'That’s the biggest lie that he’s a six handicap of all,' Trump said
Reigning U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau is looking to settle one issue from Thursday night’s presidential debate: What is President Joe Biden’s real golf handicap?
Former President Donald Trump and Biden discussed a number of policy issues during the debate hosted by CNN, but it was the topic of golf that seemed to get both candidates the most fired up.
President Biden and former President Trump debated on Thursday night. (Getty Images)
Trump raised the issue when discussing his fitness, saying he had recently "won two club championships—not even senior—two regular club championships."
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"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, challenged by the remark, argued that he had managed to get his handicap down to six when he was vice president.
But Trump, an avid golfer, wasn’t buying it.
"That’s the biggest lie—that he’s a six handicap—of all."
File - (L-R) 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)
The back-and-forth over golf handicaps went viral on social media, with DeChambeau suggesting a way to settle it.
"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 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.
DeChambeau’s offer to solve at least one issue raised in Thursday’s debate comes on the heels of his second major victory in 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 moving to LIV Golf, is on a hot streak. He tied for sixth in the Masters, was runner-up by one birdie putt in the PGA Championship and improved his ranking to No. 10 after starting the year at No. 155.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Paulina Dedaj is a Sports Reporter for Fox News Digital.
