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Wind assisted, but none-the-less, a sweet chip shot from the Commander In Chief on the 18th at the super exclusive Mid Pacific Country Club in Hawaii. In case you wondered “does Obama play public courses?”
The shot was pretty clutch considering all the cameras snapping during his practice swings. As money as the shot was, it’s really Obama’s celebration that puts it over the top. The mic drop and point to the crowd make the entire video.
So the question needs to be asked with Obama’s time in the Oval Office coming to a close, where does Barack’s golf game rank among the past presidents? Golf Digest did a ranking back in 2008,and not much has changed in that time since Obama has been president since then and most of the men on the list are dead and not taking any strokes off their game. Here’s their top ten:
1. John F. Kennedy: Despite chronic back pain, averaged 80.
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Had a green outside the Oval Office.
3. Gerald R. Ford Clumsy: but was a legitimate 80s-shooter.
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt: At 39, polio robbed him of a powerful golf swing.
5. George H.W. Bush: Once got his handicap down to 11.
6. George W. Bush: Outgoing prez is a capable 15-handicapper.
7. Bill Clinton: Can break 90, especially using his “Billigans.”
8. Barack Obama The lefty plays more hoops than golf.
9. Ronald Reagan Didn’t play often or well (best was low 90s).
10. Warren G. Harding Struggled to break 95.
Let’s assume W. got a little better with more time on his hands and Bubba moved up in the rankings with H.W. being like 100 years old. I’m thinking this has to put Obama, if not in the top 5, at least at a respectable sixth.
Who were the worst golfers to ever serve as president? According to Back 9 Network, Woodrow Wilson never broke 100, Warren G. Harding was awful and Calvin Coolidge hated the game so much he left his clubs at the White House after he moved out.
[via GQ]