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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 77 points 2 weeks ago

"Trump doesn’t just cheat at golf," Reilly wrote. "He throws it, boots it, and moves it. He lies about his lies. He fudges and foozles and fluffs. At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: 'Pele.'”

Just ask members of Trump International West Palm Beach who arrived for the final round of their Senior Club Championship on Jan. 22 only to find Trump's name at the top of the leaderboard … when he didn't play the first round.

Ted Virtue, founder and CEO of MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset management firm, won the club championship at West Palm Beach when Trump was president. At the time, Trump was in Singapore and missed the event.

Here is the story Reilly told and was also reported on Golf.com.

Trump sees Virtue on the back nine of the course one day and tells him he didn’t really win the club championship, "because I was out of town.” So he tells Virtue they will start there and play to see who the real champion is. Virtue has no choice.

"Apparently, they get to a hole with a big pond in front of the green," Reilly said. "Both Ted and his son hit the ball on the green, but Trump hits his in the water. By the time they get to the hole, though, Trump is lining up the son’s ball. Only now it’s his ball and the caddie has switched it.

"The son is like, 'That’s my ball!' But Trump’s caddie goes, 'No, this is the president’s ball; your ball went in the water.' … Trump makes that putt, and wins 1-up."

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/2023/02/03/trump-and-golf-fancy-resorts-a-list-partners-cheating-at-highest-level/69857594007/

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

The real rich thing about trump cheating at golf... Is that golf is a game of personal development. It's downright poetic that he is both bad at it (no shame there really) and cheats/lies about it rather than put in the time or effort in his 78+ years to get better at it. That really shows what kind of a person he is.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

My grandad, a Trump voter, has several times in the past talked about how golf is like life: it doesn't matter if the sun was in your eyes, or a dog barked in the middle of your swing, or a sudden breeze pushed your drive off target, all that matters at the end of the day is the number you put in that little box, no excuses. The irony is lost on him.

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[-] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 59 points 2 weeks ago

I've had some shitty jobs, but following a geriatric obese man huff and puff his way around a golf course only for him to be horrible at it. I'd let the shooter fire first then make a move.

[-] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 weeks ago

I am waiting for them to report that he got 18 hole-in-ones.

[-] Spezi@feddit.org 23 points 2 weeks ago

Supreme Leader Trump even scored 36 hole-in-ones, because he is twice as good as the best golfer in the world.

First golfer in history to finish 18 holes in 15 strokes.

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He boast about his excellent relationship with Kim Jong-Un, it's understandable that your friends and their approach to "personal greatness" would rub off on you after a while 😁

[-] ReasonablePea@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 weeks ago

I'm surprised someone is able to get a camera in to look at the president...I would've thought that would be more controlled

[-] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 42 points 2 weeks ago

yeh should have been a scope

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

What exactly is the difference between north korea and america again? Fat people? In other countries the president or equivalent goes to work by bicycle, train or drives a car, like a human being

[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 weeks ago

So this is what he chose to do, instead of attending the ceremony for dead soldiers in Lithuania?

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I prefer this to when he went to France and called servicemen killed at Normandy losers.

[-] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

"Perfect as always sir, right on the green!"

mr burns cheating at golf

[-] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 36 points 2 weeks ago

That was caused by the windmills of the demcrats.

[-] Emtity_13@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 2 weeks ago

With all the time he spends golfing, I'd think hed be better at it

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't he one of the best paid golfers on the planet. Americas finest.

[-] hansolo@lemm.ee 27 points 2 weeks ago

I don't golf, but I don't think I could chip a shot that badly if I tried. FFS, even as a minigolf round, I've done better over that distance.

[-] takeda@lemm.ee 31 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, you couldn't do this badly, because you are just an amateur. That guy in the video, won multiple club championships on his own golf course and bankrupted 4 casinos. That requires special talent.

[-] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not to defend Trump, but it's easy to flub a shot like that when the cameras are watching every shot every day.

Edit: my bad, I'm really NOT defending him. I do golf and have hit the ball sideways. But if it clarifies: fuck Trump with rusty shovel!

[-] Venator@lemmy.nz 11 points 2 weeks ago

That might be a valid point if he didn't spend so much time playing...

[-] dvoraqs@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

That explains why he is flubbing everything then, huh?

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nah he needs the attention. This is just age. He genuinely used to be pretty good at golf. It's not that surprising given how much time he spends playing. But honestly kinda satisfying to see him falling off because that 100% bothers him A LOT.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Not to defend Trum

segways into defending Trump

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

"I don't mean to be rude..." proceeds immediately to be rude

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

That’s what he’s doing with the economy; flubbing. Fucking flubber, dude.

[-] Talaraine@fedia.io 25 points 2 weeks ago

This needs to be seen by the whole world imo

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Definitely worth the millions of tax payers dollars. And this guy definitely just won a tournament on his own course fair and square a month ago, I'm sure. Our Dear Leader.

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 2 weeks ago

You'd think as much time as he spends there... he'd be better.

[-] tflyghtz@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago

Supreme Leader Trump plays very well actually. He was aiming for the bonus hole!

[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I couldn’t have all the time in the world and be bad at golf

[-] rasebo@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like he's just as bad at golf as he is at running a country.

[-] Spezi@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Well, at least the ball didn’t fly backwards.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

He couldn't make money with a casino and he can't golf. Just another populist with a cult following.

[-] Aceofspades@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone who can't make money with a casino is completely inept.

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[-] ragingdachshund@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

$100 says that fat cheating fuck picked up the ball and dropped it on the green

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Videographer is alive today for not filming Trump take a mulligan during tournament.

[-] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe he should change to using brown or black golfballs. Might do better with those.

[-] CrashballCentre@feddit.uk 8 points 2 weeks ago

Stock market decline curve

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

May I suggests pickle Ball? Its good for old people. Easy on the joints. My brother in law has diabetes and he goes every weekend. Ah, its the orange piece of shit!!! Should have started there. Yeah, golf is right. But better in a dark room with a virtual game. Once he misses a few times he can just grab the ball and hit the wall with it.

[-] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

The best thing about pickleball with trump would be the chances of injury. I can't tell you how many broken wrists I've seen from them falling.

[-] harlyson@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I turned on the sound to hear the air horn but there wasn’t one

"Gambling is illegal at Bushwood sir, and I never slice."

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[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

A monkey could do better than that!

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

How do you do that on approach?

Bad form and swinging at it like it's a baseball instead of making a chip shot.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Chip with a closed face technique, but forget what you were doing during your back swing and open up your club face instead.

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

He's just playing 5D golf.

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