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Donald Trump achieved another golf victory at his private course Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, where he won the club championship in two veteran categories.

On Sunday, August 2, Trump announced that he had won the Senior Men’s Club Championship and Super Senior Men’s Club Championship titles.

According to him, he played an extremely successful round, achieving a score of 70, that is, two shots under par. Trump, who is 80 years old, pointed out that he is proud of his performance, especially due to the fact that, as he claims, he does not have much time for practicing due to numerous other obligations.

He celebrated the victory via his platform Truth Social, where he posted a video of his winning shot and told his rivals that his success was the result of natural talent.

“I won with a score of 70, and am so honoured in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practise, because I’m focused on many other things,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

According to him and the statistics of his golf clubs, this victory represents his overall 43rd club title won on courses around the world during his lifetime.

Reactions

Nevertheless, as is often the case when it comes to Trump’s sports results, the new victory immediately sparked numerous reactions and skepticism on social media. Critics and some sports analysts have questioned the reality of a score of 70 on a demanding course for an 80-year-old player, recalling earlier accusations against him related to alleged «cheating and falsifying scorecards» in golf.

Many reactions then appeared in the media, especially from those who criticized Donald Trump’s golf game. The American president has been under criticism for months and years for paying too much attention to golf courses, instead of solving important political issues.

Despite everything, the US president has never hidden his love for this sport, which has lasted for many years. Trump even brokered negotiations between two of golf’s biggest tours, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, with the goal of facilitating their merger.

However, the situation has changed drastically in the last few weeks, and LIV Golf could soon experience big problems.

Scott McConnell reacts

Scott McConnell, founder of The American Conservative magazine, commented on Donald Trump’s latest performance. McConnell reveals that he has watched Trump play golf many times, but emphasizes that the American president cannot win a club championship, in his opinion.

“Trump is legit a pretty good amateur golfer,” he wrote on X. “I’m a member of one of his clubs, so I’ve seen him play many times.

He probably was a 4 or 5 [handicap] in his prime. He’s 80 and drives it about 180 yards now. No one like that can win a senior club championship in any universe.”

However, according to him, the Republican leader would have an excellent chance of success if the competition focused exclusively on players over 80 years old.

“80 is old,” he continued. “A good super senior can hit it at 70, 220 or more. Unless Trump has some 80-and-over division, he might win that.”

Reactions on social media: Donald Trump is accused of cheating

Criticism of Donald Trump following his latest golf outing and victory in Bedminster has largely focused on allegations of possible cheating, score-fixing and a rare moment of self-aggrandizement as the United States faces serious political and economic challenges.

Most of the criticism was related to the unrealistic statistics presented by Trump. Sports analysts and numerous golfers point out that a score of 70, or two under par, at a championship level like Bedminster is quite difficult to achieve for an 80-year-old player who, according to his own words, does not have much time to practice.

Additional reactions were caused by the fact that the US president often wins tournaments held on his private grounds. Critics on social media again pointed out that the competitions are held in his clubs, where his employees keep records of the results. Some users of the X platform ironically commented that «it’s easier to win when you set the rules yourself and keep track of the shots.»

Political commentators criticized the very moment of the announcement of his victory. While the American public is dealing with important political and economic issues, as well as the current challenges of his administration, Trump decided to devote a large part of his attention on the Truth Social platform to praising his own golf talent and the claim that he has a natural gift for this sport.

It will be really interesting to see how the 80-year-old golfer will perform on the golf courses in the future.