As it turns out, Donald Trump has played more golf in his first 100 days in office than Barack Obama. However, Obama played an estimated 333 rounds of golf while President for eight years.
Obviously Trump hasn't been in office long enough to rack up a historically high number of rounds of golf as President, but where does Obama rank among his fellow U.S. Presidents in terms of which one has played the most golf?
The U.S. President who played the most golf is actually Woodrow Wilson, who played an estimated, 1,200 rounds of golf while in office from 1913-21. That beats second-place President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a tree named for him at Augusta National Golf Club where he was a member and went 29 times as Commander-in-Chief, who played more than 800 rounds of golf in office from 1953-61.
Obama comes in a healthy fourth place with his 333 rounds. Bill Clinton played an estimated 400 rounds of golf in the White House.
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Any further detail on who they were golfing with? Its more than just a game and relaxation for most as it can be an opportunity to meet and get to know new people to start or improve relationships needed to get the job done. A former boss of mine helped set up a foursome that included the CEO of a major corporation with Clinton, the ultimate schmoozer. As I recall Obama golfed routinely with the same people. Rarely newcomers. He was absorbed in it as a game instead of an opportunity to use his relaxation time as an investment in relationships.
Woodrow Wilson, who played an estimated, 1,200 rounds of golf while in office from 1913-21.