Donald Trump's granddaughter reveals what he told her not to do on LPGA debut

Kai Trump has revealed what advice her grandfather, Donald, the President of the United States, has given her ahead of The Annika at Pelican Golf Club. This week, the 18-year-old will make her professional golf debut in Florida on the LPGA Tour.

As someone with over nine million followers across her social media platforms, she has secured one of three coveted sponsor exemptions for the tournament, which gets underway on Thursday, November 13. Kai,who is currently ranked No. 461 by the American Junior Golf Association, first entered the public spotlight during last year's Republican National Convention.

With £2,470,000 ($3,250,000) up for grabs, Donald, who won't be in attendance, has given her some advice. Kai said: "He's running the world right now, so a little busy.

"We play a lot. We have a great time out there - we're always on the same team as well," she added, before revealing his words of wisdom. "Go out there and have fun. Just don't get nervous."

Kai also expressed her excitement at the opportunity to learn from and compete with some of the best players in the world. As quoted by The Independent, Kai said: "I think I'm going to learn a lot no matter what happens.

"I'm just going to go out there and have fun and see which way it goes. I'm going to take a lot away from it. Obviously, competing with the best players is going to be cool.

"To be inside the ropes with them, playing with them, learning what kind of shots they hit, what do they do on the course. So, yeah, just looking forward to it and playing with the best."

In an effort to boost the profile of women's golf, the organisers have recruited Caitlin Clark to participate in the pro-am event. Kai endorsed the move, explaining how the WNBA star will grow the LPGA audience.

The teenager said: "She's lovely to speak to and she brought a lot of viewers through Instagram and things like that that normally don't watch women's golf was the hopes, and we're seeing it now on Instagram and social media. So it's created a buzz on top of the other great players that we have here."

Kai has already had a taste of what is to come this weekend. The President of the United States' granddaughter played half the course with the tournament host on Monday.

Drawing parallels to her own controversial invitation to the PGA Tour in 2003, Annika Sorenstam said: "Kai brings a lot of different people to the sport and we want people to hear about our tournament and be part of it.

"The word is spreading, and I think that's a good thing. Keep in mind, The ANNIKA Foundation is a beneficiary here, and we're all about providing and empowering our women. It really fits in our mission as well. We're really looking forward to the week."

Kai asked Sorenstam for tips ahead of her debut. Recalling the walkthrough, the young golfer said: "It was amazing. I asked her a few questions about her swing and what I should maybe do differently... It was really cool meeting her. She's a legend, so nice to play nine holes with her."

She has also received some advice from Tiger Woods, whom she described as 'the best golfer in the entire world... and even better person'. He said: "Go out there and have fun and just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens."

And finally, on her love for the sport, Kai said: "I think what I love most about golf is that it's challenging. You're never going to be 100 per cent, and there is always something to work on. I think that's kind of keeps on bringing me back to play golf and practice golf."