President Donald Trump’s proposed East Potomac Golf Links redesign would create an 8,105-yard course in Washington, while the 15-month rebuild would close the public facility and has drawn a court challenge.
The Hill reported Tuesday that golf course architect Tom Fazio’s plan calls for a course of that length, or about 4.6 miles. Golf.com lists Colorado’s RainDance National at 8,463 yards as the country’s longest course. Golf.com writer Sean Zak said in a post on X that the shortest tee option would measure 6,013 yards, with each configuration adding more than 1,000 yards over its current counterpart.
Trump said in an Oct. 18 post on Truth Social that East Potomac’s three layouts would close Sunday, Nov. 15, for an estimated 15-month rebuild into a single championship-style course. He said the renovated facility would reopen to the public and bring jobs and economic benefits. Trump said the Department of the Interior (DOI) wanted to replace a course he considered unsafe with one he described as safe and prestigious.
An earlier EconoTimes account dates the course’s opening to 1920 and describes it as part of the National Park Service’s three-course golf operation in Washington. In a 2020 lease announcement covering East Potomac and two other courses, the National Park Service said the operator would provide affordable golf to the public.
The Independent reported that preservation advocates say the redesign could reduce low-cost public golf choices at the site. The course is on the Potomac south of the White House, the outlet reported. Golfers would lose access during the planned closure.
The Independent also reported that a court order bars further tree removal after workers cut hundreds of trees last month. It said a hearing on the planned shutdown is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, two days before the course is set to close. EconoTimes previously covered the tree-work order and public-access dispute at Hains Point.
