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Indian Express
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Does Donald Trump cheat in golf? Video evidence emerges
The vistas of the US president Donald Trump's golf canvas are broadening. He opened one in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Tuesday, the last day of his five-day trip to the sprawling Scottish countryside. 'We'll play it very quickly and then I go back to D.C. and we put out fires all over the world,' Trump bumped a line that captures the essence of Trumpism, brazen and pompous, during the opening ceremony. He owns 17 golf courses around the globe, including two in Scotland, his mother's birthplace. But just as the new golf pastures he has been annexing, allegations of him cheating when navigating 18 holes across wide-open spaces are mounting by the day. A raft of celebrities including Hollywood thespian Samuel L Jackson had accused him of cheating. Now two separate videos have surfaced of him bending the rules in broad daylight. In one of the videos, released by Reuters, he is spotted discreetly adjusting the position of the ball on the fairway with his club in the Turnberry course, Scotland. In the background, an eyewitness is heard saying: 'I can't believe we've just watched the man cheating at f—ing golf,' an eyewitness is heard saying in the background. In another one, a caddie is seen stealthily dropping the ball, rather flicking it with the back of his palm, onto a favourable position. Trump is in a cart, left of the fairway. 🚨🏴⛳️ #WATCH — A caddie was seen dropping a ball for President Donald Trump during his Scotland golf trip. Did he make par? — NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 27, 2025 He claims he has a handicap of 2.8 handicap, respectable in golf circles, he has once bragged: 'I've played a lot, and I've played well… There's very few people that can beat me in golf.' He once said he holds the amateur record on his own golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. In a story about celebrity golf handicaps, Forbes reported that his is a 4 but noted they have yet to see 'a real signed scorecard.' Those that have played with him refute. In 2016, Jackson alleged: 'We clearly saw him hit a ball into a lake at Trump National [Golf Course], and his caddie told him he found it… he just took off running and next thing we know he says 'I got it Mr. Trump!''. Trump retorted: 'I don't cheat at golf but Samuel L. Jackson cheats—with his game he has no choice.' 'Donald Trump is the worst cheat ever and he doesn't care who knows,' said author of the 2019 book 'Commander in Cheat,' Rick Reilly. ':At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back on to the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: Pele,' Reilly wrote in the book. Rockstar Alice Cooper was more tongue in cheek. 'The worst celebrity golf cheat? I wish I could tell you that. It would be a shocker. I played golf with Donald Trump one time. That's all I'm going to say,' he said in a 2012 interview with Q Magazine. Actor Anthony Anderson drips sarcasm. 'Trump is a great golfer. I'm not going to say Trump cheats, he told Late Night With Seth Meyers in 2016. 'His caddie cheats for him.' Suzann Pettersen, the former Europe Solheim Cup captain, who played with Trump in his first term, reflects on her experience. 'He cheats like hell … so I don't quite know how he is in business,' she said. 'They say that if you cheat at golf, you cheat at business. I'm pretty sure he pays his caddie well, since no matter how far into the woods he hits the ball, it's in the middle of the fairway when we get there.' Worse, it is costing the taxpayers a fortune too. The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Crew) estimated that Trump visited his properties an astounding 547 times during his first term in official capacity. It included 328 visits to Trump's various golf courses.
Time of India
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Cheater-In-Chief: Watch Trump 'Caught Cheating' In Scotland Golf Game; Meme Fest Erupts Online
A viral video from Trump Turnberry shows Donald Trump's caddie tossing a ball near a bunker—seemingly to improve his lie. The clip reignites long-standing accusations that Trump cheats at golf, a claim famously detailed in Rick Reilly's book Commander in Cheat. Trump, who was golfing with his son Eric and U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens, has not responded to the latest controversy. Social media is divided, with critics slamming his ethics and others mocking the focus on golf amid trade talks.#TrumpCheating #Turnberry #GolfGate #CommanderInCheat #TrumpScandal #ViralVideo #GolfControversy Read More
Vancouver Sun
28-07-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Donald Trump roasted after golf ‘cheat' video goes viral from Scotland
The so-called 'Commander in Cheat' seemingly was at it again this past weekend. U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have been caught cheating during a round of golf at his course in Turnberry, Scotland – and users on social media have gone wild for it. In a video clip that has gone viral on social media, as Trump approaches in a golf cart where his shot landed at or near a bunker, a caddie appears to drop a new ball for the President to play. Trump caught cheating at golf, watch the second guy in the red vest toss a ball behind him. As Trump got out of the cart and approached the ball, the caddie retrieved the initial shot. In another clip posted by the Telegram , Trump very clearly moves his ball into a better spot on the fairway to hit his next shot. 'I can't believe we've just watched the man cheating at f---ing golf' See the two clips that cast doubt over Donald Trump's golfing prowess Watch here ⬇️ In a third video, Trump is at it again. This time, on a different hole, he appears to drag the ball away from the face of a bunker to make an easier shot onto the green. Notice at 00:36 how he drags the ball away from the face of the bunker so he can get it out. That's wildly illegal. Then he gives himself an 8-foot putt. Trump cheats at golf like a 4-year-old cheats at solitaire. #CommanderInCheat Users on social media site X, quickly took aim at Trump as the phrase 'commander in cheat' began trending. 'For the morons that think Trump doesn't cheat at golf and wins all those club championships fair and square….watch his caddie here,' one user wrote. 'It's hilarious that people are shocked to see that trump cheats at golf, when folks were telling us long before he was elected,' another user wrote. 'Wait until you find out he cheated on ALL 3 of his wives, or how he buried one on his golf course and forgot about her.' Another user compared Trump's athletic antics to those of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, who once claimed to have shot 11 holes-in-one during the first round of golf in his life at the 7,700-yard championship course at Pyongyang. 'The video of Trump's caddy doing an Oddjob Slazenger drop isn't a big deal; cheating at golf isn't nearly the worst thing about Trump,' The Atlantic 's Tom Nichols wrote. 'But watching the cult of personality try to explain it away is really some creepy North Korean level stuff.' Trump's alleged cheating — which has always been denied – was the subject of Rick Reilly's 2019 book, Commander in Cheat . 'At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: Pele,' Reilly wrote in the book. The U.S. president also has faced a long list of cheating accusations from previous playing partners, ranging from actor Samuel L. Jackson to LPGA player Suzann Pettersen. He has also been criticized for the amount of time that he has spent on various golf courses during his second term in office. According to reports, Trump has golfed at least 45 days out of his 189 days in office this year — roughly 24%.
