Story highlights Obama tells the Golf Channel his handicap is an "honest 13"Golf is Obama's favored activity on vacationEdgartown, Massachusetts (CNN) As he descends into vacation mode, President Barack Obama is disclosing for the first time a closely held secret: his golf handicap. "I think my irons are good, my drive is straight but unimpressive in length, and my putting's decent, chipping is OK," Obama told Feherty. Obama is due to play his 300th round of golf as president on Martha's Vineyard this week, according to statistics compiled by CBS correspondent and White House historian Mark Knoller. The commander in chief told Golf Channel's David Feherty he's an "honest 13" -- an improvement over his reported 17-handicap when he took office that puts him in line with his Oval Office predecessors. Cloudy skies prevented the President from playing a round upon arriving on the island Saturday, but sunny skies were forecast for the rest of the week.

Source: CNN August 07, 2016 14:48 UTC