Obama Hits the Links on Martha’s Vineyard
August 25, 2009 by Jeff Greenwell
Filed under Golf
Much like Presidents Eisenhower and Clinton, current President Barack Obama fancies himself a golf enthusiast. While vacationing with his family on Martha’s Vineyard, Obama took in a round of golf at the Farm Neck Golf Club yesterday, playing with investment banker Robert Wolf, White House aide Marvin Nicholson and friend Eric Whitaker.
President Barack Obama (Image: Zuma Press)
Rumors are swirling around the vineyard that Obama will be playing a round later in the week with world number one player Tiger Woods. Both Woods and the White House are denying that the two are going to tee it up sometime in the near future.
From the sounds of things, the Prez isn’t so much a golfer as he is a duffer. Obama’s first tee shot sailed about 180 yards while slicing left into the woods. Despite his wayward tee shot, President Obama got a standing ovation from fellow golfers who stopped to admire his play.
Obama expects to get a few more rounds of golf in as he continues his vacation. Whether any of those rounds includes a guy named Eldrick remains to be seen.
