GOLF/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For Donald Trump, the rigid rules of golf are flexible, allowing for the kick of a wayward ball into a better location, skipping a putt that looks close enough. What’s the big deal? That is according to Rick Reilly, a former Sports Illustrated columnist who has just written the book ‘Commander in Cheat,’ which alleges Trump is guilty of all sorts of sins on the golf course. In an interview with Reuters on Thursday [4-4-19], Reilly laid out a number of accusations to support his view that the U.S. president’s golf game is, well, not par for the course, particularly for a president who owns a string of golf resorts. Among the charges: Playing with pros Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Brad Faxon in November 2017, Trump hit two balls in the water on one hole but didn’t charge himself any penalty strokes.”
–Reuters, “Author of Trump Golf Book Describes President as Loose With the Rules,” The New York Times online, April 4, 2019