President Obama spending Father's Day golfing in California while family finishes tour of Europe

President Obama will spend Father's Day with his five iron in California — while his wife and daughters are away in Europe.

Obama plans to be in Palm Springs on Sunday, the site of two of his favorite golf courses.

The President has been known to frequent both the Sunnylands estate and Porcupine Creek, owned by software billionaire Larry Ellison.

The First Lady and the couple's two daughters are finishing up a goodwill tour of Europe and are not scheduled to return until Tuesday.

As California grapples with a drought crisis, the courses in the desert oasis of Palm Springs have been criticized for their water use.

White House spokesman Eric Schultz responded that many courses have taken water mitigation steps aimed at conservation.

With News Wire Services

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