Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai in last after 83 in shaky LPGA debut

<ul><li><p>Trump opens LPGA career with 13-over 83</p></li><li><p>Day’s biggest gallery trails debutante</p></li><li><p>Sorenstam defends controversial invite</p></li></ul><p>Kai Trump, the US president’s granddaughter and the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr, opened her LPGA career with a 13-over-par 83 on Thursday at The Annika, a debut round that left her at the bottom of the leaderboard and underscored the chasm between elite junior golf and a field stacked with the sport’s top professionals.</p><p>The 18-year-old amateur, playing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/28/kai-trump-golf-lpga-tour">on a much-discussed sponsor’s exemption</a>, began her round on the back nine alongside former major champion Hinako Shibuno and Germany’s Olivia Cowan. She received warm applause when her name was announced on the par-4 10th tee and again after she drove it safely into the fairway, one of the few calm moments in a jittery start.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/13/kai-trump-golf-round-the-annika-lpga-debut-controversy">Continue reading...</a>