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[Reuters pic]As I myself posted here in 2009, Barack Obama from the start projected a dangerous weakness in foreign policy, as I saw a future Putin proclaiming 'Yes We Can' invade Ukraine... and what are you going to do about it? Sorry to say that's all come to be, as the hapless, largely abandoned Ukrainians -and their lukewarm sponsors in the West- have been repeatedly outmaneuvered by Vladimir Putin, both militarily and diplomatically. Sanctions have indeed hurt the Russian economy, yet nobody is better than the Kremlin at squeezing the plebes' living standards in the name of national-imperialist pride,...

One of the top golf programs in the country is no longer allowed to practice at the Trump Doral golf course because administrators deemed Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric to be inconsistent with Barry University's values. Late last year, Barry University President Sister Linda Bevilacqua, in consultation with the Executive Committee of the Administration, determined that Trump's campaign rhetoric conflicts with the university's mission, triggering an automatic severing of relations with all businesses and organizations in which he holds a senior leadership position. . . . Neither the Trump campaign nor the Trump Organization seem to have taken notice of Barry’s...

Jordan Spieth made the turn with a 5-shot lead, but a quadruple-bogey 7 on the 12th hole sent him tumbling down the leaderboard. We're tracking Round 4 from Augusta National.

It’s Masters week, so CBS decided to kick off the most glorious week of the year with a very well-done profile of two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson. Bubba is a bit of a peculiar case for golf fans. The way he plays golf is awe-inspiring and is, in many ways, unprecedented. He hits the ball so far and with so much movement that it often looks like he’s playing a different game than everybody else. But Bubba also has a nasty habit of throwing temper tantrums on the course, lashing-out at fans and his caddie in ways that have earned...

"I got in the golf business, started working at the PGA Village, got a phone call and started working up at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey." It was there, in 2006, that the owner of the course, American celebrity entrepreneur Donald Trump, spurred Herman to try again at a professional career. "At Trump I was an assistant pro, tournament ops, things like that," Herman recalled. "I got into a nice conversation with Donald, Mr. Trump, one day. "He's like, 'Why are you folding shirts and giving lessons? Why aren't you on the Tour? I've played with tour players, you're...

FROM gold plated taps to Italian marble, the £200 million revamp of Trump Turnberry is giving extra sparkle to the jewel on the Ayrshire coast. DONALD Trump has promised to make Turnberry bigger and better than ever, and for £200million it looks like he’s getting plenty of bang for his buck. The billionaire magnate’s radical overhaul is transforming the iconic 110 year old Ayrshire hotel and golf course, which reopens on June 1.

A Chinese primary school is making golf lessons compulsory in an effort to widen participation in a country where the sport has been been controversial for its links with wealthy elites. About 400 pupils at the publicly funded Experimental School of Foreign Languages in Shanghai are teeing off weekly, the state-run China Daily said Monday. "Golf is not a high-class sport exclusive to the rich. It can be a popular game accessible to all," it cited school principal Xia Haiping as saying.

President Obama was so busy and dedicated to his constitutionally sacred duty to nominate an activist liberal political Judge to the Supreme Court that he had to miss the funeral for the Justice we just lost. And he wanted to make sure everyone knew it, as the White House notified reporters of a photo-op showing studious and serious Obama and his Big Book of Judging on Saturday buckling down to the weighty task. From yesterday:

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s nearly 30 years on the bench was not enough to get President Obama out of bed for a weekend funeral. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed Wednesday that Obama will not be attending Scalia’s funeral this Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Vice President Joe Biden will be in attendance instead. David Limbaugh’s book chillingly documents the destructive “transformation” of the United States – get “The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama’s War on the Republic” Earnest told reporters that Obama will view Scalia’s body on Friday while it lies...

Rev up Air Force One, it's fundraising time again, along with symbolic moments and scenic views. In 48 hours President Obama departs the nation's capital for points west and an extended stay. Here's what's on the big travel agenda, beginning Wednesday: "Nine years after he announced his candidacy for president, the President will return to the place where his political career began by traveling to Springfield, Illinois. Now in the final year of his second term, the President looks forward to addressing the Illinois General Assembly about what we can do, together, to build better politics," the White House advises....

