A member of the Chevy Chase, Md., club has confirmed that former President Barack Obama has joined the club. The course is close to the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington where the Obamas purchased an $8.1 million home earlier this year.
Former President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to join Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md., a member confirmed to Fox News.
Club members received a letter from its president, John Williams, this week informing them of Obama’s decision, the member said. Secret Service agents were recently seen scoping out the property, according to the member. Obama has played on the course before, Fox reported.
The initiation fee for an active full golf member at Columbia Country Club is $80,000, with annual dues of $6,300, according to a document posted online. The course is not far from the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington where the Obamas purchased an $8.1 million home after moving out of the White House earlier this year. The president has said the family intends to stay in Washington until his youngest daughter, Sasha, graduates from high school, Fox reported.
Washingtonian Magazine first reported Obama’s invitation to join Columbia Country Club. “Since 1898, Columbia has been a special place and has earned a tremendous reputation for everything from its championship golf course to its first class dining facilities to an unparalleled social fabric,” the club’s website states. “Columbia is not easy to capture in words or pictures. Its magic is more about how the people make you feel.”
There’s been much speculation about which private course the president would join. He was thought to have been considering Woodmont Country Club, a predominantly Jewish club in Rockville, Md., but some members protested him joining the club over his stance towards Israel. Obama has also joined the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.
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