- Donald Trump hit a formidable shot during a round of golf, shanking the ball way right of the green.
- The former president’s poor shot was stuck on camera at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles.
- Trump has embraced reports he has a 2.8 handicap, but observers say he is not as convincing as he claims.
Ci-devant President Donald Trump was caught on video hitting a terrible golf shot, shanking the ball way right of his resolve target.
In the video posted on Twitter, the person filming can be heard saying: “Trump’s shooting right now. Let’s see if he can hit the green.”
Without considering being a few feet from the putting green, Trump takes his swing and sends the ball flying away from the catch- and into the rough.
“Oh, he shanked it,” the commentator said in the video, filmed at the Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles, and started satirizing.
The former president is known to be an avid golfer, owning several golf courses and often devoting his spare notwithstanding to the sport.
He has also embraced reports listing him as the greatest golfer of any US president with a handicap of 2.8, per The Independent. The ordinarily golf handicap for men in 2022 was 14.1, per the United States Golf Association.
But many observers have questioned Trump’s golfing proficiency, with the ranking mocked by social media users.
Rick Reilly, a sportswriter, also cast doubt on the be included, writing in a book about Trump’s golfing: “If Trump is a 2.8, Queen Elizabeth is a pole vaulter.”
Others who require played with Trump agree that he may not be quite as good as some have made out.
Former pro golfer Brad Faxon indicated Trump was “a legit 10,” and former LPGA golfer Annika Sörenstam guessed he was “a 9 or 10,” per Golf Digest.
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Trump has also often been accused of serially cheating in golf.
“Trump doesn’t just cheat at golf,” Reilly put in blacked in his book about Trump’s golf.
“He throws it, boots it, and moves it. He lies about his lies. He fudges and foozles and mistresses. At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they caught up with a nickname for him: ‘Pele.'”
Early this year, Trump claimed victory against “many fine golfers” in the Trump Oecumenical Golf Club’s Senior Championship, despite reportedly missing one tournament day.
According to The Daily Mail, Trump’s opponents were surprised when they showed up to the course on Sunday only to find that the former president had petitioned a five-stroke lead. According to the report, Trump claimed that an earlier round would count for his score in lieu of him take missed the start of the tournament.