Obama's Golf Game

[scheming daemons]

Presidents, like normal people, tend to seek in others what they admire about themselves. Which brings us to the par-5 12th hole at Woodlawn golf course in Fort Belvoir, Va., on Father's Day. Vice President Joe Biden, an 8 handicap, has leaked a 3-wood into the trees near the green. He stands amid the underbrush, talking with his match-play teammate, the President of the United States. (See pictures of Presidents at the beach.)


Take a drop or risk the trees? A few inches off either way, and the ball will ricochet into the forest. The stakes aren't high: Barack Obama, who has golfed almost every weekend since it got hot in Washington, plays a dollar a hole. But these leaders have more than money on the line. They are facing down their aides, men a fraction of their age. And no one wants to lose. (See pictures of the worst golf fashion.)


After a time, Obama steps away, and Biden reaches for his wedge. The ball miraculously splits the trunks and bounds onto the green, less than 20 feet from the pin. Amid the caravan of golf carts, including those of the Secret Service detail, a doctor and the ever present nuclear-code-toting military aide, there is an eruption of applause. "Calm under pressure," Obama calls out, bequeathing to Biden his own most valued attribute. "That's why he's my Vice President."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090810/us_time/08599191466300

[dionysus]

1. 8 handicap, not bad at all.

[Jennicut]

2. I know nothing about golf. I wonder what Georgie boy was.

[dionysus]

3. it means he averages 8 shots over par. that's very, very good for an amateur.

i used to play ever day and never got better than a 12 handicap.

dubs was probably so drunk he saw 3 balls on the tee. he definately shot a higher score than his IQ.
:)

[Jennicut]

4. LOL.

I found this:
Ranking the golfing Presidents:

John F. Kennedy Despite chronic back pain, averaged 80.
2 Dwight D. Eisenhower Had a green outside the Oval Office.
3 Gerald R. Ford Clumsy, but was a legitimate 80s-shooter.
4 Franklin D. Roosevelt At 39, polio robbed him of a powerful golf swing.
5 George H.W. Bush Once got his handicap down to 11.
6 George W. Bush Outgoing prez is a capable 15-handicapper.
7 Bill Clinton Can break 90, especially using his "Billigans."
8 Barack Obama The lefty plays more hoops than golf.
9 Ronald Reagan Didn't play often or well (best was low 90s).
10 Warren G. Harding Struggled to break 95.
11 William Howard Taft As hapless a golfer as he was a chief executive.
12 Woodrow Wilson Played more than Ike but almost never broke 100.
13 Richard M. Nixon He shot 79 once and quit the game.
14 Lyndon B. Johnson Played with senators to secure votes for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
15 Calvin Coolidge When he vacated the White House, he left his clubs behind.
http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2009/02/presidentsranking

Sounds like Joe is really good.

[invictus]

5. I see we have a lot of country club "Democrats" here.

That is a natural consequence of our party's corporate ownership.

[Jane Austin]

6. Your town doesn't have municipal golf courses?

Ours does.

[dionysus]

7. uh, not to be rude, but that's a very ignorant statement. there are public golf courses EVERYWHERE.

[Kingofalldems]

8. I have played for 35 yrs. and have never been to a Country Club

Public course all over the place. You should try it.

[Cha]

9. "Calm under pressure"..that's

our Pres and VP.