Former President Trump claims to have competed against golf legend Arnold Palmer at his own game, but he had a notable age advantage.
Former President Trump claims to have competed against golf legend Arnold Palmer at his own game, but with a notable age advantage.
Trump explained during a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in the golfer’s hometown of Latrobe, why his game was physically superior to Palmer’s during a round 12 years ago.
« I got to know him when he was 69 years old, and I played pretty much with him, a lot of him », said Trump, 78, who was 17 years younger than Palmer. « And as he got older — you know, when you get older, you start to lose a thing called distance, and I’m a good golfer, not like that, but I’m a good golfer.
« And I felt so good because I was hitting it a little bit longer than Arnold, but he was, by this time, 75, 76, and I’d hit it four, five yards past him.
« I said ‘Arnold, let me ask you: Thirty years ago, 40 years ago, was I longer than you?’ » Trump said.
Trump’s comments about the golf legend didn’t stop there.
