Overview
- The Pelican Golf Club used one of its three invitations on Trump to draw new audiences, with owner Dan Doyle Jr. citing her reach on social media.
- She played Wednesday’s pro-am with Pelican owner Dan Doyle Jr., as WNBA star Caitlin Clark drew the day’s largest galleries across the course.
- Host Annika Sorenstam practiced nine holes with Trump, praised her poise and distance, and urged observers to “give this girl a chance.”
- A visible Secret Service detail has followed Trump during practice at Pelican, according to Golf Channel’s Grant Boone and Sorenstam’s remarks.
- The University of Miami signee enters ranked No. 461 by the AJGA, begins tournament play Thursday on Golf Channel, and says advice from President Trump and Tiger Woods was to relax and have fun.