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Former President Bill Clinton took time off from the campaign trail in snowy Iowa and New Hampshire to host a charity golf tournament today, but told a reporter he feels ``kind of guilty'' for being in the sunny Coachella Valley. ``I feel kind of guilty because we are so close to the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary,'' Clinton told the Desert Sun newspaper. ``But I made a commitment to this and I want to honor it.''

Human Skull Found at Former Drambuie Mansion A human skull has been discovered in the grounds of a mansion previously occupied by the chairman of Scotch whisky liqueur brand Drambuie. As reported by the Scottish Daily Record, police have found what is believed to be a woman’s skull at Gogar Mount House, where Drambuie chairman Mary Mackinnon lived until 10 years ago. The property and its 23-acre grounds was also previously owned by whisky distiller Sir Robert Usher in the 1800s. Police expanded their search for any further remains to a nearby golf course and other areas. In particular, a...

Full title: Judicial Watch: Obama Family's October Weekend Fundraising Getaway to San Diego Cost Taxpayers $2,001,468.90 in Travel Expenses Alone Known Travel Expenses Now Approaching $10 Million A Year (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained records from the U.S. Department of the Air Force revealing that the October 2015 Columbus Day getaway enjoyed by President Barack Obama and his family cost taxpayers $969,783.90 in flight expenses alone. The documents regarding the Obama travel expenses came in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request first filed on October 13, 2015. According to the newly...

Jordan Spieth brought his old form to the new year and had no trouble winning the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Staked to a five-shot lead, Spieth made two straight birdies around the turn at Kapalua to restore his margin, and he spent the rest of the afternoon soaking up the views of surf and sun on Maui. The view from the top is just as stunning at the moment, not so much for those trying to catch him. Spieth made an 8-foot birdie putt to reach his target, even though he didn't need it. He closed with a...

Barack Obama's love of golf has been widely documented, including the time he crashed a wedding at Torrey Pines last October. It's unlikely the next commander-in-chief will share the same zeal for the game that Obama does, especially if Ted Cruz gets elected. Cruz is on a bus tour through Iowa that covers 28 towns in six days. On Saturday's stop, Cruz was asked if he played golf. According to a New York Times report, Cruz said he played golf, but does so "horribly." "Do I golf?" Mr. Cruz said, repeating the question. "Horribly. And indeed, to call what I...

Samuel L. Jackson appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers Tuesday night to address a recent insulting Donald Trump tweet.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Margery Hadar, who began playing golf three years ago, made the most of a Sunday round at Granada Golf Course by recording TWO holes-in-one. The 73-year-old New York resident, using a driver that she called, "the best club in my bag," holed out on the 164-yard [492-feet] No.5 hole and nearly 30 minutes later on the 112-yard [336-feet] No.7 hole. The 1923 Donald Ross layout is touted as South Florida's oldest continuous operated par-3 course.

In a report released Wednesday, the state auditor faulted Hawaii's Department of Human Services in failing to implement the state's online system for the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare. DHS did "not properly plan for or implement" the $155 million health care exchange, which is called the Kauhale On-Line Eligibility Application system, or KOLEA. "Poor planning and lack of effective leadership at the division level exacerbated already tight time constraints for developing KOLEA and forced the KOLEA Project Team to develop the eligibility and enrollment process while designing KOLEA," the audit states.

President Obama went golfing in Hawaii yesterday and called the press over when he reached the 18th hole. The commander in chief then made what ABC News describes as a 40-foot chip shot:

Alright, so the only thing hotter than this girl is her golf swing. Check it out. She nails it! This is the sort of thing that shatters stereotypes. You know what I’m talking about, right? The stereotypes that usually revolve around hot blonde girls being less than intelligent. The ones that say they are nothing more than beautiful smiles with a fantastic pair of… eyes, yeah that’s it, eyes. Well this beauty could be a liaison for the advocacy group, “Blondes with Brains”. There is a video of the swing.