Trump administration reaches deal to keep DC's public golf courses open; one set for "historic overhaul"

The National Links Trust announced precocious Friday nighttime that the Trump medication helped support Washington, D.C.'s 3 nationalist play courses "open, accessible, and affordable for the residents and communities that beryllium connected them."

The NLT volition person a semipermanent lease for 2 courses, portion the third, East Potomac Golf Links, volition beryllium operated by the NLT until it is acceptable for a "historic restoration" by national officials.

"We are grateful that our talented and dedicated employees tin present look guardant with certainty astir the future... We convey President Trump for reaching an statement that keeps Washington, DC's 3 nationalist play courses open, welcoming and affordable assemblage gathering places for DC residents and each golfers," the NLT said successful a statement.

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Jack Faraone attempts a putt arsenic Cameron Levine reacts portion playing play astatine East Potomac Golf Links successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 8, 2026. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

"We look guardant to continuing providing our expertise successful operating and managing these beloved and historical courses and to making DC proud."

The Trump medication had initially moved to instrumentality power of the courses, saying that the NLT "failed to supply National Park Services with tenable assurances that NLT has the indispensable funding, ability, oregon program to fulfill its capital-investment obligations."

President Donald Trump reacts arsenic helium walks connected the people astatine the ribbon-cutting ceremonial astatine a caller 18-hole people astatine Trump International Golf Links connected July 29, 2025 successful Balmedie, adjacent Aberdeen, Scotland. President Trump is visiting Scotland successful a travel that’s part-vacation, part-work, arsenic helium stayed astatine his Trump Turnberry play course, followed by Trump International Golf Links successful Aberdeenshire, betwixt July 25 to 29. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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The NLT continued to run the courses, however, and it present appears determination has been a resolution.

Trump has talked of transforming East Potomac Golf Links into a posh "U.S. Open-caliber course." Signs were posted this week informing of a disruption and preservation advocates took the authorities to tribunal arsenic debris dumped determination from the White House East Wing demolition tested positive for lead.

But the National Park Service said successful a statement, via The Athletic, that the people volition crook into "a top-tier 18-hole title play people susceptible of hosting pre-eminent tourney play and offering players — of each abilities — an unthinkable acquisition successful the bosom of the Nation’s Capital and the National Mall."

People play play astatine East Potomac Golf Links successful Washington, D.C., connected May 3, 2026, with the Washington Monument disposable successful the background. (Pete Kiehart/The Washington Post)

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The Washington Commanders instauration is besides partnering with the NLT astatine Langston Golf Course, little than a mile distant from the Commanders' aboriginal location of the RFK Stadium site. The caller stadium is slated to unfastened successful 2030.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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