NLT IN THE NEWS
RECENT
SENATORS DEMAND ANSWERS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TAKEOVER OF D.C. GOLF COURSES - The Athletic, Gabby Herzig, January 26, 2026
SENATORS SEEK ANSWERS FROM ADMINISTRATION OVER TERMINATED D.C. GOLF LEASE - Washington Post, Rick Maese, January 26, 2026
NATIONAL TREASURE: THE WHITE HOUSE’S DIRTY TAKEOVER OF PUBLIC GOLF COURSES (YOUTUBE) - Pablo Torre Finds Out, The Athletic, January 23, 2026
LOCAL DC GOLF COMMUNITY ON EDGE AS TRUMP TAKEOVER LOOMS - DC News Now, Alex Flum, January 22, 2026
DONALD TRUMP’S TAKEOVER OF 85-YEAR-OLD GOLF COURSE TRIGGERS UNREST AMONG LOCALS: ‘WE’RE CONCERNED’ - Essentially Sports, Md Saife Fida, January 22, 2026
DC’S SANCTUARY FOR BLACK GOLFERS GETS VOLUNTEER MAINTENANCE ON MLK DAY - WTOP News, Jimmy Alexander, January 19, 2026
VOLUNTEERS PITCH IN TO CLEAN UP DC PUBLIC GOLF COURSE AS POTENTIAL TRUMP TAKEOVER LOOMS - NBC Washington, Aimee Cho, January 19, 2026
AT D.C.’S PUBLIC COURSES, GOLFERS TEE OFF ON TRUMP’S TAKEOVER PLAN - The Washington Post, Rick Maese and Joe Heim, January 15, 2026
TRUMP’S SELF-SERVIG TAKEOVER OF D.C. PUBLIC GOLF IS BAD NEWS FOR ALL - The Athletic, Hugh Kellenberger, January 8, 2026
TRUMP TAKEOVER OF D.C. COURSES BEGS FOR COMPROMISE - Global Golf Post, Jim Nugent, January 7, 2026
THE NATIONAL LINKS TRUST’S BATTLE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, EXPLAINED - Fried Egg Golf, Garrett Morrison, January 5, 2026
WHY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING OVER WASHINGTON D.C.’S PUBLIC GOLF COURSES - Huddle Up, Joe Pompliano, January 5, 2026
FREE GOLF LESSONS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN LIMBO AFTER DC GOLF COURSE LEASE TERMINATION - WTOP, Jimmy Alexander, January 2, 2026
GOLFERS FEAR TRUMP COULD ABANDON HISTORIC LANGSTON GOLF COURSE AFTER LEASE TERMINATION WITH NON-PROFIT RENOVATING DC COURSES (WITH VIDEO) - WUSA9, Eric Flack January 2, 2026
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO SEIZE CONTROL OF WASHINGTON D.C.’S PUBLIC GOLF COURSES - Sports Illustrated, Max Schreiber, January 2, 2026
NATIONAL LINKS TRUST SAYS IT WAS BLINDSIDED BY TRUMP ADMIN GOLF COURSE MOVE - Newsweek, Aliss Higham, January 2, 2026
GOLFERS WORRY ABOUT FUTURE OF DC’S PUBLIC COURSES AFTER CONTRACT TERMINATION (WITH VIDEO) - WJLA, Brad Bell, January 1, 2026
VIDEO: TRUMP ADMIN TERMINATES LEASE OF 3 D.C. GOLF COURSES OPERATED BY NON-PROFIT - MS Now, Chris Jansing, January 1, 2026
TRUMP ADMIISTRATION TERMINATES DC PUBLIC GOLF LEASE (WITH VIDEO) - NBC 4 Washington, Aimee Cho, January 1, 2026
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TERMINATES LEASE FOR DC’S PUBLIC GOLF COURSES, THREATENING RENOVATIONS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS (WITH VIDEO) - WUSA 9, Matt Pusatory and Eric Flack, January 1, 2026
NATIONAL LINKS TRUST ‘FUNDAMENTALLY IN DISAGREEMENT’ WITH TRUMP ON LEASES - Reuters, Jeff Mason, January 1, 2026
THE TRUMP-D.C. MUNI GOLF CONTROVERSY, EXPLAINED. 9 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - Golf.com, James Colgan, January 1, 2026
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TERMINATES D.C. PUBLIC GOLF LEASE, EYES TRUMP TAKEOVER - Golf Digest, Joel Beall, January 1, 2026
FUTURE OF D.C. GOLF COURSES UNCERTAIN AS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TERMINATES LEASE - Washington Post, Rick Maese, December 31, 2025
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TERMINATES NONPROFIT’S CONTROL OVER DC GOLF COURSES IN POSSIBLE TAKEOVER BID - CNN, Michael Williams, December 31, 2025
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO TAKE CONTROL OF D.C.’s MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES - The Athletic, Gabby Herzig, December 31, 2025
TRUMP’S ATTEMPTED TAKEOVER OF DC GOLF COURSES SETS OFF CONTROVERSY
LAWMAKERS CRITICIZE TRUMP”S BID TO TAKE OVER D..C. GOLF COURSES
GOOD PUBLIC GOLF AT AFFORDABLE RATES? WHY WOULD TRUMP OPPOSE THAT?
