It’s no secret President Donald Trump loves to play golf.
President Trump awarded Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and has teed it up with Woods, as well as Jack Nicklaus, Dustin Johnson, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley, Lexi Thompson and many, many others.
Add former World No. 1 and current No. 3 Brooks Koepka to that list.
In a profile in GQ, Koepka opened up about his love for golf, what he would change about the sport and his relationship – or lack thereof – with other players. He also talked about a recent round with President Trump.
Koepka, his father, younger brother Chase and President Trump “had a blast” at Trump’s course in West Palm Beach.
“It was nice to have my family there, my dad, my brother. Anytime it’s with a president, it’s pretty cool,” said Koepka. “I don’t care what your political beliefs are, it’s the President of the United States. It’s an honor that he even wanted to play with me.”
“I respect the office, I don’t care who it is,” added Koepka. “Still probably the most powerful man in the entire world. It’s a respect thing.”
In fact, Koepka has met four of the five living U.S. presidents, including President Barack Obama at Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, Florida.
“I don’t care what anybody says — that was the coolest thing,” said Koepka. “Not to get into politics — like, I don’t agree with everything that Obama did during his presidency — but to this day, I think that it was the coolest thing ever. Top five highlights of my life so far, that was one of them. Meeting him as a sitting U.S. president.”
