Barack Obama enjoyed a day of golf at the exclusive Castiglion del Bosco course in Tuscany

Barack seemed to relish getting behind the wheel of the golf cart - something he wasn't allowed to do while he was in the White House as presidents are not allowed to drive.


The couple are vacationing at the 14th century village of Borgo Finocchieto, just a 15-minute drive from the Castiglion del Bosco golf course where Barack was playing Saturday.
According to the course's website, the Castiglion del Bosco Golf Club is Italy's only private golf club set within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Membership to the club is by invitation only and the course was designed by Tom Weiskopf, who designed the winner of the British Open.

Italian state and armed police, the Polizia di Stato and the Carabinieri, helped keep the 18-hole course secure while the former president played.
The Obamas will have Borgo Finocchieto to themselves during their five-night stay - at an eye-watering cost of $15,000 per night.
Not that the couple are likely to have paid, as it's owned by the ex-president's former ambassador to Italy, John Philips.

The Obamas arrived in Tuscany on a private plane escorted by six fighter jets and a 13-car motorcade on Friday as they continue their all-expenses-paid world tour