Monday 31 January 2011

Meaning of "Ada orang happy, ada orang nda happy"


Sometimes a picture can tell a thousand words... So for those who still don't quite follow what BMMJ's slogan means or represent, I hope this picture can help explain..

Wednesday 26 January 2011

BMMJ Merit standing - After Jan Monthly Medal


Biggest movers are Hj Shahbudin and GY..Well done to both... Can't help but notice that Hj Amir & Hj Zairin are winless since last year.. hehe pressure tu kap.. Bangkok win nda achee..

Monday 24 January 2011

GY fires warning shot to BMMJ golfers: diam-diam tapioca belatih di Singapore


Guest Editor: Hj Mohd Yusof Mohd Taufik - "GY"

BMMJ golfer to watch for 2011.... To recover from 2010 slump. I have secretly been practicing during my holiday in Singapore(2nd home) at Orchid Country Club with Laguna GCC Pro (Said – standing in the middle), ex BLNG colleague who had retired from Shell Refinery Bukom (Md Redza)and another Laguna GCC staff (Fahmi - not in picture)

As proven on Sat 22nd Jan medal result, one of the surprised threat to all of you...

No more ATM ohh.. 2011 is recovery time...ketahuan ya!!!

Bahreen: Eh yoi..kan jadi "Pro Kampong Singapore" ni?.. good luck.. G2 and Zairin better watch out...

Hj Rahim among the Winners of Panaga Captain's Trophy



My sparring partner Hj Rahim Matusin flew the BMMJ flag at the Panaga GC Captain's Trophy held on Sunday 23rd January.

Hj Rahim recorded a two under nett score and was placed Overall Nett Runner-Up for the tournament and was also among the winners in the ball sweep. Hj Rahim received his prizes from Louis Huizenga and Capt Mohamad Jair.

We are proud & happy of your achievement Jang! Mau review handicap tu!

Sunday 23 January 2011

Happy Birthday Jack


Golf legend Jack Nicklaus celebrated his 70th birthday last Friday. I grew up watching vidoes and VCD's of him. When I first started playing, I basically tried to copy his swing although sometimes with mix results! Anyway, he remains a big influence on my swing and putting even today.

Best wishes to Jack on this great milestone.

Saturday 22 January 2011

Harrington's DQ at Abu Dhabi

The sport of golf has always been a gentlemen's game. It is a game of integrity, sportmanship and above all to adhere to the rules of the game. However, I feel the Harrington incident is very harsh and raises the questions whether the armchair umpires should be allowed to make such a call.

Yes we need to protect the game and yes this is why golf is unique. But submitting an incorrect score should be because the player KNOWINGLY altered or ignored a penalty stroke on him/herself. Its a shame that Harrington ended his tournament this way and poor him as this was his second time he's had problems on the green. Remember his ball move when he was about to putt two or three years ago?

How unlucky could a guy be?

Presidential Power! Hj Shahbudin wins again

BMMJ January Monthly Medal Results

Winner: Hj Shahbudin Musa - 70 nett (handicap reduced by one next game)
Hj Mohd Yusof Taufik - 71 nett
Yusof Hj Johan - 72 nett
ATM: Hj Rahim / Hj Amir

NTP: No Winner
Longest Drive: Pg Joanda Pg Hidop
Wooden Spoon: Nazrul Ahmad

Personal Record: Matches: 6, Won: 4, Loss: 2, Draw: 0

Full story and pictures to follow.

Thursday 20 January 2011

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship


The European tour campaign gets underway in the magnificent Abu Dhabi Golf club in the United Arab Emirates in which is called the "Gulf Swing".

A star studded field are playing in the tournament headlined by World No.1 Lee Westwood, Masters Champion Bahreen Hamzah.. eh salah Phil Mickelson, Open Champion Louis Osthuizen and defending champion & Last Year's European Tour Merit Winner Martin Kaymer among others.

Jang Manan ada turun meliat?

(Photo: Getty Images)

KK trip best picture


Boleh tahan ni.. baju matching rainbow

KK group photos




Selera makan tu jang

Wednesday 19 January 2011

January Monthly Medal / Farewell to Mohamad Damit

WEATHER PERMITTING, we will have our first monthly medal on Saturday, 22nd January 2011 at RBA golf club starting at 7.30am

1st flight
1. Mohamad Damit
2. Matusin, Abd-Rahim
3. Saito, Yuichiro

2nd Flight
4. Hamzah, Bahreen
5. Hj Dua
6. Pg Joanda

3rd Flight
7. Abdullah, Mohd-Yunos
8. Md Taufik, Md Yusof
9. Ahmad, Nazrul Hizam
10. Musa, Shahbudin

4th Flight
11. Johan, Yusof
12. Mohd Taufik, Abdul Walid
13. Abdullah, Mohd-Zairin
14. Hj Amir


Tournament Fee: $10 - To be paid to Bahreen
Prizes: Winner, r-up & 3rd
Novelty: NTP & wooden spoon
Pool : $10.00 – To be paid to pool master – Yusof Johan

Backspin - Dec 2010 KK tour: GY & Walid



First time for me to see GY pakai shorts playing golf..

