Miami golf commit Kai Trump inks NIL deal with TaylorMade

After building an impressive golf roster at the professional level, TaylorMade continues to dive into the college game. The company is joining forces with one of the top rising names in women’s golf.

Miami golf commit Kai Trump signed an NIL deal with TaylorMade, she announced via social media. She joins a roster of golfers such as Tiger Woods, Collin Morikawa, Nelly Korda and Rory McIlroy to partner with TaylorMade.

Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald J. Trump, has a $1.2 million On3 NIL Valuation. She announced her commitment to Miami in August 2024 and will begin her freshman season with the Hurricanes in Fall 2025.

@thekaitrumpgolfer Officially on Team Taylormade! #golf ♬ Yasashi – CXSPER

It’s the latest notable NIL deal for Trump. She previously signed with Leaf Trading Cards for her first agreement in the space. The pack of cards sells for $199.99 and each contains one random autograph card, per the description.

Trump is the latest notable NIL addition for TaylorMade. The company recently added top amateurs Lev Grinberg – and Arkansas commit – and Louis Klein to its roster, according to GolfMagic.

At the Florida Class 1A state championship last November, Trump shot a 4-over 75 in the second round to finish the two-day tournament at 13-over and 49th place overall. She ranked inside Florida’s top 200 girls varsity golfers for the 2024 season with a stroke average of 39.1 across 15 rounds.

Kai Trump has plenty of NIL potential

As Kai Trump gets ready to start her college career, she will head to Miami primed for NIL success. A growing social media following and her commitment to the Hurricanes is sure to boost her profile as she gets ready to take her talents to the next level.

Trump’s On3 NIL Valuation ranks No. 1 in the women’s high school golf rankings and No. 81 in the On3 NIL 100, the first of its kind and de facto NIL ranking of the top 100 high school and college athletes ranked by their On3 NIL Valuation. Trump also sits at No. 4 in the Women’s NIL 100, trailing UConn’s Paige Bueckers ($1.4 million), LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson ($1.5 million) and LSU’s Livvy Dunne ($4.2 million).

“Despite what some fans and media believe, there is not an unlimited amount of money being deployed to manage rosters,” said Shannon Terry, the founder and CEO of On3. “Any model – whether it’s today’s broken NCAA ‘student-athlete’ construct or media rights sharing through employment, which is almost a certainty in the near future – demands efficiency based on the athlete and school knowing the athlete’s respective market value.”

The On3 NIL Valuation is calculated by combining Roster Value and personal NIL. Roster value is the value an athlete has by being a member of his or her team at his or her school, which factors into the role of NIL collectives. NIL in an athlete’s name, image and likeness and the value it could bring to regional and national brands outside of the scope of NIL collectives.

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