Joe Biden and Donald Trump sparred over their golf handicaps in the first presidential debate. It all started when Trump invoked his on-course achievement— two trophies—to bolster his suitability for the office. Trump also took a jab at Biden’s swing, claiming he couldn’t move the ball 50 yards. 

The golf debate refused to die down as Trump once again called for a match against the sitting president a few weeks after the prime-time jousting. But a sudden Joe Biden announcement shocked the golf community on Sunday. 

The current POTUS pulled out of the presidential race in a surprising announcement. Effectively, that means Donald Trump’s call for a golf match with Biden will go unanswered. On top of that, there is no final solution to the handicap debate that gripped the golf community a month ago. 

Joe Biden claimed to have improved his handicap to 6 when he was the vice president. However, later, he conceded that, due to a lack of practice, he might have slipped back to 8. That, of course, did little to stop the ensuing challenges. 

Trump even said he would give Biden a 20-shot advantage. On top of that, if Biden won, Trump was ready to give $1 million to any charity of Biden’s choice. But none of that is realistic now that Biden has withdrawn from the race. Joe Biden, in a strongly worded statement, rejected the proposal, dubbing it as Trump’s ‘weird antics.’

Furthermore, at the NATO summit, the 46th POTUS blasted the 78-year-old, stating, “My schedule has been full bore. Where has Trump been? Riding out his golf cart, filling out his scorecard before he hits the ball, I mean, look, he [Donald Trump] has done virtually nothing.” Well, the golf community on social media can only think of the possibilities now. They also seem to have arrived at a verdict on what the outcome of the match would be.

Fans don’t think Joe Biden had a chance against Donald Trump.

So, when NUCLR GOLF posted a clip of Biden’s swing, the $1 million match once again came to center stage. “Is the Trump-Biden Match off now?” one user wondered. We can safely say it is. Another speculated, “Looks like the 18-hole match will not take place after all.” However, the prospect of a match still lingered in some people’s minds. Even though, after the first debate, the current president showed no enthusiasm for the match, the Internet is still clamoring for it. “I still want to see a Trump-Biden golf match,” one of them wrote. 

Interestingly, after the June 27 debate, Bryson DeChambeau offered to host the match on his YouTube channel to settle the handicap debate. There is no scope for that happening now either. But some already guessed the result from the clip.

Biden’s swing has been a matter of much debate. Since last month, many clips have circulated of the current president’s time on the greens. Fans were not convinced by his swing that he was a 6-handicapper. One user sarcastically tweeted, “That looks like a 6 handicap.” Trump repeatedly claimed Biden wouldn’t be able to beat him. As it turns out, some on the Internet agree with him. Another noted, “He wouldn’t beat Trump in a golf match either.”

With Joe Biden now out of the race, it is unlikely that golf will dominate the conversation as it did in the last thirty days. Nevertheless, from the sentiment on social media, it’s clear that the golf challenge will remain in the public psyche for some time.