Donald Trump‘s aspiration to bring The Open Championship back to his Turnberry Golf Course remains unresolved, but he has secured significant wins elsewhere in the world of golf as both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have scheduled events at Trump-owned courses for the 2026 season.
The rival golf circuits that have been at odds since LIV’s emergence but a potential breakthrough moment has arrived as the two tours will visit Trump properties in the same year marking a rare moment.
LIV Golf announced it will return to Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia, in May 2026 as part of its eight-event calendar. This marks the fourth consecutive year LIV Golf has hosted a tournament at a Trump-owned course since the tour’s 2022 debut.
“I am thrilled to welcome LIV Golf back to Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C,” said Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization. “When we last hosted at Trump D.C., we set all-time attendance records – and this year will be even bigger.
“I look forward to showcasing one of the nation’s most iconic golf venues and welcoming back many of the world’s greatest golfers.”
Whilst the PGA Tour is also preparing a return to Trump‘s Miami-based Trump National Doral Golf Course in 2026 for the first time in a decade, when it held the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
The upcoming scheduling is expected to take place just before the LIV Golf tournament, signaling a rare season where the two rival tours will both play at Trump properties.
It showcases the incumbent president’s continuing influence in the sport despite uncertainties surrounding Turnberry, which last hosted The Open in 2009 and faces substantial logistical challenges if it aims to repeat the feat.
The R&A, the governing body of The Open, pointed to spectator capacity issues as a key issue with the venue hosting 120,000 people in 2009 compared to 280,000 at Portrush in the 2025 edition.
Trump oversees Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal in Washington
Elsewhere, Trump hosted Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, at the White House to sign a peace agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two nations.
The deal commits Armenia and Azerbaijan to cease all hostilities permanently, reopen commerce, travel, and diplomatic relations, and respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The treaty also establishes a U.S.-managed transportation corridor connecting the countries, known as the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” intended to boost regional economic development.
While Trump hailed the accord as a breakthrough, many Armenians remain skeptical due to the recent Azerbaijani military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted in significant displacement and allegations of human rights abuses.
The agreement also includes enhanced U.S. cooperation with both nations in areas such as energy and technology. Aliyev described the agreement as the beginning of “long-lasting peace, eternal peace in the Caucasus.”
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