subject: American President, Avid Golfer [print this page] Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allies in World War II, the architect of D-Day, and two-term president of the United States, was an avid golfer and a member at Augusta National Golf Club. And he has been elected to the World Golf of Fame. Eisenhower was selected in the Lifetime Achievement Category and is the fourth announced member of the Class of 2009 with Lanny Wadkins, Jose Maria Olazabal and Christy O'Connor Sr.
His craze to golf can be well proved from the statement of the King, Arnold Palmer, who once said of the president:
"One would be hard-pressed to find any single person who did more to popularize the game of golf, not only in the United States but throughout the world, than President Eisenhower. His visibility, coupled with his passion for the game, were the inspiration for literally millions of people picking up the game for the first time. Those involved in golf today owe him a great debt of gratitude."
Different other golf enthusiasts who play golf for fun and do it in common level, Eisenhower was the most famous golfer in the world, perhaps in other word, he was the most famous person who was an avid golfer-during his presidency.Ike was in office from 1953-61; at the beginning of that period, according to Don Van Natta, Jr., author of First Off The Tee (compare prices), just over three million Americans were golfers. By the end of his term, more than six million Americans were participating the game. Even there is a book called Don't Ask What I Shot: How Eisenhower's Love of Golf Helped Shape 1950s America.
How did Ike impact those numbers? His visibility playing the game, and enthusiasm for it. Eisenhower had aputting green installed on the White House lawn. He was a member of Augusta National Golf Club and played there a lot.According to a Golf Digest article from 2008, Eisenhower played golf more than 800 times during his presidency. Imagine Barack Obama trying to get away with that in today's environment. And yet Eisenhower managed to spend more than 1,000 days of his presidency (according to Golf Digest's count) playing golf or involved in some other golf-related activity.
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American President, Avid Golfer
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