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Former U.S. Presidents, from left, Barack Obama, George Bush and Bill Clinton greet spectators on the first tee before the first round of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The start of the Presidents Cup gave golf a new “Big Three” — former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton posing with players and wives on each team in an opening ceremony unlike any other.
It was the first time three U.S. presidents have attended the matches at the same time since this event began in 1994, named after the highest office in the land.
The U-shaped grandstands around the first tee at Liberty National were at capacity more than an hour before the first tee time Thursday. Most of the players were warming up on the range. Phil Mickelson, in the fifth and final match, came over early to shake hands.
Then, Mickelson took out his phone for a selfie he might not get again.
