Donald Trump plays golf a lot, but is he good?
US President Donald Trump has a real passion for golf. He has been playing it almost every fourth day since his inauguration. With so many hours under his belt, he must have a low level ... But is he really good?
Between March 8 and May 23, Donald Trump did not golf once. A feat for those who usually never leave the green for long. Indeed, the American president has a real passion for the little white ball. A hobby that makes cringe in the United States, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since his inauguration in January 2017, Donald Trump has visited a golf course 262 times, according to the Trump Golf Count website, which tracks the president's adventures on the courses. Of those 262 visits, the 74-year-old is said to have performed 125 games.
Golf, exercise?
During the same period, also as President of the United States, Barack Obama had visited golf 179 times, and played at least 101 games. During his, Donald Trump does not necessarily talk about politics. He even recently explained on Twitter that golf was his way to exercise. Which contrasts a little with the videos where we see him driving his cart at full speed to get to the next hole ...
On the other hand, he does most of his games with athletes, and even top golfers like Tiger Woods or Rory Mcllroy. They didn’t seem to be disappointed, because if there is something Donald Trump is good at, it’s golf. "The 45th president is a real golfer," even assures the specialist site Golf Digest. The American media New Yorker goes even further, even referring to "one of the best of many golfers to have served as President of the United States". But is it that good?
"You can sense someone playing it often"
Grégory Havret, professional French golfer, replies: "From what we see in the videos, it is certain that he has a very good level. It's fluid, natural, you can feel someone playing it often! "Because in the ranking of golfers, called index, the American president would be at 2.8, the worst level being 50." To compare, we can go pro below 4 or 5. After, the more we go down, the more it There is a level, but when the index is below 10, we are already on a very strong person, ”explains Grégory Havret.
In 2017, Rory Mcllroy, one of the best golfers on the planet, also went in this direction in the American media Business Insider: "He is a good player for a man of 70". When Tiger Woods said in a blog post, “What impressed me the most was how far he kicks the ball at 70. "
Bad player ?
And Donald Trump assures him himself, he has won many competitions. Eighteen to be precise, without any having been made public ... His level, he owes it only to his talent, he explains to Golf Digest: "I see golf as a very natural. I never really wanted to know a lot about my technique. I trust my instincts, in golf as in a lot of other things. In politics, for example?
If his level is certainly good, even very good, Donald Trump is not like everyone in golf as in politics. According to the American daily The Washington Post, the President of the United States does not hesitate to pass on the green in a cart, to talk while the others are playing, to replay his ball if his stroke does not please him ... earned a message from American actor Samuel L. Jackson, claiming that Trump was a cheater.
The president then took him to task on Twitter: "I do not cheat in golf, but you do: with your game, you have no choice. And stop promoting yourself! " Bad player ?
