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Kai Trump provided a health update during a golf outing with Donald Trump Jr., revealing her recovery from wrist surgery. She hopes to return to full-time play by July 2026, despite currently being limited in her practice.
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BELLEAIR, FL - NOVEMBER 12: Kai Trump at the Pro Am for The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on November 12, 2025 at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Copyright: xmpi34x ©IMAGO/MediaPunch
November 2025 was the last time Kai Trump held her clubs in her hands. A wrist surgery two months later made sure of that. Now, three months into recovery, a casual round with her father, Donald Trump Jr., turned into her most honest update on when the real comeback begins.
āIām hoping by July I can start playing again full-time. I think thatās like a good, realistic time frame. Originally, I wanted to be able to play golf by my birthday, May 12th,ā she said in one of her YouTube videos, filmed with her dad. āI can putt 18 holes, but I definitely cannot hit a shot.ā
Even while chipping, she stuck to her PTās instructions, capping herself at no more than 15 balls. Still, she got through more than seven chips and seemed to be genuinely enjoying it. This small joy on the course means more than it might seem.
Kaiās surgery in January addressed tears to her ECU tendon and triangular fibrocartilage complex, two structures critical to wrist stability, performed by Dr. Thomas Graham at Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. The recovery was expected to sideline her for roughly a month, but the road back turned out to be longer and harder than anticipated.
Kai Trump aims to return to full-time golf by July 2026, following her wrist surgery.
Kai Trump last played golf in November 2025, before undergoing wrist surgery two months later.
Kai Trump is practicing by putting and chipping, adhering to her physical therapist's instructions to limit her practice to 15 balls.
Kai Trump expressed hope to play golf again by her birthday on May 12, 2026, but now considers July a more realistic target.
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BELLEAIR, FL ā NOVEMBER 11: University of Miami commit and sponsor exemption Kai Trump practices her chipping before making her LPGA, Golf Damen Tour debut at The Annika driven by Cambridge at Pelican on November 11, 2025, at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire GOLF: NOV 11 LPGA The ANNIKA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon25111130
āThe first month was honestly terrible. It was mentally really hard because I couldnāt do anything I love. For the first three weeks, I couldnāt do basic things on my own. I couldnāt shower, eat properly, or even open a water bottle,āshe said, giving credit to her mom for getting her through it.
By mid-March, she was back in training for the University of Miami golf season. But even with that progress, she is not rushing. The competitive fire, though, is clearly still there.
āIām telling you, when Iām able to hit again, weāre going to go on a tear. An absolute tear,ā Kai Trump said.
That kind of confidence is not unfounded. In November 2025, Kai made her LPGA Tour debut at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club, competing against professionals while still in high school. She missed the cut, but the experience alone underscored how seriously she is pursuing the game. She also competed in the Junior Invitational in March 2025 and attended the Masters Tournament in April 2026.
With July as her target and the University of Miami season ahead, Kai Trump is taking it one chip at a time, literally. However, that was not the only health scare she dealt with recently.
Kai Trumpās Masters visit took an unexpected turn when a simple skincare swap triggered a severe allergic reaction. She used hand soap to remove her makeup, resulting in severe neck bumps that necessitated an emergency steroid shot.
āThe needle must have been this big. It was so, so scary,ā she said, recounting the moment. The reaction has since cleared, but the fact that it required medical intervention puts into perspective just how aggressive the response was to something as routine as washing her face.
What made it more confusing was that Kai initially suspected her makeup products. She had already gone out and bought new ones before retracing her steps and identifying the hand soap as the actual trigger, a detail that only came to light as she walked through the full timeline on camera.
Around that same time, a GRWM reel she posted on April 14 drew attention from skincare experts, who flagged her habit of applying foundation directly from the bottle as a hygiene concern, describing it as creating a breeding ground for bacteria that could irritate sensitive skin.
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