--- title: Obama Bush and Clinton Take Viral Photos at Presidents Cup description: Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton all showed up to hang out together at the Presidents' Cup golf tournament in New Jersey. canonical: https://time.com/4962610/obama-clinton-bush-presidents-cup/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-29T15:49:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:41.364Z og:title: The Internet Loves Obama, Bush and Clinton Golfing Together og:description: It was a historic moment for the powerful trio of pals og:url: https://time.com/4962610/obama-clinton-bush-presidents-cup/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99afa4552d0f6cd2/6988dff2196cf4d50a0421fe/obama-bush-clinton-presidents-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3086 og:image:height: 1736 og:image:alt: The Presidents Cup - Round One og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Loves Obama, Bush and Clinton Golfing Together twitter:description: It was a historic moment for the powerful trio of pals twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99afa4552d0f6cd2/6988dff2196cf4d50a0421fe/obama-bush-clinton-presidents-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Thinks Photos of This Obama, Bush and Clinton Reunion Feel So Good  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 29, 2017 3:49 PM UTC  Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton attend the trophy presentation prior to Thursday foursome matches of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club on September 28, 2017 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton attend the trophy presentation prior to Thursday foursome matches of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club on September 28, 2017 in Jersey City, New Jersey.Rob Carr—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 29, 2017 3:49 PM UTC The annual Presidents Cup just got three times [as presidential.](http://time.com/4903103/george-bush-president-statement-hatred-charlottesville/) Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and [Barack Obama](http://time.com/4958603/barack-obama-malia-college-open-heart-surgery/) all showed up at the New Jersey golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Club to help celebrate the event on Thursday, appearing for a photo op before the first tee-off. And no matter where you fall on the political spectrum, fans of any of the past presidents are enjoying seeing the three living it up [on the course](http://time.com/4792761/barack-obama-vacation-list/) together. It’s also a historic moment: as the [Associated Press notes](https://apnews.com/a9de60ec19a14b96bdfb9b20546925c9), despite its grand name, this is the first time the tournament has hosted three presidents at the same time in its 23-year history. > [](https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/913451071963566080) > [](https://twitter.com/CHiCpeaJC/status/913439070105276418) > [](https://twitter.com/yashar/status/913456585426505728) > [](https://twitter.com/craigmelvin/status/913445413478391808) Meanwhile, some are wondering if this new bipartisan clique will also accept the current president — an [avowed golf-lover](http://time.com/4345367/donald-trump-climate-change-golf-course/) as well — or if they’ve capped membership. > [](https://twitter.com/Senor%5FMojito/status/913458257628422144) > [](https://twitter.com/ProfessorRheins/status/913451439309156352) > [](https://twitter.com/badtoad20/status/913455647773089792) If you’re in it for the golf-watching and not president-viewing, though, keep an eye out: stars Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler are just some of the sport’s top players competing for America at the tournament this year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4962610/obama-clinton-bush-presidents-cup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4962610/obama-clinton-bush-presidents-cup/"},"headline":"The Internet Thinks Photos of This Obama, Bush and Clinton Reunion Feel So Good","datePublished":"2017-09-29T15:49:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:41.364Z","description":"Barack Obama, George W. 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