BMMJ open - pictures

Thanks to Haji Zairin for the pictures..
But I managed to catch Hj Amir in trouble on the par 3, 4th hole... hehe

Go John Daly!

My all time golf idol John Daly shot an opening round 66 or 6 under par in the first round of the open at St. Andrews.. and from what i saw on TV yesterday he could have easily made a 63 similar to Rory but his putt lipped out three times...

Good luck John!

BMMJ merit standings - the race continues

There was no movement of the top six players however the win by Mohamad and runner-up finish by Yusof Hj Johan have boosted them up the standings while Hj Yusof Taufik's fifth position enabled him to stay in the top 10 at the expense of Orang Pencen who is now out of the top 10... hehe ada orang happy tu Jang nda lagi masuk top 10...

No Name
1 Hj Shahbudin Musa 3225
2 Bahreen Hamzah 3000
3 Mohd Yunos Abdullah 1825
4 Hj Abd Rahim Matusin 1750
5 Hj Amir Osman 1625
6 Hj Samuil Mohidin 1500
6 Hj Md Zairin Abdullah 1500
8 Yusof Hj Johan 1325 Up one
9 Mohamad Damit 1200 Up four
10 Hj Md Yusof Taufik 775 Down Two

Looks like both Hj Shahbudin and Bahreen are uncatchable to be in the BMMJ playoffs coming soon...

BMMJ Open - Mohamad cruises to win

News headline

1. Mohamad wins the open
2. Ada orang minta hujan
3. Quote of the week
4. Case of "cari nasib" awal claim "Saudara"
5. Day of upsets
6. Full results

1. Mohamad Damit out of nowhere claim the third major of the year - The BMMJ Open at the Empire hotel and country club. Mohamad recorded a 89 gross and 71 nett to win by two shots over Yusof Johan who finish on 73. With this win Mohamad has his handicap reduced by two strokes and his new handicap will now be 16.

2. According to reports around the course, some of the players were wishing rain at the turn after storm clouds gathered around the course and threaten to pour down cats and dogs. Luckily, rain stayed away and proved profitable for some but not others. Tau ku tu..

3. "Unsangkarable, Unbelievable and Unbearable" were the words uttered by fellow flight mates Hj Amir, Hj Yusof and Hj Rahim to yours truly after I played even par for the first seven holes during our round. It included a birdie, a bogey and five pars after which Hj Rahim offered to hand over the dosh after nine holes. "You are different league lah jang" Hj Rahim then continued... While Hj Amir and Hj Yusof said "Ada tu karang"..

4. Over lunch Hj Samuil was telling us his bad day on the course and thought he would be ATM after recording a 97. He also thought that Hj Zairin would easily beat him and when Hj Zairin offered "Saudara" clause in the locker room - Hj Samuil happily accept only to find out that Hj Zairin's score was worst and that he actually won... Susah cari makan ani jang..

5. Disappointing performance by myself as well as "man in form" Anak Inchan Senior Hj Zairin. Although I can understand Hj Zairin's lacklustre performance due to his daughter's recent wedding, I have no defence to offer accept I did not "Stay in the moment".. more of this later

6. Top 5
Winner: Mohamad Damit
Runner-up: Yusof Hj Johan
3rd: Hj Shahbudin Musa
4th: Mohamad Bahreen
5th: Hj Yusof HM Taufik

Invited Guests
Winner: Hj Salam Musa
Runner-up: Yuichiro Saito

Novelty
NTP #4: Hj Yusof Taufik
NTP #14: No winner

Others (gross)
Hj Samuil - 97
Hj Dua - 96
Hj Zairin - 107
Hj Amir - 97
Hj Rahim - 108
Abd. Walid - 116

Personal take: With four holes to play I was only 5 over at which I should have breezed through this tournament. I am not too sure whether its a blessing (kalau inda chop two strokes which could have made me drop to 6 h'cap) or playing a bit more conservative and protect my score by "staying in the moment" rather than getting carried away with the thought of scoring a 76. Need to dwell on that for a while.. On the positive side the PING ANSER irons continue to impress and so far I have not recorded a gross score of more than 86 whether in Brunei or abroad.. steady eh?

Inda lagi lama balik model if this continues until December...

