LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau was brought onstage by Donald Trump at his victory speech

Donald Trump invited a slew of family and supporters to his ceremony reside astatine nan Palm Beach Convention Center successful Florida precocious Tuesday aft winning nan statesmanlike election. Among them was a celebrated pro golfer.

It wasn’t Tiger Woods aliases Jack Nicklaus, aliases Rory McIlroy aliases Brooks Koepka, each awesome golfers and each of whom unrecorded successful Palm Beach County and person played pinch Trump complete nan years.

Trump called retired LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau, who this summertime played a information of play pinch Trump arsenic portion of nan golfer’s YouTube play “Break 50” series. The 31-year-old autochthonal Californian has go 1 of Trump’s biggest supporters among master golfers.

While introducing his guests connected Tuesday, Trump looked astir his crowded shape to present DeChambeau.

“Bryson DeChambeau is up present someplace.”

Trump turned astir but couldn’t spot nan two-time awesome champion.

“What happened to Bryson?” Trump said. “Where is he? Bryson! He’s hitting balls. Oh, he’s connected nan way? He’s hitting balls.”

DeChambeau walked connected shape successful a suit jacket, achromatic garment and “Make America Great Again” cap.

“Oh, look astatine him,” Trump said. “He’s sewage a awesome profession going. Great U.S. Open, Bryson. That’s a awesome job.”

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“Man, his robust play was great,” DeChambeau said astir Trump successful an question and reply pinch Golf.com. “I can’t show you nan number of times he stuffed it connected nan greenish wrong 30 feet successful regulation. His driver plaything is nan astir repeatable point I person ever seen.

“I wish excavation was that repeatable. Really, I do.”

DeChambeau besides played pinch Trump during a LIV play pro-am.

DeChambeau has ever been 1 of nan astir celebrated and longest hitters successful golf. He near nan PGA Tour to subordinate Greg Norman’s LIV Golf circuit successful June 2022. LIV, which is financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, reportedly signed DeChambeau to a statement worthy betwixt $100 cardinal and $125 million.

DeChambeau, who won nan 2020 U.S. Open astatine Winged Foot and nan aforesaid arena successful 2024 astatine Pinehurst, has won 9 times connected nan PGA Tour and doubly connected nan LIV tour.

Tom D’Angelo is simply a elder sports columnist and newsman for The Palm Beach Post. He tin beryllium reached astatine tdangelo@pbpost.com.