New group fights Trump's upscale plans for East Potomac golf course

State of play: The Trump administration announced a deal last Friday that keeps the local nonprofit National Links Trust in control of D.C.'s three public courses.

• NLT will renovate the Rock Creek Park course (immediately) and the Langston course (soon, possibly in partnership with the Washington Commanders, which is building its new stadium nearby).
• Also moving forward: Trump's plan to turn East Potomac from a flat beginner's course into an upscale 18-hole facility. Renderings show the new course would build out to the edges of the peninsula, wiping out existing recreational space.

Enter: Save East Po, which is organizing advocacy against creating a tournament venue. They're recruiting golfers and other users of the park to build awareness.

• Alex Rosen, a local who works as a consultant, is leading the charge because he says the public shouldn't lose access: "I'm not good at golf. I use it as a muni course, which is what it's meant for."