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Only three more rounds until Obama hits the 200 mark.

Via The Hill:

President Obama hit the links Saturday with “Pardon the Interruption” host Tony Kornheiser and a pair of White House aides.

The outing with the ESPN personality comes following weeks of controversy surrounding the NFL’s handling of a series of domestic violence cases.

Earlier this month, White House press secretary Josh Earnest issued a rare statement following news the Baltimore Ravens had cut their star running back, Ray Rice, after a video of him punching his fiancé in a casino elevator was revealed.

“The President is the father of two daughters,” Earnest said at the time. “And like any American, he believes that domestic violence is contemptible and unacceptable in a civilized society. Hitting a woman is not something a real man does, and that’s true whether or not an act of violence happens in the public eye, or, far too often, behind closed doors.”

Controversy over the NFL’s handling of the incident has only grown, and last week, Kornheiser’s ESPN colleague and occasional “PTI” guest host Bill Simmons was suspended by the network for calling football commissioner Rodger Goodell a liar.

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