Donald Trump won a golf tournament at his own Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey with a strikingly low score, an achievement that has drawn scrutiny given his position and ownership of the course. The win comes shortly after he faced criticism for an unrelated "disrespectful" moment in front of US troops, adding to a pattern of scrutiny over the president's conduct and his golfing exploits while in office.

Critics have long questioned the legitimacy of Trump's golf scores at his own properties, and this latest victory has reignited that debate given how implausible the reported result appears. The controversy is compounded by the recent incident involving US troops, which was described as a faux pas, feeding into wider commentary about the president's judgement and behaviour in official settings.