Trumps golf score wouldve beaten DeChambeau and | Golf News

Donald Trump’s latest double-championship declare at Bedminster has sparked recent allegations of dishonest and score fabrication after he allegedly posted a score that would have secured a top-10 end at LIV Golf New York — competing against a subject of elite, energetic professionals, without any follow, at 80 years previous.

If Trump genuinely carded a two-under 70 at his New Jersey membership to clinch both the Senior and Super Senior membership championships, 4 equivalent rounds would have positioned him tied ninth at LIV Golf New York, alongside some of the best professionals in the world.

Trump shared a video of his championship-winning shot, as reviews indicated he carded a gross 70 — eleven strokes better than the anticipated 81 at his acknowledged 2.8 handicap, and two under par across both the previous and new programs.

According to the Action Network, 4 rounds of 70 would have given Trump a 280 complete at LIV Golf New York 2026, putting him T9 alongside Branden Grace and Young-han Song, and forward of a prolonged roster of established LIV Tour gamers

Trump’s score would have surpassed those of Fireball GC captain Sergio Garcia, 4Aces captain Dustin Johnson, Majesticks FC captain Ian Poulter, and one of his favourite gamers, good good friend and Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau.

At the New Jersey venue, a scratch golfer is anticipated to shoot 78, a 10-handicapper 91, and an 18-handicapper 102. Trump’s claimed 70 would have beaten even the scratch expectation by eight photographs.

The spherical would also rank tied eleventh among the best particular person rounds recorded by any golfer across the three LIV occasions held at Bedminster. 4Aces star Thomas Pieters shot a 70 in three of his 4 rounds and completed T-6.

Several gamers failed to shoot 70 or better in any of their 4 rounds during the 2026 event, including two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson and three-time LIV golf champion Jon Rahm.

Trump’s score of 70 was his own declare and was disputed by Commander in Cheat writer Rick Reilly, who estimates his score without caddy help can be nearer to 90.

A single spherical of 90 would have been 9 strokes worse than any particular person spherical score recorded during the competitors. The president has confronted quite a few accusations of dishonest at golf from celebrities he has performed with in the past, including Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, Alice Cooper, and others.

Trump remained a focus throughout LIV Golf New York after his helicopter briefly halted play on the ultimate gap, just moments before Joaquin Niemann’s method shot and subsequent victory.