Time Magazine
28-07-2025
- Politics
- Time Magazine
Video Appears to Show President Trump Cheating at Golf
During his visit to Scotland, President Donald Trump has so far struck a trade deal with the European Union, helped negotiate a cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, met British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and warned Vladimir Putin that his patience is running out over the war in Ukraine. But there may be one subject from his trip to Britain that trumps all that - the President's conduct on the golf course. The Commander-in-Chief has played at least two rounds of golf on his Turnberry course in southeast Scotland. Well-known for being an avid lover of golf, Trump has made it clear what he thinks of his own ability. 'I've played a lot, and I've played well… There's very few people that can beat me in golf,' the President has previously boasted. But there has also long been suspicions that he may not be a golfer who always adheres to the game's strict rules. Footage from a game this weekend appears to show one of Trump's caddies cheating on his behalf. The caddy can be seen moving a ball near the edge of a bunker on Sunday at Turnberry golf course. Trump then gets out of a golf buggy, moving towards the ball, presumably to take a swing at the planted ball. Another video, verified by Reuters, reportedly shows the President adjusting his ball on the green. Multiple celebrities have accused President Trump of cheating on the golf course, part of allegations that go back decades. In 2016, actor Samuel L. Jackson said: 'We clearly saw him hit a ball into a lake at Trump National [Golf Course], and his caddie told him he found it… he just took off running and next thing we know he says 'I got it Mr. Trump!''. 'I don't cheat at golf but Samuel L. Jackson cheats—with his game he has no choice,' Trump said in response, who claims to have a very respectable 2.8 handicap. 'Donald Trump is the worst cheat ever and he doesn't care who knows,' said author of the 2019 book 'Commander in Cheat,' Rick Reilly. The book, which focuses on the President and his conduct on the golf course, details various accounts of Trump allegedly cheating. '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,' Reilly told The Guardian in 2019. "The worst celebrity golf cheat? I wish I could tell you that. It would be a shocker. I played golf with Donald Trump one time. That's all I'm going to say," Rock Musician Alice Cooper said in a 2012 interview with Q Magazine.
Irish Independent
28-07-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Watch: Donald Trump accused of ‘cheating' at golf during round at Turnberry
'I always win,' he told The Washington Post in 2015. 'I win at golf. I'm a club champion many times at different clubs. I win at golf. I can sink the three-footer on the 18th hole when others can't. My whole life is about winning. I don't lose often.' Now, after years of whispers casting doubt on the US president's official handicap of 2.8, new video evidence supports suggestions that he may indeed be cutting corners. Two clips purporting to show Trump playing at his treasured Scottish course, Turnberry, prior to announcing a trade deal with the EU have prompted cheating allegations. One verified video, published by the respected international news agency Reuters, shows Trump inexplicably appearing to adjust the position of his ball on the fairway with his club. 'I can't believe we've just watched the man cheating at f---ing golf,' an eyewitness is heard saying in the background. In another clip to surface on social media − prompting immediate allegations that it may be fake − a caddie is also seen dropping Trump's ball in an ideal position. The second video appears to have been taken from inside a building showing Trump rolling up in a cart left of the fairway, with a bunker in front of him and rough to his left. As two caddies walked by, the camera captured one of them stopping, bending down slightly, and appearing to drop a ball in front of Trump. The White House has yet to comment on the veracity of the footage but viewers immediately concluded the footage was proof of Trump cheating. Allegations of Trump bending the rules in golf stretch back years. Most recently, the Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson made allegations after being asked whether he was better at golf than Trump. 'Oh, I am, for sure,' he said. 'I don't cheat.' Another actor Anthony Anderson also told Late Night With Seth Meyers in 2016: 'Trump is a great golfer. I'm not going to say Trump cheats. His caddie cheats for him.' Asked on whether he saw Trump cheat with his own eyes, Anderson replied: 'Oh yes, several times. Several times.' Further claims, also denied by Trump, were also raised in a book, Commander in Cheat, by Rick Reilly . 'At Winged Foot, where Trump is a member, the caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back on to the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: Pele,' Reilly writes in the book.
