Celebrities and players have accused President Donald Trump of being one of the worst golf cheats to play the game.
Sports writer Rick Reilly, who played a round with Trump before the billionaire entered politics, said Trump had lied about his score, claimed second attempts at a shot for no good reason and taken credit for other players' shots.
In his new book, Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, Reilly, who interviewed former professional golfers and celebrities wrote: 'To say "Donald Trump cheats" is like saying "Michael Phelps swims."'
'Trump doesn't just cheat at golf. He cheats like a three-card monte dealer. He throws it, boots it and moves it,' Reilly wrote.
According to Reilly, there was one game in which Trump played against former ESPN announcer, Mike Tirico, before the president was elected.
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Celebrities and players have accused President Donald Trump of being one of the worst golf cheats to play the game in Rick Reilly's new book, Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump
Trump has played against golf legends, Jack Nicklaus (left) and Tiger Woods (right). In Reilly's book, Trump is said to have claimed that his handicap is a 2.8. The lower the handicap, the better the player. Nicklaus' handicap is 3.4
Reilly writes that, Tirico hit a 230-yard 3-wood towards an elevated green he was unable to see.
However, Tirico knew it was close, but by the time he got to the green, the ball was gone.
It was eventually found 50-feet left of the hole in a bunker.
Tirico told Reilly that it didn't make any sense until Trump's caddy came up to him after the round.
'Trump’s caddy came up to me and said, "You know that shot you hit on the par 5?" Tirico said.
"'It was about 10 feet from the hole. Trump threw it in the bunker. I watched him do it,"' Tirico told Reilly.
Reilly also tells another story in his book that involves Trump claiming that his handicap is a 2.8.
The lower the handicap, the better the player.
Ivanka Trump, Nicklaus and Trump at the unveiling of the Jack Nicklaus Villa at Trump Doral on February 20, 2015 in Doral, Florida
For example, legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, who has 18 major golf titles under his belt, has a handicap of 3.4, which is listed on the Golf Handicap and Information Network website used by Trump.
'If Trump is a 2.8,' Reilly wrote. 'Queen Elizabeth is a pole vaulter.'
According Reilly, caddies had given Trump the nickname 'Pele' because he would kick the ball so often to move it to a
