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President Donald Trump is at his second golf tournament in as many weeks, both of which were at courses he owns.
A week after catching PGA Tour action at his Doral course in South Florida, Trump drove to the Trump National Golf Course Washington DC in Sterling, Virginia, to watch LIV golfers.
Trump arrived at a presidential suite via golf cart, where his son, Eric, sat with someone from the public investment fund the president shook hands with.
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President Donald Trump arrives at Trump National Golf Club during Day 3 of LIV Golf Virginia in Sterling, Virginia on May 9, 2026. (Ben Hsu/Icon Sportswire)
Amid uncertainty about LIV Golf after the league announced the Saudis would no longer fund it after this season, Trump said last week that LIV golfers returning to the PGA Tour would be beneficial to the sport.
“I think all golfers should play against each other. They saw something like a monopoly, but it’s swaying away. It should be the opposite of a monopoly,” Trump told reporters in Oval office last Thursday.
“I want to see Rory [McIlroy] plays Bryson DeChambeau. I want to see the great Jon Rahm play Scottie, who is so amazing. Scottie Scheffler is amazing. They have great players on LIV, but it’s almost like people want to see it. That is why the masters was so good because you saw everyone.
President Donald Trump arrives at the LIV Golf Virginia 2026 tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on May 9, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/AFP)
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“The tour wants the best players. You can’t have the best player that they’re boycotting now. They might do something, you know, a little bit, but they’re all going to be back on tour and it’s going to be great. I don’t know what’s going to happen with LIV.”
Trump has previously participated in LIV events on his courses. This is one of two LIV events on a Trump course this year as they head to Bedminster, New Jersey in August.
Last week’s Cadillac Championship, won by Cameron Young, was the first time in a decade that the PGA Tour was at one of Trump’s courses.
President Donald Trump watches the game from the Trump Suite during the final round of the 2026 Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral Miami on May 3, 2026 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
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Trump was also present on the first day of the Ryder Cup last year at Bethpage Black in New York.
