Trump, who attended the Super Bowl in February and most recently the final of the FIFA Club World Cup in New Jersey, is friendly with several prominent golfers. Bryson DeChambeau, who qualified for the U.S. team, has played golf with Trump and was the only golfer Trump appointed to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

The 47th U.S. President said he'll be at the first day of competition of the Ryder Cup, which pits 12-man teams from the U.S. and Europe