Obama Would Be Turned Away From Most Country Clubs... **
One of those arcane rules that I believe is reason #459 why the game's in need of a coolness intervention.
After all, those side pockets are so offensive.
More importantly, what ball is that he's playing?
Geoff
Phillip Rucker with more than you ever needed to know about Obama's round:
Then it was off to the green for the president-elect, who was joined at the picturesque Olomana Golf Links in Waimanalo by two friends and a political aide, Eugene Kang. The foursome played for five hours at the challenging public course, a par 72, set near the Ko'olau Mountain Range.
Obama, a left-handed golfer, sported black shades and wore a white polo shirt, brown cargo shorts, short white socks and golf shoes. About midway through the course, Obama stopped by the snack bar, where he purchased two hot dogs, two passion-orange sodas, one Powerade and one Coke. He also bought two Spam musubi, a sushi-like Hawaiian delicacy consisting of Spam and fried egg on a slab of rice, all held together with a dried seaweed wrap. (He paid a total of $17.75, but it was unclear whether the president-elect ate a Spam musubi.)
At the clubhouse, Obama unexpectedly bumped into a pool of reporters, who asked how his game was going. He smiled and conceded: "I'm not that good."
When he arrived at the driving range earlier, he spotted the reporters and cameras about 15 feet away on the other side of a fence and said: "Okay, guys, come on. How many shots do you need?"
Monday, December 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM
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JPB
A lefty, yet he wears his watch on his left arm? Hmmm.
-DA
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At least golf may distract him from his heinous plans to drain the life and wealth of each and every taxpayer.
Obama tucked.
I wonder if Obama says, "I played golf today" or "I golfed today"? People who know anything about golf say that they "play" golf. People who don't know about golf say that they "golf". I find that more offensive than cargo shorts.
I totally agree. I "golfed" today just told me you're not really a golfer.
I don't have a problem with cargo shorts but please tuck in your shirt and take yur hat off in the clubhouse.
Thank You.
JPB
One does not play at golf.
i also play golf (not "at" golf) lefty, but never in cargo shorts.
It's the episode with Anthony Kim. TGC runs it about 17 hours a day. Calling fact-check department!
Anyway, the President-Elect looks fine. Remember the Clenis, with his long pants and white socks? Ugh. And if Barack Obama did shoot 104, it was an honest score.
Double standard? Not hardly, as the locals say around here. Refusal to acquiesce in the deification of wonderful head professionals at sexist, discriminatory, elitist "country clubs" such as Burning Tree? You betcha.
Understood about winding, but what about the abuse your watch takes on your dominant hand from writing, hammering, etc.?
The taking-off-of-the-cap after a round is a rather amusing - and recent - pantomime of upper-class Edwardian etiquette . A gentleman need not remove his hat for another man out of doors.
I'll stick with cargo shorts.
I wonder how the magazine missed Billy Andrade. He's a vocal, active Democrat (hosting fundraisers, etc.).
4p
MB
Funny that the game of golf that we love is supposed to bring together all walks of life. I think that many of the self absorbed souls in this thread need to read the thread on The Evans Scholarship thread for a reality check and to check their attitudes on the people that play the game and what they wear at the door.
Many people in this thread should be ashamed of themselves. And we wonder why the USA is in trouble in every aspect.
Your racist and sexist comments are doing a pretty sweet job of bringing together all walks of life.... You should ask Santa to bring you a sense of humor and a huge doobie to chill you the elf out.
The truth hurts.....It always does. Don't shoot the messenger.
Senator Saxby Chambliss is criticzied for playing golf.
Obama plays golf, and it's reported that he "sported black shades and wore a white polo shirt, brown cargo shorts, short white socks and golf shoes". Then he was "asked how his game was going."
So to sum up, the left/media message...
To Bush: PLAY GOLF, it doesn't matter.
To Saxby: DON'T PLAY GOLF, it does matter.
To Obama: PLAY GOLF OR BASKETBALL OR WALK A ROUND WITHOUT A SHIRT ON, whatever you do it's all miraculous magic.
Great post. You are obviously someone who respects the game and it's traditions
Sadly you are somewhat of a dying breed.
JPB.