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The federal government under the Trump administration is making a push to assume control of three historic public golf courses located in the nation’s capital, creating uncertainty about the future management of these recreational facilities.<\/p>

The administration is currently engaged in a legal battle to wrest control of the golf courses away from the National Links Trust, which currently oversees operations at the Washington, D.C. properties.<\/p>

The outcome of this federal takeover attempt could significantly impact public access to these longstanding recreational venues in the District of Columbia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration is attempting to gain control of three public golf courses located in Washington, D.C. The federal government is challenging the National Links Trust’s current management of these historic golfing facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":51177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776071223977.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-djs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64077,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-government-nonprofit-finalize-new-agreement-for-dc-public-golf-courses\/","url_meta":{"origin":51178,"position":0},"title":"Federal Government, Nonprofit Finalize New Agreement for DC Public Golf Courses","author":"Admin","date":"May 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Trump administration and National Links Trust have reached a new agreement regarding Washington DC's three public golf courses. 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