Final Leaderboard -Malaysian Ladies Open - Miri

It was a one of those events that would put Miri on the Golfing world. Malaysian Ladies Open 2006 title was won by a young korean , JI EUN HEE returning score of - 2. Miss HEE was determined to win the title even after hitting 7 at hole no 14. Earlier she was leading the scoreboard with - 3 , but after hitting triple bogey on hole 14 , she scores two birdies to take the title. Miss Russamee , Miss Lee Jeong Eung and Miss Eleanor Pilgrim tied for second spot. The amateur title was won by Miss Kristie Smith from Australia.

Below are some snaps from the prize presentation.

Eastwood Valley : GA Course review (uncertified)

The course should be the best course to play in Malaysia. Why ? Try it and you will get the answer. But here are some hole to hole review incase you are flying over to Miri to play the course. It is a must for a golfer to play at Eastwood if you are in town.

Hole 1:
Par 5 - Quite long but adviseable to play it safe. Your tee shot should avoid the bunker on the left which is only reachable if you hit your tee shot beyond 220m. Your second shot should try to aim the right side of the fairway making it is more green to play your third shot. The green is elevated , protected by two bunker on the front left and right with a small access to the green and you have to play high loft approach shot to make sure of any chance to make a birdie putt.

Hole 2:
Quite short par 4. Again the green is quite similar to previous green. Except that it can be a bit tricky if you are faced with headwind. Since the green is elevated , playing from 100m with PW can end up with a deep bunker infront of the green. In the bunker you will have to raise your bunker shot beyond 7 meter.

Hole 3:
Short Par 3 , protected by two bunker on right and left. Usually you will have wind blowing from left to right which can be a bit tricky at times. Two tier level green but each pin location should be either front or at the back of the green.

Hole 4:
Short par 4 , fairway protected by a bunker about 180 m from the tee. And another bunker awaits for the long hitter if your shot fade to the right hand side of the fairway. Aim at the trees of the left and playing a fade or straight shot should reach the front green easily. Again two tier green , with bunker on the front left.

Hole 5 :
Another short par 4. A big pond awaits you infront of the green. Your tee shot shuld not go beyond 180 m coz you will end up in the water but if can hit it beyond 250 m , why not give it a try. At 180 m mark , the fairway is protected by two bunker on the left and right , making it difficult to hit your second shot to the green if you end up in the bunker. The green itself is elevated two tier protected by a deep bunker on the right.

I 'll continue later...besok nak kerja...(got to work tomorrow)

The week before , this week and the week after

Some notes after a long lay off from the blog:

1. Some air crew offers me meal but me want coffee. And guess what , she could have just pour a cup of coffee , instead she served others first and gave me that cup of coffee 10 minutes later.
   
2. Played Labuan , 9 hole , but pulling the trolley on that course is not that easy. But I did enjoyed the company of some local frens.
3. Played Nilai Spring and gross 85. Did enjoyed the game. Was struggling on the first nine but managed to pull off some good second shots on the back nine. One birdie and no triple bogey this round.
4. KL-Miri-KL-Miri-Labuan-Miri-KL-Miri... catch the drift?
5. Pok Ya has yet to decide whether he wants to talk to me or not. Dunno why ? Maybe he has some wrong perceptions abt me...
   
6. Liverpool games , Arsenal and Man U are some clubs with stars but this season , they did not make enuf effort to beat Liverpool.
7. Did managed to catch the game against Benifica. Still feels that they played quite well but yet to blend in in the strike force.
8. Alya is getting chubbier each day.
9. Me getting a job in KL ...... maybe?
10. Rest day saturday. But will fight for a top 40 place on Sunday.
11. Next weekend Miri will busy managing some top professional golfers playing in the Malaysian Ladies Open at Eastwood. Could have register for some caddy job , but a bit weary this week.
12. Tired.

Do you have a penny to spare?

