"The USGA is trying to figure out how to connect with Obama"

That's according to Michael Bamberger who certainly has been putting in the time listening to USGA Exec Committee types and reporting in this week's SI roundtable.

The subject was Obama and golf:

Bamberger: The USGA is trying to figure out how to connect with Obama, and if they could what a home run that could be.

Wouldn't you love to be in on those meeting discussions with Executive Director David Fay?

XC Member: David, since you're the only known Democrat associated with the USGA post Hannigan--well at least until we started paying you $700,000 a year--do you have any contacts in the upper reaches of the Democratic party? We are seeing Obama in a spot for the First Tee or maybe even an "I swing like a girl" piece. What do you think?

Fay: I think he's a little busy.

XC Member: Well, could you try please?