Washington D.C. is at odds over one of its beloved golf courses

News By: Sean Zak September 3, 2026 Golfers play at East Potomac Golf Links underneath the gaze of the Washington Monument. Getty Images After months of relative quiet, the attention of President Trump’s various building projects in Washington D.C. has turned to one of the district’s municipal courses, albeit with little certainty about the administration’s official plans. This is the increasingly popular case of East Potomac Golf Links, a 36-hole muni property in the heart of D.C. that Trump has sought to renovate into an 18-hole championship golf course. In late June, President Trump targeted Sept. 1 as the official…