Kai Trump, the eldest granddaughter of US President Donald Trump, made her LPGA debut on Thursday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. The 18-year-old amateur, playing on a sponsor’s exemption at The Annika, opened with a 13-over-par 83, placing her last in a field stacked with top global talent.

“I was definitely more nervous than I expected,” Kai Trump admitted after her round. “I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots.”

But nerves quickly showed. She bogeyed her first four holes, settling only after a par at the par-five 14th.

She mixed two more bogeys with a pair of pars over the next stretch, including a solid up-and-down at 16, making the turn at six-over 41.

“The whole time I was nervous without a doubt,” she said. “But I kind of got it going afterwards.”

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