In the early evening hours of Sept. 3, an employee at President Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, N.J., heard music blasting across a fairway . He turned and saw a Ford Focus whipping in circles on the 11th hole.

Five days later, the Ford was back on the manicured grass, this time turning doughnuts on the 13th hole.

On Tuesday, the police arrested Richard J. McEwan, 26, of Milford, N.J., and charged him with criminal mischief in connection with the two episodes at Trump National Golf Course, Mr. Trump’s luxury course about 40 miles west of Manhattan.

The car had churned up the turf, resulting in about $20,000 worth of damage, the Somerset County prosecutor’s office said.