Trump played golf 19 times in his first 100 days — here's why American presidents have been historically obsessed with the game
![President Barack Obama keeps golf games quiet, only invites White House staffers - ESPN The Magazine President Barack Obama keeps golf games quiet, only invites White House staffers - ESPN The Magazine](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/1002/mag_e_obama01jr_576.jpg)
President Barack Obama keeps golf games quiet, only invites White House staffers - ESPN The Magazine
![We've crunched the numbers, and it's official: President Obama played A LOT of golf while in office | This is the Loop | Golf Digest We've crunched the numbers, and it's official: President Obama played A LOT of golf while in office | This is the Loop | Golf Digest](https://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2016/01/06/568d2f63dd9a47de59edb049_Obama-Biden-White-House.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.853.suffix/1573390774698.jpeg)
We've crunched the numbers, and it's official: President Obama played A LOT of golf while in office | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
![Trump claims golf is his 'exercise' as video of him driving a cart with his caddie hanging on the back goes viral - MarketWatch Trump claims golf is his 'exercise' as video of him driving a cart with his caddie hanging on the back goes viral - MarketWatch](https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2020/07/12/Photos/NS/MW-IK274_Untitl_20200712233501_NS.jpg?uuid=d578bd5c-c4b9-11ea-9a9d-9c8e992d421e)
Trump claims golf is his 'exercise' as video of him driving a cart with his caddie hanging on the back goes viral - MarketWatch
![President Obama and Tiger Woods played golf, and White House reporters are teed off - The Washington Post President Obama and Tiger Woods played golf, and White House reporters are teed off - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/02/21/Sports/Images/Obama-02d3e-7186.jpg?t=20170517)
President Obama and Tiger Woods played golf, and White House reporters are teed off - The Washington Post
![Trump Golf Count on Twitter: "See how Obama's line is flat this week and Trump's jumps up? Obama was hosting military families at the WH July 4, 2009 rather than golfing. https://t.co/tlnCjJKyCH" / Trump Golf Count on Twitter: "See how Obama's line is flat this week and Trump's jumps up? Obama was hosting military families at the WH July 4, 2009 rather than golfing. https://t.co/tlnCjJKyCH" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD5kBh5XUAEm6_1.jpg)