If our presidents can take time to play golf, so can you! Here’s some presidential golf statistics.
We’re keeping it fun with some presidential golf facts!
- Donald Trump
Has won 19 club championships. Handicap Index reported to be 2.8 - John F. Kennedy
Despite chronic back pain, averaged 80. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Installed a green outside the Oval Office; member at Augusta National. Became friends with Arnold Palmer. - Gerald R. Ford
Despite a clumsy image, a legitimate 80s-shooter. He also played with Arnold Palmer. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
At 39, polio robbed him of a powerful golf swing - George W. Bush
His handicap reported to dip under 10, post-presidency. He gave up golf during his presidency at the start of the Iraq War. - George H.W. Bush
Once got his handicap down to 11. Favorite exclamation on the course was “Power outage!” when putts fell short
- Bill Clinton
Can break 90, especially using his “Billigans” - Barack Obama
The lefty plays hoops and golf, more than 330 rounds during his two terms. - Ronald Reagan
Didn’t play often or well (best was low 90s) - Warren G. Harding
Struggled to break 95 - Woodrow Wilson
Played over 1,000 Rounds in office but almost never broke 100. He even enlisted his Secret Service agents to paint his golf balls black so that he could practice in the snow. - Richard M. Nixon
He shot 79 once and quit the game - Lyndon B. Johnson
Played with senators to secure votes for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Calvin Coolidge
When he vacated the White House, he left his clubs behind
Sources: Golf Digest, Cheat Sheet
