut and finished last in the 108-player field.
- Playing on a sponsor exemption, 18-year-old amateur Kai Trump made her LPGA debut as Haeran Ryu ran off four straight birdies on Nos. 4-7 in breezy afternoon conditions at Pelican Golf Club.
- Trump struggled on the greens and carded multiple bogeys and two doubles, hitting 7 of 18 greens and needing 36 putts, though she said it was "pretty cool because I know I hit it far...", said Trump.
- Trump's round drew an unusual security presence and massive gallery at Pelican, with more than 200 people around the 10th tee and eight to 10 Secret Service agents trailing her; she will tee off for Round 2 at 8:17am ET on Friday.
- The tournament feeds into the Race to CME Globe with a $2 million prize at stake next week, where defending champion Nelly Korda opened with a 71 and Grace Kim of Australia shot a 65.
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Donald Trump’s Granddaughter Kai Trump Finishes in Last Place at Her First LPGA Tournament | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Kai Trump didn’t have the best professional golf debut. The 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump came in last place in her first LPGA tournament, missing the cut at The ANNIKA on Friday (November 14) held at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Kai shot a 13-over 83 in the first round of the tournament on Thursday, November 13. She showed some improvement in the second round on Friday, finishing with a 5-over 75, but ended up i…
Kai Trump Finishes in Last Place in 1st LPGA Tournament After Exemption
There’s nowhere to go but up for Kai Trump. Kai, the 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump, came in last place in her first LPGA tournament, missing the cut at The ANNIKA at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Friday, November 14, after finishing +18 through the first two days of the tournament. While the dead-last performance wasn’t ideal, Kai improved by eight strokes during her second round. “The first day, I was defini…
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After two rounds of action, Charley Hull is sitting comfortably in the top 10 at the Pelican Golf Club. The Englishwoman is eager to dominate The Annika driven by Gainbridge, after finishing as the runner-up in the tournament last year. But before she even got to Florida, Hull had already gone through an ordeal she didn’t anticipate. And that drastically changed her plans for the event. After completing the second round of The Annika, she sat do…
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Kai Trump makes strides but still misses cut in LPGA debut
Kai Trump conquered her nerves to cap her LPGA debut with a five-over par 75 on Friday and said she'd have plenty of positives to discuss with her grandfather, US President Donald Trump.
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