{"id":22885,"date":"2025-11-15T18:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T18:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=22885"},"modified":"2025-11-15T18:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T18:49:05","slug":"kai-trump-rebounds-after-poor-opening-in-first-lpga-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=22885","title":{"rendered":"Kai Trump Rebounds After Poor Opening In First LPGA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump\u2019s granddaughter Kai Trump delivered a stronger performance in her second round at The Annika on Friday, improving by eight strokes from her LPGA debut the day before.<\/p>\n

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Following her round, Trump said she felt more \u201cpeaceful\u201d on Friday than she had on Thursday, a shift she credited for the improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first day I was definitely really nervous. I think the nerves just got to me,\u201d she said on Friday,\u00a0per Fox News<\/a>. \u201cWhen I went out there today, I felt very calm and peaceful, to be honest with you. That\u2019s why I played better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did everything I could possibly have done for this tournament. So, I think if you prepare right, the nerves can \u2026 they\u2019re always going to be there, right? They can be a little softened. So, I would just say that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s calmer mindset appeared to make a difference. After a string of early mistakes on the third, fourth and fifth holes, she regrouped and went on to birdie three of her next six.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThings are going to happen. Once it happens, you can\u2019t go back in time and fix it,\u201d she said of the triple. \u201cThe best thing I could do is move on. Like I told my caddie, Allan, kind of just started laughing. It is what it is. We got that out of the way, so let\u2019s just move on. It was pretty easy to move on after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with the improvement, she finished at the bottom of the 108-player field and did not make the cut for weekend play. Trump posted a two-round total of 18-over 158, leaving her 27 strokes behind leader Grace Kim (65\u201366) and 17 shots outside the projected cut line of one over par, Fox noted.<\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s effort drew praise from women\u2019s golf standout Charley Hull, who is a supporter of the president.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s really good considering this is not just an easy LPGA event. This is probably one of the harder courses that we play on,\u201d Hull said of Trump, per\u00a0Golf Channel.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, 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\u2019s got a lot of pressure on her and a lot of eyes on her,\u201d Hull added.<\/p>\n

In early September, President Trump\u00a0left the White House in golf attire<\/a>\u00a0and headed to his country club in Northern Virginia as rumors spread on social media that he was experiencing severe health issues.<\/p>\n

Wearing golf shoes, black pants, a black pullover, and a white \u201cUSA\u201d hat, he departed in an SUV and arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling shortly after 10 a.m., the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat playing Golf with Jon Gruden \u2014 A really nice guy, and true character!\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social along with a photo of the former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach.<\/p>\n

It was unclear if the photo of Trump golfing with Jon Gruden was taken on Sunday, The Post reported.<\/p>\n

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The president\u2019s brief break from public appearances this week fueled unfounded speculation on social media that he was either seriously ill or had died \u2013 all of which was totally false and completely unfounded.<\/p>\n