Virginia Golfer July / August 2015 | Page 30

Historical Omni Homestead Golf Course and National D-Day Memorial Foundation come together for inaugural tournament by JESSI PIERCE 28 F ormer U.S. President Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower is said to have played nearly 800 rounds of golf during his years in office. As is true for so many, golf was a way for him to escape. It was a chance at relaxation and the opportunity to, for even just 18 holes, forget about anything but the next drive or putt. For a man that had the weight of a nation on his shoulders, that leisure had to have been very welcomed. Before H