Golf star impressed with Kai Trump's LPGA debut despite poor results: 'Great opportunity'

Kai Trump’s LPGA debut did not spell precisely arsenic she planned.

The 18-year-old precocious schoolhouse elder changeable a first-round 83 astatine The ANNIKA astatine Pelican Golf Club successful Belleair, Florida, putting her successful past spot retired of 108 players done 1 round. The adjacent day, she bounced backmost with a five-over 75, but it wasn't capable to marque the cut.

It was invaluable acquisition for Trump, who volition play assemblage play astatine the University of Miami adjacent year.

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Kai Trump hits a changeable connected the 18th spread during the 2nd circular of The ANNIKA play tourney astatine Pelican Golf Club.  (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

Bryson DeChambeau , who shared a hug with the president's granddaughter astatine the Ryder Cup, was impressed with Trump's showing.

"She changeable five-over the 2nd round, which is really, it’s really truly impressive. We didn't cognize however she was going to do, she handled herself precise well, and what a large opportunity," DeChambeau told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview.

"I was talking to [tournament host] Annika [Sorenstam]. She's a portion of the assembly connected Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, and we were conscionable talking astir how, you know, ‘What bash you deliberation astir it?’ We were some talking, and this is simply a large opportunity. She's like, 'There's plentifulness of others that person gotten invites that didn't bash well, but it was a large acquisition for them. And I deliberation it's going to beryllium a large acquisition for her.'

Amateur Kai Trump of the United States plays her changeable from the 16th tee during the archetypal circular of The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge astatine Pelican 2025 astatine Pelican Golf Club connected November 13, 2025 successful Belleair, Florida.  (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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"It was awesome to spot her spell retired determination and vie doing what she loves doing, and she's getting better," DeChambeau added. "We'll spot what the communicative has for her, but she's a grinder and a competitor, and it's amusive to spot her retired determination competing with immoderate of the champion successful the world, adjacent though there's a agelong mode to go, but she is simply a grinder. You ne'er know."

After finishing her 2nd round, Trump said she felt much "peaceful" compared to the first, which led to the improvement.

Kai Trump tees disconnected during the last circular of the Medalist Tour tourney astatine Lost City Golf Club connected July 17, 2025 successful Atlantis, Florida. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post / USA Today Network via IMAGN Images)

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"For the archetypal time I was decidedly truly nervous. I deliberation the nerves conscionable got to me," she said. "When I went retired determination today, I felt precise calm and peaceful, to beryllium honorable with you. That’s wherefore I played better. I did everything I could perchance person done for this tournament. So, I deliberation if you hole right, the nerves tin … they're ever going to beryllium there, right? They tin beryllium a small softened. So, I would conscionable accidental that."

Trump officially committed to the Hurricanes earlier this month.

Fox News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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