Off to KL again

Yes I am flying again tomorrow and gettin a bit tired of it. The weekend was nice , earned some bragging rights for playing par golf gross 72 and secure some golf vouchers. The reason for making 72 is simply because we are playing Texas Scramble format with a four man team. Me being the captain , do all the tricky stuffs , eg chipping it close to the pin and making the long birdie putt. We could have do a lot damage but after only three holes in regulation and coverting only two birdies , nothing much to brag about anyway.
Still suffering from the heat wave on Saturday. Liverpool finaly earned their results in the FA Cup. But the freak fall by Smith is not any football fan would like to see especially on TV when they put it on replay mode for a number of times.

Has anyone seen Tiger...?

Week that is.

A bit busy this week. Business travels , Interviews , catching up with some old frens and some other stuffs. Business travels is now beginning to make my golf swing a bit edgy. Even the job interviews at times makes me more edgy. Was wondering at times whether I am making the right moves or not.
Will not be able to make it to KL this weekend. Zed and Zuhri , sorry guys , wish I could make it up to both of you. But I will be watching from far and hopefully both of you will enjoy the weekend there.
The business trips have been rewarding , enlighting and at times provided some avenue to make new contacts espcially in the things that you do at the office.
Liverpool game tonite will be a joy to watch. This afternoon , I will be at Eastwood . It should be fun and dunno...maybe a few prizes to bring back.

Once upon a time...

Sometimes in June this year I would love to celebrate my birthday playing golf at any of the golf courses in Key El with my best foursome. It would have to be Dr R for his witty post shot comments, Mr K for his long drive on the tee and last but not least Anak Iderus who now would be at home nursing his knee injury. At that point of time , I would assume I will be already working in Key El and enjoying my new job. If not then I would be in this same city plaughing thru the cowgrass of KGM.
I would have been in Key El next weekend , tailing the pros at KLGCC. But sorry bro , fulus kureng and I have to cancell the trip to Key El that weekend. Instead I have received an invitation to play at Eastwood Valley on the 18th. That was a big suprise but a nice one though. And yes I am thankful and looking forward for the outing on the 18th. Next week will be quite a week. Meeting on monday and expected to travel again on wednesday for a job interview and off to Labuan on thursday before flying back to Miri on Friday evening.

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I am not watching football until the world cup season starts. Reason is simply because I am begining to see signs of low standards of refereeing and some unprofessional conduct by some of the highly paid professional . Nasib baik boleh jugak main golf....

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What does 2006 have for me ?

A reminder to all Golfers

After a round of 18 holes , here is what all golfers should do :

1. Wash your hands before you consume any food or drinks.
2. All your golfing attires are wash seprately from your daily laundry items.
3. Golf shoes must be clean and wash before you take them home.
4. Take a good shower at the club before you go back to your family.
5. Clean your grips regularly.
6. And also clean your irons.
7. Do not let your children plays around with your used golf balls.
8. Or even your golf gloves or your golf bags.

Why ? The amount of pesticides and other chemicals used to maintain the golf course , if you know them , you will not regret doing the above.

Football at its worst...

I think I knew very well now why I can't support teams like Chelsea. First most of them players use dirty tactics to get another fellow footballer to get the boot simply by falling off too easy. It may a bit difficult for referee to judge it but it is highly and timely for football associations around the world to reconsider using video playback.
They may be the team to beat in 05 / 06 season but with such incident like that , I wont be supporting them even if they were the last football team on this very little earth. Yes they won the premier league last year and they might make do it again this year. But would they be making headlines like being European Champions. No way jose.
The English Premier league might as well crowned Chelsea as the best foreign based team in England and Wales. And them to win the premier league ... woohhh what is there in such league anyway. So other teams may have a blend of local and foreign players as well.

Ehhh....might as well go play golf. Football now sucks....

Tiger 2 for 2

I did jump up and down on the couch when I saw Ernie hitting his drive into the trees during his playoff with Tiger. Then when he shoots into the water , I knew Tiger will definitely gets it this time. And true enuf nothing can stop Tiger from making 2 out 2 this year, and I think more is yet to come.

Congrats Tiger....

Dopie, the putterhead cover

I had never use a putter cover since I have lost the orignal cover back in 2003. But then last year I found Dopie , a dolphin spongey and use it as my putter cover. There are a number of animal like putter or wood cover available in the golf industry but not many are available in Malaysia. How I wish those toymakers starts to manufacture more for the local market.

