US President Barack Obama looks on after putting on the 9th hole as he plays golf at the the Mink Meadows Golf Course in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on August 25, 2009. After a brutal seven months facing economic blight, rising trouble abroad and fighting for an increasingly under-fire agenda, Obama and the First family are on a week-long vacation on the exclusive island of Martha's Vineyard. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD

US President Barack Obama waves at a crowd as he plays golf at the Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on August 24, 2009. The US First family are on a week-long vacation on the exclusive island of Martha's Vineyard. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD