The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol also confirmed this information, saying that this was just a normal activity of the Blue House owner.
According to Korean media, President Yoon Suk-yeol is not used to playing golf, the last time he played the sport was in 2016.
In a press conference after his phone call with Mr. Trump on November 7, President Yoon Suk-yeol said that Mr. Trump's advisors believe that US-South Korea relations will develop further in the coming time.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. (Photo: Reuters)
Trump's advisers even offered to help Yoon Suk-yeol build a relationship with the next US leader.
Analysts say President Yoon Suk-yeol wants to use his personal relationship with Mr. Trump to promote Seoul's interests. Because South Korea and many other countries will be affected if Mr. Trump implements an "America First" foreign policy.
South Korean companies are heavily dependent on trade with the United States, and during Mr. Trump’s first term, the two countries clashed over the issue of sharing the cost of the roughly 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea after the 1950-53 Korean War.
On the other hand, officials in Seoul are trying to prepare for changes in trade cooperation with the US after Mr. Trump takes office. President Yoon Suk-yeol even plans to meet with representatives of major Korean industries this weekend to prepare for Mr. Trump's return.
According to Ramon Pacheco Pardo, an expert on North Korean issues, the similar personalities and objective approach between Mr. Trump and Mr. Yoon could help the two leaders get along with each other.
“I also think that Mr. Yoon is generally well-liked by policymakers in the United States, which will benefit him, regardless of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy,” Mr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo added.
Political analyst Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation in Washington also agreed with Ramon Pacheco Pardo's comments, saying that the US and South Korea should strengthen their alliance further, but that would not be enough to help Seoul avoid negative impacts.
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