If anyone have come across any other unique putter or wood cover , wanna share some pics ?

Major events to note...

Miri will be hosting the Malaysian Ladies Open tentatively in early March this year at Eastwood Valley. Hopefully the event will attract more travelling golfers to Miri. In April the Miri Masters will be one of the event sanctioned by MPGA also to be held at both KGM and Eastwood Valley. So if you are planning for your holiday locally , why not book a date to see both events in Miri. If you travel early to Miri , you might want to play a few rounds at Kelab Golf Miri or Eastwood Valley. At KGM it will cost you RM 120 for peak rate and RM 240 for Eastwood.

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Tiger won Buick Invitational. But I am pretty sure that wont be his last.

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Fowler returns to Anfield . Almost a miracle but if he is given the chance to prove it tonite , then 2006 will be such a joyful year to watch Liverpool plays.

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I am travelling to KL next week on the 7th and will travel back to Miri on 8th evening. Planning to meet up with an old fren whom I have not met since 1996.
Pick of the day : my short game is brilliant today . Plays the back 9 , 41 and blew up 51 on the front nine...

Golf over the long weekend

Did played on saturday and today. Managed to dig below 90 again and 8 pars per each round. The only problem is when I do make a mess of my approach to the green , it will hurt me so bad and I end up playing double or triple bogey for that hole. Hitting the ball with the driver from the tee is not so much of a problem . The only problem now is my approach to the green. Only 5 green on regulation today and also for saturday. I have got to make that time with club pro to check on my iron shots.Anyway , I won 8 balls today, he he he...with one sandy par on the par 5 6th.

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Liverpool won against Portsmouth last nite and honestly I almost went to sleep watching the game. Not much of a good passing game but they went through to the next round.

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Hate reading the news today on cases of child abuse.


Pick of the day : French toast in the morning....

Does Malaysian have what it takes to becomes a pro golfer...

Yes and No is the answer. But most of the time it is not simply because malaysians cannot do it but those who manages them are at fault. It is either you know them or you don't. In a conversation with a friend from KL over the phone , the number of registered golfer in this country has grown to almost 300,000 and those without proper registration to club members or any Golf playing packages you add another 300,000. Is it a good ratio to 20 million malaysian in this country.

How many school in this country has any golf development programme? Or have many boarding schools do ? Or have many universities undergrads take their time off their books to play golf?
Lucky enuf we have various development programmes at various golf clubs and some selected schools. But it only involves those kids whom parents are golfer or some of their closest relatives own a golf club or work at a golf club. And some kids who are not lucky enuf , they take up golf simply because they work as caddies at some of the walking courses in this region. A mere RM 20 for 18 holes , they get to witness various types of golfers hitting it while they carry their bags or drag their trolleys. But can you count how many golf courses in this country which does not have buggy ?
On the positive side of it , compared to 10 or 20 years ago , we do now have local dailies with some golf sections in it. We do have malaysians playing in the asian tour. We do now have Airil (in the picture while taking part in Miri Masters 2005) taking part in the Japan Tour . We do now have our very own Danny Chia who have made it to The Open last year. We do now have malaysians growing in numbers in the amateurs circuit. Yet these guys did not get the support they dearly need from us malaysians. How many of us watch them playing in the amateur or locally held MPGA tournaments ? I did , when Airil was playing in Miri. But how many took notice of him playing on the last day. Hey ! I am the only guy with the brolli who went all the way watching him make every shot on the final day.

Guess what I wish for 2006 ?
1. All golfers adopt a young boy or gal whom are not related to them and take them to the practise range.
2. All Malaysian Pro Golfer in this country gets a sponsorship , especially for their local travelling expenses.
3. All Malaysian Pro Golferin this country gets ball sponsorship or equipment sponsorship.
4. All registered amateurs are given the chance to get into top 50 amateurs and get sponsored to play in all amateur tournament in this country.
5. Schools to offer golfing hours for kids
6. Boarding school to get a chance to get adopted to nearby Golf Clubs for Junior development programmes.
7. Those undergrads to start learning about golf before they start become yuppies which will help to reduce the number of lost balls when they started to play golf when they get their jobs.
8. All caddies in this country gets to enroll in a registered organisation and they must be given benefits so that they can also grow and join any junior or senior development programmes
9. All film producers start to make films on the success stories like Danny and Airil.
10.All clubs in this country make an open day for the public to play at their clubs.
11.Sport body start channelling the sponsorship money to the young not to useless costly banners.
12. etc etc etc etc...
Can we do it Malaysians ? There you are , most of you will make their nasty cheeky smile to me and say.... dream on Jack. I havent given up my hope and will not stop dreaming either.

