I call BS to the tape being because of avoiding blisters from golf as he has his glove on his right hand as that’s the hand that grips the club
One golf glove and tape on the other hand is fairly common among golfers:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076JRC1H1
Obama golfing w/tape & 1 glove from 2014:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03030/obama-golf_3030073b.jpg