Here’s
a pair you don’t expect to hear of together, but anything is
possible. President Obama and Tiger Woods played golf together over
the weekend.
President
Obama was in Florida on a three-day vacation with First Lady Michelle
Obama, and the Prez is known to be an avid golf player, so who better to
play the game with than one of the best?
The
duo played Sunday (Feb 17) at The Floridan Golf Club in Palm City, Fla
and were also joined by the club’s owner Jim Crane, as well as Woods’
former swing coach Butch Harmon.
“Well,
when you get to play with the president and Tiger Woods in the same
round, that’s one that doesn’t happen every day and it might not happen
again,” Crane told MLB.com.
“It was a lot of fun. The President was very cordial, and Tiger had a
lot of fun and hit some great shots. We had a lot of fun.”
On
the President’s golf game, Crane added, “He played well today. He made
some good shots and had some pars, and I think he shot in the 80s. The
weather was nice and we had fun. I think he really enjoyed his visit and
we really enjoyed having him in the Floridian, and hopefully we’ll have
him back some day.”
Harmon
told Golf Digest, “Just to see the interaction between the two on the
range was pretty neat. The President said to Tiger: ‘The last tournament
you played was fun to watch. It’s good to see you play well again.’ You
could tell he meant it. It just wasn’t a throw it out compliment.”