Trump and granddaughter Kai arrive at Bethpage Black for 2025 Ryder Cup

President Trump makes an appearance to support Team USA as the Ryder Cup kicks off at Bethpage Black Golf Course in New York.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – President Donald Trump, accompanied by his granddaughter Kai Trump, arrived at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, on Friday for the opening session of the 2025 Ryder Cup. 

The president, who sported a pair of spiked golf shoes, boarded Marine One well after Team USA star Bryson DeChambeau launched his opening drive 344 yards, landing just short of the green, to kick off the 45th installment of the competition. 

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and granddaughter Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr., on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Speaking to reporters after touching down in New York, the president joked that he decided to attend after seeing Team USA lose each of the first three matches before the 16th hole.

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"The team is not doing so well. So when I heard that, I said ‘Let’s go on the plane we have to try and help them!’"

Trump’s arrival on the course was met with loud cheers and USA chants. The president stood for the national anthem performed by a firefighter, which was accompanied by a four-jet flyover.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his granddaughter Kai Madison Trump attend the 45th Ryder Cup golf competition at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York, on Sept. 26, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Friday's appearance marked the first time Trump attended a professional golf event as a spectator since August 2023, when LIV Golf went to his Bedminster course in New Jersey. He