If you are out there, thinking ....

Someone used to tell me that I am not important to the organisation. That was like 6 years ago. Someone used to tell me that I will never make it to handicapp below 15 or even equivalent to it. Someone used to tell me that I am nothing but only a small time executive who will never make it to the top level management unless I took all those proffessional qualifications. Well , from today onwards I will the effort to meet those people and start telling them off that they are totally wrong. I will make them suffer by making them witness the fall of their great legacy. I will make them suffer by showing off my USGA Index handicapp card and I will gift them a lift in my new chaffeur driven merc.
Isn't that something ? Well ......

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I did played at Eastwood last week with Dr R , his friend S and Dato W from KL. Dr R was admitting after few years playing golf , Eastwood Valley has its own unique features which had caught his attention. The course looks easy and flat but the raised greens are a feature not many golfers love to play. At the end of the game , I was bit taken away when someone compared my swing to Fred Couples . That is the first time someone did that to me , and why not whoever out there who knows Freddie , maybe ask him to drop by Miri and lets compare both him and my swing. One of them later that nite was making a exceptional statement about accountant playing golf which is quite rare for them. Maybe I am one of them ? am I ?

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I did handed a cv of a fren to someone last month and today he was offered a high position job which he had dream to earn all this while. I felt good about it . It was a nice feeling though and I am hopefull that mr B will make it all the way to the top corporate world. Maybe 2006 is not that bad after all after a year long miserable 2005.

Guess ???

GA awaits for other golfer to play their shot . Why ?

GA waiting to make his putt on the green , why ?

GA is thinking about what ?

Ball is on the green , what is GA waiting for ?

Who's golf bag and brolli is that ?

Weekend Golf Jan 22nd

I did not take part in a traditional Festive season based competition at my club yesterday , only simply because I am too tired. After a full 18 hole with some frens from KL , I deserved a break at home with my family. On Sunday morning , the weather was glorious. Perfect for golf except for the last two holes, it rains.
Pic was taken on the fringe on hole 7 , when I did not make a good chip from the right hand side of the fairway , about 30 m away. And the short pitch to the green was even horrible , when I have to make a 10 feet putt to save bogey. The first nine was better than what I have played at the back nine. We started on hole 10 , good tee shot but can't get that second shot going to the green on regulation. Thus I ended up scoring bogey almost for thewhole 9 holes. Secod shot short of the green , then miserable chip to the pin with long putt to par the holes. The driver Maruman Exim Nano II was the only reason why I can make a good shot from the tee. Hitting 14 out of 14 fairway can be a reason to cheer for some pro but not for me simply because I did not make it count with poor second shot to the green. Then things started to go a bit better playing the front nine. With pars on par 4 , 3rd and 4th , par 5 6th and par 3 9th, eventually managed to score 43 for front nine. I will not have to do anything to the putting routine. Except when I am playing at different courses and playing different ball of course.

Miri Golf Club : Satelitte view google

Malaysian Open 2006

Malaysian Open will be held at KLGCC this year from 13th Feb until 19th February. The sponsor will organise a trial on the 26th January for those amateurs with handicapp 0 to 2. If only I am in KL , I would then register and try my luck.

