--- title: President Trump Was at a Golf Course Again This Weekend description: President Trump was back at one of his golf courses again Sunday. canonical: https://time.com/4713433/president-trump-golf-course/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-26T20:16:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T10:19:45.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Was at a Golf Course Again This Weekend og:description: He often criticized Barack Obama for golfing og:url: https://time.com/4713433/president-trump-golf-course/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8efac1a7aa0a98a3/6988bfedfb4eac199589141c/trump-golf.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: The Trump International Golf Links Course Opens og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Was at a Golf Course Again This Weekend twitter:description: He often criticized Barack Obama for golfing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8efac1a7aa0a98a3/6988bfedfb4eac199589141c/trump-golf.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Was at a Golf Course Again This Weekend > Sponsored content. 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Ian MacNicol—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:19 AM UTCPublished: Mar 26, 2017 8:16 PM UTC President Trump was [back at one of his golf courses again](http://time.com/4707108/white-house-trump-golf-trips/) Sunday. Trump held three meetings on Sunday at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, according to a pool reporter. He also spent Saturday at golf club meetings as well. It’s not clear if he actually played golf. The White House declined multiple requests to tell pool reporters on duty whether or not Trump played. > [](https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/846016315009720320) White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer recently defended the president’s golf outings by saying he takes meetings and calls at the club. Previously, White House officials avoided saying Trump was playing golf until a photo of him wearing a golf glove was released. > [](https://twitter.com/ChrisRuddyNMX/status/843164640054001664) Trump often criticized former President Barack Obama’s [golfing habit](http://time.com/4707108/white-house-trump-golf-trips/). **Correction**: The original version of this story incorrectly described Trump’s visit to the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. 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