US President Donald Trump has been branded a ‘f***** golf cheat’ after his score was called into question at a recent event by a writer who penned a book about his cheatingJoseph Wilkes Content Hub and General Assignment Unit and Ashley Pemberton
11:47 ET, 04 Aug 2025
Donald Trump’s golf claims have come under even more scrutiny(Image: Getty Images)
Donald Trump has been labeled a “f***** golf cheat” by an irate sports journalist after footage surfaced of a caddie dropping the ball and the US President dragging it into a hole.
Esteemed author Ricky Reilly, who penned a book about Trump’s tendency to cheat at golf, lambasted the President after the White House announced he shot a score of 69 at an event over the weekend.
Sharing a video on social media of the president’s caddie unlawfully dropping a ball on the green during a round, Reilly raged: “So you know, it’s NEVER legal for your caddy to drop a ball. YOU can drop one, but never on a green. And since this was a full-score event, it’s not legal for Trump to drag the ball into the hole. No, no, never. Our president is a f****** golf cheat.”
A golf coach has also addressed the validity of Donald Trump’s alleged handicap amid scrutiny of the claim.
The video was reportedly taken on Saturday at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ, the same day the White House claimed Trump won the 2025 Men’s Senior Club Championship and finished three under par.
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Earlier, Reilly had questioned the score, asking: “So a chubby 79-year-old with the yips whose caddies have to throw it out of bunkers and rough just shot a 69 to win by 10? Sure.”
This comes after Trump was spotted cheating during a round of golf at his resort in Scotland during a UK visit, as per the Daily Star. Two men in red vests were seen dropping a ball as Trump approached a bunker in a golf cart at his Turnberry Resort.
Before Saturday’s event, Reilly posed a question: “Hey Trump, tomorrow is the Senior Champ at Bedminster. Are you shameless enough to pretend you won it? Even after the whole planet saw you cheat in Scotland? Is your ego that sick?”
Trump appears to drag a ball into the hole(Image: @patriottakes/X)
Two days later, Trump was announced as the winner when the official White House social media accounts posted the scorecard with the caption: “Winning on and off the course.” In response, Reilly humorously commented: “Guess we got our answer. What a child.”
In 2019, Reilly authored a book titled Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, which exposed the “absurd ways in which he lies about his feats” and what they reveal about his leadership style off the golf course in “the most important job in the world”.
Trump teed off after opening his new golf course at his Trump International Golf links resort in Balmedie, Scotland(Image: Getty Images)
In an interview with the Guardian, Reilly previously expressed his disdain for Trump: “I just can’t stand this guy. I love golf and he has set the game back 30 years. Just when it was becoming cool with Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler we get this fat bozo cheating his ass off.
“He claimed to have won a tournament in New Jersey when he was actually in Philly. My dad would flip over three times in his grave and he was a Reagan Republican.”
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