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Bush Doesn't Fault Obama For Playing Golf

President Obama (right) with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., on the first hole of the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base on May 6.
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President Obama (right) with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., on the first hole of the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base on May 6.

President Obama seems to enjoy playing golf, but he's been criticized for .

Obama has played more than 140 rounds of golf since he first took office, according to CBS °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ. .

Obama's not alone — 15 of the past 18 presidents played golf while they resided in the White House.

Former President George W. Bush hit the links, but . He said the commander in chief shouldn't be seen on the golf course while Americans were dying in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But Bush doesn't criticize Obama for playing.

, airing Tuesday night on the Golf Channel, Bush says golf is a good outlet for the pressures of the White House.

In addition to having presidential libraries, two former presidents are in the World Golf Hall of Fame: and .

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Doreen McCallister
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