Monday, Aug. 8
ANOTHER ROUND OF GOLF, THIS TIME WITH THE 2015 NBA MVP
On his third day of vacation, President Obama again headed to the Farm Neck Golf Club for a round of golf, but this time his special guest was none other than 2015's unanimous NBA MVP Steph Curry.
Curry's father, Dell Curry, a former NBA player himself, also joined the foursome. ABC was able to catch the group on camera as they joked around.
It's not the first time Obama has invited Curry to play a round with him. In August of 2015, Curry reflected on what it's like to play with the commander in chief in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, joking that Obama would trash talk him over looking nervous about the couple dozen Secret Service agents who follow along with the group.
Meanwhile, the White House shared the following picture of the family dog Sunny, appearing to enjoy the sun and being with the family away from the White House grounds.
Sunday, Aug. 7
ON DAY ONE, GOLFING WITH AN NBA STAR
President Obama began his first full day of vacation by hitting the links for his 300th round of golf as president, according to CBS reporter Mark Knoller.
A special guest among his usual list of golf partners was NBA star Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers. Spotted briefly on one of the Farm Neck Golf Club's greens, Obama could be seen giving Paul a 'gimme' on a barely missed putt.
In the evening, the president and first lady privately dined with friends at Down Island in Oak Bluffs.
The farm-to-table restaurant, which opened in May, saw its business double the day after the Obamas' visit, according to general manager Reavely Bell.
"Just a lot of people calling in wanting to eat the same thing [as the first family]," Bell said.
Despite the interest in the restaurant's $59 set dinner, Bell said the restaurant still plans to rotate its menu Wednesday.
Island businesses visited by the Obamas' during their vacation see a "dramatic uptick" in activity in the days after members of the first family swing by, according to Nancy Gardella, the executive director of the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday, Aug. 6
THE FIRST FAMILY ARRIVES AT MARTHA'S VINEYARD
The first family arrived in Martha's Vineyard Saturday, Aug. 6, the day after holding a celebrity-packed party at the White House celebrating President Obama's 55th birthday.
The Obamas will spend 16 days on the island, their seventh trip there since Obama took office. During their stays, the president largely stays out of view of the public, with the exception of when cameras are able to catch brief glimpses of him on the golf course.
Arriving at the Cape Cod airport on Air Force One before their short helicopter ride onto Martha's Vineyard, Obama was greeted by Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., who gifted the president a Titleist Pro-V1 golf ball, which are made in the congressman's district.
Upon their arrival, the first family retreated to their overnight residence in Chilmark on the western side of the island.
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