Trump: Renovations to DC’s East Potomac Golf Links begin in September
President donald Trump announced that the renovation of East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., is set to begin on September 1. During a tour, Trump highlighted the poor condition of the current golf course and expressed confidence that it can be transformed into one of the world’s best courses, capable of hosting major tournaments like the U.S. Open and ryder Cup. The renovation project,led by course designer Tom Fazio,follows a deal wiht the National Links Trust and the Department of the Interior. The redesigned course will feature new facilities, including a driving range facing the Washington Monument and an 18-hole course replacing the existing smaller courses. Trump emphasized that the project will elevate Washington’s prestige and provide quality, affordable golf for locals, with standards aiming to meet top-tier golf course quality. The plan also involves renovating the other two public courses in the area, Langston and Rock Creek Park.
President Donald Trump said Sunday the renovation of East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., will begin on Sep. 1 after months of consternation over the local project.
In a lengthy Truth Social post detailing a Sunday morning “tour of various Statues, Monuments, Foundations and, most importantly, an old and rundown Golf Course” Trump provided updates on the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, Lafayette Park, and the “dilapidated, worn out, and very dangerous and outdated Golf Course known as East Potomac Golf Links.”
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Trump said Tom Fazio, the renowned course designer leading the renovations, was on the tour where it was determined that “we will build one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World.”
“When completed, this Course will have the ability to host Major Golf Tournaments, including The U.S. Open, The Ryder Cup, The PGA Championship, and other top PGA Tour events,” Trump said. “The grass is largely dead, the greens are virtually unplayable, and the Course is in very poor general condition, but, after many years of horrendous maintenance, and little money devoted to the process of the upkeep, we have determined that this location can bring tremendous success and prestige back to Washington, D.C.”
The Trump administration struck a deal in May with the National Links Trust, the group that has long leased the course, to begin renovations on Washington’s three public golf courses alongside the National Park Service and “other partners.” Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum released the new design just days later, which appears to include a new driving range facing the Washington Monument and a new 18-hole course replacing the current two 9-hole courses and one 18-hole course.
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“It will be built through the Department of the Interior, and designed to the Highest Standards of Golf, but also in such a way that the General Public will love it,” Trump added in the post.
East Potomac Golf Links is one of Washington’s three public courses, alongside Langston Golf Course and Rock Creek Park Golf, which will also be renovated under the plan.
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