Donald Trump and golf is more than a game. It is a passion." In 1999, Trump opened his first golf course: the Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach in Florida. Land for the US$45 million course was acquired through a lawsuit against Palm Beach County, Florida after Trump's purchase of the Mar-a-Lago resort. By 2007, Trump owned 4 courses around the US. Following the financial crisis of 2007–2008, Trump began purchasing existing golf courses and re-designing them. Golf courses owned by Trump hosted the LPGA Tour finale from 2001 to 2008, as well as the 2009 US Junior Amateur and US Junior Girls
City Park Golf Courses (New Orleans) a short while, parts of the East and West courses were combined into the Number 3 Course. The Number 3 Course was created because of plans for I-610, and also due to the requests from some players who wanted a tougher course. In 1967, a new clubhouse on Filmore Avenue was built for the East, West and future North course. A new North Course was opened in 1968 and gave the City Park Golf Course complex a total of four courses. It was planned by a committee which included William Wiedorn and Joseph Bartholemew. The North Course area required extensive