Trump tells troops he doesn’t get much time to practice golf

Trump tells troops he doesn’t get much time to practice golf

Are you and President Biden going to play that golf match? I’d love to. I mean, I’ve invited him, but he doesn’t want to show up. Uh, look, I know a lot about golf. I’ve won 38 club championships, and I don’t get to practice much. I won one last year. I won a club championship at a big club, beating 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 as you walk up the middle and he’s in the rough. And uh I’ve been a good golfer over the years. I won when you win, you know, club championships are our majors. You know that most people can’t play in them. They won’t. We’re talking about no strokes or anything else. So I’m a very low handicap and I’ve won uh 38 of them legitimately. Everyone legitimately. It has to be legitimate because you have a lot of people following you during club championships as you know. So, I guess I’m very uh I got to be right around scratch or

Donald Trump has complained that he “doesn’t get to practice very much golf” before he bragged about his achievements in the sport.

On Thursday (27 November), the US president said he has invited Joe Biden to play a game of golf with him but “he doesn’t show up”, before he began bragging about his proficiency on the golf course.

“I know a lot about golf,” he said, claiming that he has won 38 championships, though “without much practice”.

He has reportedly spent about $71m in taxpayer-funded costs on golfing during his second term, and spent $151.5m during his first.
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