Is Trump Good at Golf? Analysis of Bryson DeChambeau Video

As someone who loves golf, I’ve been fascinated by stories about former President Donald Trump’s alleged prowess on the links. I’ve written about many of his most spectacular boasts with great skepticism. And while I still consider most of those claims highly dubious, I’ve come here now to say:

I think Donald Trump is actually a pretty good golfer.

I arrive at that opinion after having watched the first significant video to emerge of Trump playing golf in many years — an hour-long session with reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau on his YouTube page. There has been the occasional social media clip from a MAGA influencer promoting a Trump moment of glory, but no sustained footage showing the entirety of the former president’s game.

Trump and DeChambeau played on the new course at Trump’s club in Bedminster, NJ — one of two courses at the highly regarded club. The duo played from the course’s “red” tees (the shortest of six on the course). They played what’s known …