Im a member at Trump golf club – Ive seen true | Golf News

Donald Trump’s latest golf match win has sparked commentary from a member at one of his golf golf equipment who has noticed the US president play “many times”.

With the course set at a par of 72, Trump allegedly carded a 70 to end two under par. He also purportedly shot a 69 at the same competitors last 12 months, with the White House asserting he captured the championship.

The President has encountered accusations of dishonest on the golf course for years, stretching back to before his initial White House tenure. Nevertheless, Scott McConnell, who is a member at one of Trump’s golf golf equipment, has come to the 80-12 months-outdated’s protection.

He posted on X: “Trump is legit a pretty good amateur golfer. I’m a member of one of his clubs so I’ve seen him play many times. He probably was a 4 or 5 in his prime. He’s 80, and drives it about 180 yards now. No one like that can win a senior club championship in any universe.”

Sportswriter Rick Reilly’s ongoing accusations concerning Trump’s reported club championship wins stay among the most complete public assertions about the president’s connection with golf. When Reilly penned Commander-in-Cheat during Trump’s initial presidency, he scrutinized the previous president’s assertions about his golf prowess.

Trump allegedly portrayed himself as a 3-handicap participant who seldom misplaced and maintained he had secured 18 club championships.

Reilly’s skepticism intensified after an sudden spherical alongside Trump when he was initially meant to serve as his caddie. He also disputed Trump’s assertion during a 2016 marketing campaign handle that he had captured 18 club championships, claiming that Trump would “play by himself” upon inaugurating a new course before proclaiming himself its inaugural club champion.

“He even said: ‘This is against the best players in the club. No strokes given’. What? I played with you. You’re a 10-handicapper at best. There’s no way you’re winning a club championship,” Reilly said.

Trump turned to social media following his most latest victory to spotlight his {golfing} capabilities, asserting he has “very little time to practice” and implying his achievements stem from innate potential.

Posting footage of the “winning shot”, Trump declared on Truth Social: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, because I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don’t!”