But then again , it would take a miracle for me to qualify anyway. But I am going to watch that one. A new venue and most likely going to be an interesting one. It will be quite interesting how they will have to manage the crowd. Parking areas will be quite tight , unless they are willing to use the playing field before the club as alternative. With new sponsors , they still need volunteers ? So if any of who lives in Klang Valley , click HERE for details.
I am hoping to see malaysia very own golfers to perform well this year. Steel and Chia would be our main bets. MGA strong amateurs like Sukree and Siva ( pictured with fellow golfer after practise round , Miri Masters 2005) can use this to prove their worth. And there are quite a few more , like Saiful , Rashid , Steven and probably some from the junior ranks. Dont forget MPGA top earner in 2005 Airil . ( above pic in orange with Kalana at Miri Golf Club Practise range , April 2005 ).
Shown also google satelitte view of KLGCC. Having played there both east and west course , I do think lower score should be posted this year. Unless they are thinking of hitting it long to the green from the tee box. It should be an interesting course to play. Undulating fairways and tricky hazards can be a bit tricky for those who have not played there before.
Thongchai won it twice in 2005 and 2004. Both at Saujana. This year will be a total ball game. The green wont be that fast compared to Saujana. But it will be on a different slope speed. It will interesting to see the pro hitting the ball from the tee at hole 16th and 17th. The 16th , from higher tee box , they would be tempted to hit the green from the tee, unless the organisers pull the tee box far back. I would definitely wanted to see how they tee off from the tee at 17th. Either they hit it to carry the small ravine in between two fairways or even hitting it straight to the pin. The slope rating will be 133 compared to Palm Saujana at 142.

Zed and Zuhri , please book tickets early and book your annual leaves now!!!

2005 the whole season

Golf Wallpaper

If you are looking for nice golf wallpaper , clink at this LINK.

Where r u

If you happen to be playing this weekend , I sincerely hope the heavy rain have not spoil your game. But If you are at home like with no one to play with , it is sickening right. Suddenly I fail to find anyone to play golf with this weekend.
So I ended up waking up quite late and preparing food at home and eat , eat and eat.Maybe the cloudy and rains have something to do with the mood for this weekend. For those who are battling the showers out there, well , you guys must have been having fun.
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Met with some MGA golfers on friday afternoon at KK airport. They have just completed the freindly match against SGA and SGA , well Sabah and Sarawak GA. And next month the Malaysian Open will be at KLGCC. Maybe I arranged for a trip or two to KL during that weekend.
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Nude golfers ? Naaahhhh , I am just foolin around...

Tgk bola

Liverpool almost loose it this morning. After Luton took the lead 3-1 I was switching channel to watch Sergio and the rest of the pro making shots at Mercedes Open in Hawai. Then when I switch back to the football game , the score suddenly was 3-3 and LIverpool at the end won 5-3.
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It is a bit funny to look at cosmetic adverts nowadays. Some personalities making statement how they fall i love with a product , when everyone knows that money buys and for those who dont have the bucks , keep that original skin intact. ha ha ha ...
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Monthly medal , gross 94 and nett 82. That is definitely not cool at all. Suddenly all the par 5 becomes par 6, except for the last hole 18th. A birdie on the 14th sort of cures the pain. The weather is not favouring anyone today , plus most fairways are still soft and a bit soggy.
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John labu is in town , and if I woke up on sunday morning , I might drop by his hotel and catch up with him.

Word of the day - News reporting is equivalent to politics.

40 gross : back 9 KGM

Playing 40 gross back 9 KGM today. Good signs for 2006.

First week Jan 2006

Of those noted events :
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I went to Local Petrol Station for full tank refill for my ever dependable wira and paid RM50 using their " card ". To my amazement the women at the counter did not give a receipt and when I did ask , reasons came out in the open and those behind me have started giving me the look. Still the old malaysian attitude I guess , nothing change in 2006.
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I watched a football game , one of those highly rated league in the UK and saw the standard of refereeing is at its low level compared to 2005. And not to mention some local football scenes which have enlighted some public in this country to make comments. We have so many leagues and competition and a handful number of proffessional footballers , yet we have yet to win anything in the local scenes.
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I was playing golf over the weekend and am still amazed at what people will do to win the bets but still do not adhere to golf rules. In other words , the scores are tampered with and not reflective of his actual scores for the day. Some golfers will never change.
Meet up with a fellow golfer who has made the trip to play 4 rounds of golf at Mission Hills. I am saving up some cash for that trip , ha ha , I might ...
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More cars are on the roads these days, scenes of parents sending their kids for schools for the first time or making sure kids are actualy going to school . ada lah balik ....traffic jams !!
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Year ends are approaching and humans on this earth with the same proffession are starting to punch numbers to the fullest and office works are growing in numbers.

