Where: RBGCC Jerudong, DRM Major Tournament
Who: Hj Sam, Hj Budin, Hj Zairin & Bahreen
Date/Time: 7am, 31st October
Executive Summary
Hj Sam: 97
Hj Shahbudin: 103
Hj Md Zairin: 104
Bahreen: 90 (91)
Jurubayar Agung: Hj Zairin & Hj Shahbudin
Big winner: Of course…
Pool: Lupa lagi…. 3rd week in a row lupa and manang lagi tu…
Hj Samuil (3/3) – Sam “The Man” outing this time was much better compared to the MC tournament. His game was solid even though his drive of the tee was still suspect. I was having difficulty shaking him off the front nine as he went out with a respectable 46.
The back nine started solidly for him with bogeys from holes 10 to 14. By the 15th, I was running out of holes in order to beat him. At that time, we could see dark clouds gathering and inevitably… Ada orang minta hujan… Zairin and Hj Amir (who can be heard from the 14th)
Sam’s drive went right and into water. His third and then fifth also went into the drink. He ended up with a 10. I guess Hj Sam kes kataguran, he said to me on the sixth hole “ Three pars in a row ohh… Baik main mu Jang…” this back fired on him as he missed a par putt from 2ft on the 7th.. and now on the 15th after questioning my integrity for throwing putts during the MC trophy but more of this later…
After we finished, we counted the scores… It was even stevens… But… the next day… When I re-read the course rules on the back of the card…
“Drop withing one club length from the nearest point of relief, no nearer the hole.. OPEN DRAINS…” On the par 3 16th I over club to compensate for the wind.. and ended in the concrete drain.. I thought it was a penalty and added a penalty shot and recorded a double 5 instead of bogey 4… Hence I thought I had a 91… No problem… credit to next game…
Hj Shahbudin (3/4)
Also had a so-so opening nine and almost went par less… Honour less in the F9.. He parred the 8th to salvage some pride… At that stage I had a built a solid lead over him and was trying to get a few more on the B9. Then came the 10th….
Shahbudin had a solid drive off the tee but went slightly right past the cart path… he punch out but still had some 130mtrs to the green.. Unfortunately, his third went into the bunker…
In the bunker, instead of facing the green… he turned back to the fairway…
“Better cut my losses” he said despite howls of protest especially from Hj Sam.. “Mana tia orang thrill seeker” A bad fourth and fifth shot ensued and ended up with a nine…. Don't ask me for details… better ask player himself… haha… Out of anger he threw his ball to the jungle… But credit to him as he fought back with bogey, par, bogey, bogey after that. Then came the 15th….
Kes katuguran #3… ku nyayang tah saja orang kan tee off… but salute lah tried to cross the water.. Resulted with two balls into the water and had an 8…. By the 17th it was GAME OVER…
Hj Md Zairin (5/6)
Had an erratic game but earned “BMMJ shot of the day” on the notoriously difficult 9th.. His tee shot didn't went far and had some 180mtrs to the green… Walang problem.. he nailed it… His approach left him with a birdie putt from about 18ft… He just missed his birdie and a hard earned par… However, three triple bogeys on the B9 ended any hope of him catching me… Game over by the 16th although he finished strongly with two pars in the last three holes…
Me: I was targeting a score of around 85.. but two double bogeys on the first two holes made the task difficult. My short game was cold though I putting held up sinking crucial putts on 6th, 8th and 15th. Score could have been a bit lower for short missed par putt on the 3rd and silly chip on the 12th and ended up with a DB 6.. Anyway, more important is abis sapu including Khun Hj Amir…
Siam country club here I come…
As for the DRM tournament, I came 2nd in the invited guest category (despite telling them twice my handicap is 10).. Hj Sam manang NTP… and all of us got a lucky draw.. more pictures to follow…
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