US Senator Scores Hole in One During Obama Golf Foursome

US Senator Saxby Chambliss
(photo: Washington Post)

Holes-in-one in golf rarely occur. Going to the links with a sitting president of the United States is just about as infrequent. US senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) recently hit this unique double during a cozy golfing foursome with Barack Obama, two other pols, and a Secret Service retinue. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the Georgia Republican nailed a six-iron for his place in obscure Senate history. We don't know if the shot helped Chambliss win any wager, but it's a safe bet that he didn't say "aye" with the president during a Senate vote later that afternoon.

Golf Movies

Susan King of the LA Times wrote a piece earlier this week that I wish I had conceived. The article is about "best golf movies." This unusual movie category tends to feature comedies that lean toward raucous laughter rather than refined humor. That's OK.

My favorite of the films King cites is W.C. Fields' 1930 short The Golf Specialist. Fields had a marvelous way of using his body for laughs. Golf's contortions were made to order for Fields, who performed in silent movies, talkies, and vaudeville. If you like Fields' golf movie, you'll probably enjoy anything he does around a billiard table as well.