I’ve written before — maybe too much — about golf and presidents. For example, I had this essay in NR last winter. It came about at a time when Obama was catching grief — from the Left — for spending so much time on the course. He loves the game, which is one of the best things I know about him. I also discussed, in that piece, George W. Bush’s decision to stop playing golf, fairly early in his presidency. (It occurred when the U.N. offices in Iraq were bombed.)

Anyway, a reader sent me an e-mail with this heading: “Good to see W. playing again.” He is, in Dallas. And this article is delightful. Bush is still Bush. That makes a lot of people gag. And it makes some others of us smile — even grin.