President Obama tees off. (Via the White House)
Believe it or not, there are perks to being president. One of them: the ability to get some help with your golf game from one of the best teachers in the world.
President Obama is headed to a golf getaway weekend, but unlike the rest of us, he'll be bringing along some top-flight instructional help. Obama will be at The Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, Fla., and will get instruction from none other than Butch Harmon and his son Claude III. Butch Harmon is, of course, one of golf's most famous teachers, having been Tiger Woods' swing coach for Woods' first eight majors.
According to Golf Digest, Obama inquired if the teachin' Harmons would be on property, and when the president requests your services, you tend to hop-to.
"He's a left-handed player, I've seen film of his swing before," Harmon told Golf Digest. "It'll be fun to get him down in the learning center, show him stuff in his golf game and see how he takes it to the course. He's just like all of us that play golf. He wants to
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