When the president of the United States offers you a mulligan on the tee box, you take it. Just ask Greg Sankey.
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GregSankeywon’ttrytoconvinceyouhe’snearlyasgoodofagolferasPresidentDonaldTrump,buttheSECcommissionerhadagoodroundgoingthroughfiveholesinJune.
Then,hebecameengrossedinconversationwiththeleaderofthefreeworld.That’swhenhisroundwentawry.
SankeyandTrumpbegandiscussingthenationalchampionshipFloridaGatorsbasketballteam’svisittotheWhiteHouse,andSankeylosthisfocus.HeslicedhisteeshotonNo.6.
Nottoworry,becausethePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofferedSankeyamulligan.
“Thepresident…said,‘Well,goaheadandre-tee.Iwastalkinginyourbackswing,’”Sankeytoldme.
Sankeyacceptedthemulligan,butheslicedthesecondteeshot,too.
“Ilostmymojoafterthat,”Sankeysaid.“Ittookmeawhiletogetitback.”
SankeyrecountedthosedetailsfromhisgolfroundwithTrumpwhileIinterviewedSankeyforaprofilethatpublishedrecently,afterUSATODAYselectedtheSECcommissionerasthemostpowerfulfigureincollegefootball.Tenwritersandeditorspartic
