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Bush, Tiger on the first tee
It took an ex-US president to steal the spotlight from Tiger Woods.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: July 06, 2007 09:39 AM IST
Read Time:1 min
Bethesda:
George HW Bush and wife Barbara caught up with Woods' group at the 16th fairway during Wednesday's pro-am at the AT&T National. Bush walked the final holes with Woods in front of a huge gallery and even hit a couple of tee shots at the 18th.
That was a warmup for the big event. Woods drove the former president in a golf cart to the first hole for the opening ceremony. Woods placed a ball on a tee so that Bush could hit the ceremonial first shot of the tournament.
"If anybody laughs when I hit it, they're dead," Bush said with a chuckle. "We've got Secret Service here."
Looking down the fairway, Bush added: "There's no way I can hit it down there."
His drive went 100 yards or so and landed in the rough, just a few feet short of a 60-foot-(18-meter)-long American flag held by local veterans. Bush tipped his cap and the crowd cheered. He then greeted wounded veterans who were special guests for the ceremony.
It took an ex-US president to steal the spotlight from Tiger Woods.George HW Bush and wife Barbara caught up with Woods' group at the 16th fairway during Wednesday's pro-am at the AT&T National. Bush walked the final holes with Woods in front of a huge gallery and even hit a couple of tee shots at the 18th.
That was a warmup for the big event. Woods drove the former president in a golf cart to the first hole for the opening ceremony. Woods placed a ball on a tee so that Bush could hit the ceremonial first shot of the tournament.
"If anybody laughs when I hit it, they're dead," Bush said with a chuckle. "We've got Secret Service here."
Looking down the fairway, Bush added: "There's no way I can hit it down there."
His drive went 100 yards or so and landed in the rough, just a few feet short of a 60-foot-(18-meter)-long American flag held by local veterans. Bush tipped his cap and the crowd cheered. He then greeted wounded veterans who were special guests for the ceremony.
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