Donald Trump is on pace to surpass Barack Obama's eight-year presidential golf record in just four years after visiting his golf clubs 88 times throughout 2025, according to tracking data. The frequent trips stand in stark contrast to his campaign rhetoric, when he repeatedly criticised Obama for playing too much golf and promised supporters he would be 'working for you' and wouldn't have 'time to go play golf'.
The 79-year-old president wasted no time returning to the links in 2026, appearing to spend New Year's Day at Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach in Florida. The 88 visits in 2025 account for just over 25 per cent of the days in his second term so far and are estimated to have cost US taxpayers upwards of £87 million ($110.6 million).
