WHISTLER GOLF CLUB, BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADA

Looking at the 1st tee-box of the Whistler Golf Club and you’ll understand why Arnold Palmer chose it as the location for his first Canadian design. Snow-capped peaks surround the course in all directions, ancient cedars and majestic fir trees line the fairways, winding streams, nine lakes and white sand bunkers punctuate perfectly manicured greens and an occasional black bear sauntering across a fairway is not an uncommon site. 

 

The Whistler Golf Club is a par 71, 18-hole, golf course that easily exceeds the expectations of the most discriminating golfer. In 2000 the Whistler Golf Club received an extensive $2.2 million renovation to ensure this 6722-yard course continues its legacy of excellence. 

The golf course is just a short par 4 from the hotel I stayed in Whistler, a resort city about 115 km from Vancouver, Canada. I was there for a business function and the organizer arranged a golf tournaments for all the delegates with a participants fee of CAD 170 (RM515) and equipment rental of CAD56(RM170) including lunch. Normal green fees would depend on the tee-time, morning will be CAD129, after 3.00 pm about CAD89 and after 5.00 pm about CAD15 for 5 holes.

So I went to the pro-shop to buy some T-shirts and took some photos of the club and the course, 

TASIK PUTERI AIDILFITRI CLASSICS

Last Friday 2 September 2011, Mr. Ghazali called members of our golf fratenity to play at Tasik Puteri Golf Club for a post Hari Raya outing and 13 of us accepted the challenge. The flight was broken up into 4432 and saved the cost of 1 buggy. Each golfer with discount cards paid approximately RM57 each.

Strangely everybody played quite well with only 4 broke the 100 barrier and even 1 broke the 90 barrier with 87 ( wonder if he played during Ramadhan!). Our chief organizing officer (COO) Ghazali came up with 3 prizes being hotel vouchers worth RM 338 for Champion and first runner-up and a t-shirt for 2nd runner-up. I missed the prizes for being fourth other wise a tube of balls could compensate for the lost balls on par 3s, in the water.

We went for Friday prayers at nearby mosque and returned to the clubhouse for lunch and prize presentations. The results (Gross) are as follows;

1.Hassan 87
2. Aziz 94
3. Harun 95
4. Bangdolah 98
5. Zahari (Jai) 101
6. Sharol (102)
7. RajaTajul 103
8. Hassan 103
9. Aziz 104
10. Hj Zainal (Atek) 104
11. Ghazali (COO) 107
12. Khemdan 117
13. Shah 119


HAPPY GOLFING!