Trump teaming up with Jack Nicklaus to revamp 'president's golf course' at Joint Base Andrews

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 7:18 PM EST, November 22, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s enlisting the help of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus to spruce up the courses at Joint Base Andrews — adding a site long known as the “president’s golf course” to his long list of construction projects.

The president took an aerial tour of the Courses at Andrews aboard Marine One on Saturday, and promised, “We’re going to do some work” there, as well as to other parts of the base.

“We’re doing some fix-up of the base, which it needs. We’re gonna try and reinstitute the golf courses. I’m meeting with the greatest Jack Nicklaus,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before boarding Marine One to head to Andrews. “He’s involved in trying to bring their recreational facility back.”

Located in Maryland, about 15 miles (24.14 kilometers) from the White House, Andrews houses Air Force One. Gerald R. Ford was the first president to golf there in 1974, but the facility was most recently a favorite of Barack Obama. An 11th Force Support Squadron asset, the facilities include three 18-hole golf courses, three practice putting greens, two private practice areas and a driving range, according to the Andrews website. Trump said at least two of the courses could get facelifts.

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Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

[CentralMass]

1. That's unfortunate.

[brer cat]

2. Always $$$ for his perks, but none for hungry

children. His priorities are a disgrace.

[popsdenver]

39. WTF

spending a fortune re-doing those golf courses to his liking, so he doesn't have to drive so far, financed with TAX PAYER's dollars?????????
THEN he will figure out a way to sell the whole property to himself, with enough room for a Trump Resort/Hotel???????????

The reality is, that he is delusional about everything, but on this he is hyper delusional that he is going to live long enough to maybe even start the project.....

Besides, his acceleration of even more delusional and radical his actions, not even the Republicans will be able to allow him to continue in office much longer......the 2025 crowd, along with Stephen Miller, have much higher priorities in establishing a Dictatorship/Tyranny, than spending time and money on a frikkin' golf course.

[Angrybob2001]

3. Destroyed childhood memory

As a kid I used to live right behind the driving range near the Virginia gate many many moons ago. We used to run around the courses at night. Even my childhood memories are being tainted by him. We have a goldfish distracted by squirrels for a president.

[Botany]

4. Why Jack, why?

You know he is a dirt bag and he talked about the size of your long time friend Arnold
Palmer’s penis in front of his hometown. You sure don’t need the money Jack.

[KatyaR]

12. What money?

I'm sure he's doing it as a favor to his old friend. Shoot, he might be paying HIM to get to help.

[Botany]

16. Trust me Jack is getting paid. He is first and foremost a businessman.

His private jet, his golf course design skills, and his team don’t come for free.

[The Madcap]

5. It will have a windmill on hole 7,

a fairy castle on Hole 13, and a big dinosaur on hole 6. Lots of high load, extra-wide benches for resting after those long walks between holes. And if he aces the 18th, he gets a free round. Every hole will have a presidential seal with his name on it, and all will be trimmed in fake Home Depot gold.

[NCDem47]

6. Such high priorities for the President.

[twodogsbarking]

7. Jack has been a Trump supporter. Annika, Tiger, yada, yada.

[twodogsbarking]

8. To clarify, Trump is building a golf course for himself and Mexico ain't gonna pay for it.

[Bengus81]

9. Has Trump already declared himself as the course champion yet?

It'll happen...........

[LudwigPastorius]

34. Let's not be hasty.

He has to play the renovated course and get 18 holes-in-one first.

[Paladin]

10. So Commander Bone-spurs thinks that military personnel are "suckers" and "losers"...

But he's willing to spends big tax money, making sure their golf courses are immaculate. Nicklaus ought to avoid this at all costs.

[Icanthinkformyself]

11. The morbidly rich

have priorities that must be satisfied. It's a shame we do not have the political will to tax them out of existence. Bigot piggies.

[Walleye]

27. Yes, we shouldn't have billionaires that have expensive hobbies like going into space.

Especially not when everyday Americans are struggling

[RazorbackExpat]

13. Nicklaus was one of those golfers I watched with my grandfather

in the '60s and '70s. While I had no real interest in golf, my grandfather did, so it was nice just to watch the matches with him. Even so, I developed some respect for the big names of the day, including Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino. Nicklaus teaming up with Trump is a blot on those memories.

[travelingthrulife]

14. Well, fuck Jack Nicklaus then

More money wasted. With DOGE disbanded how will we ever get control of it?

[chouchou]

15. "We're going to do some work here"

Oh Brother, are you kidding me? The only "Work" this President has ever done is moan and gripe about the left wingers
are smart enough to know a pile of walking/talking pile of a shit-bag human......when they see one.
My dog does more in a week than this president has accomplished his whole life.

[bmichaelh]

17. Franco

Some institutions and people ought to consider what happened in Spain post-Franco.

Many people and institutions that collaborated with Franco experienced a loss of reputation.

Even if it was not true, everything Trump touches dies.

[NotHardly]

19. Priorities over the poor... Trump is a piggy & so is Arnold.

[rsdsharp]

25. What did Arnold do? He's been dead for nine years.

[LudwigPastorius]

35. "Many people and institutions that collaborated with Franco experienced a loss of reputation."