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Sat game pictures




Contribution and words by Hj Mohd Zairin

1. Hj Shahbudin and Hj Dua in trouble on 13th Liang Toon hole
2. Hj Samuil's tee shot on 8th did not cross the cart path

Sunday 16 January 2011

GY corner - Lessons from the pro


Guest Editor - Hj Md Yusof Hj Md Taufik
How to escape the bunker by using the putter made famous by none other than Haji Dua and demonstrated at Eastwood by Pak Presiden

Rained out Sang Jati Classic - Panaga GC

The Sang Jati Classic was postponed again today due to heavy rain that started to pour from 4pm on Saturday the 16th. This is the second time it was postponed as the initial date of 19th Dec was also washed out.

Even today, rain hasnt stopped and looks as though the next few days will have the same outlook.

Saturday 15 January 2011

Sat game: Pak Presiden let his clubs do the talking with personal best 82, abis semua sapu bersih

1. Hj Shahbudin hit form with 82 gross
2. Soggy fairways at RBA
3. Hj Zairin trash talk backfire / Pinang tree saves Bahreen both on 17th
4. Hj Rahim is part time ahli nujum, Bahreen becomes victim

1. Hj Shahbudin set a personal best 82 gross / 64 nett (7 under par) at RBA GC today to happily collect the spoils of war from everybody. No handicap reduction though as there was not enough quorum despite strong protest from G2.

2. Heavy rain over the last three days made the RBA fairways soggy. Cant believe RBA allowed buggy on course. No school..

3. Hole 17th is famous among BMMJ folklore as where players "Make" or "Break" their round. And today was no different. Hj Zairin and Hj Samuil were apparently neck to neck when they reached the 17th.

Then Hj Zairin tried to pyscho Hj Samuil with all sorts of trash talk.. make or break lah.. this is it lah.. Anyway, Hj Samuil who hit first put his tee shot in the drink.

The rest of the players especially Hj Dua nda dapat menahan ketawa sampai begagar buggy sambil makan.

Hj Zairin's turn was next. He also went in and ended up with a score of ELEVEN. Tarus sanyam, nada bunyi after that.

On the other hand, my tee shot on 17th was heading into OB until.. the ball hit one of the pinang trees lining the cart path to the right and brought it back on the fairway.. Selamat.. selamat.. Divine intervention from the almighty..

4. Bahreen became the latest victim of Hj Rahim's ramalan on the green. I think i know what to do next time. Must put Hj Amir in the same flight baru dapat equalize the "threat". Otherwise, i could have easily played 78/79 today instead of 82. Ada tu karang...

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Backspin - Dec 2010 KK Tour: Hj Shahbudin




World traveller.. Sampai pernah main di Hawaii ohh
Favourite expression: "Ada tu karang"

Asiantour Q School - 2011

Good luck to Brunei Pro golfer Faiz Damit who will compete with 100 over golfers from all around the world to earn their tour cards for this year.

He goes directly into the final stage of Q School to be played from the 19 to 22 January. More details go to www.asiantour.com

We at BMMJ are confident with the grace of Allah, he will do his country proud by getting into the top 40 and earn his playing rights.

Susah cari makan ani jang.. mau pegi sekolah ohh

Monday 10 January 2011

Pg Ali Pre-retirement golf trip bulletin #2


Program as below
Mar 16 (Wed) Bandar Seri Begawan - Bangkok - Hua Hin
Arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport and transfer to Hua Hin (2.5-3 hours drive) for check-in at The Wannara Hotel (www.wannarahotel.com)

Mar 17 (Thu) Hua Hin
After breakfast, pick-up for a round of 18-hole golf game at Black Mountain – 30 minutes drive(Asian Tour 2010 final event & venue for Royal Trophy 2011


Mar 18 (Fri) Hua Hin
After breakfast, pick-up for a round of 18-hole golf game at Springfield Royal Country Club - 40 minutes drive.

Mar 19 (Sat) Hua Hin - Bangkok - Bandar Seri Begawan (breakfast inclusive)
After breakfast, check-out from hotel and pick-up for a round of 18-hole golf game
at The Banyan Golf Club - 35 minutes drive

After golf, transfer (2.5 hours drive) to Suvarnabhumi International Airport for return flight OR chosen hotel in Bangkok.

