Tiger Woods joins vacationing Obama for golf round

by Darlene Superville, Associated Press |
President Barack Obama jokes around with friends after an errant shot nearly hit him while playing golf with friends on the 9th hole at the Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii, December 28, 2010. Obama is spending the last days of the year vacationing with his family in Hawaii. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB

President Barack Obama jokes around with friends after an errant shot nearly hit him while playing golf with friends on the 9th hole at the Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii, December 28, 2010. Obama is spending the last days of the year vacationing with his family in Hawaii. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (AP) — Tiger Woods joined President Barack Obama’s golfing group on Sunday at the Floridian, a secluded yacht and golf club on Florida’s Treasure Coast.

The White House says the group also included Jim Crane, the Houston businessman who owns the resort and Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros, and the outgoing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.

Obama is spending the long President’s Day holiday weekend at the Floridian and is expected to return to Washington on Monday. First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are on an annual ski vacation out West.

On Saturday, Obama got some instruction and played a few holes with Butch Harmon, Woods’ former swing coach.

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