In a way nothing really changes in 2006...

errr one more thing , the poor are still not treated with respect and the rich went all the way to the bank shouting out loud what 2006 will bring them...

When is the last time you take time out...

Mental strength and physical fitness are two important features which amateurs forgotten to add to their practise regime. Most appears to go to the practise range to sweat out and hit 100 balls a day only for the sake of makin the time for it. Hoping it will have some drastic effect on their swing , the next day the same amatuer will cursing his or her swing everytime the ball went left or right or even into the unforgiven hazzards.
So how do you develop mental strength. Some religous offers some solution but for me , learning to ignore my little daughter mid nite chorus is one way of doing it. Or you can try sit next to a boiling kettle which has that whistling features and ignore the deafning sound when it boils. Or you can try sitting infront of a busy street, trying to ignore the vehicles thats passes by and focus on an object across the road without blinking an eye.
Mental strength is the one thing that good professional golfers has. Tiger may not be the 1st in long drive but he is one of those golfers who can hit it hard and long with thousand spectators standing close to him. Even for me on occasion , I will sort of stumble on my drive if I have more than 10 golfers waiting behind me.
The other factor would simply be fitness. If you are not fit enuf then you wont be able to repeat the same swing every time you use that driver on the tee . Or even walking 6000 km could be quite a challenge. But nowadays amateurs are done with walking. Most golf courses in Klang Valley or in most other parts in Malaysia are equipped with buggies. Lucky for me , Miri GOlf Club still remains as a walking course. A bonus point for me when playing in other non walking courses. But walking 6000km is not the only fitness factors. A number of proffessional golfers spend 2 to 3 hours in the gym , working out . Now when do I last visited the Gym ?
In 2006 I am determine to put some effort on this two factors, developing mental strength and also my fitness. Hoping this would be the key to reduce my handicapp to minimum 4 by June 2006. Maybe ....?

1st Jan 06 and its wet ....

Woke up as early as 5 am, morning prayers and the usual routine , hot water and cleaning the kitchen and cook some breakfast for dearest zalita. Had a cup of nescafe , strong black and gazing at bbc news on sports. Liverpool won again , although last nite I was a bit agitated with the performance of the cikeding Garcia.
Hit the road at 6.30 am and stop over at the local wet market for some "currypuffs". Had to have something to eat right to get the ball going. The course is still suffering from the wet season and the rain last nite does not help either. It was wet and the fairways are still in a very bad and soggy conditions. Most of us spend more time searching for the balls rather than practising and making that swing. I did not make a good putt on the first hole. Tee off with rescue 4 and went beyond the pin. Chip it in short and did not read the putt well. Ok its the first hole , 17 to go right. The tee shot on hole no 2 was promising. As usual Maruman Exim Nano II has not let me down. The only problem is now I am having inconsistencies with my second shot. I can be hitting 14 out of 14 fairways for one round but unable to convert it to birdies or par simply because I choked my iron approach shot to the green. And yes the soggy fairways did not help either. Lucky enuf those new footjoys are waterproff and this time around performs as what it is written on the box. But it is still not mud proof anyway. So I hit a bad second shot with a 6 iron and had to chip onto to the green with a 58 degrees Vokey. And again I did not read the putt well and did not anticipate the break from right to left about 3 inches to the pin. True enuf the ball move to the left and bogey is not a score I adore at the moment.
The same script went on and on again until hole 9 . The ball was on the green and only managed the first par of the day. With 46 on the first 9 , I was playing some new sript deep in my head. And it did not went well for hole 10th and 11th. With double bogey and triple bogey score for those two hole , I was tempting to walk back to the club house and had an early drink. The 13th , 14th and 15th was not that bad. With Par par and bogey score , I was back in my golfing mood. The following pics are t shots at hole 13th.

Our dearest DA with his usual easy senior swing.

The usual MH with his unique swing under repair.

And yours truly , your favourite golfer 2005 , Jack GA.

