Battle of the POTUS’s: Donald Trump Vs Joe Biden, Who Has a Better Golf Handicap?

If the 45th and 46th presidents of the United States were battling against each other, who would win? Not in elections but on a golf course. There is a history of most POTUS(s) playing a round of golf in and around the White House Lawn or to the nearest golf course in Washington DC. But who does it better?

Among past and present presidents, Donald Trump is renowned for his passion for the greens. Joe Biden might not be as popular as Trump for his golf endeavors, but he still plays and is widely regarded as one of the finest presidential golfers. But who is better than who? Let’s find out.

Joe Biden vs Donald Trump, who is the better golfer?

Donald Trump has been playing golf since his college days at the University of Pennsylvania. He told Golf Digest in 2014 that he was “very self-taught” and “a natural golfer”. Trump has won several club championships, the latest being in August at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. Sharing a post on social media, the former president declared he had scored a round of 66.

The 77-year-old amateur golfer is said to be the best president with the lowest handicap score. Although Trump played his last round of golf in 2020, as per Golf Digest’s Washington D.C.’s Top 100 golfers, the former president stands 11th with a handicap of 2.5 (previously it was 2.8).

On the other hand, the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, is not as much of an avid golfer as Trump. He has not won as many club championships nor does he have as many golf courses as Trump. However, he does have a membership in Wilmington and Delaware.

According to the same list of Golf Digest, the 46th President has a handicap of 10, which was 6.7 at some point. But Biden does not play as much golf as Trump. So comparatively, Trump wins the battle for a better golfer against Biden. However, the boastful handicap score of Trump has always been under scrutiny and doubted.

Is Trump cheating?

Although Donald Trump has an all-time better handicap than all the former presidents, he has a particular image in the industry, which sparks curiosity about his handicap and maybe cheating on the golf course.

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In the ’90s, Sports Illustrated’s managing editor, Mark Mulvoy, once told the Washington Post that Trump told him, “I have to cheat” to keep up with other guys; when he got caught. Moreover, in 2012, rock star Alice Cooper was asked who the worst golf cheater was, and he said, “I played with Donald Trump one time, that’s all I’m going to say.”

On the other hand, one of the greatest golfers of all time, Jack Nicklaus stated to Golf.com, “Trump is probably the best player,” among all the Presidents he has played with. With so many people backing two different scenarios, Trump may just be a 77-year-old golfer with exceptional skills.

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