Trump Commits Cardinal Sin Of Golfing
You won't find this last guideline in many books of golf etiquette, though, because careening across the green in a cart would have been unthinkable to most if the president of the United States hadn't done it during a weekend round of golf.
As Twitter user @MikeNFrank notes with the video, Trump does own the golf course on which this abhorrent breach of etiquette takes place—Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey—but this is hardly an excuse. Greens are the most delicate parts of a golf course, and their surfaces must be treated with care so that the roll of putts is true. This is why when an approach shot strikes the green, the player must repair the indentation made by the ball. This is why a player should never step in another player's putting line, as the weight could create an impression that disturbs the roll of the putt. To carelessly careen a heavy golf cart containing a heavy person across the green is laughably disrespectful, to the course and to everyone who will play the hole afterward.
Despite repeatedly criticizing President Barack Obama for the time he spent on the golf course while in office, Trump has spent an unprecedented amount of time at his golf courses since taking office. According to a tracker put together by NBC News, of the 153 days Trump has been in office, 29 have been spent at his golf properties. During his first 100 days in office, Obama made one trip to a golf course, compared to 19 for Trump. This despite Trump saying during a campaign rally in October: “I’m going to be working for you. I’m not going to have time to play golf.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-golf-etiquette-628342
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(beg quote)De La Hoya was about to start his round when Trump pulled up in a golf cart and asked to join. De La Hoya obliged and said, "Of course, this is your golf course."
"First ball," De La Hoya says, "Trump hits off to the water, gets another ball from his pocket. Hits it off to the left, out of bounds. Trump said, 'Oh, I got another one, just warming up.'
"Another one to the water. Then the fourth ball he hits I know it went to the bushes. But Donald, what he does, he tees off first so he can take off right away. I pipe mine down the middle. So we go off to our ball, and who do we see? Donald Trump, right in the middle of the fairway."
As they pulled up, Trump said, "By the way, I found my first ball, it's right here."
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without keeling over from a heart attack. I propose that we take away his golf cart entirely.
