Trump administration terminates lease for Washington’s 3 public golf courses
December 31, 2025
The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington. It’s a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piece of the nation’s capital. The National Links Trust is the nonprofit that has operated Washington’s three public courses on federal land for the last five years. It says the Department of the Interior had terminated its 50-year lease agreement. The Interior Department said it was terminating the lease because the nonprofit had not implemented required capital improvements and failed to meet the terms of the lease.