Episode description

Besides unnecessary wars, assassinations and scandalous affairs, what comes to mind when you think about American presidents? The Oval Office, the Star-Spangled Banner, Air Force One, the official military salute… and of course golf.

With the exception of three presidents (Hoover, Truman and Carter), golf has been the presidential sport of choice throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. While Hoover avoided golf during the great depression (a bit rude while everyone was starving), others like Woodrow Wilson were fanatics, playing over 1600 rounds during his presidency. 

But when it comes to golf, there’s one President who brings a flair of colour to the green - and we’re not talking about the colour of his polo shirt. This president is renowned less for his golfing prowess and more for his boastful claims of golf accolades and notorious cheating habits. None other than Donald Trump.

SOURCES:

• Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, by Rick Reilly
• Does Trump lie about how good he is at golf? 5 cheating stories about the ex-president
• Hand-in-cap
• How Donald Trump Cheats at Golf, According to a Sportswriter: 'He Will Do Anything'
• How golf explains Trump. Seriously.
• Obama Golf Counter
• The President’s club: How golf took over the White House
• The Serial Golf Cheat in the White House
• Trump Golf Count

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