It does seem strange that Obama would be golfing while this mission was going on.
If I was POTUS, I would be monitoring events as they happen. I would stand back and let the professionals do their job but I would want to know what was going on.
The point is that Barry0 did NOT know what was going on. He was yanked back from the golf course after the mission was already underway.
Here’s a picture of him coming back from golfing. He has the same clothes on, apparently went straight to the Situation Room.
http://billionaires.forbes.com/photo/0g8jchB9RTccA?q=Steve+Jobs