In 2020, the National Links Trust signed a 50-year deal to oversee Washington D.C.'s three municipal golf courses. Just five years later, the Trump administration has officially ended that lease, claiming a breach of contract with the National Parks Service, which owns each the land that the courses are on.
According to reports, the deal was meant to propel projects to redesign and renovate the three courses, using money from donors and government funding. The Trump administration claims that these improvements have not been done in a timely enough manner, thusly breaking their agreement.
"The Trump administration prides itself on getting the job done for the American people and partnering with others who share that same goal," the Interior Department said in a statement Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the National Links Trust is "devastated" at this development, believing they'd always maintained a "productive and cooperative working relationship with the National Park Service."
In the short-term, not much. The National Links Trust has agreed to stay on for the time being in order to maintain operations at each of the three courses. However, all long-term projects, including the Rock Creek Park rehabilitation project, which is currently ongoing, will halt immediately.
