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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

door Rick Reilly

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Reilly pokes more holes in Trump's claims than there are sand traps on all of his courses combined. It is by turns amusing and alarming." -- The New Yorker "Golf is the spine of this shocking, wildly humorous book, but humanity is its flesh and spirit." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Every one of Trump's most disgusting qualities surfaces in golf." -- The Ringer An outrageous indictment of Donald Trump's appalling behavior when it comes to golf -- on and off the green -- and what it reveals about his character. Donald Trump loves golf. He loves to play it, buy it, build it, and operate it. He owns 14 courses around the world and runs another five, all of which he insists are the best on the planet. He also claims he's a 3 handicap, almost never loses, and has won an astonishing 18 club championships. How much of all that is true? Almost none of it, acclaimed sportswriter Rick Reilly reveals in this unsparing look at Trump in the world of golf. Based on Reilly's own experiences with Trump as well as interviews with over 100 golf pros, amateurs, developers, and caddies, Commander in Cheat is a startling and at times hilarious indictment of Trump and his golf game. You'll learn how Trump cheats (sometimes with the help of his caddies and Secret Service agents), lies about his scores (the "Trump Bump"), tells whoppers about the rank of his courses and their worth (declaring that every one of them is worth $50 million), and tramples the etiquette of the game (driving on greens doesn't help). Trump doesn't brag so much, though, about the golf contractors he stiffs, the course neighbors he intimidates, or the way his golf decisions wind up infecting his political ones. For Trump, it's always about winning. To do it, he uses the tricks he picked up from the hustlers at the public course where he learned the game as a college kid, and then polished as one of the most bombastic businessmen of our time. As Reilly writes, "Golf is like bicycle shorts. It reveals a lot about a man." Commander in Cheat "paints a side-splitting portrait of a congenital cheater" (Esquire), revealing all kinds of unsightly truths Trump has been hiding.… (meer)
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A funny, but truthful look at the greatest cheater, liar, philanderer, and downright most despicable character to ever sit in the Oval Office. Reilly uses first-hand witness testimony and anecdotes to show how Trump's various ways to cheat on the golf course explains all one needs to know about his (lack of) character. ( )
  coachtim30 | Sep 2, 2023 |
Funny moments, throughout. The Donald comes off a scam artist, as well as, the best presidential golfer in history. Of course, Reilly explains that Trump cheats on just about every hole and exaggerates, misleads, brags, and seemingly lies to everyone. Even with all that, his fellow golf freaks love him. Quick read and I thought it was fab. ( )
  wnhastings | Apr 28, 2022 |
"Commander in Cheat" is a book about President Trump, told mostly through Trump's approach to golf. The author, Rick Reilly, a golf lover and one who respects the game, has no respect for anyone who doesn't treat the game with that same respect. Golfers who have played with Trump point out how Trump, or his caddie, are notorious for kicking his ball from rough to fairway, and sometimes doing the opposite to his opponent's ball, assuming his putts are "gimmies", throwing his ball out of sand traps, miscounting his strokes, and any of a variety of miscues on the golf course. Reilly, a golf purist, wonders if Trump cheats at golf, as has been widely reported, and lies about his scores, will he be that much different in how he leads the rest of his life? The author then proceeds to try to make that very point, giving examples which show the parallel between Trump's approach to golf and his approach to life.

While clearly giving a harsh review of Trump, as a person and as the President, there were passages which humanized Trump, and gave insights into why many Trump golf buddies easily overlook his abrasive traits, his lies and what he says to and about his enemies. Many male athletes are accustomed to "locker room" behavior, macho posturing, good-natured name calling and insults. That sophomoric type of behavior while playing games can be isolated and treated as just playing a role, even if it's not a behavior which is socially acceptable on the outside. But there is a lot of teasing and insults which take place in sports, with boys just being boys, and in those circles, most don't take it too seriously. The NBA is notorious for all the trash-talking which goes on between players during the game, little of any of it carries over afterwards.

Trump's fellow golfers recognize that Trump may not count all his strokes, or have his caddie kick a ball back into the fairway from the rough, or use his "hand wedge" to get a ball out of a trap and onto the green, or simply take "gimme" puts which aren't warranted. But they excuse it as Trump being Trump. They're just having a good time, and since they play on Trump owned courses, it's all just part of the game. To most, it's just harmless fun, knowing in advance that it'll all happen, and that Trump will "win" when the day is over. But Reilly, being a golf purist, things these Trump traits are serious character flaws.

