On Saturday, the official White House Instagram account posted a photo of Donald Trump’s scorecard from the Men’s Senior Club Championship at his Bedminster golf course. His name was listed at the top.
“Winning on and off the course,” the caption read.
The response was immediate.
“We’ve seen you play golf. You didn’t win s–t,” one user replied.
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“Wtf. Tax payers’ money advertising your golf. How embarrassing,” another wrote.
“Stop bragging about everything… This is a government page not your own private page. What does the world care about this stuff,” someone else added.
More replies followed:
“lol has to lie about everything even his golf scores. Its giving North Korea”
“Nobody cares that you cheat at golf.”
“Cheating on and off the course”
“Everyone saw your caddy cheat”
“Didn’t you give Obama shit for playing too much golf and yet you play more than any President and now you’re posting about it too? Very sad.”
“What does your cheating at golf have to with the downward spin of our country?”
“Cope harder chat”
“Wow, tank your first rounds much, gentlemen?”
“Wow! What are the chances?!”
“Cheats at golf, go figure. Never saw that coming.”
The post had nearly 1,500 replies.
Trump’s golf game has always been a strange part of his image. He claims to win every tournament at his own courses. He has never posted a losing score.
Mark McGowan, writing for Irish Golfer, once observed Trump’s game in person. “Trump’s got game,” he wrote. “It’s not the prettiest swing, and his putting stroke resembles that of a man getting electrocuted on the follow through, but he gets through the ball amazingly well for a near 80-year-old.”
But questions about cheating have been around for years. There’s even a bestselling book about it — Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly.
The book includes stories from players, caddies, and course staff. They say Trump’s cheating is constant. Some call it obsessive. One expert quoted in the book, Dr. Lance Dodes, said Trump is “a very ill man” who “exhibits all the traits of a narcissistic personality disorder.”
None of that has stopped Trump from celebrating. In April, he told reporters, “Very good, because I won.” Then added, “It’s good to win. You heard I won, right? Did you hear I won? Just to back it up from there, I won. I like to win.”
Featured image via Instagram Screengrab
