President Obama: Derek Jeter hustled me out of money while playing golf in Vegas
The Captain took money off the Commander-in-Chief on the golf course, and President Obama isn’t too happy about it.
The two played together as part of a foursome at the elusive Shadow Creek in Las Vegas back in November 2014. When Obama arrived on the range, as he told a Las Vegas audience on Monday, he saw a nervous-looking Jeter shanking balls.
“I said, ‘You play golf Derek?’ And he said, ‘I just started two weeks ago,'” Obama said, according to Politico.
Turns out, Jeter was playing possum. Obama, who plays in the mid 80s to low 90s, gave Jeter 30 strokes in their match. That was a huge mistake. Jeter plays well, and he hustled the President.
“[Las Vegas Sun publisher Brian Greenspun] and Derek Jeter stole money from me at Shadow Creek,” Obama said.
The cherry on top of the humilation sundae was the post-round photo opp.
“We had to take a picture of me handing Derek Jeter money at the end of the game,” Obama said.
Obama has come under fire from conservatives that he plays golf too much, having notched some 250 rounds since taking office in 2009. That amounts to about 1,100 hours on the golf course during his nearly two terms in the White House.
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