Kai Trump Suffers Serious Injury in First College Golf Tournament

Kai Trump's college golf career at Miami starts with injury scare https://t.co/5b33JSVVDK pic.twitter.com/LgvDmxysJz

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Breaking: Prayers pour in for Kai Trump after injury.https://t.co/uMm2Tdmojc

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“Let’s just say there must have been some cart path underneath that ground because it was very hard. Hit it, it felt like a shock on my arm,” Trump said.

The injury got worse later on a swing with her driver.

“Then on the tenth hole, I hit my driver, and I felt like I tore it again,” she said.

Tests revealed the injury wasn’t as severe. Doctors found a “little sliver” of damage along her ligaments.

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In an effort to avoid missing extended playing time, Kai confirmed she is receiving stem cell injections from pain management specialist Dr. Jeffrey Wiegers.

The injury hampered her play at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, where she struggled to a tie for 102nd place in a 120-player field.

The injury caps an emotional opening month of college life for the freshman, who verbally committed to Miami in August 2024 before arriving on campus this fall.

Kai, 19, began her freshman year at the Florida school late last month and documented her emotional final days at home and initial experience at school in a recent video shared to her YouTube channel.

The teen struggled with leaving her home in Jupiter, Florida, and was seen breaking down into tears while having to say goodbye to her family and friends.

‘It’s just really sad that I have to say goodbye to everyone today,’ Kai said, her eyes filled with tears.

‘I’m not a very emotional person at all, so this is like really weird for me to cry, I’ve only cried a few times. I think knowing that I have to say goodbye to everyone tonight really, really sucks,’ President Donald Trump’s granddaughter admitted.

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