Saturday, April 23, 2016

Chipping in again, Barack? Obama and Cameron hit the golf course for a chummy round after American president's astonishing warning over Brexit - but who will take the honours?

    US President Barack Obama fits in a round of golf with Prime Minister David Cameron during visit to UK The match at The Grove Club in Hertfordshire continues the American's tradition of playing world leaders. It comes after The President spoke at a London Q&A on world issues and warned UK against Brexit He is set to dine with Mr Cameron later tonight in London while he also met Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today.

It's said the golf course is the place where business really gets done, so it was natural that Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama would meet at one of Britain's luxury courses.

The pair managed to squeeze in a round at the famous course in Hertfordshire between the President's busy schedule, after he visited The Globe Theatre and spoke at a London Q&A event this morning.

The 300-acre course in Chandler's Cross is well known as the place where the England football team stay before a Wembley match, so the course staff are no strangers to seeing famous faces.

Obama's motorcade travelled 20 miles to The Grove for a spot of sport on a cloudy afternoon, continuing his tradition of hitting the fairways with world leaders.

Mr Obama attempts a putt on the 3rd hole, pictured, and is said to have first challenged Mr Cameron to a match back in 2010

Obama's motorcade travelled 20 miles to The Grove, pictured, for a spot of sport on a cloudy Saturday afternoon in Hertfordshire

The pair were pictured here at the front of a very different sort of motorcade than the public is used to seeing either of them in

Obama, a keen golfer, is said to have challenged Cameron, better known as a tennis player, to a round before the 2010 Ryder Cup, where U.S. golfers take on their European rivals, according to a report in Britain's Daily Telegraph.

A putt on the third hole that looked on line circled around the third hole, causing the President to shout 'he was robbed'.

Obama appeared to be having a good time anyway as the two leaders let reporters catch a glimpse of their golf outing.

'Did you see that?' Obama yelled at the press contingent, which is generally kept away when Obama golfs in the U.S. Back in 2010, winning Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie offered Mr Cameron a golf lesson after it was revealed the Prime Minister was not quite as experienced as the American leader.

Pictured: Mr Obama sizes up a putt - but he was left fuming on the third hole when his ball circled the rim and came out again

It is said real business gets done on the golf course but it remains to be seen whether any international agreements were concluded

Mr Obama extends a hand to pat Mr Cameron on the back. The Prime Minister is better known for playing tennis than golf

The pair are to dine together later on Saturday at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, the last scheduled event of a three-day trip which Obama has spent urging Britons to vote to stay in the European Union.

Obama headed to the Grove after a meeting with the leader of Britain's opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn. Saturday is, when possible, golf day for the U.S. president, who usually plays on Andrews Air Force Base, near Washington, practising for rounds against world leaders who have in the past included the prime ministers of Malaysia and New Zealand.

US President Barack Obama urged young people not to pull back from the world and ignore cynicism and pessimism at a town hall-style meeting in London. On the second full day of his visit, Mr Obama addressed young people in Westminster and then took questions from them.

He quoted his predecessor John F Kennedy in saying much of the world's problems 'are man-made so they can be solved by man', imploring the young and appreciative crowd to come together and make a difference for the UK and the world.

Speaking at the event, he said: He added: 'My primary message to you is to reject pessimism and cynicism, know that progression is possible, progression requires a harder path of standing up for the values of adversity.

After the golf the pair are set to return to London to dine at the US Ambassador's residence before Mr Obama heads to Germany tomorrow

'Progress is not inevitable and requires struggle and faith and perseverance. 'That's how we won gay rights, worker rights, civil rights, because those who came before us risked their lives to give us the chance to ready something better, that's what gives me hope for your generation.

'You're a generation that has seen globalisation not as a threat but as opportunities for education and employment and exchange. Not as a curse but as a gift.'

It comes a day after the President faced a furious backlash from many in the UK after warning Britain over leaving the EU, saying the US wants the UK as part of a 'strong Europe'.

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