I NEED LONGER DRIVES

Ever since Sharip Dol switched to SMT driver, he really outdriven his flight mates by 10 to 20 yards. That SMT head with Diamana shaft worked for him and a few weeks ago I found somebody who wanted to sell his SMT driver and I nearly bought it if not for the loft, it was 10 degrees compared to Sharip's 12 degrees. He told me SMT is no longer winning the Remax Long Drive competition..it was Krank Golf!!! So I got lucky, somebody wanted to get rid of his Krank driver in favour of TM Burner Superfast. So now I have this Krank Driver, 460 cc with 12 degrees loft to compete with Sharip's SMT...the venue will be Kundang Lakes on Saturday 20 November 2010. I have played with it in Danau GC last Sunday but the shaft and swing weight was too heavy for me..D2. I will consider changing the shaft to 45 or 50 grams.

One of my regular flight mates named Sharol can really whipped his driver and got 240 to 250 meters off the tee..but then he is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs at 86 kg!! See him in action at the 9th hole KLGCC here..textbook swing but fairway hit only 33%...need to improve further.

WET KUNDANG LAKES

After a miss of several weeks we came back to Kundang Lakes for Saturday morning game. It was raining from last evening and continued until 8.00 am and we took double teh tarik at the kundang lakes stall to wait for the rain to stop. After all was done we teed off at the 1st nine as it was drier than the 2nd nine, there were 3 flights in our group.

Surprisingly the 1st nine was a breeze for us, 1birdie 2 par and 1 bogey on the 1st hole, 2 birdies on the 2nd hole and everybody got par on the 8th hole! If not for the 3 putts double bogey on the index 1 9th hole, I would have scored 38! Other scores were 44, 45 and 47.

The 2nd nine was harder but there were two birdies by Yob and Jai, these two guys have 2 birdies each against my lonely birdie. At the 18th tee box, during tee off there was an incideent when a bird was hit by golf ball, it fell and was found dead upon landing with broken bones of-course!

It was fun and we will be back next Friday on Deepavali...

LPGA LADIES IN KUALA LUMPUR

When I reached KLGCC at 11.00 am Sunday, I was directed by Security Personnel to drive all the way along a narrow road towards TTDI because all other parking spaces were fully occupied. My GOD..so many people came to watch little Korean and Japanese girls hit golf balls. The crowd was so much bigger than those who attended the Asian PGA championship earlier this year. There was a shuttle service frequenting Route 1 for the almost 2 kilometre distance to the main gate.

I bought daily ticket for RM 23 and got a pass a few promotional brochures, tee off times and a mini fan to cool off, it was a hot day! Met my buddy Abg Mokh who just sit at the grand stand, watching tee off at Hole 1 and the putting green of Hole 9, sorry I can't walk he said!

Now who should I follow? There was a large group of spectators following the trio pairing of Ai Miyazato and Jeong Jang and I followed them for a while, their score placard showed 322 for the three of them. I was not until JJ made double and drop to 4 over that I switch to Natalie Gulbis and Mika Miyazato, kind of like her because she was cute and played very consistently. The last group played quite good until they faltered at Hole 14 and never recovered. Actually Maria Hjorth could have won the title will a little bit of luck...

I stayed at the par 3 Hole 15 for whilw watching a few groups teeing off, best of the lot was the eventual champion group of Jinin Kang where all three golfers made birdies. I didn't know what club they used for 136 yards..

In front there was loud cheers as Julie Inskter and Jinin Kang were making birdies. J Kang played aggressively while J Inkster was too conservative. I managed to stopped by to chat with the last group while they were waiting at the 9th Tee, Diana Tham looked exhausted but Vopan looked beautiful. They have to wait because one of the girls in the front flight has to come back and redo her tee shot, probably an OB or lost ball!

I managed to take some photos during the Final Day although the organizer prohibited such activities. But then how can you stop Japanese and Korean spectators from taking photos and videos of their superstars ? Well as long as you don't take photo during their swing and putting and at reasonable distance from them, should be okay.

It was a great outing and looking forward to this week outing at the Mines Resort for the CIMB Asia Pacific !!

