'I’ll host the match': US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau offers to 'settle' Trump-Biden golf handicap debate
WASHINGTON, DC: US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau is keen to resolve a matter arising from the presidential debate on Thursday, June 27: President Joe Biden's actual golf handicap.
During the CNN-hosted debate, former President Donald Trump and Biden covered various policy topics, but it was their discussion on golf that seemed to most passionately engage both candidates.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been battling over golf handicaps
Speaking about his fitness, Trump brought up the subject, stating that he had just "won two club championships—not even senior—two regular club championships."
"To do that, you have to be quite smart, and you have to be able to hit the ball a long way, 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, responding to the comment, contended that he had reduced his golf handicap to six during his vice presidency. However, Trump, a keen golfer himself, was skeptical of this claim, as reported by Fox News.
"That’s the biggest lie—that he’s a six handicap—of all," he said.
The debate over golf handicaps became a viral sensation on social media, leading DeChambeau to propose a resolution.
"Let’s settle this whole handicap debate, I’ll host the golf match on my YouTube," he wrote on X.
Let’s settle this whole handicap debate, I’ll host the golf match on my YouTube @realDonaldTrump @JoeBiden
— Bryson DeChambeau (@b_dechambeau) June 28, 2024
Biden, who later adjusted his golf handicap to eight, mentioned during the debate that he would be open to a "driving contest," on the condition that Trump carried his own bag.
DeChambeau's proposal to address at least one of the issues mentioned in Thursday's debate follows his second major triumph at the US Open.
The ex-PGA Tour professional, now a crowd-pleaser on the LIV Golf circuit, is experiencing a surge in performance.
He secured a tie for sixth at the Masters, narrowly missed victory with a birdie putt at the PGA Championship, and has elevated his ranking to No. 10 from a starting point of No. 155 this year.
Internet mocks Joe Biden's golfing abilities
As soon as the news went viral on Facebook, users started reacting to it. A user said, "Biden can’t even hold a club, it would be hilarious. Trump should accept."
Another user mocked saying, "Please no. Biden embarrassed us enough in the debate don't let him putt around a golf course."
A commentator wrote, "Nope Joe has a cold"
A person remarked with laughing emojis, "Biden couldn't swing a club to save his life without falling over, he can't even walk stairs"
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