I was hoping for something more like post-occupation-France, where collaborators lost more than their reputations.

[Martin68]

18. Trump is just multiplying the effect of the demolition of consumer confidence in his ability to improve

the economy. Wasting taxpayer money on ballrooms and golf courses is just about as tone deaf as you cam get. This is all going to help with a blowout in the upcoming midterms.

[BradBo]

20. Jacks a piece of shit.

[twodogsbarking]

21. He has proven that on many occasions. Covid for one.

[Botany]

22. Not quite true.

Jack has done some very good things in his life besides being a better than average golfer.

https://perfectputt.substack.com/p/the-nicklaus-family-nine-figure-foundation

[Wiz Imp]

23. And he's also been a gigantic asshole...

His "endorsement" of Trump is vomit inducing.
https://www.rooster.info/p/the-golden-asshole

Link to tweet

[Botany]

24. Mr. Nicklaus grew up in Upper Arlington, OH which was very republican then, as the son of a businessman

who owned some drug stores, and has been around Country Clubs and golf his whole life do you
expect him to be a progressive liberal?

As per him being an asshole well he and Barbra have given and or raised 100s of millions for
sick kids.

[Wiz Imp]

30. Wow. Excusing him for being an asshole because he grew up

in a rich environment. I guess we should excuse Donald Trump too? Being an asshole is inexcusable period. And how anybody who considers them a Democrat would excuse someone who said about Donald Trump

"I have been very disappointed at what he's had to put up with from many directions, but with that, I have seen a resolve and a determination to do the right thing for our country. He has delivered on his promises. He's worked for the average person. In my opinion, he has been more diverse than any President I have seen and has tried to help people from all walks of life-equally.

I also believe that Donald Trump's policies will bring the American Dream to many families across the nation who are still trying to achieve it.

It's about patriotism, policies and the people they impact. His love for America and its citizens, and putting his country first, has come through loud and clear. What has been important are his actions. But if we want to continue to have the opportunity to pursue the American Dream, and not evolve into a socialist America and have the government run your life, then I strongly recommend you consider Donald J. Trump for another 4 years.

is mind blowing. That is the biggest load of anti Democratic bullshit I've ever seen. Only a gigantic asshole would ever write such a pile of shit. I find it disgusting that a poster on DU would defend such a horrible person.

[Botany]

42. I have a long time friend who has known the Nicklaus family for years and he has good things to

say about the man and his family. In Columbus, Ohio he has raised and given 50 million to
Nationwide Children’s Hospital…. Another friend who is PhD in biology has been working
@ N.C.H. on treatments for desperately ill children using some of the money Jack, Barbra,
and his golf tournament have raised and or donated.

I don’t agree with Jack’s positions or what he has said but the man has done some good
things too.

[Wiz Imp]

43. Al Capone, during the Great Depression, ran a soup kitchen in Chicago that fed thousands of people.

Ted Bundy, before his crimes, worked at a suicide hotline and is credited with saving lives
Even Jeffrey Epstein is credited with donating over $30 million to charity.

You won't ever catch me saying anything good about them. Horrible people are horrible people even if they do some good things. Hitler made the trains run on time among other positive things. Despite that, he was pure fucking evil.

Jack Nicklaus may have done some good things. Despite that, he is a pure fucking asshole who does not deserve any positive words said about him for anything he ever did. Anyone who praises Donald Trump, who is also pure fucking evil, falls into the category of supporting evil. Nicklaus supports evil. He is a horrible human being.

[Walleye]

26. Yeah, don't forget Arnie Palmer had a great big dick

Every time I hear of him doing something like this, I think, geeze, his dick must be down to about an inch and a half by now.

[Beowulf42]

28. Well-

There goes what little respect I had for Jack Nicklaus. Palling around with a Pedo.

[Sogo]

29. His main concern - a golf course.

The peoples' affordable health insurance....not so much.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

31. So comforting that he's dealing with the important stuff.

On the plus side, he didn't order the invasion of Venezuela today.

And yes, Nicklaus is an asshole. I think it should be Antifa policy to destroy all golf corses and replant them with marijuana. Distribute it to ICE agents and order them to smoke it.

[Aviation Pro]

32. Guess the pedophile

Likes the cut of Jack’s jib and the girth of his member.

[LudwigPastorius]

33. What a prick.

Spending our money on golf courses while 20 million Americans' health insurance policies are about to double in price.

[GreenWave]

36. Soon Trump will tell us about Nicklaus's phallus too, much to Bubba's deep dismay.

[mdbl]

37. NIcklaus's support of Donald Dump is disgusting

Of course, the golf world in general is disgusting now for aligning with Saudi Arabia.

[BHDem53]

38. I've always been Arnie's Army.

[Bluejeans]

40. In the mid-1980s, the Andrews AFB golf course had a very different name

When I was assigned to Andrews Air Force Base, the base golf course had a very different nickname:

"The Tip O'Neill Golf Course"

I kid you not; it was one of the "landmarks" pointed out to me during base orientation for newcomers.

[turbinetree]

41. Oh fucking yippie.................I liked Lee Trevino...........

[Bluetus]

44. Show of hands. Who knew Nicklaus was still alive?

I honestly thought he died 20 years ago.