Trump's new 'putting' technique sparks fresh accusations of cheating at golf

Donald Trump's putting technique is raising eyebrows following the president's previous remarks about him being a talented golfer.

While I'm no Rory McIlroy myself, even I can see that the POTUS' putting doesn't look particularly brilliant, so people are raising questions about his recent winning streak.

As of 2019, Trump had a whopping 18 golf tournament titles under his belt – and even then there were cheating allegations surrounding the 80-year-old, The Guardian reported at the time.

His number of wins has since gone up; one of his recent successes being at the Bedminster Club Championship.

The tournament took place at Trump's New Jersey golf club and the president won first place with a score of 70.

Trump applauded himself on social media following the win, writing: "The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated."

He went on: "I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, because I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it, and they don’t!"

However, a compilation of Trump's supposed 'talent' has been doing the rounds on Twitter – and it's safe to say that people have a lot of thoughts on it.

One person penned by the video: "The putting stroke that has won 43 consecutive club championships."

"So this is how a 43 consecutive club championships winner looks like while putting," echoed another, adding: "Trump CHEATS!!"

Somebody else wrote: "I'm a single handicap, played with maybe a 1000 golfers over the years from all levels, and can honestly say, I've NEVER seen such a bad putting stroke in my life."

"Has any golfer seen such horrific putting fundamentals? There is NO WAY this guy is winning any golf tournaments legitimately putting that way," suggested a different person.

But golf pros have had nothing but positive things to say about Trump after playing with him in the past.

Brooks Koepka said after playing alongside the president in 2020 (as per Golfweek): "I think he's actually a pretty good putter. He had a lot of good putts today that just didn't go in."

"President Trump plays pretty well, not bad at all," Jack Nicklaus added.

Ernie Els has also shared positive remarks about Trump's golf game and said that he 'can really strike the ball'.

"He makes good contact. He's got a good swing," Els shared. "Like any amateur, you got to do the short game practice. I keep talking to him about his chipping."

Discussing Trump's putting the particular, Els said he's 'pretty good', adding: "Back in his day, he had to be a 4- or 5-handicap. Today, he's probably a 10, 12."