Overview
- In her opening round at Pelican Golf Club, the 18-year-old went 4-over through her first four holes and carded a 7-over 42 on her first nine, with multiple bogeys and two double bogeys reported.
- Trump is in the field on a sponsor exemption, which LPGA officials said is intended to spotlight emerging players and introduce the tour to new audiences through her broad reach.
- Tournament organizers reported unusually strong media and social-media engagement around the event, calling the attention “staggering” for a women’s golf tournament.
- Competing as an amateur, she is ineligible to receive prize money even if she plays into the final rounds.
- Her appearance follows a formal signing to play collegiate golf at the University of Miami, and she said both President Donald Trump and Tiger Woods advised her to relax and have fun.