June 29, 2026, 12:01 p.m. ET
President Donald Trump announced plans to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C.Trump described the current course as “virtually unplayable,” though public reviews are largely positive for a municipal course.A lawsuit was filed to block the project, but a deal was reached allowing the National Links Trust to operate the course until renovations begin.The new course will be designed by Tom Fazio Design and modeled after renowned courses like Bethpage Black and Torrey Pines.
After calling one of the most iconic golf courses in the nation’s capital “virtually unplayable,” President Donald Trump announced plans for the renovation of a golf course facility in Washington, D.C.
Trump announced in a social media post that renovations to East Potomac Golf Links would begin on Sept. 1.”It was determined that, on this fantastic site, with water and unparalleled views of D.C.’s Monuments, we will build one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World,” Trump’s post read.
Before starting the renovation, Trump has to overcome a nonprofit organization and two residents in Washington who sued in an attempt to try to block the project. The administration and the nonprofit, National Links Trust, reached a deal in May to allow the organization to continue operating East Potomac Golf Links until federal officials overhaul it.
Trump called the course “virtually unplayable.” Reviews of the facility’s three courses are largely positive, though some note conditions on the fairways and greens that are consistent with a heavily used municipal course.
The reimagined East Potomac Golf Links will be designed and built through Tom Fazio Design and modeled after New York’s Bethpage Black Golf Course and Torrey Pines Golf Course in California.
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Contributing: Michael Loria, James Powel, Drew Pittock, USA TODAY; Reuters