'He cheats like hell' - LPGA pro calls out Trump for his questionable golf game

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• LPGA pro Suzann Pettersen called out President Trump accusing him of cheating on the golf course.
• The 15-time LPGA Tour winner described Trump's penchant to ask for "gimmes" on the green, as well as his ball's curious habit of always finding the fairway no matter how far into the woods it initially looked off the tee.
• Pettersen still has a fondness for Trump based on the time they've spent together over the years on the golf course.

People have long been suspect of President Trump's self-proclaimed prowess on the golf course, and a recent interview with LPGA pro Suzann Pettersen added more fuel to those suspicions.

While speaking with the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang, the 15-time LPGA Tour winner Pettersen went into detail of Trump's tendency to fudge the numbers on the golf course, as well as describing his errant drives and their curious habit of always ending up on the fairway.

"He cheats like hell," Pettersen said. "So I don't quite know how he is in business. They say that if you cheat at golf, you cheat at business. I'm pretty sure he pays his caddie well, since no matter how far into the woods he hits the ball, it's in the middle of the fairway when we get there."

Pettersen also mentioned Trump's reliance on "gimmes" in order to avoid missing a decisive putt.

"Yes, yes, that happens all the time. He always says he is the world's best putter. But in all the times I've played him, he's never come close to breaking 80," Pettersen said. "But what's strange is that every time I talk to him he says he just golfed a 69, or that he set a new course record or won a club championship some place."

Still, Pettersen has a fondness for Trump, with their relationship being developed on the golf course for many years before the reality show star made a run at the presidency.

"I've got to know Trump so well that I don't take everything he says literally. Yeah, you'll never meet another person who loves himself as much as he does, but I have also met him on another level altogether, before he was president. I know how much he cares."