Tiger Woods and Donald Trump respect each other. Woods has spoken highly of the POTUS in the past. In 2017, they played golf together, and after that Woods was impressed. “What most impressed me was how far he hits the ball at 70 years old. He takes a pretty good lash”, Woods said. Highlighting their bond, he shared, “Our discussion topics were wide-ranging; it was fun. We both enjoyed the bantering, bickering, and needling.” In 2021, Trump said, “As a golfer, he’s just incredible. He’s an incredible guy.” Their bond seems to be only getting better.

Recently, Jay Monahan and Adam Scott met with Trump to speed up the $3B merger, Woods could not help but recognize the effort, and think about the good it will do for the game. “I think that things are going to heal quickly. We’re going to get this game going in the right direction. It’s been heading in the wrong direction for a number of years. The fans want all the top players playing together and we’re going to make that happen,” Woods said.

The duo even played golf together in Florida on Super Bowl morning, just days after 15x major champion’s mum passed away. Charlie was also there. Amid all of these, Trump was speculated to make his appearance at the TGL today to witness the match between Jupiter Links and New York Golf Club. However, Josh Carpenter, golf reporter for the Sports Business Journal shared that such an appearance will not happen today. But one other member of the Trump family can be expected at the SoFi arena.

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Trump’s granddaughter and golf prodigy Kai Trump is a regular attendee at TGL. She is a schoolmate of Charlie Woods and is also a huge Tiger Woods supporter. She has even supported ‘Sun Day Red’, amid ongoing legal disputes with Puma. She had posted a YouTube vlog golfing at the Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster. In that video, she wore a ‘Sun Day Red’ hoodie, voicing her nonverbal support for the 15-time major winner’s brand. Kai is also on good terms with Rory McIlroy and even teed off with him. clearly showing her good relations with the TGL founders.

But Trump’s involvement with the TGL is something that could very well happen in the future. This is not something far-fetched as the President is close friends with the founders.

Trump’s close bond with TGL

And it is not just Tiger Woods, that Donald Trump is close with. His TGL co-founder Rory McIlroy has also been golfing with the President of the United States. In the press conference before the 2025 Genesis Invitational, the four-time Major winner was asked about Donald Trump. He mentioned, ”Yeah I played golf with him a few weeks ago.”

McIlroy was engaged in a round of golf with the President before his inauguration for his second term at the helm of the United States, sometime in January. He also revealed that Trump had told him that he is not high on the Saudi Fund PIF-backed golf tour, LIV Golf. “I learned that he’s not a fan of the LIV format.”  Good news for the PGA Tour fans!

The TGL has seen a host of guest stars attend its events since its inception. The likes of American Sporting heroes like Alex Morgan and Serena Williams, screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes, and rapper DJ Khaled were all seen at the SoFi Center in Florida. So it will be no surprise if the President decides to make an appearance as well. Do you think we will get to see Donald Trump watching simulator golf soon?

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