Siam photos 4 - Time to say goodbye...

All good things must come to an end.... After three enjoyable and eventful rounds, its time to go back to Brunei... if only golf courses back home are as good as Lam Lukka or Siam CC.... Anybody has a spare US$40m to invest in a golf course?

It is with great sadness that I announce the end of the 2009 Thai open.... We are however happy to contribute to the economic recovery of Thailand... pls keep prices low for green fees, food and hotel (Jang Budin and G Sam I save you over B$100 ohhh thanks to wotif.com)

Congrats to Jang Haji Shahbudin Haji Musa on his outstanding peformance and winning the title.. Look forward to seeing everybody again soon....

p.s Good news, Mohamad and Kap Amee has one game credit from GA.. so looks like we can go to Pattaya again!

Jang Manan, we miss you (as insurance heheh..)

Siam photos 3

These three gents will be playing in the LPGA tour for 2010... Only condition is to wear a skirt... pink colour no less... Pls support them

Siam photos 2

Back ground is the par 5 with 26 BUNKERS!?! If you managed to avoid any of them... I'll buy u a drink...

Siam photos 1

Siapa hensem? Answers on a postcard

Thai Open - Final Round... Shahbudin Winner

News Headlines (belated)

1. Shahbudin win at Siam
2. Pattaya hit by British like weather shock (BMMJ Exclusive)
3. Hj Samuil kesajukan pakai windbreaker
4. All chocolates, roti, fruits nowhere to be seen
5. Caddie say UTY - Up to You...
6. Hj Alias ketinggalan bag di hotel

1, Jang Budin berjaya merangkul gelaran King of Thailand golf setelah berjaya mengalahkan peserta2 lain di Siam CC Plantation course with a score of 90 (me thinks). Hj Sam was runner-up. So the roll of honour goes as follows

1st Day
Winner: Hj Amir Osman
R-up: Yours Truly

2nd day
Winner: Hj Shahbudin Musa
R-up: Hj Amir Osman

Final day
Winner: Hj Shahbudin Musa
R-up: Hj Samuil Mohidin

2. BMMJ were caught by England like weather at Siam CC strong wind and temperatures of around 17 to 18c.... brrrrr. Jang Sam sampai pkai windbreaker...

3. JaNG Sam was caught with his jacket on from the 3rd hole....pyah swing tu

4. As predicted, players stocked on essentialls but i could hardly see any food on their buggy... kes makan tuan nda mau bagi opponent...

5. On one of the monster par 5, the layout gave golfers the option to drive their ball either left or right fairway. I went and attacked on the right. Shahbudin went left. Then Hj Alias caddie said "Up to you...."

6. After golf, we headed back to the hotel to get some rest or some last minute shopping. We decided to leave at 4pm to catch the 8pm flight. For some reason Hj Alias assumed his bag was in the tour van. Bila datang ke airport... aduh ketinggalan bag... to cut in short, advise him to pass it to Hj Amir who was flying back on Monday (Kap amee to the rescue)

p.s I became ATM for second day...

Thus, it was an enjoyable trip all round and course fees will remain the same for 2010 so that we can go again!!!

Thai Open - Day Two (Moving day)

Main Headlines
1. Hj Shahbudin saturday slaughter
2. Hj Shahbudin 3 birdie ohhh
3. Bahreen collapse on par 3 12th & become paymaster
4. Hj Amir continues good form with runner-up spot
5. New vocab for BMMJ
6. Hj Amir awal pagi bali chocolate from kadai 7-11
7. Semua orang trembling hole 17th island green

1. Hj Shahbudin finally produced the goods when it matters with an excellent 87 gross and nett 69.. 3 under ohhh.. Despite complaining of lapar and trembling hands on certain water surrounded holes, makan siang everybody.. Well done jang

2. Hj Shahbudin did not disappoint his fans with another incredible 3 birdies from his round today (ASCOPE player form) credit to him as he had a disaster opening triple on the 1st but recovered with a birdie on the 2nd, 10th and 14th.

3. Group CEO winning streak that started from the ASTRO tournament (6 weeks) came to a dramatic end at KK country club. Despite a solid 40 on the front nine. A mind boggling 10 on the 168yd par 3 12th proved to be the waterloo for Senor Bahreen. Here is the breakdown (1st shot OB, 3rd shot water, 5th shot dub, 7 on and three putt) golf can be so cruel... but managed to keep birdie streak for 2nd day in a row

4. Well done Kap Amee by finishing runner-up on 2nd day. Balik Brunei you know what to do kap...

5. Jang Budin coined a new term for today "Running out of days" selalunya we use the term running out of holes if we are behind with 4 or 5 holes to play. Meaning to say, play well today otherwise kana sambaleh two days in a row...

6. Lesson learn from 1st day, Kap Amee not surprisingly bought a good number of choc before leaving for pattaya. Uhhhhh

7. Of the group, Shahbudin, Samuil and Alias pass the test. Rest of us TOK NAM....

Thai Open - Day One.....

News Headlines

1. Hj Amir Sapu semua, Bahreen runner-up
2. Bola Shahbudin masuk tanah & dilantik menjadi Jurubayar Agung (Paymaster)
3. Lam Lukka in excellent condition
4. New vocabulary to BMMJ group
5. Hj Amir kelaparan, no choice makan Oreo Mohamad.

