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Kai Trump was way behind the rest of the pack after the first round of her first-ever professional golf tournament Thursday in Florida finishing in last place by 5 strokes after shooting a round of 13-over-par 83.
The 18-year-old who is set to play college golf starting next fall at the University of Miami made her LPGA Tour debut Thursday at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, FL. Despite being ranked 461st among girls in the American Junior Golf Association, Kai received an invite traditionally reserved for higher-level amateurs.
While the granddaughter of President Donald Trump struggled throughout Thursdays round, she did not completely go off the rails and fought to at least stay in contact with the rest of the field. Kai began the day with five consecutive bogeys, but didnt make any double bogeys until the back nine and scratched out seven pars as part of her +13 round.
And she got a few bad breaks as well. On the par-3 12th hole (her third of the day, as she started her round on the 10th) Kai was long on her tee shot and ball landed in a tunnel under the grandstand. She was granted relief for the shot and nearly made an impressive up-and-down for par, but her par putt lipped out, forcing her to settle for a bogey.
Kais presence in the tournament came with some blowback when it was first announced, but it wasnt entirely unprecedented. A Thursday report from The Wall Street Journal detailed how exactly she found herself at The Annika:
Korean golfer Haeran Ryu led the after the first round with a score of -6.
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