Posted on 08/28/2009 6:11:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Bill Clinton was famous for the creative way he kept score. Both George Bushes would speed-golf through 18 holes as if they had to beat the clock, not the course.
And President Obama?
Long, slow rounds. A lot of time hunting for balls in the woods. All dished up with a dollop of trash-talking.
The First Golfer brought his duffer’s game to Martha’s Vineyard this week. By Thursday, Mr. Obama had logged three golf games in four days, appearing at one island course after another. He spent five hours on Monday afternoon playing 18 holes at the Farm Neck Golf Club here, two and a half hours on Tuesday playing nine holes at Mink Meadows Golf Club in Vineyard Haven, and several hours playing Thursday afternoon at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown.
While Mr. Obama has indulged in other vacation activities — he took his family bike riding Thursday morning, went to the beach on Wednesday and took his wife to dinner Tuesday night — golf has been the only recurring one.
So, clearly, the president likes to hit the links. But is he any good at it, especially compared with his predecessors?
“His golf games are long because he’s not very good,” said Don Van Natta Jr., a reporter for The New York Times who wrote “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters From Taft to Bush” (PublicAffairs, 2003).
Unlike Mr. Clinton, who had a reputation for shaving strokes off his score, Mr. Obama “doesn’t fudge his scores,” Mr. Van Natta said, adding: “If he shoots an 11 on a hole, he will write down 11."
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LOL. Not a bad line.
Not the one you want to be behind.
Obama always wins anyway. Otherwise he throws a tantrum and his caretakers get real frustrated like.
The more time he spends golfing, the less time he has to destroy America.
“Not the one you want to be behind.”
Talking about BHO, not Clinton.
..he brought TOTUS along?
Nice of him to spend so much of his vacation w/his family. What a jerk, they sit at home while he spends 6-7 hrs playing by himself. What’s there for kids to do at Marxist Vineyard?
Pray for America and Our Troops
Good point.
Anybody know how many hundreds of Sec Serv agents it takes to secure an 18 hole golf course?
Agreed. I’d be thrilled for him to play two rounds a day for the next 3 1/2 years.
I didn’t read this past the beginning paragraphs because I dislike O and find golf boring.
Trash talking? Do they explain that line? I’m afraid to look and don’t have time to read a lengthy NYT article. Can someone with more patience than I just post the answer?
I’ve thought that too. Must be bored to pieces.
Golf is his leisure pursuit. Destroying this country is his active pursuit.
W. gave up golf while our troops were fighting.
They'll fly a circus in on Air Force 1.
Might be the ONLY time he doesn't lie!
Somebody posted this yesterday:
A foursome you wouldn’t want to be behind.
OJ-A slicer
Monica Lewinsky-A hooker
Ted Kennedy-Can drive over water
Bill Clinton-Can’t find the right hole
Smoke breaks.
Somebody posted this yesterday:
A foursome you wouldn’t want to be behind.
OJ-A slicer
Monica Lewinsky-A hooker
Ted Kennedy-Can’t drive over water
Bill Clinton-Can’t find the right hole
The Press Core calls him the Duffer in Chief when he “golfs” (I would say hack, but he IS a hack).
Barry has to cut his Vineyard Adventure short due to Danny Boy and the funeral...fear not, he’ll take another one soon.
Of course. Otherwise, the other Demmies will throw tantrums.
“Barack, you cheatwr! I’m tewwing!”
Bedwetters, all of them!
Obama Golf Rules Changes
Golfers with handicaps:
- below 10 will have their green fees increase by 35%
- between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees
- above 18 will play for free and even get a check from
the club/course played
The $ amount put in for bets will be as follows:
- for handicaps below 10 an additional $10
- between 11 and 18 no additional amount
- above 18 you will divide the total amount in the pot
(and you do not even have to play).
The term “gimme putt” will be changed to “entitlement putt”
and will be used as follows:
- handicaps below 10, no entitlements
- handicaps above 11 to 17, entitlements for putter-length putts
- handicaps above 18, if on green, no need to ever putt; just pick it up
These entitlements are intended to bring about fairness in scoring so that the final scores of all players will be about the same.
In addition, a Player will be limited to a max of one birdie and/or six pars, any excess must be given to those fellow players who have not yet scored a birdie or par.
Only after all players have received a birdie or par from the player making the birdie or par, can that Player begin to count his score again.
The current USGA handicap system will be used for the above
purposes but the term ‘net score’ will be available only for scoring those players with handicaps 18 and above.
This is intended to ‘redistribute’ the success of winning
by making sure that in every competition the ‘above 18’ handicap players will post only ‘net score’ against every other player’s gross score.
Per Obama.
“These new Rules are intended to CHANGE the game of golf.
Golf must be about fairness only, and have nothing to do with ability.”
he’ll take another one soon.
He’s got to because if he’s only in for 4 years he’s got to get his money’s worth. We’re paying for all his vacations - which is quite ironic because I can’t afford to take one!
Five hours for a round and you aren’t waiting on anyone? 99% of the private courses in the U.S. would boot you off (at a minimum make you skip a hole). I would absolutely HATE to play with someone that freaking slow.
I don’t get the sense he shoots in the 90’s
If his golf ability is anywhere near his pitching ability, that’s a pretty safe bet...
It's already planned for next week at Camp David. Gibb's said he needed a vacation from his vacation. Due to the weather and Teddy not cooperating this one needs a due over.
"A good lie guaranteed"
NOTE TO 0BAMA: Pretend that the Presidency is like a game of golf: Don’t Fudge On The Score.
Multiple mulligans take time.
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