FEDERAL MOVE TOWARD CONTROL OF D.C. GOLF COURSES TRIGGERS POLITICAL AND LEGAL SCRUTINY
TRUMP’S GOLF COURSE TAKEOVER COULD DISRUPT MARINE CORPS MARATHON AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS
TRUMP THREATENS TO TAKE CONTROL OF WASHINGTON DC’S PUBLIC GOLF COURSES
DC NEWS NOW: FORE! HISTORIC EAST POTOMAC MINIATURE GOLF COURSE REOPENS TO THE PUBLIC
NBC WASHINGTON: COUNTRY’S OLDEST MINI GOLF COURSE GETS $1M RESTORATION IN DC
WTOP: MINI GOLF, MAJOR FUN. DC’S MOST HISTORIC MINI GOLF COURSE TO REOPEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER
WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION: FIRST STUDENT CADDIE FROM LANGSTON GOLF COURSE EARNS EVANS SCHOLARSHIP
NATIONAL LINKS TRUST FEATURED ON FEDERAL CITY COUNCIL’S ‘DISTRICT STRONG’ WEBINAR SERIES
NATIONAL LINKS TRUST SENIOR ADVISOR, SINCLAIR EADDY, JR., APPEARS ON GOLF CHANNEL’S ‘GOLF TODAY’
DC NEWS NOW: KEEPING THE ANACOSTIA RIVER CLEAN WITH THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY
PGA OF AMERICA: PGA PROFESSIONAL DAMIAN COSBY NAMED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL LINKS TRUST
NPR: GOLF HAS A PROBLEM: PEOPLE ARE HITTING THE BALL TOO FAR
GOLF PASS: THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL LINKS TRUST CHAMPIONSHIP IS A COOL GOLF THING
NBC WASHINGTON: BEGINNER-FRIENDLY PLACES TO GOLF IN THE DC AREA
WASHINGTON POST: OVER 112 HOLES OF MUNI GOLF, THE SPORT’S POSSIBILITIES SHINE THROUGH
GOLF.COM: THIS HISTORICALLY BLACK COURSE IS HOME TO ONE OF GOLF’SMOST EXCITING RENOVATION PROJECTS
GOLF WEEK: NLT HOSTING SYMPOSIUM TO SHARE WHAT IT HAS LEARNED ABOUT MUNICIPAL GOLF
BLOOMBERG: THE DRIVE TO REVITALIZE MUNICIPAL GOLF WILL BEGIN IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON POST: LEE ELDER MADE HISTORY AT THE MASTERS. HE MADE AN IMPACT IN WASHINGTON
GOLF INC. NLT HOPES TO MAKE 3 DC COURSES A MODEL FOR FUTURE RENOVATIONS
GOLF CHANNEL: HOW LANGSTON GC HELPED GROW THE GAME FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
OUR INSTAGRAM FEED
Andy Johnson of the Fried Egg’s ComMUNIty Articles
Global Golf Post
Mike McCartin’s Work
Mike McCartin’s appearance on The Fried Egg Podcast
History
National Park Service’s StoryMap about DC Municipal Golf
Links to Past: A Historic Resource Study of the National Park Service, Golf Courses in the District of Columbia
Walter Travis Society

