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Barack Obama's new Chicago golf home has been dubbed 'the United Nations' of golf clubs

CHICAGO - Barack Obama has a new Chicago hangout that's a perfect reflection of the former president.

Members refer to Beverly Country Club as "the United Nations" of golf clubs, a home to people of all ethnicities, races, faiths, political parties - and both sexes. The membership includes multiple Nobel Prize recipients and politicians such as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Alderman Ed Burke.

In addition, it's a true Chicago club, with a location of 87th Street and Western Avenue

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