President Trump's granddaughter, Kai Trump, officially becomes part of Miami golf recruiting class

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Kai Trump knew much than a twelvemonth agone that she wanted to spell to the University of Miami and play play for the Hurricanes.

And the granddaughter of President Donald Trump ne'er changed her mind.

Miami announced that Kai Trump is portion of its women's play signing people connected Wednesday, the archetypal time of the NCAA Division I signing model for astir sports. She really filled retired the missive of intent past week successful a ceremonial astatine her precocious schoolhouse — not acold from her grandfather's Mar-a-Lago property successful West Palm Beach — but Miami could not admit her signing oregon adjacent her committedness until present due to the fact that of the NCAA regularisation regarding signing dates.

How she'll fare successful assemblage is anyone's guess. But this overmuch is certain: Miami play is astir to beryllium seeing a full batch much attention.

“We presumption immoderate imaginable vulnerability arsenic affirmative for Miami golf," Hurricanes manager Janice Olivencia said. "Our existent squad is simply a precise mature and intelligent radical of women. So, we expect that we volition grip each the attraction with large composure and enthusiasm.”

Kai Trump, the girl of Donald Trump Jr., committed to Miami successful August 2024. She's making her LPGA debut this week successful The Annika astatine Pelican Golf Club, explaining successful a quality league determination Tuesday wherefore Miami was her pick.

“I emotion the coaches. It’s adjacent to home. Great school,” Kai Trump said. “I emotion the radical there. My cousins went determination arsenic well, truthful I cognize radical that person gone there. You know, it’s a large assemblage and I’m looking guardant playing for them.”

She's an influencer connected societal media; her behind-the-scenes video from predetermination nighttime has much than 5.1 cardinal views connected YouTube, and her video from going to the Ryder Cup with her gramps has been viewed astir 2 cardinal times connected YouTube alone. And yes, she plays play with her grandfather, whose affinity for the crippled is nary secret.

“We play a lot,” Kai Trump said. “We person a large clip retired there.”

Her LPGA debut comes this week courtesy of a sponsor's exemption. Tournament big and Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam played with Kai Trump earlier this week and said she was impressed by the 17-year-old's quality to inquire questions.

“I conscionable don’t cognize however she does it, honestly,” Sorenstam said. “To beryllium 17 years aged and perceive each the comments, she indispensable beryllium ace pugnacious connected the inside. I’m definite we tin each subordinate what it’s similar to get disapproval present and there, but she gets it a 1000 times.”

Kai Trump is unfastened astir her strengths and weaknesses erstwhile it comes to the game. She's a large hitter; adjacent Sorenstam was impressed with her magnitude disconnected the tee. The abbreviated crippled — being capable to people astir the greenish — is simply a enactment successful progress.

“Kai volition bring tremendous vigor and excitement to Miami,” Olivencia said. “She’s a multi-sport jock with a beardown competitory tone and a existent emotion for the crippled of golf. Kai is precise committed to her growth, some arsenic a subordinate and a person. And her accent connected improvement volition proceed to pb her to caller heights.”

The assemblage hasn't revealed overmuch regarding what it'll beryllium similar to person the president's granddaughter connected campus, but the Hurricanes are hoping that Kai Trump's assemblage acquisition volition beryllium arsenic mean arsenic possible.

“Our squad is precise welcoming," Olivencia said. "They spot successful america to proceed to invitation players to the programme that volition lend successful their ain way, to rise the level of this team. In summation to that, we’re precise fortunate astatine Miami to person a plethora of resources and large enactment systems. This people volition surely person the entree our existent pupil athletes person astatine The U from the infinitesimal they get connected campus.”

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