DORAL — The PGA Tour’s return to Trump National Doral means the return of President Donald Trump to a PGA Tour event, and the first time he will get a chance to admire his new statue.
The president is expected to be at Doral this weekend and appear at the Cadillac Championship on Sunday, May 3 during the final round. The Cadillac Championship is the first PGA Tour event at one of Trump’s courses since the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2016, also at Doral.
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Temporary flight restrictions show Trump arriving in Miami at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 and departing at 8:30 p.m. May 3. Trump typically stays at his resort when in the Miami area.
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the tarmac to board Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the tarmac to board Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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Kim Peterson was the first to get to the school yesterday before Donald Trump speaks at The Villages Charter School in Middleton, FL on Friday, May 1, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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Thousands moved through security hoping to secure a seat before Donald Trump speaks Friday, May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida. Trump supporters began arriving Thursday afternoon and spent the night outside the school.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line ahead of his planned appearance on May 1, 2026, at Middleton High School in The Villages, Florida.
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High school students from The Villages got the day off and came out early before President Donald Trump speaks at Middleton High School on May 1, 2026.
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Demonstrators hold signs during a May Day rally marking International Workers’ Day as Marine One, with US President DOnald Trump on board, departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2026. Trump is going to Florida to speak at an event at The Villages and to attend the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches dinner. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump greets people as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Protesters react, as Marine One with U.S. President Donald Trump on board flies over their heads as he departs for Florida, during a May Day march and rally in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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Marine One with U.S. President Donald Trump on board takes off, as he departs for Florida, during a May Day march and rally in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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U.S. President Donald Trump aboard Marine One arrives to board Air Force One to depart for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
That resort is where a 15-foot statue of Trump — dubbed the “Don Colossus” — was recently brought in. The 3.1-ton bronze statue covered in golf leaf sits on the property just off the walkway between the first tee and driving range.
Trump was expected to arrive in West Palm Beach on Friday, May 1 after speaking earlier in the day at The Villages near Orlando. The president was scheduled to speak at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in an event runs from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is hosted by the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches.
Trump last attended a PGA Tour event in 2016, at Doral, before the WGC-Cadillac Championship was moved to Mexico after Cadillac pulled out as the title sponsor.
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A PBSO SWAT team member outside hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Forum Club at the Kravis Center on May 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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A PBSO SWAT team member outside hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Forum Club at the Kravis Center on May 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies secure the area hours before President Donald Trump speaks to the Forum Club at the Kravis Center on May 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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A SWAT member appears outside of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival on Friday, May 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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A PBSO SWAT team member stands guard as guests arrive to go through security before President Donald Trump speaks to the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches at the Kravis Center on May 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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A West Palm Beach
police officer on patrol before President Donald Trump speaks to the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches at the Kravis Center on May 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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People line up to attend a Forum Club event at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach in which President Donald Trump is expected to speak on May 1, 2026.
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That started Trump on a near-decade long beef with the PGA Tour, which heightened when LIV Golf was created and started using his courses for their events, including four straight years at Doral starting in 2022.
LIV’s team championship was at Doral that first year, which included Trump in the pro-am. He spoke after that round about his feud with the Tour, criticizing its leadership and urging more PGA Tour players take LIV’s money.
Trump made an appearance at LIV’s last event at Doral in April 2025. He arrived at the course via helicopter, which landed by the ninth green.
Trump and several U.S. Secret Service members hopped in a lineup of about a dozen golf carts and he was whisked from the course to the clubhouse. But first, he did a circle near the back patio, waving to cheering fans. He exited the cart and walked along the lawn to a side entrance.
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Trump later attended a dinner on the premises with LIV golfers.
But with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulling its funding for LIV after the 2026 season, the league’s future is in doubt. And Trump once again is throwing his support behind the PGA Tour.
Tom D’Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@pbpost.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: PGA Tour event at Doral course means Trump’s happy with tour again