We finally have breakfast at half way hut next to the 15th green. Nasilemak and some meehoon goreng was on the tray with some boiled eggs. That explains why the tee shot on 16th was a bit heavy and slow. Lucky enuf managed to bogey that hole after a few stupin chipping and had to make a long putt to save bogey. Walking to the 17th tee , I was counting the current damage. After making 18 over shots and considering a handicapp 12 , with possibilities of scoring over 90 kind of make a bit edgy. Hey ! I am not going to spoil my new year with plus 90 scores. Thinking again , then I had to make par for the next two finishing par 5 holes. It is not something impossible and true enuf , although not regulation on the green , my long putt makes my day. Finishing par and par for 17th and 18th , leaving me with 90 gross and 78 nett score for the 1st day in 2006.
In summary , I know I can hit the ball solid on the tee with the Maruman Exim Nano II. And ping pal 4 will be my only putter for 2006 , with that new routines which helps a lot in making those long putt. I admit I have to make adjustment and more consistent iron approach shot to the green. Especially with the mid irons. Happy new year everybody....

2005 final posting ....

Playing golf and blogging about it has been equally satisfying in 2005. I have managed to improve my swing and reduced my handicapp to NHS (Malaysian Golf Association : National Handicapp System ) index 9.1 . Driving distance have greatly improved from 180m average to 210m. Accuracy of driving , since I have acquired the Maruman Exim Nano II has improved tremendously. Hitting on average 12 out of 14 fairways in 18 holes round. With the new grip by Golf Pride (pictures and comment in this LINK ) my iron shots are begining to make my approach accurate and enjoyable.
Sticking to the old putter Ping Pal 4 and shaping up my putting routinehas helped me on the green. Instead of buying a new putter , with my new putting routine , I have been able to reduce my putting average to no more that 2 putts per green. And the picture is the living prove how I have improve my putting skills. Yes , my dear Hanie is my new mentor in putting. It sort of gives me a new perspective on how to make a good putt. But with my dearest Hanie helping me out on the practise green , I have been able to spend quality hours with dearest Hanie.
Blogging about golf per say has its ups and downs. I have make comments and photo blogs. Some folks out there make positive remarks and some well , you can't win them all , right. From the early days , I have encounter new blogging skills , making new graphics , adding some cool features and not to forget some useless features as well. Make new frens within the country and some from the other part of the world. One gentlemen by the name of Onn is one nice chap. A true gentlemen and a true golfer. You can never make war with this old chap. At retirement age , he is still an active golfer with a nice swing. At times he grumbles alot about his swing and when he makes that shot , we never fails to congratulate him.
At time I look up to this chap for advice on golf and on life. I wish him all the best in 2006 and am sure he will post some good scores next year. On the blog met some golfers whom I have yet to meet up and play golf together. Zed , one chap who never fails to entertain fellow bloggers. Although until todate , I have to visualise how tall is he or how well is he with his golf swings. 2006 will be a bit challenging. Hoping to get involve with new assignment . Of which , still in between two minds and have not decided which way to go. Hoping I could make that extra bucks so that I can give my dearest another long due holiday. But the pictures of bridges in Amsterdam reminded me of those lovely time I had with my dearest Zalita. Which reminded me of how lucky I am to have her in my life. She has been a true companion and a wife who understands her husband passion on golf. I don't have to make excuses to play golf and I ended up making sure enough quality time are shared between golf and family. For those who are still struglling with your partner at home , better take your time and explain it to her.

So 2005 in summary , best score is only 84. Best 9 hole scores is still 39. Longest drive this year would be hitting a good drive on hole 15th KGM and left with only 90m to the green. Its a par 4 , 399m length. Well you may guess , how far the balls goes on that drive.Anyway we were playing the white tee which was only 376m. Still , a long drive by any standard , right ? Has not played much outside Miri. KLGCC , Nilai Spring , Kinrara , Perangsang Templer , Pantai Mentiri, Labuan and Eastwood.

2006 , will be challenging and I do hope will bring much more golf to me . And last but not least , surely hoping it will a wonderful year for all fellow golfers and bloggers , wherever you may be.

Some pictures tells us us about the future...

