Up to date Sept. 24, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ET
President Donald Trump is anticipated to attend the Sunday, Sept. 27 singles matches on the 2026 Presidents Cup, marking the primary look by a sitting U.S. president on the occasion since his final go to in 2017.
The PGA Tour is planning for Trump to be at Medinah No. 3 outdoors Chicago after he spends Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Texas-Tennessee faculty soccer sport. His go to is anticipated to deliver heightened safety measures and bigger crowds as the US and Worldwide groups conclude this 12 months’s competitors.
Trump was named the honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup final month and introduced in a press release together with the excellence that he can be readily available for the occasion. There have been six different U.S. presidents to carry the function of honorary chairman on the Presidents Cup: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Invoice Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford.
Trump, an avid golfer and golf fan, beforehand attended the ultimate spherical of the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship held at Trump Nationwide Doral in Miami in Might. He additionally made a number of appearances at sports activities occasions this summer season, together with at Recreation 3 of the NBA Finals, the World Cup closing and the IndyCar Freedom 250.
Trump’s function on the Presidents Cup stays unclear. He watched the Cadillac Championship from a green-side suite behind what gave the impression to be a bulletproof glass window. He additionally attended matches throughout final 12 months’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York.
The president’s deliberate look within the Chicago space has been a notable speaking level all through Presidents Cup week, with a number of U.S. gamers welcoming the chance to compete in entrance of the nation’s commander in chief and praising his longstanding assist of golf. Here is what they needed to say, in line with Golfweek, which is a part of the USA TODAY Community:
Patrick Cantlay
“I believe it will be nice to have the President out and hopefully will get the group going. I am anticipating the group to be loud and behind us this week and that is what makes taking part in residence crew occasions so enjoyable.”
Wyndham Clark
“Like I mentioned, being an American and having the President of the US coming to observe you play golf is one thing that as a child you do not ever think about or fathom taking place. I simply assume it is fairly wonderful. He is our commander in chief, and it is going to be undoubtedly actually thrilling on Sunday.”
Xander Schauffele
“He made a visitor look at Bethpage as nicely. I am positive Secret Service wasn’t pumped that he made an early announcement on the place he will be, (laughter). However they will do a pleasant job to maintain him protected. However, yeah, it is superior that our president loves golf and helps USA.”
Jackson Koivun
“Clearly he is an enormous supporter of golf, and on the finish of the day it is cool to see the President present up for an occasion like this.”
Sam Burns
“I believe for me personally, anybody who’s the president of this nation, I respect that place, clearly. I’ve really obtained to spend a while with President Trump and we have performed golf collectively just a few occasions. I believe you simply have a ton of respect for that place, and being an American, I believe it is essential that we do assist our president, no matter your political beliefs. I believe in case you take a look at our nation now, it appears extra divided than ever, and hopefully we will get again to the purpose the place all Individuals come collectively and we’re all making an attempt to type of attain the identical purpose.”
Chris Gotterup
“I believe everybody, you recognize, whoever the president is, in the event that they care sufficient to come back watch us play golf, that is fairly cool. So I do know we’re excited, and we will go attempt to placed on a very good efficiency for everybody.”
Tips on how to watch the 2026 Presidents Cup
Golf followers can catch President Trump’s look, and all of the motion from the Presidents Cup, on the Golf Channel and NBC. Here is the schedule for the rest of the match:
Friday, Sept. 25
Saturday, Sept. 26
- Day 3 Foursomes and Fourballs, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock
Sunday, Sept. 27
- Day 4 Singles, 12-6 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock
Watch the Presidents Cup on Fubo
