"When Romney slams golf he's slamming American people trying to work."

David Lauderdale counters Mitt Romney's campaign complaints about Barack Obama's supposedly excess golfing by noting that 15 of the last 18 presidents played, that Ike teed it up 800 times and that golf adds $2.7 billion to a South Carolina economy that'll be boosted by hosting the fourth major this year.

A quote by golf pro Jimmy Demaret in "First Off the Tee" shows why Romney would do well to quit carping and tee one high and let it fly.

"If the people wish to determine the best candidate (for president), put all the contenders on a golf course," Demaret said. "The one who can take five or six bad holes in a row without blowing his stack is capable of handling the affairs of the nation."