President Donald Trump held a rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday, his second go to in two weeks to a state where opinion polls show an unexpectedly close race between Republican Senator Darline Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews.
While a few protesters were escorted out as Trump spoke, the president also welcomed the Winthrop University males’s golf staff to the stage in a shock transfer.
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photograph with members of the Winthrop University males’s golf staff after inviting them on stage during a marketing campaign rally at the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center on October 29, 2026 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. President Trump is in South Carolina rallying support for native Republican candidates forward of next week’s midterm elections. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump even joked with the crowd that he should give the staff a match.
“The team is doing good, huh?” Trump requested. “Well, I watched them, and they were interviewed. I said, ‘These guys, look at them, the future of America. Handsome, beautiful guys.’ They were so into whatever President Trump wants. He’s got America. He loves his country. I said, ‘Isn’t it nice? Really, isn’t it nice, as opposed to all the negative stuff you hear?’
“This is the future. So go out and win the national championship. Fellas, go out. We expect them now to win the national championship, proper?”
Winthrop is done with its fall schedule after playing in the recent Furman Intercollegiate in nearby Greenville, South Carolina. The team tied for 8th place in a 15-team field at Furman University Golf Course, with Mason Kucia and Andrew Gregory leading the way.
Tim Schmitt is the managing editor of Golfweek and the golf coordinator of the USA Today Network. Reuters contributed to this report.
This article initially appeared on Golfweek: Donald Trump surprises school golf staff, brings them on stage at South Carolina rally
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