Trump, The Annika and LPGA
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Trump, the 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump, followed her first-round 13-over-par 83 in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., with a Friday effort of 75 that included four birdies. Those red numbers were sprinkled in among one triple bogey and one double bogey.
Kai Trump, 18, is competing in the LPGA Tour Annika event on a sponsor exemption. It has been criticized as a publicity stunt, which no one at the tournament disputes.
Haeran Ryu shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in The Annika, with teen amateur Kai Trump last in the 108-player field after an 83 in her LPGA Tour debut.
Kai Trump is known more now as a golf influencer with nearly 8 million followers across three platforms. But she hopes to flip that narrative from golf influencer to golfer.
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