New LIV Golf star – and Jon Rahm’s teammate – Caleb Surratt plays with Donald Trump in Florida and thanks him ‘for all you have done’… before former President almost hits hole in one
- LIV Golf’s Caleb Surratt played a round with Donald Trump at West Palm Beach
- Footage shows the former president hitting a tee shot to within a meter on a par three
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New LIV Golf star Caleb Surratt thanked Donald Trump “for everything you’ve done” as they played together in Florida on Friday, with the former president nearly making a hole-in-one.
Surratt, who recently joined Jon Rahm’s team on the Saudi-backed circuit after the Spaniard exited the PGA for $500 million, squared off with the former president at Trump National Palm Beach.
In a clip posted to Surratt’s Instagram Story, Trump can be seen hitting a brilliant shot on a par three.
The 77-year-old’s shot lands within three feet of the flag and he can say, “oh, that’s close” as it flies through the air.
Trump, an avid golfer, also posed for photos with Surratt – who was clearly thrilled to be playing with the former president.
New LIV Golf star Caleb Surratt played with Donald Trump in West Palm Beach on Friday
In a clip posted to Surratt’s Instagram Story, Trump can be seen taking a brilliant shot
Surratt wrote that he had a “surreal day” and that it was “such a cool moment to be able to play 45.”
In another photo of the two of them, Surratt captioned it, “Thank you for all you’ve done.”
Surratt played college golf at the University of Tennessee and competed in the Walker Cup at St. Andrews last year.
He joined LIV earlier this year, at the same time he turned pro.
“The opportunity to turn pro and be part of Jon Rahm’s team is a truly special opportunity that suits me extremely well,” he said at the time.
He has played in both LIV Golf events this season. They won as a team on their debut in Mayakoba before finishing fifth in Las Vegas.
He has also started the season strongly individually. Surratt shot five under in Mexico and six under in Las Vegas.
(L to R): Kieran Vincent, Jon Rahm, Caleb Surrat and Tyrrell Hatton pose after their victory in Mexico
Hours after their round, Trump blasted New York for being “corrupt” and “letting the migrants come in and take over,” after being fined $355 million in a civil fraud judgment.
Judge Arthur Engoron announced the ruling on Friday, which also bans the former president from being a director or officer of a New York firm for three years.
Speaking outside his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the 77-year-old took a swipe at Engoron and Attorney General Letitia James.
The former president said, “I paid about $300 million in taxes when the migrants came in and took over New York, and they wanted me out.
‘These are radical left Democrats, they are crazy. It is election interference.”
The former president also said the case was brought by the DOJ and Biden and involved election interference.
Trump’s fine comes as New York is gripped by a wave of migrant crime after more than 170,000 people were allowed to enter the country over the past two years.