COOL GOLF AT AWANA GENTING

My friend, an avid golfer and world traveler, Stanley, called up to arrange a golf friendly at Awana Genting on Saturday. So I drove up to Awana Genting and met the others, Chai and Mathilakan. My..I have not played this course for such a long time..could just remembered a few holes! The whether was nice though throughout the day but somehow they set up the tee at the tournament tee-box!! That was a bit tough because of the longer carry we have to hit on every hole. Stanley was playing off handicap 9, Chai on 16, Mathi on 22 and me on 18, so I partnered Chai and Stanley partnered Mathi...It was fun, got a few pars and lost a few balls as well.

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We won the match 2 up..courtesy to my good putting. After lunch we went down and I reached home in 25 minutes..must come back soon.

Golf Swing Updates

To be good in golf you need to practice..we used to practice two times a week at the Pandan Perdana Driving Range just 10 minutes drive from the office. Now they are selling balls at RM 12 per 100 balls and no coupons of 1,000 balls available, made some golfers shied away..especially the Japanese and Koreans, who usually hits 200-300 balls per session, the driving range was quiet after 8.30 pm in the evening.

My golf buddies never practice nowadays and their swing went haywire week after week, good tee off was followed by shank iron shot, topped chip and duffed pitch shot were common! But everybody seemed to do well at tee-off because the ball was on the tee...but think again, here is a closer look at their finishing!!

Sunday Morning..wake-up yawning..yearning for Golf!

Sunday morning was great for golf, especially for some people who got the approval their spouses. Playing with friends was always fun with or without spouses approval. Last week I was playing in a friendly school alumni tournament and brought home an electric kettle after getting 5^th place, my wife said you can play more golf…and bring home some more electrical items. She may have forgotten there were many such items in the store and not yet unboxed. Anyway I was playing good golf then but now not any more as age is catching up as some friends pointed out, week after week!

Back to KLGCC last Sunday..I was contemplating of joining the kakigolf group who rounded up 5 flights that morning..thanks to COO 5zal & Mr Shahar the KLGCC Taiko! I Said hello to them at the club and off to join my regular Selayang and Gombak golf buddies, see the photos. Amongst us 2 were OKUs, pronounced Orang Kurang Upaya and 1 still OLS or Orang Lemah Syahwat. The OKUs were genuinely qualified as they were having problems with fitness and on medication but OLS was awarded for hitting shots all over the place and putting short of the hole each and every time! Another buddy has to wrap both knees resulted from too much walking at Tiara Melaka the other day…and topped his iron shot 50% of the time!

In the photos were Halim, Sharif , Sharol, Jai, Atek, Yop, AA and Bangdolah. Here is the post mortem…AA and Shariff won 2 holes against Sharol and Halim and won RM 4 after playing 4 hours of golf, luckily there were no caddies otherwise they still have to top up RM 16 for the caddies. In Kundang Lakes…the caddies were actually Bibik working part-time, that’s why they liked cleaning the balls…

I shot my best score for the day, 85 gross (42+43) that included 9 pars 4 double bogeys and 5 bogeys. I hit 92.8% of the fairways and only had two three putts on the sub-standard green. Jai had a birdie on the Par 3 132 meter hole using a 9 iron to about 9 feet from then pin, nevertheless everybody else in the flight pared the hole!

Only funny photos on display, Happy golfing! Hope to carry this good score on Friday at Bukit Beruntung West Course…

Kundang Lakes @RM 2 per holes fight!

Last Saturday I joined a group of golf forumners playing golf at Kundang Lakes and I started off at first flight because one of our flight mates has a family appointment at 7 pm. At the first tee I asked my flightmates whether they want to play sixes and one of them wanted to play individually at RM 2 per hole..that's fine because I got more that RM 36 in my pocket..I was willing to lose and enjoyed the game. So we played scratch golf because nobody said anything about their handicap. After one of my flight mates had 3 pars in 5 holes..we realized that he was a low handicap player.

