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Obama, Jeter tee off at exclusive golf course

President Barack Obama walks to the second green at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, in this file photo from Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Obama golfed with Derek Jeter at Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas on Saturday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter waves to fans as he walks around the infield after driving in the winning run against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, in New York. The game, which the Yankees won 6-5, was Jeter's last home game of his career. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Fans watch as Michael Jordan hits the ball out of a bunker at the 9th hole during the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational at Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Ending the first day of play are Brian Urlacher and Roger Clemens tied with Eric Dickerson and Ozzie smith for first place with 7 under 65. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
President Barack Obama waves after speaking at an appearance at Del Sol High School to talk about immigration reform Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
President Barack Obama waves after speaking at an appearance at Del Sol High School to talk about immigration reform Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
President Barack Obama speaks during an appearance at Del Sol High School to talk about immigration reform Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 22, 2014 - 3:52 pm
 

President Barack Obama is playing golf at an exclusive Las Vegas-area course with a retired shortstop, a Democratic Party donor and a newspaper owner.

After Obama took about five hours to play the 18 holes at Shadow Creek in North Las Vegas on Saturday, the White House said that he had decided to play an additional nine holes.

His foursome includes retired New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, Obama campaign supporter Stephen Cloobeck and the owner of the Las Vegas Sun, Brian Greenspun.

Casino mogul Steve Wynn built Shadow Creek in 1989; it is now owned by MGM Resorts International.

Obama flew to Las Vegas on Friday to discuss actions he’s taken to lift the threat of deportation from nearly 5 million people living illegally in the U.S.

On Sunday he returns to the White House.

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