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The article discusses the role of golf in U.S. politics. A scheduled round of golf between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican party Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner is discussed both as evidence of the sport's popularity among U.S. public officers and legislators and a waning of the negative associations of the sport with lobbying and rich people held by many voters. An annual tournament between Republican and Democratic House members is considered.

Examines the reasons behind salespeople's love of golf. Relaxation afforded by golf away from work stress; Creation of business relationships; Kind of competitive spirit that hooks salespeople on golf; Types of salespeople who love to play golf. INSETS: Letting the client win: Birdie or bogey?.;How to succeed in business.., by Erika Rasmusson.;The back nine: Business stroke-savers, by Robert Carey..

The article discusses the Fort Belvoir Golf Club at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and examines its programs for military veterans. The use of golf as a rehabilitation tool for veterans with physical and mental injuries is commented on, and the golf course and its relationship with the fort's hospital are described.

The article focuses on Midnight Golf, a golf instruction program for high school students in Detroit, Michigan. The program provides golf instruction, life-skills teaching, and college preparation counseling and mentoring for students from some of the city's poorer neighborhoods. Golf course architect Tom Doak, a Michigan native, has designed a practice facility for the program.

The author offers opinions on golf and U.S. President Barack Obama. He defends Obama's fondness for the sport from attacks by liberal commentators. It is argued that participation in golf is so widespread in the U.S., and that its overall role in the economy is so large, that it cannot possibly be a sport limited to persons of one political party of ideology.

An interview is presented with professional football quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants. Manning states that he took up golf as a recreational sport at age 11, and that his entire family, including his brother Peyton, play together several times a year. Manning believes that visualization is a technique which can be successfully applied to both sports.

This article reports that the ever popular game of golf is a sport filled with fun, competitiveness, and business. In the United States alone, there are more than 26 million golfers. The men's Professional Golf Association and the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour account for nearly 80 tournaments throughout the year with a total combined purse of nearly one-third of a billion dollars in 2005. Many companies encourage golf as a natural side for networking, to help needy organizations and develop relationships with prospective customers, clients, recruiting key employees and obtain business agreements. There can be a mixing of stress and pressure in golf and business. Many business people are not sure what to say or do when they invite a client to play a round of golf.