After calling one of the most iconic golf courses in the nation’s capital “virtually unplayable,” President Donald Trump announced plans for the renovation of a golf course facility in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum walks to join U.S. President Donald Trump as they visit East Potomac Links golf course at Haines Point in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Trump announced in a social media post that renovations to East Potomac Golf Links would begin on Sept. 1.”It was determined that, on this fantastic site, with water and unparalleled views of D.C.’s Monuments, we will build one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World,” Trump’s post read.
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Before starting the renovation, Trump has to overcome a nonprofit organization and two residents in Washington who sued in an attempt to try to block the project. The administration and the nonprofit, National Links Trust, reached a deal in May to allow the organization to continue operating East Potomac Golf Links until federal officials overhaul it.
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews plans during his visit to East Potomac Links golf course at Haines Point in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Trump called the course “virtually unplayable.” Reviews of the facility’s three courses are largely positive, though some note conditions on the fairways and greens that are consistent with a heavily used municipal course.
The reimagined East Potomac Golf Links will be designed and built through Tom Fazio Design and modeled after New York’s Bethpage Black Golf Course and Torrey Pines Golf Course in California.
Contributing: Michael Loria, James Powel, Drew Pittock, USA TODAY; Reuters
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Donald Trump announces timeline on major overhaul for D.C. golf course
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