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US President Barack Obama has played golf 32 times since he took office, more than his predecessor George W Bush did during his entire presidency.US President Barack Obama has played golf 32 times since he took office, more than his predecessor George W Bush did during his entire presidency.
He most recently played on Sunday, when the volcanic ash cloud over Europe forced him to cancel plans to attend the funeral of Poland's president.He most recently played on Sunday, when the volcanic ash cloud over Europe forced him to cancel plans to attend the funeral of Poland's president.
The golfing figures were compiled by Mark Knoller of CBS Radio, the unofficial White House statistician.The golfing figures were compiled by Mark Knoller of CBS Radio, the unofficial White House statistician.
Mr Bush, who played 24 times, was mocked for his fondness of the game.Mr Bush, who played 24 times, was mocked for his fondness of the game.
In an interview following the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, the former president was filmed on a golf course calling on "all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers", then pausing before saying: "Thank you. Now watch this drive." Mr Bush was filmed on a golf course in August 2002, where he denounced a suicide bombing in Israel. He called on "all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers", then pausing before saying: "Thank you. Now watch this drive."
Mr Bush later gave up playing golf while in office, saying in 2008: "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf. Mr Bush said he gave up playing golf in 2003 in the wake of the bombing of the UN headquaarters in Baghdad.
In an interview in 2008, he explained his decision, saying: "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf.
"I feel I owe it to the families to be... in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.""I feel I owe it to the families to be... in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."
Golf Digest has ranked Mr Obama eighth among the list of golfing presidents, behind Bill Clinton but ahead of Ronald Reagan, who was known for practising putting in the aisle of Air Force One.Golf Digest has ranked Mr Obama eighth among the list of golfing presidents, behind Bill Clinton but ahead of Ronald Reagan, who was known for practising putting in the aisle of Air Force One.
John F Kennedy, widely considered the best golfing president, took great pains to ensure he was never photographed on the course.John F Kennedy, widely considered the best golfing president, took great pains to ensure he was never photographed on the course.

Correction 21 April: In a previous version of this story we incorrectly reported that Mr Bush said "Now watch this drive" in the wake of the August 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Iraq.
The story has also been rewritten to make it clear that it was in 2003 that Mr Bush said he was giving up golf.