Despite missed round, Donald Trump declared winner of his club championship

January 24, 2023 | by Golfweek

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The perks of ownership: former POTUS misses the first round yet claims the senior title for himself at Trump International GC

Donald Trump has declared himself a winner … again.

Trump announced on his social media platform Tuesday that he won the Senior Club Championship at Trump International Golf Club in unincorporated West Palm Beach, Florida, 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. 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.

Trump called it a “great honor” to have won “on one of the best courses in the Country, in Palm Beach County,” in his post on Truth Social.

“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!”

Trump’s Thursday round gave him a score of 40 using the Stableford method, five better than Saturday’s best round, according to the Daily Mail.

Trump, the Palm Beach resident and former president who played more golf while in office than any other president, made a hole-in-one on the course in April, a feat verified by Hall of Fame golfer Ernie Els, who was part of Trump’s foursome that day. Trump used a 5-iron on the 181-yard seventh hole.

In October, Trump played in the pro-am before LIV Golf’s season finale at his course in Doral.

“I hit it straight, I hit good drives, I hit good irons,” he said that day.

by Tom D’Angelo, The Palm Beach Post

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