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 Washington was overcast and rain threatened on Monday. But President Obama figured it was a good day for golf nonetheless, inviting three senators to complete his foursome rather than the usual staff aides. 
 
 In the latest bit of outreach to Congress to press for his troubled domestic agenda, Mr. Obama invited two Republicans, Senators Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and Bob Corker of Tennessee, and one Democrat, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, to golf with him at Joint Base Andrews. 
 
 The nearly four hours of golf ended memorably, though not, apparently, with any legislative breakthroughs. Mr. Chambliss hit a hole-in-one on the 11th hole, allowing him and Mr. Corker to beat the Democratic team of Mr. Obama and Mr. Udall. “That ball will be quite a keepsake,” said Mr. Chambliss’s spokeswoman, Bronwyn Lance Chester. 
 
 According to the White House, the president had the highest handicap of the foursome and Mr. Udall, who was once singled out in Golf Digest as top-ranked among elected officials, the lowest. 
 
 “The president enjoyed the chance to spend some time on the golf course with the senators,” the White House said in a statement. “Most of the talk centered on the round of golf and not the latest round of legislative negotiations in Congress. The president was pleased that the rain held off, despite the damp forecast.” 
 
 All three of his Senate guests are the sort who are willing to work with colleagues of the other party on bipartisan legislation — just the sort of legislators Mr. Obama is hoping to build into a super-majority, at least 60 votes, in the Democrat-led Senate to pass second-term priorities like budget, immigration and gun measures. If the Senate passed such legislation, the strategy holds, the Republican-led House would be under pressure to compromise in turn. 
 
 Mr. Chambliss has worked with Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, toward a bipartisan deficit reduction package that would both cut spending and increase tax revenue. And from his days in the House, Mr. Chambliss remains a close confidant — and golf companion — of Speaker John A. Boehner. ||||| White House press secretary Jay Carney says there is no specific agenda for President Obama's golf game with GOP senators Monday, hinting that the president is simply continuing his gambit to find members of the "common sense" caucus who are willing to work with him on any part of his agenda. 
 
 "He’s willing to try anything," Carney said Monday while Obama was hitting the links with GOP Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Bob Corker. "And whether it’s a conversation on the phone or a meeting in the Oval Office or dinner in a restaurant or dinner in the residence, he's going to have the same kinds of conversations." 
 
 Carney said the president has been speaking with Republicans lawmakers at least weekly about a range of topics, including gun control, immigration reform and reaching a fiscal deal that includes both spending cuts and revenue. 
 
 At Andrews Air Force Base, the foursome, which also included Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, arrived at the first green shortly before 1:30 p.m. and media allowed to observe reported that Obama chipped his first shot beyond the hole and then missed a putt. 
 
 The president typically doesn't allow media to witness his playing golf, although he has allowed photo opportunities when he is playing high-profile people, such as former President Bill Clinton. ||||| President Obama hit the golf course Monday with two Republican senators in an effort to build support for his second-term agenda. He has also had several dinners with GOP lawmakers. 
 
 President Obama, far right, with from left to right, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia, Sen. Mark Udall (D) of Colorado, and Sen. Bob Corker (R) of Tennessee, on the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday. 
 
 In an effort to build support for his second-term agenda, President Obama hit the golf course Monday with two Republican senators – part of what White House spokesman Jay Carney said is a “try anything” approach. 
 
 The president left the White House on an overcast Monday at 12:23 p.m. for the 21-minute drive to the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The golfing foursome included Republican Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, as well as Democratic Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado. 
 
 The White House acknowledged that the golf excursion was part of its outreach to Republicans in Congress, which also included a dinner with a bipartisan group of women senators and two dinners with Republican senators. The administration is trying to build support for Mr. Obama’s second-term agenda, which includes immigration reform and an agreement to deal with America's fiscal woes. 
 
 “He is willing to try anything,” Mr. Carney said at Monday’s press briefing. “And whether it’s a conversation on the phone or a meeting in the Oval Office or a dinner in a restaurant or dinner in the residence, he going to have the same kind of conversations." 
 
 The president loves to golf but rarely uses it for political purposes. He has played golf 121 times during his presidency, triggering some criticism, says CBS correspondent Mark Knoller, who tracks presidential activities. But Monday’s outing is only the fourth time he has invited a member of Congress to join his golf foursome, Mr. Knoller says. The other times have been once with House Speaker John Boehner (R) of Ohio and two invitations to Rep. James Clyburn (D) of South Carolina. 
 
 Monday’s golfing partners have dual appeal: They are good at the game and seen as key to reaching a bipartisan agreement on a deficit reduction package. Golf Digest’s 2011 survey of Washington’s best golfers ranked Senator Udall 11th, Senator Corker 12th, and Senator Chambliss 37th, according to USA Today’s David Jackson. Obama’s ranking in the same survey: 108th. 
 
 Chambliss has made a multiyear effort to craft a bipartisan budget reduction package. So far, as The Wall Street Journal notes, that effort has not led to a grand bargain that Obama seeks. For his part, Corker said in March that he would be open to raising tax revenue as part of a broader deal that makes changes in Social Security and Medicare. 
 
 There is no word yet on what progress the golfers made on policy issues. The press pool accompanying the president was able to only briefly observe the golfing action. On the first green, Obama chipped his first shot past the hole and “later appeared to miss a putt,” said pool reporter Bartholomew Sullivan of Scripps Howard News Service.
– Obama continued his campaign to woo Congresspeople to his second-term agenda today, inviting Republican Senators Saxby Chambliss and Bob Corker, and Democrat Senator Mark Udall, out for a round of golf at St Andrews Air Force Base, the New York Times reports. The White House acknowledged Obama's dates weren't just chosen for their killer chip shots (though they are some of Washington's best golfers, notes the Christian Science Monitor), Politico reports. "He’s willing to try anything," said the White House press secretary. "And whether it’s a conversation on the phone or a meeting in the Oval Office or dinner in a restaurant or dinner in the residence, he's going to have the same kinds of conversations."