Trump plans to close a historic Washington golf course for 15 months

Planned closure

15 months

Donald Trump says the 106-year-old East Potomac Golf Links will close in November for a 15-month renovation, so it can host world-class tournaments.

"The current Course is old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect."

— Donald Trump

Background

The legal fight grew this month after the National Park Service cut down hundreds of trees on the public course without notifying the court.

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Monday

Washington, D.C.

A federal judge has ordered the administration to halt the redevelopment until at least Oct 26, as a preservation group and two golfers sue to stop it.

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Regular players say the course is one of the few affordable ones near the city, at US$29 for 18 holes, and fear a high-end redesign would price them out.

Politics · 14 d ago

Trump plans to close a historic Washington golf course for 15 months

Donald Trump says the 106-year-old East Potomac Golf Links will close in November for a 15-month renovation, so it can host world-class tournaments.

"The current Course is old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect."

The legal fight grew this month after the National Park Service cut down hundreds of trees on the public course without notifying the court.

A federal judge has ordered the administration to halt the redevelopment until at least Oct 26, as a preservation group and two golfers sue to stop it.

Regular players say the course is one of the few affordable ones near the city, at US$29 for 18 holes, and fear a high-end redesign would price them out.

Trump plans to close a historic Washington golf course for 15 months

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