Does Donald Trump cheat at golf? It seems like he does
Golf is said to have a way of revealing character. If that’s the case, then what does golf reveal about Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump?
According to a Washington Post article, it’s that he’s a pleasant, fun guy who just happens to cheat at golf.
The piece examines the stories of several of Trump’s playing partners, including two fellow media members, suggesting Trump cheats at golf, having cronies drop golf balls closer to the hole or onto greens so he can have better chances to score.
“Ahh, the guys I play with cheat all the time,” former Sports Illustrated managing editor Mark Mulvoy recalls Trump replying. “I have to cheat just to keep up with them.”
Former Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly, who has also caddied for Trump for a book, said The Donald repeatedly hit two balls off the tee, sometimes taking the score of the second, better ball compared to the first.
“When it comes to cheating, he’s an 11 on a scale of one to 10,” Reilly said.
Reilly said Trump even gave himself a chip shot as a gimme, which is about as absurd as constructing a 2,000-mile towering wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Rock star Alice Cooper, a big golfer himself, insinuated Trump is the biggest celebrity golf cheat in 2012.
Of course, Trump denied everything.
However, the fascinating part of the piece was that, to a person, they all enjoyed immensely the experience of playing with Trump, who is a good, if unorthodox, player.
“He’s exhausting, but I want to be clear: I really liked him,” Reilly said. “It was just like being in a crazy carnival for a day.”
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