President Barack Obama returned to the golf course on Christmas Eve after a morning workout.

His foursome Wednesday included Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak, along with White House staffers Joe Paulsen and Mike Brush.

The president has golfed with Asia-Pacific leaders before in Hawaii. During the last days of his vacation in January, Obama teed off with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who owns a home in Hawaii.

Obama met earlier this year with Najib, who is also on vacation, during a trip to Malaysia.

Obama plays golf nearly every day of his vacation, but rarely expands his playing partners outside of a small circle of longtime friends and advisors.

The president’s motorcade left his Kailua home at 11:32 a.m. for the Kaneohe Klipper course at Marine Corps Base Hawaii as skies began to clear.

A light rain was falling earlier in the morning, at 7:50 a.m, when the president went for a workout at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii gym. The president and his entourage returned to the home at about 9:30 a.m.

Obama also exercised at the gym on Monday and Tuesday and has played golf every day on his vacation, except for Monday when rainy weather prompted a bowling excursion on base.

On Tuesday, after a round of golf, Obama went for a hike with daughter Malia and friends. They climbed Makapuu Point Lighthouse Trail, which offers sweeping views of the windward coast and offshore islands.

As Obama returned to his vacation home in the late afternoon, a spokesman said the president was made aware that former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. "President Obama and the first lady send their good wishes to the former president and the entire Bush family during this holiday season," spokesman Eric Schultz said.