Kai Trump, the 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump, will soon make her LPGA debut.
Trump has accepted a sponsorship invitation to The Annika, operated by Gainbridge, which will take place Nov. 13-16 at the Pelican Golf Club in Gainbridge.
“It has been a dream of mine to compete at the professional level, and I want to thank Pelican Golf Club for the invitation,” said Trump, a senior at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida, and a verbal commitment to the University of Miami. “I look forward to taking on and competing with the best players in the world in one of the best venues on tour.”
Trump is ranked No. 979 in the Universal Golf Rankings junior girls rankings. She struggled in her biggest tournament yet, the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley last March, finishing last in the field of 24 players. However, last July she placed third at a PGA event in South Florida after finishing second at a Hurricane Junior Tour event earlier this year, and she has developed a huge following on social media, including more than 1.3 million YouTube subscribers.
The 120-player Annika Tournament is the penultimate event on the LPGA schedule. It also serves as the final opportunity for players to reach the top 60 in the Race to the CME Globe and qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida.
WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark will participate in the pre-tournament pro-am on Wednesday.
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