AP, New York :
As much as former President George H.W. Bush loved golf, he was never on the course very long.
For all his passion and heritage in golf – his grandfather and father were USGA presidents – the 41st president was mainly known for being the best example of the Rule 6-7: “Play without undue delay.”
Davis Love III discovered this during one outing at Cape Arundel Golf Club in Kennebunkport, Maine.
“We were playing and one of the Secret Service guys, his phone starts ringing,” Love said. “He said, ‘Mr. President, it’s President Clinton.’ And President Bush says, ‘Well, I’m hitting.’ He hands me the phone and says, ‘Talk to him for a second.’ So I’m there talking to President Clinton while President Bush is hitting his shot. You just never knew what was going to happen next.”
Bush died Friday night at his home in Houston at age 94.
“His name is synonymous with golf,” said Tiger Woods, who played with Bush in Houston while still an amateur. “Being around him for all these years and getting a chance to be around him at Presidents Cup … he was such a class act. Anyone who’s ever been around him knows how much he loved his golf and how much he supported it and how much we’re going to miss him.”
