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Six bizarre things Trump said in his rambling golf statement including calling himself a ‘wonderful person’

Six bizarre things Trump said in his rambling golf statement including calling himself a ‘wonderful person’
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Donald Trump is clearly missing the privilege of being able to rant and rave on Twitter as he used to as evidence by his latest press statement which is predominantly about his favourite subject (aside from himself) golf.

In a truly bizarre press release, the former president explained that he had spent a lot of time watching the Open Championship golf tournament which is currently happening in Scotland but not at the location where he would like to see it.

Trump writes:

“I have spent some time watching The Open Championship (formerly known as The British Open), and it is terrific! But as almost all of the great players, sportscasters, and golf aficionados know, the greatest site and course of all for The Open is Turnberry, in Scotland.”

If you hadn’t have guessed it already Turnberry is a luxury golf resort on the Firth of Clyde in Ayrshire which is now known as Trump Turnberry after the Trump Organisation purchased it in 2014. It hasn’t hosted the Open since 2009.

He continues:

“It is truly a magical place, the players want to be there, and at some point in time the players will be there.”

Steady on Donald. It’s not Disney World.

Next is possibly the strangest thing Trump has ever said and we don’t say that sort of thing lightly.

“But this course was not chosen for The Open because they consider a wonderful person, and many-time Club Champion, named Donald J. Trump, to be too controversial this is, of course, a false reputation caused mainly by the Fake News Media.”

Referring to himself in the first person now? Boy...get this man back on Twitter pronto. He is starving for the recognition of his supporters.

“Remember, though, the controversy only makes things “hotter.” In any event, Turnberry is also the course where the greatest match of all time was played, nicknamed ‘The Dual in the Sun,’ which boiled down to an Open between the great Jack Nicklaus and the great Tom Watson.”

This is a reference to the 1977 Open Championship which came down to Nicklaus and Watson which many consider to be one of the finest contests in golfing history. However, it is the ‘Duel in the Sun’ not ‘Dual in the Sun.’ Honestly...Also this took place decades before Trump owned the course so is he trying to take credit for it?

“Turnberry is on the ocean with the most spectacular holes, sightlines, shots, and seaside views of any course in the World.”

‘Spectacular holes’...movingly swiftly on.

“It is a shame that the phenomenal Turnberry Golf links, the best in the World, sits empty during Open Championships, while far lesser courses are on display. Oh well, life proceeds forward! Someday The Open will be back at Turnberry.”

Trump might consider it a shame that his course is being neglected but the Open has only been held there four times in the tournaments entire history and never since he has owned it so we can’t see it returning there any time soon.

As you can imagine, Trump ramblings have been widely ridiculed on social media.

We just hope that Trump is playing a lot of golf at the moment because lord knows he didn’t get a chance to do that much when he was president.

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