Imagine a golf course where Air Force One serves as the backdrop. Here is Joint Base Andrews. The military facility, sorry, the sanctuary for American leaders, where Presidents since Gerald Ford have escaped the pressures of the Oval Office, sits just 15 miles from the White House. But recently, this legendary site lost its shine, and the fairways at the ‘President’s Course’ aren’t rolling like they used to.

President Donald Trump recently took a look at that from the sky and called upon the biggest name in golf history for help. NUCLR GOLF shared the update on X writing, “#NEW — President Trump says he met with Jack Nicklaus today at Joint Base Andrews to tour the golf courses on site. Trump says he will be working with the 18-time major champion on re-vitalizing at least two of the three 18-hole courses.”

President Trump clearly enjoys leaving his mark on federal property. And his administration previously redesigned the Rose Garden and renovated the Oval Office. So it was only a matter of time before Mr. President would renovate the Joint Base Andrews.

Recently, Mr. Trump took an aerial tour of the Courses at Andrews aboard Marine One and saw the situation. The president declared, “We’re going to do some work” there and in other parts of the base. We’re doing some fixes to the base it needs. We’re gonna try and reinstitute the golf courses. I’m meeting with the greatest Jack Nicklaus.”

And who can be a better person to take the responsibility than Jack Nicklaus? Nicklaus is an 18-time major winner and runs a design firm with global respect. His architectural team has completed over 425 courses across 45 different countries. So, nobody knows better than him how to move dirt and create challenges.

So Mr President declared, “He’s[Nicklaus] involved in trying to bring their recreational facility back……..[Andrews] was a great place that’s been destroyed over the years due to a lack of maintenance. So we’ll fix that up, and Jack will be the architect and he’ll design it.”

Expectedly, the golf community didn’t stay quiet for long after hearing the news. They show their excitement over this superstar collaboration.

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Golf fans celebrate the move

It’s not every day the White House teams up with a sports legend like this for something constructive. You have a sitting President recruiting the 18-time major champion directly for help. So one fan couldn’t hide his feelings and said, “That’s Cool.” And another fan just repeated the same feeling, just with some more excitement, “Trump + Nicklaus America First even on the fairways. Revitalizing courses = leadership everywhere.”

Typically, Donald Trump spends most of his weekends at his own properties in Virginia or New Jersey, playing golf, and is infrequently seen at Andrews. But now, he is spending capital on a facility for active-duty soldiers as one of the biggest fans of the game. So, one grateful fan said, “Nice job, Mr. President! Give the troops a premium-level course to enjoy.”

And while the internet debated politics, local golfers focused on the golf course, and they pointed out, “The south course is the best. The East and West could use the attention.” This fan knows the history of the “President’s Course.” The recent construction of new Air Force One hangars forced the closure of several holes on the East and West sides. The South Course remained largely intact.

And the fans who want a glimpse of this historic new military landmark suggested, “This is AWESOME .. Maybe create a lottery system where they allow a few foursomes of John Q Public’s to play each day .. you should have to qualify somehow, so that it’s NOT beginner golf .. THIS would be AMAZING!” This idea proposes transforming the base into a national treasure. Nicklaus has previously designed public gems like Ferry Point for the masses. And a “lottery system” mirrors the famous ticket process for the Masters Tournament. It would turn the “President’s Playground” into a shared monument for everyone.