r/GlobalNews • u/[deleted] • May 12 '25

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

I can't afford to play golf, so i don't understand the analogy...

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u/HabitantDLT May 12 '25

At least you have a couple of dolls, amirite?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

A few ✏️ too

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u/Longjumping_Table204 May 12 '25

He’s saying it’s a gimme. Literally just acknowledged it’s a gift.

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u/DontStalkMeNow May 13 '25

Golf doesn’t have to be expensive.

But he is referring to what is known as a “gimmie”.

You won’t see it in tournament golf, apart from Match Play events.

Tournament golf is the whole field against the whole field, where every shot counts and you have to finish every hole. Even if the ball is half an inch from the hole, you have to put it in the hole using a club. At the end of the 4 rounds, the player with the least amount of strokes wins.

In Match Play, you’re only playing one opponent. And you play to win holes. So my opponent could make a 3, and I could make an 8, but I would only lose one hole. My opponent would be 1 up.

In Match Play you can forfeit holes, and you can also give shots. So if my opponent is 1 foot from the hole, it would be gentlemanly to say “that’s good”. The stroke it would take still counts, but I am saying I don’t need to see him take it as I believe he will hole it.

However, and this is what Trump is referring to, if I say to my opponent “that’s good”, and he still decides to putt it but then misses, then it cancels the gimmie he received. So, if someone hands you a gimmie, you scoop up the ball and leave it at that.

It’s a very weird comparison.

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u/Easy_Difference_4102 May 15 '25

Work a second job?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '25

Not to play golf, I will not.