Abe admits: Trump is a much better golfer

Published February 10, 2017 6:38pm ET



Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted Friday he’s not as good a golfer as President Trump, just before the two men were set to fly to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and play this weekend.

“We will play golf together,” Abe said at a White House press conference with Trump. “My score in golf is not up to the level of Donald at all, but my policy is, ‘never up, never in,’ always aiming for the cup.”

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