Joe Hockey hits fairways with Donald Trump

Australia's ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey has played nine holes of golf with President Donald Trump.

Ambassador to the US, Joe Hockey says Donald Trump is "a good golfer and good company". (AAP)

Australia's ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey has exercised a spot of fairway diplomacy during a round of golf with Donald Trump.

Mr Hockey and the US president played nine holes at Trump National in Virginia at the weekend, as part of a foursome with Fox News anchor Bret Baier and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney.

He said the president was "a good golfer and good company".