January to June list of Winners

Month of January
Medal: Haji Shahbudin Musa
Official game: Yusof Hj Johan
Merit Leader: Haji Shahbudin Musa

Month of February
Medal: Haji Samuil Mohidin
Official game 1: Haji Mohamad Yusof HM Taufik
Official game 2: Mohamad Yunos Abdullah
Merit Leader: Haji Samuil Mohidin

Month of March
BMMJ Masters (Major): Mohamad Bahreen Hamzah
Merit Leader: Haji Shahbudin Musa

Month of April
Medal: Mohamad Yunos Abdullah
Official game: Afandy Ahmad
Merit Leader: Haji Shahbudin Musa

Month of May
BMMJ Players (Major): Haji Abdul Rahim Matusin
Medal: Haji Shahbudin Musa
Merit Leader: Haji Shahbudin Musa

Month of June
Medal: Mohamad Bahreen Hamzah
Merit Leader: Haji Shahbudin Musa

Foreign titles (un-sanctioned)
Thailand
Bangkok - Haji Amir Osman
Chiangmai - Haji Shahbudin Musa

Indonesia
Jakarta - Mohamad Bahreen Hamzah

BMMJ Open Championship

The group will hold its third Major tournament of the year on Monday 12th July 2010 at Empire GCC. Players will be vying for the 1000pts that goes to the winner which will help in the race to qualify for the "Battle of Borneo" plan for November.

Green Fee: $75 for non members (But could be $68 as we have members playing)
Tournament Fee: $15
Lunch pool: $10
Lunch Venue: My Place cafe

Prizes:
1. BMMJ winner to 5th
2. Invited guests Winner & Runner up
3. Novelty prizes: NTP on Par 3 # 4 & Par 3 # 14

Tee off 7.15am, Blue Tee Box.

Flight 1. Hole # 1, 7.15am
1. Mohamad Damit
2. Hj Ibrahim HM Yassin
3. Hj Samuil Mohidin
4. Yuichiro Saito

Flight 2 Hole # 1, 7.25am
1. Hj Salam Musa
2. Afandy Ahmad
3. Taib Mat Idris
4. Abd Walid HM Taufik

Flight 3 Hole # 1, 7.40am (request late tee off)
1. Hj Shahbudin Musa
2. Yusof Hj Johan
3. Hj Dua Jais
4. Hj Mohd Zairin Abdullah

Flight 1, Hole # 10, 7.15am
1. Hj Amir Osman
2. Hj Mohd Yusof HM Taufik
3. Mohamad Bahreen
4. Hj Abd Rahim Matusin

Corporate golf - BSP win PUJA Challenge Trophy

Our dear colleagues from BSP have won the PUJA (Association of Engineers, Surveyors & Architects) With a total combined score of 592 at the 5th PUJA Golf Classic 2010 at the Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club.

BSP team comprised of Pg Maszidi, Hj Sabtu Tuah, Hj Hamidun Hj Tamit, Hj Ibrahim Hj Mahmud, Rusli Sulaiman, Omar Yussof, Md Jair Hj Japar and Rosli Bakar.

Many congratulations to the BSP team from us at BMMJ..

Saturday game - Anak Inchan (Senior) strikes again

Venue: RBA GC
Time: 1.00pm
Who played: Hj Zairin (Anak Inchan Senior) Orang Pencen, Yusof Johan, Affandy Ahmad, Hj Shahbudin, Mohd Yunos (Anak Inchan Junior) Bahreen

News Headline
1. Anak Inchan (Senior) manang lagi
2. Orang Pencen takut, nda mau 'throw ball' when deciding pairing
3. Orang Pencen jadi ATM
4. Quote of the day

1. Hj Zairin could hardly put a foot wrong as he romped his way to winning the Saturday game by a massive three strokes from Yours Truly after carding a 71 nett at the sunny.. then rain.. then a bit more rain.. then sunny RBA golf club at Berakas. His short game was on fire as he chipped it close to gimme distance several times whilst sinking his putts left, right and everywhere! Tried to pyscho him on the par 3 16th by pretending to take out my tee to tee off dulu.. "Eh.. Excuse me.. aku jua honour" Said Hj Zairin.. seem to work as he had an 8 on the 17th and 7 on the 18th but still Hj Zairin was champion...

2. Strange... orang pencen decided to fix his pairing without the customary throw ball. Perhaps a sign of things to come takut kalah?

3. True enough a score of 99 gross made orang pencen Chief Financial Officer for the weekend.. awal lagi mulih tu... balum bayar ohh.. ketahuan kau jang...

4. "Kitani ada ONN kah?" was the magic words that Anak Inchan Senior said to Anak Inchan Junior upon leaving the 10th green.. Background to this was Hj Zairin was playing well and thought ia ada onn with Yunos. Apparently Not! as Yunos burst out laughing... cari kesempatan tu Yoi.. kan cari silap which is a contrast to what happen at Eastwood...

Jakarta Open - Correction

Hj Shahbudin won on second day at Bogor Raya.
Initial mistake was due to miscommunication on handicap being used.
Anyway, winning two out of three games is a handsome return for the new clubs.