Reigning U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau is seeking to settle one situation from Thursday evening’s presidential debate: What’s President Joe Biden’s actual golf handicap?
Former President Donald Trump and Biden mentioned quite a lot of coverage points through the debate hosted by CNN, but it surely was the subject of golf that appeared to get each candidates essentially the most fired up.
President Biden and former President Trump debated on Thursday evening. (Getty Photographs)
Trump raised the problem when discussing his health, saying he had not too long ago “received two membership championships—not even senior—two common membership championships.”
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“To try this, it’s a must to be fairly sensible, and you’ve got to have the ability to hit the ball a good distance, and I do it,” he continued. “He doesn’t do it. 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 comment, argued that he had managed to get his handicap down to 6 when he was vp.
However Trump, an avid golfer, wasn’t shopping for it.
“That’s the largest lie—that he’s a six handicap—of all.”
File – (L-R) Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Crew Captain Sergio Garcia of Fireballs GC are seen on the 18th inexperienced throughout a pro-am previous to the LIV Golf Invitational – Miami at Trump Nationwide Doral Miami on October 27, 2022, in Doral, Florida. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf through Getty Photographs)
The back-and-forth over golf handicaps went viral on social media, with DeChambeau suggesting a method to settle it.
“Let’s settle this complete handicap debate, I’ll host the golf match on my YouTube,” he wrote on X.
Biden, who later corrected his handicap to eight, stated through the debate that he can be open to a “driving contest,” provided that Trump might carry his personal bag.
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DeChambeau’s supply to resolve a minimum of one situation raised in Thursday’s debate comes on the heels of his second main victory within the U.S. Open.
Bryson DeChambeau of the US poses with the trophy after successful the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Alex Slitz/Getty Photographs)
The previous PGA Tour professional, who has change into a fan favourite since shifting to LIV Golf, is on a scorching streak. He tied for sixth within the Masters, was runner-up by one birdie putt within the PGA Championship and improved his rating to No. 10 after beginning the yr at No. 155.
Fox Information’ Brooke Singman and The Related Press contributed to this report.
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