The Augusta Chronicle, Ga., Bill Kirby column
By Bill Kirby, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. | |
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Legendary
He might have also added U.S. presidents.
As the golf world turns its attention to
The answer might be simple. Since the days of
Since the turn of the previous century, only three presidents -- Herbert Hoover,
Most consider
Another Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, is believed to hold the record for most rounds of golf while serving in the
Such practice did not make perfect, confided
"He wasn't much good at it, his wife often beating him," Montgomery said.
Polio might have limited
It did not matter that he was terrible with a swing that an aide said "looked like he was trying to kill a rattlesnake."
He didn't care. Getting out on the golf course gave him the chance to do two of his favorite things -- walk and talk, i.e., persuade.
"I don't have A handicap," Johnson said good-naturedly. "I'm ALL handicap."
It's hard to argue with a man who can leverage a weakness into a strength, particularly on a golf course, and particularly when he's president.
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