Kai Trump explains last-place finish in LPGA tour debut: 'I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots'
President Donald Trump's granddaughter Kai Trump made her LPGA tour debut on Thursday at The Annika in Belleair Florida The -year-old shot a -over finishing in last in the -player field She bogeyed the first four holes and then finished the birdie-less round with nine bogeys and two double bogeys I was definitely more nervous than I expected but I thought I hit a lot of great shots out there she revealed I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Despite the last place finish the teen still called the experience pretty cool It was pretty cool because I know I hit it far but kind of playing with the best players in the world and being literally right there or even outdriving on particular of the holes it felt pretty good she commented Felt like my competition is in a good spot and especially only being a senior in high school Tiger Woods who is at the moment dating Kai Trump s mother Vanessa gave the teen advice ahead of the tournament in the days leading up to it she narrated reporters Wednesday WNBA STAR CAITLIN CLARK RETURNS TO GOLF SPOTLIGHT WITH APPEARANCE AT LPGA S THE ANNIKA PRO-AM I mean he is the best golfer in the entire world I would say that And even better person she noted He informed me to go out there and have fun and just go with the flow Whatever happens happens Trump has gained a following on social media mostly through YouTube and in the past few days posted a video of herself playing with her grandfather at Trump National Golf Club Washington D C and the two of them attending the Ryder Cup I just don t view it as him being the president I view it as he s my grandpa We re gonna go out there and play golf Kai declared in a contemporary interview with Fox News Digital We play golf all the time It's nothing new She also insists her goal is to go pro as a golfer I'll try to do that and give it my best shot Fox News Digital's Ryan Morik contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter