Trump’s proposed DC golf course would be one of the longest in the nation

President Donald Trump’s planned overhaul of East Potomac Golf Links would make the Washington, D.C., course one of the longest in the nation, according to a new report.The proposed redesign, by golf course architect Tom Fazio, would stretch the course to 8,105 yards, or about 4.6 miles, The Hill reported Tuesday. The 105-year-old course sits south of the White House along the Potomac River.The nation’s longest course, RainDance National in Colorado, measures 8,463 yards, according to Golf.com.“The latest proposal for Trump Administration's renovation of East Potomac Golf Links calls for…a VERY long golf course,” Golf.com writer Sean Zak wrote on X Tuesday. He noted it would have its “SHORTEST set of tees at 6,013 yards” and “more than 1,000 yards [would be] added to every set of tees at [the] current course.”The plans are at the center of an ongoing legal battle over the public golf complex. The administration wants to replace its three courses with a single championship-style layout, while preservation advocates argue the overhaul threatens its future as an affordable place to play.President Donald Trump’s proposed changes to East Potomac Golf Links would make the Washington, DC, course one of the longest in the nation, according to a new report (Getty Images)Trump announced last month that the renovation would begin on November 15, with the courses closing for about 15 months. “The United States Department of Interior wants to take a terrible and very unsafe golf course, and make it into a great, safe, and prestigious golf course,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “They have an absolute right to do so. It’s as simple as that!”A judge has barred the administration from removing trees from the complex, after workers cut down hundreds of trees last month. A hearing on the looming closure is scheduled for Friday.A ruling remains in place that bars the Trump team from removing more trees along the golf course (Getty Images)The president has labeled U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing the case, a “lunatic” and officials have tried to throw her off the case. Reyes has said she’s received death threats.Trump, an avid golfer who owns courses around the world, has spent 22 percent of the days in his second term on the golf course, according to an online tracker.The proposed course renovation is just one of many changes the 80-year-old president has made or plans to make to the nation’s capital. Since returning to office last year, he’s started construction on a massive White House ballroom, installed a helipad on the White House lawn and moved forward with plans to erect a 250-foot arch along the Potomac River, among other changes.