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Liam Buckler & Adam Wareing

Donald Trump heckled at his own golf club as he sends howler of a shot into the water

Former US President Donald Trump was heckled at his own golf club after he sent a howler into the water.

Jake Adams, 29, and his pals have gone viral after hilarious footage shows the former president, wearing his signature MAGA hat, about to swing when Jake says 'you built a golf course just to miss this green'.

During the LIV Golf pro-am at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey, in the US, last Thursday, cheeky golfers joked his drive is "shorter than his second term".

Trump surprisingly quips back "it isn't an easy one to miss", before one of Jake's pals interrupts his practice shots to say "that swing looks a little broken, was it made in China?"

Donald Trump was cheekily heckled after he sent a howler into the water (Kennedy News/Country Club Adjacent)
Trump walked off after his shot went wayward as hecklers made fun of him (Kennedy News/Country Club Adjacent)

The controversial Republican then joins the 'banter' again, saying 'I don't know - too much is made in China' before swinging back to take his shot.

In etiquette-breaking fashion, another of Jake's group shouts "what would your followers say if you hit this left" during Trump's swing.

When they realise the ball had landed in a pond short of the green, one jokes "a little short like your second term" - but Trump ignores the group and appears to shrug off the insults, though the golfers claimed the poor shot upset him.

Jake says he wasn't nervous to heckle the former president, despite security watching them, and he's pleased Trump was a good sport.

Jake Adams has gone viral after launching the witty barbs at the former president (Kennedy News/Country Club Adjacent)
Jake, Mart Smalls, Blake Webber and Griff Pippin bravely joked his drive is 'shorter than his second term' (Kennedy News/Country Club Adjacent)

The gang are part of the Country Club Adjacent podcast who are on a mission to bring more fun to golfing culture.

The viral video has been seen more than 10 million times since it was posted last Wednesday, July 27, with users praising the group's savage comments and how Trump was a good sport.

Jake, from Venice, Los Angeles, said: "He played along, but when he went into the water I think he was upset and walked away. Eric came up to us afterwards and he was laughing.

They were just metres away at the LIV Golf pro-am at Trump National Golf Club (Kennedy News/Country Club Adjacent)
'He was a good sport and I have to say, he's a pretty good golfer for his age' (Twitter / @TayFromCA)

"It was good that he got involved and we don't mind getting something back. We're not political in any way, we're just all about the jokes.

"I'm sure he wanted to hit a good shot in front of us and then turn around and throw it in our faces. That would have been funny.

"When we heard Trump would be there, we wrote a little bit of what we were going to say to him before.

"I thought I'd be nervous, but I wasn't. Luckily I knew one of the pro golfers in the group and he eased the tension for us.

"He was a good sport and I have to say, he's a pretty good golfer for his age. I'll give him that."

Jake and his pals are all comedians based in Los Angeles and were invited by LIV Golf to heckle pro players as part of their regular back off challenge content.

He says the group was checked out by security before Trump's group arrived at the tee, but luckily the podcasters weren't seen as a threat.

Their video has earned more than 9,000 comments with users praising the group's jokes and Trump for 'brushing it off like a boss'.

A second said: "This is priceless lol."

However one said: "chatty… be quiet while the President swings!"

One commented: "Trump was totally down with some banter. Good on him."

Another said: "At least the man is a good sport about it."

A third added: "Not a trump fan, but he brushed that off like a boss."

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