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Question: Which President played off the smallest handicap?
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Bill Clinton
 
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George W Bush
 
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Barack Obama
 
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Donald Trump
 
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« on: March 09, 2017, 05:20:41 AM »

Most U.S. Presidents like to shoot a few drives down the fairway, but who is the most skilled golfer out of the last 4 Presidents?
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2017, 10:06:03 AM »

I have no idea but presumably Trump since he owns golf courses.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2017, 10:23:51 AM »
« Edited: March 09, 2017, 10:28:25 AM by yankeesfan »

According to GHIN, Trump's handicap is 2.8, which is really good--however he is said to cheat all the time
http://www.ghin.com/


According to the article below, Obama's handicap is 13.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/07/politics/obama-golf-interview/


According to sources, Bush's handicap dipped below 10 post-presidency

There's less info out there about Bubba
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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2017, 11:54:23 AM »

I'm not sure Trump would continue to play golf if he really sucked at it and didn't cheat. He is obsessed about his image and perception of greatness, and being a guy who owns a bunch of golf courses and prides himself on being a "winner" yet chronically losing is totally not something he would indulge in.

However, after reading a couple different articles:

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-good-is-donald-trump-the-golfer
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/lessons-from-playing-golf-with-trump

I think I am willing to give him some benefit of the doubt. He probably cheats, maybe even more so than whatever may be considered average, but he does appear to have some talent. It would probably be fair to say he'd best the presidents in this poll, but doubtful that his handicap is genuinely that good.
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2017, 01:10:12 PM »

Golf is a sport for chumps.
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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2017, 02:36:15 PM »

Trump's handicap makes him the best presidential golfer ever, just ahead of JFK. W. Was around an 8-9, Clinton used mulligans so often they referred to them as billigans, Obama was worse than Trump or W. But better than Clinton, and would probably beat my butt on the course.
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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2017, 02:43:19 PM »

I'm not sure Trump would continue to play golf if he really sucked at it and didn't cheat. He is obsessed about his image and perception of greatness, and being a guy who owns a bunch of golf courses and prides himself on being a "winner" yet chronically losing is totally not something he would indulge in.

However, after reading a couple different articles:

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-good-is-donald-trump-the-golfer
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/lessons-from-playing-golf-with-trump

I think I am willing to give him some benefit of the doubt. He probably cheats, maybe even more so than whatever may be considered average, but he does appear to have some talent. It would probably be fair to say he'd best the presidents in this poll, but doubtful that his handicap is genuinely that good.

In fairness to trump a LOT of people cheat at golf, so I don't know how badly he does, I've heard from people that have caddied or played with him that even without cheating he's a 4 handicap, and that's good.
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2017, 02:56:53 PM »

Obviously Trump. He gets the most practice even while being president.
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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2017, 04:26:03 PM »

Obviously Trump. He gets the most practice even while being president.

lol!
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« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2017, 05:38:19 PM »

Does this mean Tiger Woods will be President in 2020.

He would appear to have the right attributes in comparison to his predecessors.
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« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2017, 05:42:32 PM »

Does this mean Tiger Woods will be President in 2020.

He would appear to have the right attributes in comparison to his predecessors.
He is definitely qualified to run as a Democrat.
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2017, 12:16:45 PM »

Golf should be banned, like in China.
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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2017, 01:01:03 PM »


Except for Mini Golf.
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« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2017, 01:05:36 PM »
« Edited: March 10, 2017, 01:07:12 PM by ApatheticAustrian »

I have no idea but presumably Trump since he owns golf courses.

to be fair, he also owns beauty contests.

and ....for something totally different...ike golfed the most and still wasn't on the top?
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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2017, 04:02:00 PM »


Alright, I'll give you that.
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