Trump has played golf with friends, famous people (including golfers Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Daniel Berger, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau and Ernie Els) and for political and diplomatic purposes. Trump claims to have a USGA handicap index under 5, but he is thought to have a vanity handicap that makes him seem better at the sport than he is. Trump spent a 17-day "working vacation" at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., in August, which meant all of those days count as days on his golf courses, even though he didn't necessarily play golf on all of those days. He made a 40-minute visit to his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., and he has made a three-day visit to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., to watch the 2017 US Women's Open, unfolding at that club. There have been days where Trump has visited one of his golf clubs and not played golf. ![]() Trump has spent nearly 22 percent of his days in office at one of his golf properties for some portion of the day. In his second year as President, Trump played golf 76 times. ![]() Trump ended 2017 with 91 golf course visits and was just shy of 100 visits in Year 1 as President. 6, 2018 now indicates Trump would spend as much as 745 days of his presidency at a golf course if he wins a second term and serves both terms to completion. He previously was on pace to visit his golf clubs more than 650 times in an eight-year presidency. The Secret Service has spent at least $550,000 in third-party golf cart rentals and over $500,000 to stay overnight at Trump-owned properties, including his New Jersey country club. The cost of Trump's golf rounds to the American taxpayer varies by round and course, but it has totaled so far in the tens of millions of dollars. Trump has reportedly been on the grounds of his golf courses or played golf elsewhere 293 times since becoming President, and that's as of Sept. How many times has Trump played golf as President of the United States? Since taking office on Jan. ![]() He also loves to stay at his Summer White House at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. He spends plenty of time at his golf club in Sterling, Va., about 20 miles from the White House. golf courses are close to his Mar-a-Lago private club in West Palm Beach, Fla., and that's where Trump plays the bulk of his golf as President in the winter. President Donald Trump, through his Trump Organization, owns or operates 17 different golf courses or properties around the world, including 12 in the United States, two in Dubai (one open, another opening in 2020), one in Ireland and two in Scotland, as well planned courses in Indonesia.
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