- 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.
David Cameron, left, and Barack Obama, right, found time to squeeze in a round of golf at The Grove Club in Hertfordshire today
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, right, usually plays golf on Saturdays and has a regular game at Andrews Air Force base near Washington DC
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.
The game came as a break in a hectic
schedule for Mr Obama, who had been in London earlier at Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre and speaking at a town hall-style meeting to a crowd of
500 people
Mr Obama attempts a tricky chip shot
in the rough on the third green as he stands perilously close to a water
hazard at The Grove
It continues the tradition of the US
President, right, playing golf with other world leaders while on trips
abroad, while is also set to dine with Mr Cameron this evening
Mr Cameron is said to have been
offered a golf lesson by former Ryder Cup-winning captain Colin
Montgomerie in 2010 after the Prime Minister was challenged to a round
by the President
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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