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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, December 26, 2009

President tops off day of golf with stop at beach


Peter Baker
New York Times, with the Obama press pool

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

President Barack Obama, left, walks on Pyramid Rock beach on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay today.

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Following a day of golf at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course at the nearby Marine base, President Obama left the course about 4:30 p.m. and stopped at Pyramid Rock Beach, a small cove still on the base, so he could get out and check out the waves.

Swimmers and sunbathers looked up in surprise to see the commander in chief.
Obama - wearing a white golf shirt, tan baseball cap and sunglasses – could be seen pointing and waving at onlookers. He took in the sight for a few minutes, then got back into his SUV and headed back to the Kailua rental house, where he arrived shortly before 5 p.m.
Media covering the president were kept far from the president’s golfing party. No word on the day’s golf scores.