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President Donald Trump has been vocal this week about his 38 golf club championships, and he showed why on social media.
The 47th president was seen on the golf course with LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky and Pakinomist’ Bret Baier in a video posted to Truth Social, where he had a short chip from a putting green.
As the caddy pulled the pin out of the hole, Trump stepped into his chip after some practiced swings, and although it didn’t leave the ground, the ball’s trajectory was true.
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(L-R) Brooks Koepka, President Donald Trump, Wayne Gretzky and Bret Baier pose during a round of golf. (Donald Trump/Truth Social)
“Once!” said a fellow golfer as Trump and the rest of them on the green watched the ball find its home at the bottom of the cup.
Trump walked away smiling after the nifty chip, presumably feeling good on his way to the next hole.
“Winning is always nice!” Trump captions his Truth Social post.
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Trump posted the clip after another slip-up in former President Joe Biden’s golf game on Thanksgiving when he spoke to US military members over a video call.
One of the NCOs in the conversation with Trump at the White House asked the 47th president what his “true golf handicap” was.
“Are you and President Biden going to play that golf game?” asked the sergeant.
President Donald Trump waves on the golf course at Trump Turnberry in Turnberry, Scotland, Saturday. (Reuters/Phil Noble)
For context, Trump initially took shots at Biden’s golf game during their June 27, 2024 presidential debate in Atlanta. A few weeks later, Trump challenged Biden to a game of golf and said he would give $1 million to charity if he lost.
Trump’s response to the NCO was confident, saying he would “love” to meet Biden at the ties.
“I mean, I’ve invited him, but he won’t show up,” Trump said.
“You have a lot of people talking, 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 he was a six handicap. That’s the only thing that made me angry. During the debate with him he said he was a six. I said, ‘You’re not a six.’ And he said, ‘Well, I’m an eight.’ I said, ‘That was fast. I picked up two’. But he’s not 100. He’s not 100. But it’s a great game and I hope you guys get to play some of it.”
Trump added that he knew “a lot about golf” and reviewed his career resume on the course.
“I’ve won 38 club championships and I don’t get much practice. I won one last year. I won a club championship at a big club and beat a 27-year-old kid. I said, you know, I’m decades older than you, but I said, ‘The fairway doesn’t know how old you are when you go up the middle and rough.’ 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 prior to the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ on August 10, 2023. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Trump added that he is a “very low handicap,” though he did not give a final figure.
“I think I’m very — I’ve got to be right around the bottom or better. I shot a plus-three. That’s three better, three under par. If you look at it, for those who don’t know, in the final of the club championship last year, with everything I went through and no practice. So I’m a good golfer,” he said.
