How Donald Trump's golf handicap compares to Barack Obama and Joe Biden

Donald Trump's golf handicap compared to previous US Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden has been revealed.

Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States in January after he defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

White House records show that, since January 20, he has played golf on eight different weekends and completed at least 13 rounds.

He has played a golf round with PGA Tour stars in the past and owns 17 golf courses around the world, with 13 of those situated in the United States.

He has been an avid player and watcher of the sport for decades, and Todays-Golfer editor Kevin Brown wrote in February that the US President is 'the fastest player I've ever played with'.

Trump's handicap - the number of strokes a player would need to add or subtract from their score to match the course's par score - stands at an impressive 2.8.

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Analysts have previously cast doubt over the exact validity of that number, though, with Obama perhaps one of them.

He told The Late Show's Stephen Colbert: "From what I understand, he's actually a pretty good golfer. I understand that - shockingly enough - there's sometimes problems with the scoring, and whether he's keeping score."

But how does that number compare to his immediate Presidential predecessors Obama and Biden?

While Biden wasn't known for his golf exploits during his spell as President between 2021 and 2024, he was an avid golfer before his time in charge of the White House.

He is reportedly a member of two golf clubs. One is in his home state of Delaware, while another - Fieldstone Golf Club - is listed as his home club.

During a pre-election debate with Trump last year, Biden - who would eventually withdraw from the contest - said that he had gotten his handicap down to as low as six while vice-president to Obama.

He stated: "I'm happy to have a driving contest with him. I got my handicap, when I was vice-president, down to a six. And, by the way, I told you before I'd happily play golf if you carry your own bag... if you can do it?"

Trump hit back: "You never... I've seen your swing. Let's not act like children."

Obama, meanwhile, revealed his rough handicap in an interview with The Golf Channel in 2016.

The 44th President, who is reported to have played over 300 rounds during his time in the White House between 2009 and 2017 (compared to Trump's 285 rounds, as per Forbes, during his first four years), said: "I'm a honest 13.

"I think my irons are good, my drive is straight but unimpressive in length, and my putting decent's, chipping is OK."

He did, however, admit his one major golfing weakness: "My sand game is terrible."