2005 wishes : reviewed

I have some wish list back in June 2005 and below are some updates:

1. I want new grips for my irons and driver before November. - did change those old grip with new grips by Golf Pride ( the combo red and black colour and it has helps a lot in improving my grip and also my iron games )
2. I want those nippon steel shaft as well. - errrr still can't afford to change it , maybe next year ?
3. Maybe changing 984 driver with the latest driver 950 series - I have dump my titliest 983 e for Maruman Exim Nano II driver with 10 degrees loft. Consistent driving accurancy and distance as well. Top strike remains at 255 m mark.
4. Whole year supply of Titliest Pro v or Callaway ...or even Maxfli A10 series - still under negotiations with some ball manufacturers.
5. Augusta , 18 holes with Tiger - Unfortunately I have to wait for another year. Tiger schedule for 2005 has been fully booked. Last I checked , in 2006 he wants more time to be with his wife , errrr who's preference is that ?
6. Saujana , another 36 holes with Yusof Daud. And this time win the title MPGC 2005 - No I did not get the chance to do that . F*&5%$#$%^&.....err
7. Qualify for KGM open this year. HEEYYYY I DID QUALIFY FOR KGM AMATEUR OPEN FOR 2005....
8. Handicapp less than 10 before end of 2005. - Technically National Handicapp system at 9.8
9. Wins a monthly medal event. "A" medal would be just fine. - I did not.
10. 2007 Playing tour wild card awarded.- still working on it ....
11. Make a living out of this. - still on the right track..hopefully someone do take a note...
12. Owns a golf repair shop .- have yet to decide whether I should quit accounting profession
13. Buy a trailer for a equipment repair shop and follows MPGA tournaments venue. - unfortunately they cant afford to pay me , so wait for another year ...
14. Save my tag Huer - NO I did not manage to save my dear TAG.
15. A new house... - well , still working on it though...
16. RX90 for me and CRV for wife - we are saving our earnings...he he he

Jack GA

86 today at Eastwood ...

7 am , driving into the Golf club......

Chalet on the left.

Then , on the right is the practise range........

Thinking about it at the first par 5...second shot

At this point my second shot has reach the 30 m mark to the green , on the par 5 , 6th.

And end up playing 86 gross for the day. Feels good about it . Except for two double bogey on the first 9 , not a bad outing after a week away from the practise range. The Maruman Exim Nano II driver is simply the solution of the year. Hit 13 fairways out of 14th tee shot today. Next stage is to work out consistent iron shots to the green , esp for 150 to 100 m marks.

Quite tight up

Been busy lately. Plus the part time work is beginning to demand extra time nowadays. No more weekdays golf , coz most the time , using it as quality time with sha sha and hanie. We went to the beach yesterday and the two of them went beserk.
On two jobs at the moment , so wont be making much posting for the next two or three weeks...

Of everything and sorts of ....

Bravo to Nicol. Here is the living prove why malaysians can excel in sports. And in due time we will be hearing more about Malaysian young sportsman and sportswomen in the world events.

Liverpool has proven its spending over the summer and a few more will fit in comes January. I am not suprised with MU failing to make it to the last 16. Selangor miss the chance to prove their worth after making the headlines last season. Perak is definitely relishing the guidance of SD.

Sea Games is over and done with but I did not hear anything about malaysian golf team. I guess they did not do well or do anyone knows what do they won in the Sea Games ?

Maruman Exim Nano II is definitely the best driver I have come across for the last 10 years playing the game. If you have any doubts go and try it , but try it on the range not in those small space inside those golf pro shops.

Some personality making headlines by making public announcements about their marriage status . Well , do they have to do that ??? I guess thats the price for being famous...errrr...

Golf has been quite interesting this year. Tiger takes the PGA Player of the year again. I guess he will continue making headlines in 2006 until 2008 unless some new swing styles comes in again.

2006 will be quite interesting. To frens over the atlantic ... have a merry xmas. To frens in the region , enjoy the long holidays.

Maruman Nano II Exim.

Yes I have tested it and loving it. It gives me more accuracy much better than my old Titliest 983e. Playing an extra 0.5 degrees loft gives me a better distance and rolls. Plus I can shape every single shot easier and with much ease.