‘Not based at all on her own merit’: Golf World reacts to Kai Trump’s debut on the LPGA Tour

Fans on social media overreacted to Kai Trump’s schedule to make her debut on the LPGA Tour. The YouTube sensation is scheduled to compete at The Annika, driven by Gainbridge.

Nuclr Golf shared the news about Kai Trump playing at the LPGA Tour event on its X (formerly Twitter) account with a caption:

"JUST IN: YouTube golf star Kai Trump has received an invite to compete this November 10-16th at The ANNIKA. The granddaughter of President Trump will make her debut on the LPGA Tour. (Via: @kaitrump)"

Fans reacted in the comments section. However, they were critical of her game

"Not based at all on her own merit," a fan wrote. "Just another grifter," another fan added. "She isn’t good enough to be competitive on the LPGA," one more fan added.

Here are more fan reactions:

"She’s a good golfer and it’s smart PR to put her on but she ain’t making the cut," a fan said. "Not with that swing," one more fan said. "She literally might not break 100," one more fan added. "Shocker. A. Not a star on YouTube B. Will finish dead last Hopefully this doesn’t take a spot from a deserving player," a fan added.

Kai Trump is very active on social media, and she has around 2.5 million followers on Instagram.

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Kai Trump shares her excitement to play at The Annika

Kai Trump announced the big news about her playing at The Annika professional tournament by sharing a short video on her Instagram account. She opened up about her excitement to play alongside professional golfers at the Pelican Golf Club. She said:

"I am thrilled to announce that I will be making my LPGA Tour debut in November at The Annika Driven by Gainbridge. The Annika is set at the Pelican Golf Club. It's been a dream of mine to compete at the professional level, and I'd like to thank the Pelican Golf Club for the invitation. "I am looking forward to teeing up and competing with the best players in the world and at one of the most premier venues on Tour. I will see you guys November 10th through the 16th at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida," he added.

Along with Kai Trump, Lauryn Nguyen, and Anne Sterre den Dunnen have also earned sponsor exemptions to play at The Annika. The tournament will start with its opening round on November 13 and will have its final round on November 16.

Nelly Korda is last year’s champion and will return to defend her title this year. Charlie Hull will also be playing at the tournament alongside other big names such as Jin Hee Im and Celine Boutier. The tournament has a purse of $3.5 million.

Edited by Ankita Yadav