Overview
- The Interior Department delivered a formal default notice with an end-of-month deadline to cure alleged violations or risk federal control of East Potomac, Rock Creek, and Langston.
- National Links Trust disputes being in default and cites years of permitting and compliance work, saying it is open to partnering with the administration.
- President Trump said he wants to "build them in government," while Interior Secretary Doug Burgum described the courses as "in total disrepair."
- Rock Creek Park Golf’s renovation is underway after approvals, with pro-bono design by Gil Hanse and an estimated $25–$35 million cost targeting completion around 2027.
- Truckloads of soil from the White House East Wing demolition have been deposited at East Potomac, and NLT recently advanced a "Make DC Golf Great Again" oversight-board proposal as talks continue.