Kai Trump has been seen at Augusta National ahead of the Masters, just days after her mom Vanessa’s boyfriend Tiger Woods flew to rehab following his DUI arrest.
Daily Mail spotted the 18-year-old granddaughter of the president wandering around the grounds of the iconic golf course in Georgia on Tuesday morning.
The YouTuber and golf influencer, whose father is Donald Trump Jr., was hanging out by Augusta National’s famed clubhouse, where members Sir Nick Faldo and Annika Sorenstam were present.
Wearing a green windbreaker and white cap, Kai then went inside the ropes to watch golf’s greatest players prepare to do battle this week for the tournament’s iconic green jacket.
It comes after Woods, 50, was detained on March 27 after flipping his SUV while attempting to overtake a truck and trailer at high speed in the billionaire enclave of Jupiter Island in Florida. He was found with two pills in his pocket.
The scandalized golf legend is believed to have jetted to Switzerland last week to seek treatment after vowing to step away from the sport to focus on his health and recovery in the wake of his arrest.
Kai Trump has been seen at Augusta National on Tuesday morning ahead of the Masters
Her trip comes days after her mom’s boyfriend Tiger Woods flew to rehab following his arrest
Vanessa Trump has been dating the 15-time major winner since around Thanksgiving 2024
Woods, a five-time Masters champion, was weighing up whether or not to play in the Masters at the time of his arrest. He was also due to be in Augusta this week for a series of events.
It remains to be seen whether Vanessa will take her boyfriend’s place at those events or if she is staying at home in Palm Beach.
Vanessa, the former daughter-in-law of President Trump, has been dating the 15-time major winner since around Thanksgiving 2024, with the Daily Mail exclusively revealing their relationship in March last year.
In the wake of Woods’ latest accident behind the wheel – his fourth since 2009 – Vanessa has publicly shown her support.
Sharing a picture of the couple together in happier times on Friday, Vanessa captioned the image with two red hearts and the words: ‘Love you.’
The Daily Mail understands that behind the scenes Vanessa has been pushing Woods to get the best care possible and that she won’t stand for another repeat of the troubles that have blighted Woods’ life away from sport.
Woods was given approval by a judge to travel outside of the United States for rehab in his latest battle with prescription pills last week. Shortly after, his private jet touched down in Zurich, Switzerland where an ultra-private rehab facility is located.
Woods has been charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He pleaded not guilty and is slated to appear in court on May 5.
Golf icon Butch Harmon said he never expects Donald Trump to become an Augusta member
Just days before Woods crashed, Vanessa watched from the stands in Florida with her daughter Kai as he made a hugely anticipated return to golf at his TGL (The Golf League) event.
Kai’s appearance at Augusta comes a day after golf icon Butch Harmon said he never expects her grandfather to be granted membership to the prestigious club.
Golf fanatic Trump would undoubtedly love the chance to join the green jacketed elite but Harmon, one of golf’s greatest coaches who has known Trump for decades, shut down the possibility in a wide-ranging interview.
Asked why Trump has never found his way into the secretive club, Harmon, 82, said: ‘I think you can answer that yourself – because he’s Trump.
‘I think he is who he is. He’s full of himself. He’s the type of person that I don’t think fits the profile of an Augusta member.
‘I’ve known him most of my whole life, because his father was a member of Winged Foot (where Harmon’s father Claude was head professional), so I’ve known Donald pretty much my whole life.
‘What you see is what you get with him. And I don’t think his personality fits the membership at Augusta.
‘I don’t think that (being president) has anything to do with it, because there’s been a lot of other presidents who played golf, and they’re not members. Clinton, Obama, they played golf. I think it’s just his personality doesn’t mix with that particular club. That’s as politically correct as I can be.’
The golf legend’s mugshot from the police station showed him with glassy, bloodshot eyes
Vanessa shared a public message of support for boyfriend Woods on Friday
Police released extraordinary bodycam footage detailing the aftermath of the crash last week.
In one clip, Woods is heard telling police that he had spoken on the phone with President Trump – who is friends with Woods. Trump awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his first term in office.
Woods was also asked how much he had to drink, to which he replied: ‘None.’
When quizzed whether he is on any medication, he said: ‘I take a few, yes,’ before detailing that he had taken it all earlier that morning.
Woods then is shown sitting on the front of the police car for the sobriety exercises, one of which sees a cop move her hand from side to side in front of Woods’ face as he attempts to follow it without moving his head. In another, he is asked to touch the end of his nose.
After the tests, the golf legend – who appeared to be hiccupping on several occasions – is asked to stand up and face the police car. He is then told to put his hands behind his back before being placed in cuffs.
‘I do believe your normal faculties are impaired and you’re under [the influence of] an unknown substance,’ the cop tells him. ‘I’m being arrested?’ Woods asks. ‘Yes, sir,’ she responds. The affidavit, released Wednesday, also claims Woods was ‘limping and stumbling’ during the tests.
It was the fourth occasion Woods has been involved in an accident since 2009.
The first came when Woods drove into a fire hydrant outside his home, fleeing after ex-wife Elin Nordegren had discovered he had been cheating.
In 2017, police found him asleep at the wheel on the side of the road with the engine running. He was arrested then, too, for DUI with Woods blaming an ‘unexpected reaction’ to prescription medication for his condition. He later checked into rehab.
In 2021, he rolled his car at high speed in California so badly that he broke his right leg in multiple places and there were fears that he could have faced amputation.
