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President Donald Trump spoke this week about his 38 golf club championships and showed why that might be on social media.
The 47th president was seen on the golf course with LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky and Pak Gazette’ Bret Baier in a video posted to Truth Social, where he had a short chip on a green he was lining up.
As the caddy pulled the pin out of the hole, Trump entered his chip after a few practiced shots and, although it didn’t leave the ground, the ball’s trajectory was correct.
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(Left to right) Brooks Koepka, President Donald Trump, Wayne Gretzky and Bret Baier pose during a round of golf. (Donald Trump/Social Truth)
“Once!” said a fellow golfer as Trump and the rest of those on the green watched the ball find its place in the bottom of the cup.
Trump walked away smiling after the clever chip, presumably feeling good on his way to the next hole.
“Winning is always nice!” Trump captioned his Truth Social post.
TRUMP SAYS BIDEN ‘DON’T WANT TO SHOW UP’ TO GOLF GAME, TAKES JAB AT FORMER PRESIDENT’S GAME
Trump posted the clip after another hit on former President Joe Biden’s golf game on Thanksgiving Day while speaking with members of the US military via video call.
One of the noncommissioned officers on the call with Trump at the White House asked the 47th president what his “true handicap in golf” was.
“Are you and President Biden going to play that round of golf?” the noncommissioned officer asked.
President Donald Trump waves at Trump Turnberry Golf Course in Turnberry, Scotland, on Saturday. (Reuters/Phil Noble)
To put it in context, Trump initially attacked Biden’s golf game during their June 27, 2024 presidential debate in Atlanta. A couple of weeks later, Trump challenged Biden to a game of golf, saying he would donate $1 million to charity if he lost.
Trump’s response to the NCO was confident, saying he would “love” to take on Biden on the links.
“I mean, I’ve invited him, but he doesn’t want to show up,” Trump said.
“A lot of people talk, but they can’t play like Biden. Biden can’t hit a ball 30 yards. I’m telling you, I looked at his swing. He can’t hit a ball 30 yards,” Trump said. “He said it was a six handicap. That’s the only thing that made me angry. During the debate with him, he said it was a six. I said, ‘You’re not a six.’ And he said, ‘Well, I’m eight.’ I said, ‘That was fast.’ I caught two. But it’s not in the 100. It’s not in the 100. But it’s a great game and I hope they can play a little bit.”
Trump added that he knew “a lot about golf” and reviewed his professional resume on the course.
“I’ve won 38 club championships and I can’t practice much. I won one last year. I won a club championship at a big club, beating a 27-year-old kid. I told him, you know, I’m decades older than you, but I said, ‘The fairway doesn’t know how old you are when you walk down the middle, and he’s raw.’ I’ve been a good golfer over the years.”
Former President Donald Trump follows his tee shot on the third tee during the pro-am before the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 10, 2023. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Trump added that his handicap is “very low,” although he did not give a definitive figure.
“I guess I’m very… I have to be close to scratch or better. I beat plus three. That’s three best, three under. If you look at it, for those who don’t know, in the club championship final last year, with everything that was going on and no practice. So, I’m a good golfer,” he said.
