Trump to Attend Irish Open at His Doonbeg Golf Resort Next Month
President Trump will travel to Ireland in September to attend the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf course, a trip that again raises questions about the intersection of public office and private enterprise.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Ireland next month to attend the Irish Open golf tournament, which will be held at his Trump International Golf Links property in Doonbeg, County Clare. The visit, confirmed by a White House official, is set for September 12 and 13 and will also include a meeting with U.S. embassy staff and business leaders.
The trip is the latest instance of the president's travel schedule intersecting with his family's commercial ventures. While his sons now manage the day-to-day operations of the Trump Organization, the Ireland visit underscores how the president's second term has continued to generate potential benefits for his business empire.
Trump's golf properties have been a recurring theme in his schedule. His Bedminster, New Jersey, course hosted a LIV Golf event in August, and his Doral resort in Florida is slated to host the Cadillac Championship in March 2028. The president has also expressed interest in bringing the British Open back to his Turnberry course in Scotland, though logistical challenges remain.
Last summer, Trump spent five days in Scotland, playing golf at Turnberry and inaugurating a new course in Balmedie. The White House characterized that trip as working, noting discussions with then-British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The Ireland visit comes shortly after the Republican Party's first-ever pre-midterm national convention, scheduled for September 9-10 in Dallas — an event conceived by Trump to rally support ahead of the November elections.
The president has previously criticized long-distance golf travel, mocking Barack Obama's flights to Hawaii for recreation. Trump has also written that he does not believe in taking vacations, asking in his 2004 book, "Don't take vacations. What's the point?"
Beyond the Scotland trip, Trump's longest recent downtime was a December stay at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, which included visits from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.