Kai Trump, President Donald Trump’s eldest granddaughter, a high school senior and University of Miami commit, has secured a sponsor invitation to play in an LPGA Tour event Nov. 13-16.
The 18-year-old will compete in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla. She currently attends the Benjamin School in Palm Beach and is ranked No. 461 in the American Junior Golf Association rankings. She also competes on the Srixon Medalist Tour on the South Florida PGA, where her top finish was a tie for third in July.
“My dream has been to compete with the best in the world on the LPGA Tour,” Kai said in a statement. “This event will be an incredible experience. I look forward to meeting and competing against so many of my heroes and mentors in golf as I make my LPGA Tour debut.”
Sponsor invitations have long been used to attract attention to a tournament through a golfer from a well-known family or, in recent years, one with a strong social media presence. Kai qualifies on both counts.
She is the oldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump, and has nearly 8 million combined followers on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X. In addition to posting her own exploits on and off the course, she often shares videos playing golf with her grandfather and chronicled their visit to the Ryder Cup.
She also recently launched her own sports apparel and lifestyle brand, KT.
“Kai’s broad following and reach are helping introduce golf to new audiences, especially among younger fans,” said Ricki Lasky, LPGA chief tour business and operations officer, in a statement.
The oldest of the president’s 11 grandchildren, Kai gained national attention when she delivered a speech supporting her grandfather’s campaign at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Her parents divorced in 2018, and her mother has been dating Tiger Woods for about a year.
