Trump Enlists Nicklaus to Restore Andrews Golf Courses

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is enlisting golf legend Jack Nicklaus to lead the restoration of at least two golf courses at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, a military installation long known as the presidents' golf course.

The announcement came after Trump took an aerial tour of the base aboard Marine One, where he inspected the facilities about 15 miles from the White House. Andrews, home to Air Force One, features three 18-hole golf courses managed by the 11th Force Support Squadron, along with practice putting greens, private areas and a driving range. Trump described the courses as in very bad shape due to years of neglect and said the project would extend to other recreational and base improvements. "We're going to do some work there, as well as to other parts of the base," Trump told reporters outside the White House before the flight. "We're doing some fixup of the base, which it needs. We're gonna try and reinstitute the golf courses."

Trump specified that Nicklaus, a Hall of Famer with 18 major championships and 73 PGA Tour victories, would serve as architect and designer. The Nicklaus Design firm has built more than 425 courses across 40 states...