Obama Golf

Obama Believes Augusta Should Accept Women

AP | Posted 04.05.2012

WASHINGTON — A White House spokesman said Thursday that President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted as members to the all-male Augu...

Sam Stein

Obama Believes Augusta National Golf Club Should Admit Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2012

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama personally believes that the Augusta National Golf Club, site of the top annual golf tournament in America, shoul...

Boehner: 'I Thought John Kasich Was Going To Cry' Over Golf Game

Posted 12.15.2011

In the summer heat of the debt ceiling debate this year, President Obama organized a cease-fire in the tension with a friendly bipartisan golf game. O...

Clinton And Obama Engage In Friendly Contest

Posted 11.24.2011

(AP) ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- President Barack Obama was joined by former President Bill Clinton on the golf course Saturday, in a friendly cont...

In Martha's Vineyard, Obama Hits The Links

Posted 10.25.2011

UPDATE, 2:16 p.m.: The Obamas have left Blue Heron Farm and are headed for the beach. With what White House spokesman Josh Earnest called "cable ch...

CAPTION THIS: Obama & Boehner's Golf Date

Posted 08.20.2011

SCROLL DOWN TO READ ALL THE CAPTIONS! We spend most of our days coming up with funny things to say about ridiculous photos, so it's only fair that we...

Obama, Boehner Hit The Links For Golf Summit

Posted 08.18.2011

JULIE PACE, Associated Press President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner put partisanship aside, at least on the golf course, and teamed ...

More Details Emerge About Obama-Boehner Golf Game

Posted 08.10.2011

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's planned golf outing June 18 with House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner now has a complete foursome....

Close Friend Of Obama Arrested On Suspicion Of Soliciting Prostitute

AP | Posted 06.06.2011

HONOLULU -- One of President Barack Obama's close friends has been arrested in Honolulu on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute. Honolulu police say ...

PHOTOS: Obamas Go Snorkeling, President Improves Golf Swing

Posted 05.25.2011

Since arriving before Christmas, the first family has spent the majority of their vacation at their rental house, venturing out mainly for workouts, ...

John Boehner: Obama 'Understands' I'm Better At Golf

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) WASHINGTON — Golf-loving Rep. John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says playing 18 holes with someone is a good way to get to know that person. That mig...

Girls and Golf: My Ultimate Sports Dilemma

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Maria Rodale

I have mixed feelings about golf, and mostly mixed negative feelings at that. My father never played it, but as a young workingwoman, I really used to...

Obama Vacation: North Carolina Weekend Visit

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — First stop for the first couple's weekend getaway on Friday was a roadside restaurant that President Barack Obama visited duri...

Sam Stein

White House Defends Obama's Golfing: Does Us All Some Good

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

The Obama administration on Monday brushed off Republican criticism that the president should be spending less time on the golf course and more time f...

Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes: Domestic Policy Adviser Is First Woman To Golf With President Obama

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama headed for the links again Sunday, but this time a woman joined him on the green. Melody Barnes, the president's chief domestic polic...

Golf, Gender, and the President

Jodi Enda | Posted 05.25.2011

Jodi Enda

Playing golf is part of playing politics. It might be trivial, but access to the president is not. And those who traditionally do not golf, by default, lose out.

Obama Buys Daughters Snacks, Himself A Cookie In Martha's Vineyard (VIDEO)

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

*scroll down for video and photos* WEST TISBURY, Mass. President Barack Obama spent his last day on a Martha's Vineyard vacation buying ice cream for...

Obamas Return To DC, Bo Wears "I Heart Obama" Leash On Sunday (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

As the Obamas made their way home from Martha's Vineyard to Washington, DC, the first lady wore stylish open-toe sandals. Yet she was not the most fas...

Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation Day 5: President Bikes Without A Helmet, Family Visits Gay Head Lighthouse (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The first family did a little Martha's Vineyard tourism on Thursday, beginning with some biking on Lobsterville Beach in Aquinnah. Along for the ride ...

Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation Day 3: Golf With White House Chef Sam Kass, Obamamania Sweeps The Island (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: On Tuesday night, the Obamas stepped out for dinner at the Sweet Life Cafe in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday night. Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, Eri...

Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation Day 4: First Family Hits The Beach, Lunches On Fried Seafood (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

*Scroll down for photos* After making remarks about the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy on Wednesday morning, President Obama accompanied his family t...

New Rule: A-hole in One Shouldn't Be Obama's Game

Bill Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Maher

I've got news for you, Mr. President, the people who think you want to kill their Great Aunt Millie aren't swayed by a photo-op on the golf course. The only sand trap I want to see you get out of is Afghanistan.

Press Secretary Gibbs On Obama's Golf Game: "His Game Is Severely Handicapped, As Is Mine"

TIME | Michael Scherer | Posted 05.25.2011

But that doesn't mean the President always behaves like a gentleman. As in basketball, Obama is a trash-talk enthusiast who tries to get into the head...

Bush Questions Brevity of Obama's Vacation

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Borowitz

Former president George W. Bush criticized President Barack Obama today for taking such a brief August vacation, arguing that the brevity of his summer break "sends the wrong message to terrorists."

Barack And Balls: A Slideshow Of Sporty Obama (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama threw the opening pitch at Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star game, but this wasn't his first trip to the pitcher's mound -- nor...