Backspin - Dec 2010 KK tour: Focus on Hj Manan




Kedayan VIP in action.. favourite expression "Ummphh... Abis bisdia"

Tuesday 4 January 2011

Pengiran Haji Ali pre-retirement golf trip - Bulletin #1

As per earlier entry, herewith is the outline:

Date: 16 to 20 March
Destination: Hua Hin, Thailand
Courses: Black Mountain, Banyan and Springfield
Costs: B$1.2 to 1.3k for all
Deadline: 28th Feb 2011

Those interested, pls get in touch with me..

Eastwood photos Pt.3





Eastwood photos Pt. 2





Apologies for the inconsistent picture quality

Eastwood photos Pt. 1




Big thanks to Hj Amir Osman and Hj Abd Rahim Matusin for their kind continued sponsorship of the prizes. Ada imbalannya tu karang..

HOT NEWS - Hj Dua & Hj Mohd Zairin agreement

I hereby announce that on this day, Tuesday 4th 2011, Hj Dua Jais hereafter known as the " Mr. Pencabar" as one, and, Hj Mohd Zairin Abdullah hereafter known as "Anak Inchan Senior" , and, as both known as the "parties", have entered into an agreement witnessed by BMMJ Honorary Member Mohd Husini Bakar, that Mr. Pencabar have challenged Anak Inchan Senior, and he accepts the challenge, that if he is able to reduce his BMMJ current Handicap of 22 to 18 by way of winning tournaments and such like dalam atau luar negeri, on or before the 30th April 2011, that the Pencabar shall give Anak Inchan Senior one dozen brand new TITLEIST PRO V1 golf balls as just reward in meeting this challenge.

In the event that Anak Inchan Senior has failed to meet this challenge, then he is liable to give si Pencabar + 3 others (ahem) to be nominated by Pencabar, a free lunch each at OJ Restaurant and Soon Lee Seafood Restaurant Liang all to be taken during the month of May 2011. Date to be discussed and agreed among both parties.

Signed and Seal
4th January 2011


Baiktah begambar..

Curry fish here i come...

Order of Merit

Provisional table - After Tournament of Champions

No Name Points
1 Bahreen Hamzah 1000
2 Hj Abd Rahim Matusin 800
3 Pg Joanda Pg Hidop 500
4 Hj Md Zairin Abdullah 400
5 Hj Amir Osman 100
5 Hj Samuil Mohidin 100
5 Hj Shahbudin Musa 100
5 Hj Dua Jais 100
5 Mohamad Damit 100
5 Hj Md Yusof Taufik 100
5 Abd Walid Taufik 100
5 Pg Hj Ali Pg Matarsat 100

Rules amendment to points calculation and handicap
1. No points & handicap reset for playoffs
2. No cut for playoffs
3. Handicap to be reviewed every three games by applying USGA handicap system using RBA GC Blue Tee Slope Rating

Monday 3 January 2011

Bahreen stamps authority with triumph at Eastwood

Summary

Winner - Tournament of Champions
1. Mohamad Bahreen - 71 nett(handicap reduced by two strokes)
2. Hj Abd Rahim Matusin - 78 nett OCB(handicap reduced by a stroke)

Winner - Camp followers
1. Pg Joanda Pg Hidop - 78 nett OCB(Handicap reduced by a stroke)
2. Hj Mohd Zairin Abdullah - 78 nett(Handicap reduced by a stroke)

Nearest the Pin #3 - Pg Joanda Pg Hidop

Other scores:
Hj Dua Jais - 78 nett
Hj Mohd Yusof Taufik - 79 nett
Pg Helmi Pg Hidop - 80 nett
Pg Hj Ali Pg Matarsat - 82 nett
Hj Shahbudin Musa - 84 nett
Hj Amir Osman & Hj Samuil Mohidin - 88 nett
Abd Walid Taufik - 93 nett
Mohamad Damit - DNF

Full story and pictures to come.

Sunday 2 January 2011

Season Opener: Tournament of Champions 3rd Jan 2011

Date: 3rd Jan 2011
Venue: Eastwood Valley GC, Miri
Time: 8am

Pairings
Flight #1
1. Hj Mohd Zairin*
2. Hj Abd Rahim
3. Pg Hj Ali*
4. Hj Shahbudin

Flight #2
1. Mohamad
2. Hj Dua
3. Hj Mohd Yusof
4. Hj Amir*

Flight #3
1. Pg Joanda*
2. Hj Samuil
3. Abd Walid*
4. Mohamad Bahreen

*non qualifiers

The season starts with the Winners only opener at the tough Eastwood valley GC. There will be seven players competing for the coveted title while five players will be as NQ. BMMJ Champion Mohd Yunos the only notable player not joining.

So what will 2011 bring for the players? Will Yunos be able to defend his title? Will Pg Joanda, BMMJ newest member set the benchmark? Or will season veteran Orang Pencen have enough stamina, reliability and length to be able to compete in the long BMMJ season? All these ingredients would appear to make this 2011 another exciting competition for all.