Jason Kelce is among the field at the celebrity American Century Championship tournament in Lake Tahoe, where his swing is drawing comparisons to Joe Biden‘s.
On Wednesday, footage of the retired Philadelphia Eagles center’s session at Edgewood Tahoe South driving range was posted on X and fans picked up on a few similarities between Kelce’s swing and POTUS’.
‘That was a Biden swing all day,’ one fan remarked, touching on what has become a hot-button issue in American politics.
Last month’s presidential debate included a heavy dose of golf talk with challenger Donald Trump boasting that he won ‘two club championships’ on courses he owns while insisting Biden ‘can’t hit a ball 50 yards.’
In response, Biden claimed top have a 6 handicap during his days as Barack Obama‘s VP, which Kelce referenced in his fan interactions on X.
Update from the @ACChampionship driving range: @JasonKelce brought khaki’s for Jason. pic.twitter.com/TQ3JOG2G0e
— NBC Sports Bay Area & CA (@NBCSAuthentic) July 10, 2024
Biden and Trump battle for the best golf club swing. #Biden #Trump #Golf #viralvideo
READ: https://t.co/HAzKq7iymc pic.twitter.com/7wGvQucZrJ
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 5, 2023
‘No chance I’m a 6 handicap!’ Kelce wrote to the fan.
‘Me either,’ the fan responded.
A 6 handicap would have put Biden among the top-10 percent of amateur golfers.
Trump wasn’t buying it.
‘That’s the biggest lie—that he’s a 6 handicap,’ said Trump, who has faced similar allegations of dishonesty on the course.
Although some, like PGA greats Jack Nicklaus and Ernie Els, have complimented his game, Trump was known as a regular cheater at one Westchester, New York club.
As Rick Reilly wrote in his 2019 book, Commander in Cheat: ‘… caddies got so used to seeing him kick his ball back onto the fairway they came up with a nickname for him: ‘Pele.’
The other big news from Kelce’s foray onto the links was his outfit: Specifically the clean, form-fitting khakis he was wearing.
‘Update from the @ACChampionship driving range,’ read a post from NBC Sports Bay Area. ‘@JasonKelce brought khaki’s (sic) for Jason.’
Kelce quickly corrected that post, explaining that his wife, Kylie, was the one who purchased and packed the pants.
‘I mean, if I’m being honest Kylie went out and bought them last minute and packed them for me,’ Kelce wrote.
The field in Lake Tahoe also includes New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, Fox News’ Bret Baier, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, recent Stanley Cup winner Matthew Tkachuk and seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens.
