Why Donald Trump’s golf revenues just dropped by over $200m
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Donald Trump’s golf empire brought in hundreds of millions again in 2024 – but filings show a sharp drop in revenue compared to previous years. From the sale of key properties to the future of Turnberry, here’s what’s really going on inside Trump’s golfing business.
Donald Trump’s income from his golf empire has taken a notable dip, but don’t feel too sorry for the President of the United States.
According to the 79-year-old’s most recent filings with US Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Trump made $354 million from his portfolio of worldwide golf venues in 2024.
While still an astronomical sum, it is down on the $555m Trump reported from January 2022 to April 14, 2023.
The sale of Trump Golf Links in the Bronx will have contributed to the decrease, while the total, adjusted for inflation, matches his return in 2016 and eclipses the income reported in 2018 and 2020.
So it’s not all bad news for Trump, whose love of golf is well documented.
He owns some of the most famous venues in the world and has developed several courses and resorts during his career.
Trump National Doral in Miami is one of his renowned resorts in America, boasting four courses, including the Blue Monster, which has hosted PGA Tour events, World Golf Championships and, more recently, LIV tournaments.
It generated $110.4m in 2024, making it the most lucrative venue on his roster.
In the UK, Trump owns a property in Aberdeen and Turnberry, the iconic Ayrshire links that has hosted The Open on four occasions.
However, the game’s oldest championship hasn’t been back to Turnberry since Stewart Cink’s dramatic win in 2009, and the R&A appears to have no immediate plans to return.
The courses, clubhouse, and hotel all underwent large-scale changes after Trump took over in 2014, with the resort making a reported $32.9m last year.
In total, Trump owns 18 venues across the world. These include 11 in the United States and the likes of Doonbeg in Ireland and Trump International Golf Club in Dubai.
As for his own game, Lee Westwood recently dished the dirt in an appearance on talkSport. Trump’s actual ability has always been shrouded in mystery amid some outlandish claims, but Westwood knows the truth as well as anyone, having played with him several times while he lived in Florida.
The Englishman, who is now part of the LIV Golf League, heaped praise on the President’s putting but stopped short of going into detail on his long game, merely stating that “he gets it round in his own way.”
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Donald Trump's golf revenues took a big drop
