Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

packman

(16,296 posts)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:34 AM Jan 2023

Oh, Gawd - Trump declares himself the winner of his own club championship

Trump announced on his social media platform on Tuesday that he won the Senior Club Championship at Trump International Golf Club in unincorporated West Palm Beach last weekend, despite not playing the first round of the tournament.

Members arrived the second day surprised to see Trump with a five-point lead, according to the Daily Mail. But Trump never played the first round as he was attending a funeral in North Carolina of ardent supporter Lynette Hardaway, known by the moniker “Diamond” of the conservative political commentary duo Diamond and Silk.

Trump told tournament organizers he played a strong round on the course Thursday, two days before the tournament started, and decided that would count as his Saturday score for the club championship. That score was five points better than any competitor posted during Saturday's first round.

And then he posted:

“Competed against many fine golfers and was hitting the ball long and straight," he wrote. "The reason that I announce this on fabulous TRUTH is that, in a very real way, it serves as a physical exam, only MUCH tougher. You need strength and stamina to WIN, & I have strength & stamina – most others don’t. You also need strength & stamina to GOVERN!”




https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/2023/01/24/donald-trump-declares-himself-winner-of-his-own-golf-championship/69835418007/

Should give him the George Santos Trophy

15 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts)
1. And the saps who payed an entry fee for a rigged tournament
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:37 AM
Jan 2023

apparently let it all slide and said nothing.

Deuxcents

(16,235 posts)
2. I'm reading The Grifters Club
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:39 AM
Jan 2023

It was written by four investigative journalists from the Miami Herald n it’s about tfg n Mar a Largo. This “winning” at his golf course is so much like everything else I’m reading. The members of his club call him “King” n he can do no wrong even while he picks their pockets.

Botany

(70,512 posts)
5. So Trump had a really good round even though he wasn't there but at a funeral in North Carolina?
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:54 AM
Jan 2023


In this book there is a story about Trump throwing a ball from a green because an 11 or 12 year old
boy was kicking his at in golf.

Botany

(70,512 posts)
9. He could not even make a simple "flop shot." A 12 year old boy or girl on their golf team would
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 12:03 PM
Jan 2023

make a flop shot 19 out of 20 times

&t=4s

Botany

(70,512 posts)
11. How anybody* could ever vote for and still support that Russian Asset Con Man is beyond me
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 12:15 PM
Jan 2023

Donald Trump is the worst cheat ever and he doesn’t care who knows,” Rick Reilly says as he describes a man he has known for 30 years. “I always say golf is like bicycle shorts. It reveals a lot about a man. And golf reveals a lot of ugliness in this president.”

Reilly, the former Sports Illustrated columnist, has written a book called Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump. It’s rattling good fun which also depicts the startling duplicity of the president as a golfer. “You’re mostly laughing,” Reilly says, “but at times you’re crying – how did this happen? As a golfer he really offends me. Cheating? Hate that. Driving carts on greens? Hate that. Wearing old dockers two sizes too small for him? Give me a break. Kicking your ball so often the caddies call you Pelé? I so hate that. Most of all I hate how stupid he’s making my country look. I hate what he’s doing to my planet. I hate what he’s doing to kids at the border. I don’t mind Republicans. I just can’t stand this guy. I love golf and he has set the game back 30 years. Just when it was becoming cool with Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler we get this fat bozo cheating his ass off.”

Dr Lance Dodes, a Harvard psychiatrist, tells Reilly that Trump is “a very ill man” who “exhibits all the traits of a narcissistic personality disorder.” Reilly sighs. “It’s terrible he should cheat at golf which is the one sport where we self-regulate. There are referees in every other sport but in golf, if you’re 200 yards away, you can kick the ball and get away with it. I called the National Golf Foundation. They said 90% of golfers don’t cheat. Golf is an honest game but this guy leaves a big ugly orange stain on it. It really pisses me off.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/10/rick-reilly-donald-trump-golf-commander-in-cheat-book-interview

* Except for racist/sexist dumb fucks

bluestarone

(16,959 posts)
6. This Scumbag could NOT win the tourney if he was the ONLY ONE in it.
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:56 AM
Jan 2023

I mean honestly win it. He's nothing but a LOSER. (CHEATER)

2naSalit

(86,643 posts)
13. Again?
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 01:32 PM
Jan 2023

He does that for most of them. Any of the nationals he can't but anything else held in the kind court is his to call.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,291 posts)
14. TFG cheats at everything
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 03:19 PM
Jan 2023

TFG was at the Diamond/Silk event during the first round of this so-called tournament

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Oh, Gawd - Trump declares...