Jeb Bush: "Golf would not be dying if more people played the way we play out here"

Douglas Hanks at the Miami Herald profiles the former Florida governor and potential presidential candidate Jeb Bush, a weekly golfer who plays as quickly as his father, former President George H. Bush.

Hanks writes:

People who have played with, and near, the former Florida governor described an above-average weekend golfer who excels at moving the game along, with no patience for the practice swings and player courtesies that can push 18 holes toward the five-hour mark.

“Golf would not be dying if more people played the way we play out here,” Bush said after a recent round in Coral Gables that lasted about 2 1/2 hours, including a 19th hole to settle a tied score. “It’s not that hard to do, to be honest with you.”

As he readies for a presidential run, Bush’s speedy golf game offers one of the more personal bridges between his national and local personas.