COMPLETE PHOTOS: How Obama Celebrated 52nd Birthday…and Mitchelle’s Affectionate Birthday Message to Him

President Barrack Obama needs no introduction as he turned 52 on Sunday August 4th, 2013.

Obama kicked off his birthday weekend Saturday when he left the White House just after 8 a.m. EDT— that’s unusually early for the half-hour motorcade ride and a getaway to Andrews Air Force base to squeeze in a larger-than-usual golf game round with friends.

The golf party lasted seven-hour Saturday with his 11 close friends and at least one well-stocked cooler as
they spent the day competing for bragging rights..

The White House said the president’s three golfing foursomes included some of his friends from his days in Hawaii, where he grew up, and Chicago, where he lived before becoming president, along with current and former aides.

Among them were childhood friends Bobby Titcomb and Mike Ramos, and Chicago pals Marty Nesbitt and Eric Whitaker. White House aides Marvin Nicholson and Sam Kass, an assistant chef, rounded out the group, along with Reggie Love, who for years had been Mr. Obama’s personal assistant, or “body man,” and basketball buddy until he left the White House in late 2011 to work on getting an MBA.

After their round, and after President Obama received the latest counter-terrorism updates, the group headed to Camp David, the rural Maryland retreat made available to US Presidents, for an intimate birthday party.

Obama boarding Marine One at Andrews Airforce Base to head to Camp David

The winning foursome (Love, Kass, Wahid Hamid and Laurent Delanney) flew to Camp David with the president in Marine One, the presidential helicopter, due to the limited number of seats; losers travelled the long way by vans.

First Lady Michelle Obama travelled to Camp David separately.

Michelle Obama took to twitter on Sunday to send her husband an affectionate birthday message on her official twitter account, @FLOTUS.

The message was accompanied by an undated black and white photo of the Obamas as a young couple relaxing on a sofa.

The White House issued a happy birthday tweet that included a vintage photo of a then-43-year-old Obama.

Marine One helicopter touched down at 1:58 and Obama was back in the White House by 2pm, Sunday afternoon.

 Obama wore a casual jacket and an open-collared blue shirt. When someone shouted 'Happy Birthday,' he smiled and waved one of several waves toward the cameras as he entered the White House.

Obama waves on the South Lawn on his return from Camp David on Marine One on Sunday

 No birthday cakes or party hats were evident."

Either way, the President enjoyed a low-key birthday and was probably doing more exciting things like solving the world's problems and playing golf rather than follow his Twitter feed which was filled with messages from well-wishers.

Happy Belated Birthday!