Capitol Lens: On the Beach

By Douglas Graham

Posted July 9, 2012 at 3:29pm

Looking like a Whac-A-Mole, South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy takes a peek out of the sand trap on the first hole of the First Tee Congressional Challenge golf tournament at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md., on Monday.

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