How does Donald Trump spend his days? MSNBC host Ari Melber looked at the records and found that much of the time, POTUS is not working.
“We’re seeing a new low in presidential work ethic in contrast to recent presidents who kept far busier schedules,” Melber said.
A look at Trump’s schedule revealed that he “comes in late and golfs a ton.” When he does arrive for work, “he spends a lot of time watching TV instead of working,” Melber said.
“Most Americans work longer hours than this low-energy president,” Melber added.
Trump and his backers at Fox News used to repeatedly slam President Barack Obama for playing golf.
“He’s played more golf than most people on the PGA tour,” Trump said of Obama in 2016.
But so far, Trump has spent far more time on the course than his predecessor. During his first two years in office, Trump spent 166 days at a golf club, averaging 80 more days playing golf than Obama over his first two years.
See Melber’s full takedown in the clip above.
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What is a handicap?
It doesn’t mean you are terrible at golf, even though the name may seem to suggest that. The Handicap Factor is a unit of measurement for you and other potential golfers so you can play more proportionately with players of differing skill. The higher the handicap is the poorer the golfer will be relative to other players. This is something that travels with you whenever you’re playing golf. You will be playing to your handicap approximately every one and five times.
What are scratch and bogey golfers?
They seem like hilarious classifications, but these labels are vital for discerning where your handicap falls in terms of skill. A scratch golfer is someone whose handicap is at zero, therefore meaning the individual has a higher skill level. A bogey golfer is someone who is at a handicap of 18, thus at a lower level of skill.
Course rating
The course rating is a component in calculating your handicap. Essentially, the rating is expressed in the number of strokes. A golfer with a lower handicap will have fewer strokes, whereas a golfer with a higher handicap has more, which is proportionate to your skill level and how many strokes you require in each round to meet par.
How to calculating your score
To calculate your golf score you must do the following first: figure out your Handicap Differential, which is your adjusted score minus the course rating, multiplied by 113, divided by the Slope Rating, and rounded to one decimal place. (Simple, right?) This seems like a lot of math all at once, but it is completely doable. Average the lowest 10 of 20 of these differentials and then multiply by 0.96 — and voila! You have successfully calculated your golf handicap.
Course Handicap
Whenever you play, your golf handicap gets converted to a course handicap, which allows for difficulty of the course and tees played. In that round, it will represent the number of strokes you will receive. It will be deducted from the gross score to determine the net score.
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