Of course, what makes things less palatable are stories told by many about Trump taking that "must win" behavior to his business dealings. Especially troubling is Trump's propensity to stiff small-business owners who work for him. This has been documented for years, going back to his real estate development and casino owner career. Too often, Trump fails to pay vendors their full contracted amount, and forces them to take only a percentage of what is owed. Trump has his team of lawyers, already on the payroll, who are happy to tie up any lawsuit in court, leaving the small business owner with unpaid bills for years. When the vendor has spent money on supplies, and has employees to pay, and overhead costs, and works for many months on a Trump job, he will go out of business without full payment for his services. Facing that dilemma, vendors often are willing to take something, anything, to at least cover part of their losses. And Trump knows that he can always win that battle, since the little guy can't tolerate the loss. Reilly makes the point that cheating at golf may be harmless fun by the owner of a golf course, but a serious character flaw which will prove harmful to anyone who deals with Trump in business, trade, or political matters as well. ( )
  rsutto22 | Jul 15, 2021 |
Ich denke, wie man sich beim Spiel verhält, sagt viel über einen Menschen aus. Dabei ist es wohl ganz gleich, ob es sich um „Mensch ärgere dich nicht“ handelt oder um das Golfspiel. Der Autor dieses Buches, Rick Reilly, hat Donald Trump über 30 Jahre beim Golfen beobachtet. Was er dabei entdeckt hat, ist wirklich erschütternd. Kaltschnäuzig und skrupellos, dabei noch stolz auf sich, verschafft sich dieser Mann Vorteile, denn er kann nicht verlieren. Er lügt und betrügt beim Golf genauso, wie wir es auch sonst schon so oft erlebt haben, wenn er Reden hält und Tweets loslässt. Würde er doch nur bei seinem Golfspiel bleiben.
Das Buch liest sich sehr angenehm und bringt einen manchmal zum Lachen. Doch dann fällt einem gleich wieder ein, dass diese Stories aus dem Leben des amerikanischen Präsidenten stammen, und es macht einen dann doch eher wütend und fassungslos.
Was ich auch nicht begriffen habe ist, dass ihn die Menschen, die ihn offensichtlich durchschaut haben, mit diesen Eskapaden immer wieder durchkommen lassen. „Frechheit siegt“, sagt man – aber so sollte es nicht sein.
Amüsant zu lesen und daher umso erschreckender. ( )
  buecherwurm1310 | Nov 3, 2020 |
The most depressing thing you will read about Trump. It makes clear that his dishonesty, dishonor, and corruption was all right there for the world to see, and he ended up president anyway. His conduct since then makes total sense considering his conduct before. What a disgusting human. Also, I never cared about golf before, but Reilly makes a good argument for it to be taken out of the hands of people like Trump and given to the people. ( )
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Reilly pokes more holes in Trump's claims than there are sand traps on all of his courses combined. It is by turns amusing and alarming." -- The New Yorker "Golf is the spine of this shocking, wildly humorous book, but humanity is its flesh and spirit." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Every one of Trump's most disgusting qualities surfaces in golf." -- The Ringer An outrageous indictment of Donald Trump's appalling behavior when it comes to golf -- on and off the green -- and what it reveals about his character. Donald Trump loves golf. He loves to play it, buy it, build it, and operate it. He owns 14 courses around the world and runs another five, all of which he insists are the best on the planet. He also claims he's a 3 handicap, almost never loses, and has won an astonishing 18 club championships. How much of all that is true? Almost none of it, acclaimed sportswriter Rick Reilly reveals in this unsparing look at Trump in the world of golf. Based on Reilly's own experiences with Trump as well as interviews with over 100 golf pros, amateurs, developers, and caddies, Commander in Cheat is a startling and at times hilarious indictment of Trump and his golf game. You'll learn how Trump cheats (sometimes with the help of his caddies and Secret Service agents), lies about his scores (the "Trump Bump"), tells whoppers about the rank of his courses and their worth (declaring that every one of them is worth $50 million), and tramples the etiquette of the game (driving on greens doesn't help). Trump doesn't brag so much, though, about the golf contractors he stiffs, the course neighbors he intimidates, or the way his golf decisions wind up infecting his political ones. For Trump, it's always about winning. To do it, he uses the tricks he picked up from the hustlers at the public course where he learned the game as a college kid, and then polished as one of the most bombastic businessmen of our time. As Reilly writes, "Golf is like bicycle shorts. It reveals a lot about a man." Commander in Cheat "paints a side-splitting portrait of a congenital cheater" (Esquire), revealing all kinds of unsightly truths Trump has been hiding.

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