Prevailing Bryson DeChambeau, winner of the US Open seeks to settle a question from Thursday night’s presidential debate: What is President Joe Biden’s true golf handicap?
Former President Donald Trump and Biden discussed a number of policy issues during the CNN-hosted debate, but it was the topic of golf that seemed to most excite both candidates.
President Biden and former President Trump debated Thursday night. (Getty Images)
Trump raised the issue when discussing his fitness, saying he recently “won two club championships, not even senior, but two regular club championships.”
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“To do that, you have to be very smart and be able to hit the ball very far, and I do that,” he continued. “He doesn’t do that. He can’t hit a ball 50 yards. He challenged me to a golf match, he can’t hit a ball 50 yards.”
Biden, challenged by the remark, argued that he had managed to reduce his handicap to six when he was vice president.
But Trump, a passionate golfer, I didn’t buy it.
“That’s the biggest lie – that he’s six – of all.”
File – (LR) Former U.S. President Donald Trump and team captain Sergio Garcia of Fireballs GC are seen on the 18th green during a pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational – Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on October 27, 2022, in Doral, Florida. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via Getty Images)
Discussions about golf handicaps have gone viral on social media, with DeChambeau suggesting a way to fix the problem.
“Let’s settle this whole handicap debate, I’ll host the golf match on YouTube,” he wrote on X.
Biden, who later corrected his handicap to eight, said during the debate that he would be open to a “driving contest” only if Trump could carry his own bag.
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DeChambeau’s offer to address at least one issue raised in Thursday’s debate comes on the heels of his second major victory at the U.S. Open.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
The former PGA Tour pro, who has become a fan favorite since joining Golf LIV, is on a roll. He tied for sixth at the Masters, birdied second at the PGA Championship and improved his ranking to No. 10 after starting the year at No. 155.
Brooke Singman of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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