Trump Admin Reaches Deal To ‘Renovate And Restore’ DC Public Golf Courses

The Trump administration announced late Friday it reached a new deal to “renovate and restore” several of Washington, D.C.’s public golf courses.

The National Park Service (NPS), in a statement released Friday, confirmed a partnership with the National Links Trust (NLT), Fazio Design, First Tee of Greater Washington, D.C., Western Golf Association, and the Evans Scholars Foundation to commence “immediate renovations” of East Potomac Golf Links, along with Langston Golf Course and Rock Creek Park Golf. NPS stated it is aiming to turn them into the nation’s “premier public golf courses, while keeping them affordable and accessible for all.”

“Following this renovation, which will incorporate themes of the original Walter J. Travis design, East Potomac Golf Links will offer a top-tier 18-hole championship golf course capable of hosting pre-eminent tournament golf and offering players — of all abilities — an incredible experience in the heart of the Nation’s Capital and the National Mall,” the statement continues.

National Links Trust co-founders Mike McCartin and Will Smith said in a joint statement released Friday they are “pleased that Washington, D.C.’s municipal golf courses” will now “remain open, accessible, and affordable for the residents and communities that depend on them.” The statement also says NLT “will continue operating all three courses, and we are committed to building on the progress we have made over the past five years.”