Donald Trump recently said that even top golfers are scared to compete against him in club championships. He made these comments while on the YouTube channel PGA Memes, where he talked about his golf game with host Travis Miller. Trump mentioned his golf handicap and boasted that he’s actually better now than he was 25 years ago.
Trump explained that a golfer’s handicap is a measure of their skill, based on their average score over several rounds. He made a point of saying that despite his age, he believes he plays better now than he did 25 years ago. Trump also talked about winning the club championship at his Palm Beach course, where he competed against many talented players who are known as “scratch players,” meaning they can regularly shoot below par.
According to Trump, these scratch players often avoid competing against him in club championships. He claimed that when asked if they would participate, some of them make excuses, saying they have other commitments or trips planned. Trump implied that the pressure of the championship is too much for them, and they prefer to avoid facing him. He described the club championship as a major event in their golf world and suggested that many skilled golfers find it too challenging to compete against him.
“I mean, it’s so low, honestly, I don’t like saying because people wouldn’t believe it,” Trump told Miller, “because I’m at an age where I should be losing it, and I haven’t… I believe I’m a better player than I was 25 years ago. Isn’t that crazy? And I just won the club championship in Palm Beach, where we have 21 scratch players. I won the seniors, and I played so well in seniors [that] I said, ‘Might as well play in the regular,’ and I beat kids that are very good players.”
“You can’t do that easily,” he continued, “and a lot of people can’t play in club championships. I know guys in club championships, they can’t play. [When] you play with them, they’re scratch players. I say, ‘Are you gonna play in the club championship?’ ‘No, I’ll be away.’ What do you mean you’ll be away? ‘I’ll be away, sir. I’m making a trip. I can’t change it,’ because they can’t play. You understand that? Club championship is our major, and they can’t handle the pressure.”
