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The National Links Trust announced precocious Friday nighttime that nan Trump management helped support Washington, D.C.'s 3 nationalist golf courses "open, accessible, and affordable for nan residents and communities that dangle connected them."
The NLT will person a semipermanent lease for 2 courses, while nan third, East Potomac Golf Links, will beryllium operated by nan NLT until it is fresh for a "historic restoration" by national officials.
"We are grateful that our talented and dedicated labor tin now look guardant pinch certainty astir nan future... We convey President Trump for reaching an statement that keeps Washington, DC's 3 nationalist play courses open, welcoming and affordable organization gathering places for DC residents and each golfers," nan NLT said successful a statement.
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Jack Faraone attempts a putt arsenic Cameron Levine reacts while 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 management had initially moved to return power of nan courses, saying that nan NLT "failed to supply National Park Services pinch reasonable assurances that NLT has nan basal funding, ability, aliases scheme to fulfill its capital-investment obligations."
President Donald Trump reacts arsenic he walks connected nan people astatine nan 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 he 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 nan courses, however, and it now appears location 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 nan authorities to tribunal arsenic debris dumped location from nan White House East Wing demolition tested positive for lead.
But nan National Park Service said successful a statement, via The Athletic, that nan people will move into "a top-tier 18-hole title play people tin of hosting pre-eminent tourney play and offering players — of each abilities — an unthinkable acquisition successful nan bosom of nan Nation’s Capital and nan National Mall."
People play play astatine East Potomac Golf Links successful Washington, D.C., connected May 3, 2026, pinch nan Washington Monument visible successful nan background. (Pete Kiehart/The Washington Post)
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The Washington Commanders instauration is besides partnering pinch nan NLT astatine Langston Golf Course, little than a mile distant from nan Commanders' early location of nan RFK Stadium site. The caller stadium is slated to unfastened successful 2030.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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