Trump vs Biden: A Golf Game That Never Was
During a recent rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Donald Trump revealed that President Joe Biden had rejected his offer of a golf game that could have won him $1 million. Trump boasted about his golfing skills, claiming he had won two club championships and two regular club titles, and mocked Biden's supposed golf handicap assertion. The exchange between the two politicians was sparked by a previous debate in early June, where the topic of golf was raised.
Key Takeaways:
- Trump offered Biden a golf game that could have won him $1 million, but Biden rejected the offer.
- Trump claimed he had won two club championships and two regular club titles, requiring a person to be "very smart" and have long-range hitting ability.
- Biden challenged Trump to a golf match, but Trump mocked his supposed lack of golfing skills, saying he couldn't hit a ball 50 yards.
- Biden initially claimed a golf handicap of 6, but later retracted it, saying he was actually 8 handicapped.
- Trump called Biden's assertion a "biggest lie" and doubted his golfing abilities.
- Biden's last official handicap, according to USGA records, was a respectable 6.7 in 2018.
Statistics:
- Trump claimed he would give $1 million to Biden if he could break 100 in a game of golf.
- Trump offered to give Biden 10 strokes per side to give him a better chance of winning.
- Biden claimed he had reduced his golf handicap to a 6 during his tenure as US VP.
- Biden's last official golf handicap was 6.7 in 2018, according to USGA records.
- Trump claimed he had won two club championships and two regular club titles.
Sources:
- "Donald Trump claims Joe Biden 'turned him down' on $1 million golf game" by CST (The Hindustan Times)
- USGA (United States Golf Association) records
- The first presidential debate between Biden and Trump in early June