President Trump likes to golf – that is clear.
The 79-year-old President of the United States has played dozens of rounds of golf since taking office in January of 2025. President Trump, who also served as the leader of the United States from 2017-20, had likely played hundreds of rounds of golf while in public office.
Who foots that bill?
The U.S. taxpayers.
President Trump’s golf habits have caused the U.S. taxpayers to foot the bill in a significant way, as it reached a major milestone.
President Trump likes to play golf – a lot. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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President Trump’s golf habits reportedly cost U.S. taxpayers about $300 million during his first term.
While he’s just one year into his second term, he’s already crossed a significant margin.
“President Donald Trump’s golf habit has now cost taxpayers at least $101.2 million in travel and security expenses since his return to office, a figure that is two-thirds of his first-term golf total and has him on track to spend $300 million by the end of his second term, according to a HuffPost analysis,” the report states.
“Trump’s arrival at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday morning marks his 56th visit there since his 2025 inauguration and his 110th day on a golf course that he owns — meaning he has played golf on more than one-quarter of his days since returning to the presidency.”
Not everyone is happy about that
Unsurprisingly, President Trump is facing criticism from some.
“At a time when gas prices are spiking and Americans across the country find themselves in an ever-worsening affordability crisis, the president has burned through over $100 million in taxpayer money in order to make promotional appearances at his golf courses and hobnob with millionaires and billionaires,” said Jordan Libowitz with the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington watchdog group. “If his goal were to help struggling Americans out, one thing he could try is stop spending their money going to his golf courses.”
President Trump isn’t going to stop, of course.
This story was originally published by The Spun on Mar 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the Golf section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.