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President Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, revealed on social media Wednesday that she underwent surgery to repair a wrist injury.
An active golfer, Kai made her LPGA debut in November at The Annika in Belleair, Florida.
“Today I had left wrist surgery to treat damage to the stabilizing tissue in my ECU tendon and damage to my fibrocartilage complex. The surgery was successfully performed at the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute by Dr. Thomas Graham, Chief of Jefferson Orthopedics. I look forward to my rehab in the coming months, I’m excited to play golf pain free,” she wrote.
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Donald Trump, center, walks with grandson Kai Trump during the ProAm prior to the LIV Golf Team Championship on Oct. 27, 2022, at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Fla. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The teenager wore a bandage around his wrist during a recent interview on Logan Paul’s podcast, “Impaulsive.”
Trump finished in last place at The Annika, but made a notable improvement on his second day of competition compared to his first day, improving by eight strokes.
She finished with a two-round score of 18-over 158, putting her 27 shots behind leader Grace Kim (65-66) and 17 away from the expected cut-line of one over par.
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Kai Trump makes her LPGA debut as an amateur at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club. (Accelerator)
“The first day I was definitely really nervous. I think the nerves just got to me,” she said. “When I went out there today, I felt very calm and peaceful, to be honest with you. That’s why I played better.
“I did everything I possibly could have done for this tournament. So I think if you prepare right, the nerves … they’re always going to be there, right? They can soften a little bit. So I’ll just say that.”
Trump’s performance drew praise from the women’s golf star Charlie Hulla supporter of the president.
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Kai Trump hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of The Annika Golf Tournament at Pelican Golf Club. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)
“It’s really good considering this is not just an easy LPGA event. This is probably one of the harder courses that we play,” Hull said of Trump, per Golf Channel.
“So for her to come out, she had to be so nervous. It was her first LPGA event. I remember my first event. I was really nervous and she has a lot of pressure on her and a lot of eyes on her.”
