{"id":549,"date":"2026-07-11T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/?p=549"},"modified":"2026-07-11T10:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:40:11","slug":"harry-kane-opens-up-on-surreal-round-of-golf-with-trump-and-returns-compliment-to-us-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/harry-kane-opens-up-on-surreal-round-of-golf-with-trump-and-returns-compliment-to-us-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane opens up on &#8216;surreal&#8217; round of golf with Trump &#8211; and returns compliment to US president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>England captain Harry Kane described playing golf with United States President Donald Trump as a &#8216;pretty surreal experience&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000104649.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000104649.jpg 634w, https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000104649-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump revealed earlier in the week that the pair had previously played a round together, telling reporters: &#8216;I think Kane is a great player. I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He&#8217;s a good golfer too. He&#8217;s really great.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kane said it happened 18 months ago in Florida and is envious of Trump&#8217;s golf game at the age of 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;I played alright to be honest, but 18 months ago he invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach,&#8217; the 32-year-old said ahead of England&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final with Norway on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;So when the President invites you somewhere, it was a pretty surreal experience just to meet him and obviously play golf with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;His golf is pretty good, to be honest with you. I hope I can play golf as good as him when I&#8217;m his age, that&#8217;s for sure. A unique experience, but I was just grateful that he invited me to play.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000104649-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000104649-1.jpg 634w, https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000104649-1-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England captain Harry Kane described playing golf with United States President Donald Trump as a &#8216;pretty surreal experience&#8217;. Trump revealed earlier in the week that the pair had previously played a round together, telling reporters: &#8216;I think Kane is a great player. I played golf with him and I like him a lot. 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