Kai Trump is about to make her LPGA debut, however not like different newcomers to the tour, she has arguably the very best golfer of all-time in her nook.
Kai’s mother, Vanessa, is currently dating Tiger Woods. Woods, 49, had some phrases of encouragement for Kai, 18, earlier than she tees off at The Annika in Naples, Florida on Thursday, November 13.
“I imply, he’s the very best golfer in your entire world. I might say that. And even higher individual,” Kai mentioned in an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, November 11. “He instructed me to go on the market and have enjoyable and simply float. No matter occurs, occurs.”
Kai, who’s dedicated to play golf on the College of Miami in 2026, received a sponsor exemption to compete within the match. The exemption drew its share of controversy as critics argued she was not capable of qualify on her personal deserves and earned her spot resulting from her social media following and standing because the granddaughter of President Donald Trump.
Vanessa Trump has discovered herself making headlines for her private life. Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-wife has been quietly relationship golf champion Tiger Woods, in line with a number of experiences. In accordance with Individuals, Vanessa’s ex-husband is “cool” with the pair being an merchandise, whereas the Day by day Mail experiences that the pair have been relationship since November 2024. “They […]
Annika Sorenstam, the golf legend for whom the match is known as, had an opportunity to watch Kai and got here away impressed with how she carries herself.
“I simply don’t know the way she does it, truthfully,” Sorenstam, 55, instructed Reuters in a narrative revealed Wednesday, November 12. “To be [18] years previous and listen to all of the feedback, she have to be tremendous robust on the within. I’m positive we are able to all relate what it’s prefer to get criticism right here and there, however she will get it a thousand instances.”
Sorenstam continued, “In order that’s why I simply wish to give her a break, come out right here and have enjoyable. We would like her to really feel like household right here and I would like her to really feel welcome. I imply, give this lady an opportunity, proper? I feel that’s our accountability this week.”
Dan Doyle Jr., the proprietor of The Pelican Membership, which hosts the occasion, additionally defended the exemption.
President Donald Trump is giving Tiger Woods’ relationship with Vanessa Trump his stamp of approval. “I like Tiger and Vanessa,” he instructed reporters within the Oval Workplace on Monday, March 31, per a clip shared by the Related Press. Vanessa, 47, was beforehand married to Donald’s eldest youngster, son Donald Trump Jr., from 2005 to […]
“The concept of the exemption, while you go into the historical past of exemptions, is to carry consideration to an occasion,” he mentioned. “You bought [to see Kai] stay. She’s beautiful to talk to and she or he introduced quite a lot of viewers by way of Instagram and issues like that that usually don’t watch ladies’s golf.”
Whereas Kai herself hasn’t particularly addressed the exemption, she mentioned she was trying ahead to proving herself towards among the finest competitors on the planet.
“My dream has been to compete with the very best on the planet on the LPGA Tour,” she mentioned in an October press launch. “This occasion shall be an unimaginable expertise. I look ahead [to] assembly and competing towards so lots of my heroes and mentors in golf as I make my LPGA Tour debut.”
Kai, who’s the daughter of President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. and ex-wife Vanessa, has often featured her grandfather on her social channels, the place she has greater than 6 million mixed followers.
“I had an incredible time filming with my Grandpa to kick off my new sequence known as 1 on 1 with Kai,” she wrote through Instagram in October to advertise an hour-long video of her {golfing} with Trump, 79. “Within the video, everybody will get to see the bond we have now, particularly on the golf course. That is my favourite video I’ve filmed to date and holds quite a lot of that means to me. I hope you take pleasure in this very particular video. Out now on YouTube!”
