President Trump's Official Golf Handicap Is Making Headlines
President Trump's Official Golf Handicap Is Making Headlines originally appeared on The Spun.
President Trump's official golf handicap is making headlines following his weekend out on the course.
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The 79-year-old President of the United States spent some time at his golf course in Northern Virginia. President Trump played with some U.S. Senators and key Washington, D.C. figures, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday week.
"As the Senate wrestled with whether to begin debate on President Donald Trump's megabill, a few key Republican allies spent part of the afternoon golfing with the president at his nearby club in Northern Virginia," USA TODAY wrote.
"Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and GOP Sens. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina played golf a few hours before the Senate voted to debate the so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
President Trump has spent a lot of time on the course as of late. But what is his actual handicap?
DORAL, FL - OCTOBER 27: Former President Donald Trump, plays in the ProAm ahead of the LIV Golf Team Championship, on October. 27, 2022, at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, FL. (Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)President Trump's official golf handicap is a 2.8 in the Golf Handicap Information Network. It's the lowest handicap of any U.S. president in history.
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Legendary PGA Tour star Jack Nicklaus has said that Trump loves golf "more than he loves money."
President Trump has been nicknamed the "golfer-in-chief." He's only been playing since college, though. It was not a sport he played while he was young.
"I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf, I learned about gambling. I learned about everything," Trump told Golf Digest.
President Trump has clearly taken to the sport in his older years, as he still hits up the course several times per month. Clearly, his game is better for it, as a handicap of 2.8 is extremely impressive for anyone, but certainly someone approaching 80 years old.
President Trump's Official Golf Handicap Is Making Headlines first appeared on The Spun on Jun 29, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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