Donald Trump’s love-in with golf is much older than his time at the White House.
No president has courted sport’s cultural cachet and voter base to the same extent as Trump. His unusual bromance with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the build-up to this summer’s World Cup in the United States is case in point.
But unlike soccer, Trump’s interest in golf, like the UFC, is genuine and demonstrable. His history with both sports goes back decades and he spends as much time on the green as he does on Pennsylvania Avenue.
And now that POTUS has revealed his business interests, we can see exactly how much his heavily scrutinized personal finances are tied up in golf.
Golf plays huge part as Donald Trump reveals business interests
Donald Trump’s golf empire remains one of the standout features of his latest financial disclosure, with the US president reporting close to $395million in golf-related income across his global portfolio in 2025.
The biggest single number comes from Trump National Doral in Miami. The disclosure lists Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, whose assets are described as golf courses and a resort in Miami, with $121.9m in golf and hotel-related revenue. That alone accounts for roughly a third of Trump’s reported golf income.
His US clubs also produced major sums. Jupiter Golf Club brought in $31.6m, Bedminster reported $37.6m, Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach generated $36.9m, and Trump National Washington DC added $24.9m. Other disclosed golf revenue came from Colts Neck, Charlotte, Pine Hill, Dutchess County, Briarcliff Manor and the Los Angeles golf course.
Trump’s overseas golf interests were also significant. Turnberry in Scotland reported £23.6m in hotel and golf-related revenue, while Trump International Golf Club Scotland in Aberdeen disclosed £6.7m. In Ireland, the Doonbeg-linked TIGL Ireland Enterprises reported €14.2m in resort-related revenue.
There were also smaller golf-management and licensing lines, including income tied to Dubai and Indonesia golf projects. Those are not in the same league as Doral or Turnberry, but they underline how far the Trump golf brand stretches beyond the clubs he owns directly.
The key caveat is that these figures are income or revenue, not profit. They do not show operating costs, debt servicing or net earnings. But as a top-line measure, the filing shows Trump’s golf business remains a vast sports property operation, led overwhelmingly by Doral and supported by a network of clubs across the US, Scotland and Ireland.
What has Trump said about PGA Tour and LIV Golf split
Historically, Trump has backed LIV Golf’s challenge to the PGA Tour. In 2022, he urged players to “take the money now” and predicted a PGA-LIV deal was inevitable, warning PGA loyalists they could be left with only a “thank you” if the tours later came together.
That stance mattered because LIV has held events at Trump-owned courses, including Doral, Bedminster and Trump National Washington DC. When the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced a framework agreement in 2023, Trump welcomed it as a “big, beautiful, and glamorous deal” for golf.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has also tried to cast himself as a potential peacemaker. PGA Tour figures met him in 2025 as talks with the Saudi-backed LIV project continued, while Trump said a reunification would be a “great thing” for the sport.
“I’d love to see LIV [reunite with PGA Tour]. But I do believe that all of the golfers should be playing – the great golfers – should be playing against each other. I want to see Rory [McIlroy] playing Bryson DeChambeau. I want to see big Jon Rahm play Scottie [Scheffler], who is so great.
“There’s something nice about all of the players playing together. Now they’ll all be accepted by the tour … they’ll all be back on tour and it’ll be great.”
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