Donald Trump says Jordan Spieth choked

Presidential candidate Donald Trump interjected sports into a political speech by discussing Jordan Spieth’s performance at The Masters. 

At a campaign rally on Tuesday in Rome, New York, Donald Trump was discussing Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. He said, “Romney choked like a dog”, then added:

"Jordan Spieth choked a little bit, but you know what, he’s going to recover. He’s a great young guy, and he’s going to recover. (Mitt) Romney can’t recover from a choke."

Trump is known for discussing whatever comes into his mind and going off on tangents, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that he would mention Jordan Spieth just two days after The Masters ended.

Donald Trump has his own golf company, Trump Golf, which owns 18 courses. He obviously watched The Masters, so I guess it’s safe to assume he’s a golf fan.

President Obama is known for his sports fandom. He follows the Chicago Bears, Bulls and White Sox. Obama is also known for frequently playing basketball and golf, as well as for his annual bracket selections for the NCAA Tournament.

Trump is currently the front-runner to become the Republican presidential nominee, which means there’s a realistic chance Americans could have another sports fan in the White House. Not much is known about the sports fandom of Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton or Ted Cruz.

ESPN called Jordan’s Spieth’s collapse at Augusta the “most shocking in golf history”. The awkward green jacket exchange on Sunday night was well-documented.

Spieth was leading The Masters by several strokes at seven under par as he started the back nine on Sunday. At that point, he was five strokes ahead of eventual champion Danny Willett. But Spieth bogeyed 10 and 11, then quadruple bogeyed 12. He tried to recover with a couple of birdies on the remaining holes, but the damage was done and he ultimately tied for second place.