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Trump Administration Leases D.C. Golf Courses to National Links

5/9/2026

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President Donald Trump’s administration and the National Links Trust signed a lease giving the Trust long-term control to redevelop Langston and Rock Creek Park golf courses.
The lease retains interim control of East Potomac Golf Links, where the National Park Service will conduct a historic waterfront restoration.
All three D.C. courses will stay open, though the previous lease ended in December, prompting criticism that the move reshapes the capital.

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President Donald Trump’s administration and the National Links Trust signed a lease giving the Trust long-term control to redevelop Langston and Rock Creek Park golf courses.
The lease retains interim control of East Potomac Golf Links, where the National Park Service will conduct a historic waterfront restoration.
All three D.C. courses will stay open, though the previous lease ended in December, prompting criticism that the move reshapes the capital.