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Golfing Presidents

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"This quiz will test your knowledge of United States Presidents not in the Oval Office, but on the golf links. See if you can score a birdie with Bill or an Eagle with Gerald ..."


1. Ah, it is finally tee time. It may also be tea time if you live where the game of golf originated. This president was the first president to attempt the game of golf. It was not during the Battle of Shiloh. It was not at siege of Vicksburg. He was more famous as a general than a president. He was more famous as a president than a golfer. His attempt at golf was in Scotland (the birthplace of golf) in a tour of Europe after his presidency.
    Ulysses S. Grant
    James Garfield
    Rutherford B. Hayes
    William Henry Harrison


2. It is time to sink that birdie putt. This president claimed to have had a 79 one day, but it is also reported that he had to take 200 swings to get this accomplished. He was the "King of the Mulligan".
    George Bush
    Dwight Eisenhower
    John Kennedy
    Bill Clinton


3. This is a gimme. This president was notorious for his clumsiness, reported ineptitude and hitting spectators with golf balls. His reputation would be hurt after his pardoning another president over Watergate. Sink the putt.
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... not a Chevy)


4. An eagle putt? This duo were the first relative presidents to play golf together when one was president. No they did not play at the Baghdad Country Club, but their troops could have.
    George H. Bush and George W. Bush
    Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt
    John Adams and John Quincy Adams
    Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson


5. Let's go to 5th hole. This president played more golf in his White House years than any other president. He was a member of Augusta, and once wanted a tree to be cut down in the middle of the course. The membership committee balked. Instead of cutting it down, they named the tree after him. This president was _________.
    John F. Kennedy
    Ronald Reagan
    Grover Cleveland
    Dwight Eisenhower


6. Line up your putt for a break to the left. Golf has been long considered an "aristocratic" sport. This president did not want the American public to see him in this light. He refused to be photographed on the golf course because he said his predecessor played "too much" golf. He did not want to be stereotyped as a golfer in the White House.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Lyndon Johnson
    John F. Kennedy
    Dwight Eisenhower


7. Let's go back to 7th. This president was playing at Augusta National on a day when a man took hostages in the pro shop. He was the oldest president to play golf in office.
    Ronald Reagan
    Jimmy Carter
    George Bush
    John Kennedy


8. Make sure you put down the right score on your card! This president once said he had a 5 on a Par 5 hole, and the people who were playing him said he had an 8. He answered their concern that he was cheating by remarking "I am President of the United States and can have a mulligan anywhere I want to. I tell you to put a 5 on the scorecard". They did put a 5 on his card.
    Answer: ( One word, surname only ... Texas President)


9. Fore! The best golfer of all of the United States Presidents. He was unable to play the last years of his life because of his struggle with polio. This president did get angry when people did not "FORE" warn" him of oncoming golf shots.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Calvin Coolidge
    Theodore Roosevelt
    William H.Taft


10. Last chance for a birdie. Which of the following celebrities had the most influence in presidential golf as well as a comedy show to our armed forces. He was the first personality to get a presidential foursome together. They were Ford, Clinton, Reagan and Bush.
    Bob Hope
    Dean Martin
    Andy Williams
    Groucho Marx


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