LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson joined the fun after President Biden and former President Trump debated their disadvantages during the CNN presidential debate Thursday night.
Mickelson wrote Friday on X that he didn't think the two leaders were getting personal until it came time for their golf game.
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Phil Mickelson plays a shot on the 17th hole during a practice round before the US Open at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on June 11. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
“After watching last night's debate, I feel like it never got personal until they started talking about golf handicaps and who hits the longest drives. As a golfer, I get it,” Mickelson wrote.
Trump raised the issue when discussing his fitness, saying he had recently “won two club championships, not even senior, two regular club championships.”
“To do that, you have to be pretty smart and you have to be able to hit the ball from a distance, and I do that,” he continued. “[Biden] He doesn't. He can't hit a ball 50 yards. He challenged me to a golf match; he can't hit a ball 50 yards.”
Former President Trump (left) and President Biden participate in the CNN presidential debate at CNN studios in Atlanta on Thursday. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Biden, challenged by the comment, argued that he had managed to reduce his deficit to six when he was vice president.
But Trump, an avid golfer, wasn't buying it.
“That's the biggest lie of all: that he has a handicap of six,” he replied.
Bryson DeChambeau, a fellow LIV tour golfer, floated the idea of hosting Trump and Biden at a match on his YouTube channel.
Phil Mickelson gestures during the first round of LIV Golf Nashville at the Grove Golf Course in College Grove, Tennessee, on June 21. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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For now, golf fans may have to settle for the debate stage.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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