Was Trump’s 68 the best round of golf ever?
Jan 17, 2017 · Today he's officially a 2.8 in the United States Golf Association's GHIN system ( see chart below ), though he has posted only scores going back to 2009. As a golfer, the 45th president is the real...
Is Trump a good golfer?
May 17, 2019 · The USGA removed the four scores in the 100s and the 68 – although the organization did not make clear whether the 68 was part of the hack. Had that 68 stood, it would have been Trump’s best round...
What is Donald Trump’s average golf score?
May 25, 2019 · With his handicap index, Trump can be expected, on a good day, to hang around the mid-70s. On his best day, he can probably shoot right around 70 on the right golf course in the right conditions....
What is Donald Trump's Ghin score?
Feb 27, 2022 · BREAKING: President Trump has posted an 18-hole golf score to @USGA Golf Handicap Information Network for first time this season – a 68 (!) on a course with a 75.3 rating/139 slope. pic.twitter.com/yiHKdhIWU9. — Leif Skodnick (@LeifSkodnick) May 17, 2019.
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May 17, 2019 · The President put himself down for a blazing 68. Under par! Trump at first appeared to have really caught lightning in a bottle that day, because the score of 68 was a remarkable 28 strokes better...
What is Trump's highest ranked golf course?
Trump West Palm Beach is Trump's highest-ranked course according to our Golf Digest course-ranking panelists -- coming in at No. 156 in our ranking of America's Second 100 Greatest Courses. Photo: Courtesy of the Trump Organization
When did Trump buy the Ritz-Carlton?
Trump bought the Ritz-Carlton resort in 2012. Its Jack Nicklaus design is one of a number of quality courses in the area -- including the Bear's Club down the road and the Floridian. Photo: Stephen Szurlej
Where is Trump National Philadelphia?
Trump National Philadelphia, in Pine Hill, N.J., was ranked 20th in our 2015 Best in State rankings, and 18th in 2013. It's a Tom Fazio design. Photo: Courtesy of The Trump Organization
When did Greg Norman open?
The Greg Norman course opened in 2002 and was purchased by the Trump Organization in 2014. Trump hired Hawtree, who worked at Trump Turnberry, to modify the course. Photo: Courtesy of Steve Carr/The Trump Organization
When did Ailsa reopen?
Donald Trump hired Martin Ebert to upgrade the legendary Ailsa course, which reopened in 2016. Changes included converting the par-4 ninth hole into a par 3, and moving the green on the par-3 11th onto the water, turning the hole into a beautiful, short one-shotter. Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images
Topline
President Donald Trump claimed that he has scored in the “low 70s” at the notoriously difficult Winged Foot Golf Club in New York, where the U.S. Open is being contested this week, adding to a list of dubious claims he’s made about his golfing prowess even though others have called him out for cheating.
Key Facts
Appearing on Fox Sports Radio ahead of the U.S. Open, Trump said that he had shot “low 70s, quite a bit” on the course, adding “I’ve been a member there a long time. I could do pretty well.”
Crucial Quote
Reilly, who wrote about multiple instances of Trump’s cheating in his 2019 book Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, told CNN in an interview last year, "He cheats like a mafia accountant. He cheats crazy. He cheats whether you're watching or not.
Surprising Fact
In 2019, Golf Magazine reported that Trump claims to be the ‘2018 Men’s Club Champion’ at the West Palm Beach club, which he owns, despite the fact that he didn’t participate in the championship. According to the New Yorker, Trump, who claims to have won 18 club championships, has admitted to Reilly that they weren’t championships at all.
Big Number
31. That’s the number of times Trump has gone to golf courses since March, when the coronavirus pandemic took off in the U.S., according to TrumpGolfCount.com. As of September 6, Trump has played at least a total of 138 rounds of golf since the start of his presidency, by the website’s count.
Further Reading
President Trump won a 2018 club championship — without actually playing in it! (Golf Magazine)
Who is Hale Irwin?
The magazine compared the claim to another septuagenarian’s scoring as reference. Hale Irwin, a Hall of Fame golfer, has a scoring average of just over 73 in the seven Champions tour events he has participated in this year, the magazine noted.
Why did the US government shut down?
Due to his demand that the money for the wall be included in the budget, and Congress's refusal, the government partially shut down on 22 December 2018. It remained shut for over a month, the longest period in history. Getty. Donald Trump's least presidential moments so far...
