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Kai Trump has returned to training ahead of his freshman season at the University of Miami, just months after undergoing wrist surgery to continue his golf career “pain-free.”
President Donald Trump’s granddaughter, who verbally committed in 2024 to play for the Hurricanes, shared a video of herself on Instagram in the gym doing box squats.
Kai Trump, a University of Miami commit, plays his tee shot on the second hole during the Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on November 13, 2025, at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. (Brian Spurlock/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
“We are so back,” she captioned the video posted to Instagram Stories, and tagged her trainer, Alex Paup.
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Trump, 18, announced in January that she had undergone surgery. The announcement came after she made her LPGA Tour debut at The Annika in November.
“Today I had surgery on my left wrist to address injuries to the stabilizing tissues of my ECU tendon and damage to my fibrocartilaginous complex,” she wrote in a social media post. “The surgery was successfully performed at Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute by Dr. Thomas Graham, Chief of Jefferson Orthopedics. Looking forward to my rehabilitation in the coming months, I am excited about the opportunity to play pain-free golf.”
Former President Donald Trump walks with Kai Trump and his mother Vanessa Trump during the ProAm before the LIV Golf Team Championship, October 27, 2022, at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Florida. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
KAI TRUMP REVEALS SURGERY TO FIX WRIST INJURY AFTER RECENT GOLF COMPETITION
In the weeks that followed, she was photographed with a bandaged cast on her left wrist.
Trump spoke about his hopes of pursuing a career as a professional golfer, telling PK Press Club Digital in a statement. July interview that she thinks the University of Miami is the perfect place for this to happen.
“The more golf I play, the better I’ll do. Get experience. Miami gave me a great opportunity and I’m really looking forward to it,” she said at the time.
Kai Trump and his mother, Vanessa Trump, after a match between Jupiter Links and Boston Common Golf Club at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on March 17, 2026. (James Gilbert/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
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Trump finished in last place at The Annika, but made a notable improvement in his second day of competition compared to his first day, improving by eight strokes. She finished with a score of 18-over 158 through two rounds, placing her 27 shots behind leader Grace Kim (65-66) and 17 away from the projected cut line at one over par.
