But skeptics pushed back at the claim to begin another four-year round of dissecting supposed Trump golf achievements just days before he returns to the White House.
“Great day with the #President. A gracious host. And, he shot a 68! My recommendation, try the Trump Burger!” O’Leary wrote on X with a photo of himself, Trump and Canadian politician Danielle Smith.
A 4-under-par 68 on the Trump International Golf Club championship course in West Palm Beach would be something for Trump, who’s 78, to brag about. No matter which tee distances he used. But oddly he made no mention of it on Truth Social.
Again, though, it’s Trump. He comes with a lot of baggage when it comes to tales of his putter’s prowess.
Rick Reilly, who wrote a whole book on Trump’s golf course skulduggery, said he “cheats like a mafia accountant” and says championships won at his own courses are as “fake as Velveeta cheese.”
We’ll likely have many more chances to debate Trump’s swing state, if the first term was any indication. Trump played at least 289 rounds as president, according to a HuffPost count in late December 2020.