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Kai Trump’s college golf career at Miami starts with injury scare

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Gibbs, D. (2026, September 26). Kai Trump’s college golf career at Miami starts with injury scare. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/sports/kai-trumps-college-golf-career-at-miami-starts-with-injury-scare/

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Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr., suffered a wrist injury during her first college golf tournament at the University of Miami. The injury occurred when she hit hidden concrete beneath the grass, leading to a ligament strain but not as severe an injury as initially feared. She is receiving stem cell injections and finished tied for 102nd out of 120 players with a score of 81. This setback comes at a challenging time for Trump as she adjusts to college life away from home in Florida, dealing with homesickness alongside her physical recovery.

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Kai Trump, the 19-year-old daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and granddaughter of President Donald Trump, suffered a wrist injury on her first day playing for the University of Miami's golf team. The incident occurred during the Golfweek Fall Challenge at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, when she hit an unseen piece of concrete beneath the surface while swinging near a cart path.

In an emotional Instagram video, Kai described feeling a “shock” on her arm from hitting the hidden hard surface. Her condition worsened later during another swing with her driver. While initial fears suggested severe damage, tests revealed only minor ligament injury. To avoid extended downtime, she is undergoing stem cell injections by Dr. Jeffrey Weigers.

This setback highlights the high stakes and scrutiny surrounding Kai Trump as a member of a prominent family entering competitive collegiate sports.

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Kai Trump begins her collegiate golf career on a troubling note after sustaining a wrist injury during her first tournament. asserted

Trump → begin → tournament

The 19-year-old injured her wrist at the Golfweek Fall Challenge earlier this month. asserted

old → injure → Challenge

The injury occurred early in the competition when she attempted a swing near a path and unknowingly struck hidden concrete beneath the surface. asserted

she → occur → surface

The University of Miami golfer is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa Trump and granddaughter of President Donald Trump offered insight into the setback in an emotional Instagram video. “Let’s just say there must have been some cart path underneath that ground because it was very hard. asserted

it → offer → ground

Hit it, it felt like a shock on my arm,” Trump said The injury got worse later on a swing with her driver. asserted

injury → hit → driver

“Then on the tenth hole, I hit my driver, and I felt like I tore it again,” she said. asserted

she → hit → it

Tests revealed the injury wasn’t as severe. asserted

injury → reveal → ?

Doctors found a “little sliver” of damage along her ligaments. asserted

Doctors → find → ligaments

In an effort not to miss extended time, Kia Trump says she is receiving stem cell injections from Dr. Jeffrey Weigers, a pain management specialist. asserted

she → miss → Weigers

The injury affected her play during her time at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, as Trump finished tied for 102nd in a 120-player competition with a 10-over 81. asserted

Trump → affect → 81

The injury comes at a rough time for Trump as she’s in a transitional period of her life, moving away from family and friends in Jupiter, Florida, as she moves into college. asserted

she → come → college

In recent videos posted to her YouTube channel, Trump is devastated by homesickness and sobbing on camera. “I’m not a very emotional person at all, so this is like really weird for me to cry, I’ve only cried a few times. asserted

I → post → camera

I think knowing that I have to say goodbye to everyone tonight really, really sucks,” Trump said. asserted

Trump → think → everyone

Now Trump has some time to recover and get her mind right before heading to North Carolina as Miami heads to the Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational on UNC Finley Golf Course. asserted

Miami → have → Course

Kai Trump’s college golf career at Miami starts with injury scare

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