Kai Trump is happy with her 'progress' after Florida golf tournament
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Granddaughter of Donald Trump and daughter of Donald Trump Jr., Kai Trump, spoke about her grandfather at the Republican National Convention.
Kai Trump, granddaughter of President Donald Trump, finished second in a junior golf tournament at Village Golf Course in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.
Kai Trump, a University of Miami commit, shot a 10-over par across two rounds, one stroke behind the winner.
This strong performance follows earlier struggles in national-level tournaments, marking an improvement in her game.
Trump is a rising senior at The Benjamin School and an All-County golf selection.
Kai Trump is "happy" with the direction of her golf game after finishing near the top of the leaderboard in a Palm Beach County junior tournament.
Kai Trump, a rising senior at the Benjamin School and the eldest grandchild of President Donald Trump, finished runner-up on Sunday, June 1, in the Major Championship at Village Golf Course in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.
The Major Championship at Village Golf Course, which featured three flights of boys competition and a single, 12-golfer flight of girls competition, is considered a "major" event on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Participants earn more ranking points for a Top 10 finish.
Kai Trump shot a first-round 74 (2-over) and a second round 80 (8-over) to finish 10-over par and a stroke behind tournament winner Bretton Mackiewicz, a Jacksonville University women's golf signee from Longwood, Florida.
"Not the result I wanted but happy with the progress I've been making," Kai Trump posted to her golf-oriented Instagram page after the event. "Let's get back to work."
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Kai Trump, a University of Miami women's golf commit, returned to junior competition after struggling in two appearances at American Junior Golf Association invitational events earlier this year.
She shot 52-over par and finished last in a field of 24 golfers at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March 2025, a tournament which pitted Kai Trump against some of the world's top girls junior golfers on a course with elite conditions.
Kai Trump was an All-County selection for Benjamin in fall 2025 and finished her junior year as the No. 151 ranked girls varsity golfer in Florida.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
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