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Golf nonprofit hires Williams & Connolly to fight Trump takeover of public courses
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Morning Notes for January 9, 2026
By ARLnow.com
Published January 9, 2026 at 7:30AM
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More on Golf Course Takeover — “The National Links Trust retained Williams & Connolly to help fend off a Trump takeover of Washington’s historic public golf courses, sources familiar with the matter (who were not authorized to speak on the record) tell Axios… the president wants golf course architect Tom Fazio to redesign East Potomac, with a potential new name: ‘Washington National Golf Course.'” [Axios]
Morning Notes for January 9, 2026
By ARLnow.com
Published January 9, 2026 at 7:30AM
{snip}
More on Golf Course Takeover — “The National Links Trust retained Williams & Connolly to help fend off a Trump takeover of Washington’s historic public golf courses, sources familiar with the matter (who were not authorized to speak on the record) tell Axios… the president wants golf course architect Tom Fazio to redesign East Potomac, with a potential new name: ‘Washington National Golf Course.'” [Axios]
Oh, they're going to name it after the airport.