The President, an Avid Golfer Who Frequently Boasts About His Skills, Has Faced Years of Cheating Allegations That He Denies

It's called TALENT, and I have it, and they don't! he wrote. The president, an avid golfer who frequently boasts about his skills, has faced years of cheating allegations that he denies.

Trump won the same Senior Men's Club Championship last year, and also took both Senior and Super Senior titles in 2023, announcing that victory in a similar post. Accusations date back to before his first term, with actor Samuel L. Jackson accusing him of cheating in 2016, and LPGA player Suzann Pettersen reportedly saying in 2018 that Trump "cheats like hell, though she later denied the remarks. Sports writer Rick Reilly published a 2019 book on the alleged cheating, "Commander in Cheat, noting that caddies at Winged Foot nicknamed Trump "Pele" for kicking his ball back onto the fairway.

Last year, a viral video of Trump playing in Scotland appeared to show his caddy dropping his ball closer to the fairway. Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally, had insinuated during a 2022 grand jury testimony that Trump cheats, saying, "Some people say you may outdrive him, but you're not going to outdrive his caddy. It is what it is."