The main news
1. Kap Amir blew everybody on the first day with a nett score of 73 (Happy for you..)
continuing his form from the unofficial practice the day before @ Navatanee (84 gross). Runner-up was BMMJ CEO.. Yours truly with a respectable 78 nett... Due to that that his handicap will be chop by two strokes and one for the runner-up. Banyak untung ohhh

2. On hole 7th hole on Lam Lukka, Jang Budin 2nd shot was "topped" and was half submerged on the fairway. His second attempt made things worst and poor caddie had to use a JCB to curik the ball from the fairway. Ended up with an 8... hehe ada orang happy

3. Lam Lukka was in perfect condition to be the first course of the Thai open. Fairways pun bola timbul.

4. New term for excellent shot by BMMJ as propose by my caddy at LLK...Uuuoohh or in Malay, Lurus dan jauh.

5. Even though he won on 1st day, Kap Amee was struggling at the turn. With not much food around, roti Oreo Mohamad brought from Brunei jadi mangsa. What made things worse was the roti "makan tuan". A case of Dejavu as LLK was also the course when Shahbudin gave Hj Sam chocolate and in turn makan tuan also. Key learning, klau ada roti... baik tah tapuk and not to be given to the opponent..

P.S
Special message from Jang Manan from Dahran to all Thai open golfers.
" Dont bank on me as insuran jang, aku under intensive rehab... Arab punya rehab UHH

Pictures:
1.Hj Shahbudin presents prize to Bahreen
2. Hj Samuil presents prize to Hj Amir
3. Group photo 2nd flight

Second round preview: Khao Kheow

Unfortunately, Suwan is off due to a tournament on Friday... but feast your eyes on the recently refurbished KKGC.... Somebody will be saying their prayers before the island green...

Time to be counted: Round One, Lam Lukka Golf Course

Contendors:
1. Mohamad
2. Hj Amir
3. Hj Shahbudin
4. Hj Samuil
5. Hj Alias
6. Hj Matsatejo
7. Meself?

Who will be crowned first day winner???? Silakan pilih ramalan anda.... in the comment area.... Advantage to those who played today and rehab in 3rd country...

DRM Part Two - Zairin DRM Champion (Gelaran baru ZZ Top)

SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST FOR MR ZZTOP By Asmadi Puteh

With the spirit of winning the cash prizes, finally, Md Zairin Abdullah emerged the last Champion of the DRM Monthly Medal 2009.

While others struggling to sink par, some with casted leg (MeDz), some struggling to wake up early on a saturday morning, he scored the lowest nett of 74.

Even the Nigerian Kung-Fu unable to pyshcoed him during the last tourney. He must have got special magic wand to reversed the tense to the Nigerian KungFu. A Big congratulations to the Champion.

DRM MONTHLY MEDAL 2009
INV + DRM IN ONE
CLASSIC STROKE PLAY - Top 10 result

1 HJ MD ZAIRIN ABDULLAH
2 ALIAS DURAMAN
3 AIDIRADIMAN
4 PG JOFREN PG OMAR
5 HJ MD SUFRI SULAIMAN
6 HJ ABD RAHIM MATUSSIN
7 ASNAN OTHMAN
8 HJ MD AYUB
9 SANI ABDULLAH
10 YUNOS ABDULLAH

DRM 7th Nov: RBA - Shahbudin rules the roost

BMMJ: Hj Md Zairin & Hj Shahbudin
Where: RBA

Guest editor: Hj Shahbudin

"Zairin main bagus.. on fire from the start with Par and then Birdie to reach the turn on 44. Myself, 46 gross (losing to him gross Ohhh).

On the back nine, I plotted my comeback by being patient and waiting for G Zairin to collapse. By the 16th, after hanging on and consolidating my game we were basically levelled.

Normally, BMMJ players jinx hole are the 17th or 18th.. This time it was the 16th.. G Zairin had a double bogey, triple bogey and bogey finish against my par, bogey and par finish.

Thus, last 3 hole ia collapsed abis benpanyap... no 17 biting again OHH... G Zairin's second shot nya in the drink... Mamamm... Yunos who was playing with us was never in contention mostly distracted by refinery shutdown gross nya 93

Champion again DRM this month (again ) Ohhhh... and with the win covered some of the green fee and some extras... However, silver lining for G Zairin by finishing second in the tournament..

BLNG & RBPF friendly golf 8th Nov: The reign continues.... GY creates history

BLNG hosted a friendly game with the Police on Sunday, 8th Nov.
BMMJ players were Khun Ali, Hj Yusof & myself. No bilateral between myself and Khun Ali due to his long lay off from golf.

Gave GY 4/5 one stroke up as the last game between us I beat him. Played well enough for an 82 gross (42,40) for 35 stableford pts which beat GY's 96 and 32 pts. Thus, extending my win for FOUR WEEKS ohh... pyah kah main golf ani?????

History was created also as GY mentioned in his speech that he did not manage to get a par (1st time? in a long time??) the slump continues.... baik tah rehab

Pictures to follow soon.

Course Preview - Suwan Golf Club

Hosted the Asian Tour International tournament earlier in February....
Looks good... I think this course suit my game....
Onnn....
Photos from club website

DRM Tournament Part Three

Sam and Zairin pun ampit lucky draw / NTP... Happy for you...

DRM Tournament Part Two

Whitewash.... Rumble in the Jerudong jungle...

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…