Kai Trump Finishes Last in LPGA Debut

Belleair, Florida – Kai Trump, the 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump, made her LPGA Tour debut Thursday in the first round of The Annika at Pelican Golf Club, finishing last among 108 competitors with a score of 13-over-par 83.

The amateur golfer, who received a sponsors exemption from club owner Dan Doyle Jr., teed off shortly after 12:30 p.m. alongside Japan's Hinako Shibuno and Germany's Olivia Cowan. Trump started on the back nine, opening with a bogey on the 10th hole after missing a 15-foot putt for par. She recorded bogeys on the next three holes before settling into a par on the 14th, where she split the fairway. A three-putt led to another bogey on the 15th, but she managed two more pars to close the back nine at 41.

Transitioning to the front nine, Trump began with a bogey on the first and a double bogey on the second. She responded with consecutive pars on the third and fourth, including a birdie on the par-5 seventh. However, a double bogey on the par-3 ninth contributed to a 7-over 42 on the front side. She alternated between bogeys and pars over the final holes, ending the round well positioned to miss the 36-hole cut on Friday.