The second nine we requested for 4 strokes and after some bargaining we got it and we got even the second nine but lost four holes at the first nine. We have drinks at the club house after the game and all monies due was settled. My flight mates excused themselves and left early and here I am taking responsibility of the bill..I have always thought the winner would settle the bill! Not that I mind the small bill but are golfers really that serious in winning golf bets? I heard a guy has to give his 3 wood for losing because he didn't have enough cash to pay that day! Wow I said this is really serious...I would not have the heart to take his 3 wood, amongst friends we limit loss to about RM50 only..and that's to pay for the meals after the game.

Luckily my usual kakigolf do not bet and we remained closed buddies and played for fun every week...golf is fun only when we are not too serious, by the way my bro Hj Katek, how was your game this week? Heard you got hit by loose tee shot on hole 10 !!Avatar (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray]P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program - 13 DVDs, Nutrition Guide, Exercise Planner
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Bukit Beruntung East course

Saturday Morning 19 June 2010 started journey from Selayang to Salam 1 Restaurant at Bukit Beruntung for roti canai and teh tarik. Already waiting at the restaurant were Sharol and Bojai as they came together in one car. Hj Katek called to say he has just passed the Rawang R&R, OK looks like everybody on time!

I asked for roti canai, 2 half boil eggs and kopi O and further requested for kuah kari kambing..and that's when the shock came..the kuah kari kambing is RM 1.50, just the kuah...with kambing RM 4, forget it Bhaiya.., just give me Dalcha..Mamak Oh Mamak..

Registered for golf at the counter..no discount cards here, just pay RM 75 each and you get your receipt and buggies and off we go to the East Course! The East Course is much better maintained than the West Course..only that buggy is allowed on track only, the West Course allows buggy from tee to green!

Bangdolah, Bojai and Sharol all played decent golf but Hj Katek looked like lemah syahwat a bit..ever since he was transfered to HQ in KL, he is overloaded with work, how different it was when he was at the oil deck..the last 2 weeks he played, apa ni, driver tak jadi..flop shot pun hancuss..putting lagi la..tak yah cerita, good luck at his next game.

Sharol produced a driving show for the ages..260 meter on the fairway, he has done that quite regularly nowdays but just 40% of the time..Bojai played his best scoring 89 and me just 90.

We stopped for a photo shoot at the scenic Hole 16, a 190 meter Par 3 from the Blue T-Box. We finished at about 1.00 pm and me off to Kundang Lakes for another golf appointment with Kakigolf members, waiting for me there were Faris,Bob Daly and Syaiful COO..

Ahh..I love 36 holes golf on Saturday.

Shanghai Link Golf Club

Driving from Gran Melia hotel to this golf course was quite an adventure and we ended up late for our tee time at 7.00 am. There were three flights of mostly low handicap golfers and it was a enjoyable round of golf and the winner was a local golfer who scored 80 gross..and I managed a respectable 90 that included a 8 on a short Par 4..this is a link course and trouble is when you didn't find the fairway...

The Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club is a luxurious golf club which is equipped with tennis courts, a swimming pool, lake, gym and children's playing area. This 18- hole golf course has been designed by the great Jack Nicklaus. It also has a bar, restaurant and golf store. Some golf traveler regarded it only behind Royal Troon and Spring City and I must admit it was the best golf course I have ever played.. The club sprawls within 410 acre landscape setting and has beautiful surroundings. It is an 18- hole Jack Nicklaus designed golf club. The club is endowed with world class facilities with best service and professional club management. This course covers an area of 135 hectares with facilities such as a Western- style high- grade residence district. The golf course has a top - level irrigation- draining system. In addition, there are over 1,500 transplanted trees and 6,000 trees of other varieties as well as green grass vegetating rapidly. The fast- changing and challenging sea breeze makes Shanghai Links one of best golf courses in the world. The course is 1000 meters, 18 hole, 72 par and 7121 yards. The course offers scenic views and is a 35 minute drive to downtown Shanghai and 12 kilometer from Pudong Airport. Whenever you are in town..try this course and after shower still has time to catch the 3.35 pm MH 389 to Kuala Lumpur.

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Contact Information

Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club
1600 Ling Bai Road
201201 Shanghai, SHI

Tel. +862158973068

http://www.shanghailinks.com.cn/