GOLF JOURNAL 3
– SEMBAWANG
Well, well, this time it was back to
basics at our home course, Sembawang. With all the previous various exposure and time spent on other
courses, its back where we all belong.
Bintan Ria, as anticipated by those who were not there the last round,
will have to wait a little longer, as we all know the trip does consume time in
travelling between our coast. Anyway,
other than travel time, it was an event to commemorate Mike Gee. Mike as we all
know, has left our lovely Greens of Changi and is currently
holding his RSM tour in 2 SIR. His
commanding officer, being an avid golfer has decided to hire Mike’s talent as
cadre in his next Senior PGA. Jokes
aside, we wish Mike the very best in this current tour and we hope he keeps our
flag flying at the end of the 18th hole. We also like to thank him for his farewell gesture in presenting
a lovely dinner at the end of the hard day’s play.
My
apologies for the delay in Journal 2, as we received some problems in the
overall size of the journal. I did lose
some details due the problematic Zip Drive; please never trust all your
important work on them. They (Disk)
have known to break down during the time of need. As for the journal, I like to write them out immediately to keep
the memories and fresh shits hot from the oven.
Before we get to the
fairways, the latest; Who’s Using What? And the latest Techno
Gig. Check out the latest ‘Maraging
Steel’ Irons (180% stronger than steel) with Mwo Chan KK, purchased
from the local Pro store ‘Big Win’ at a super bargain price. I had the chance to try them out on the
range and found them to be a very forgiving set of irons; the shaft was well
match with a touch of added distance from the whip and kickback effect of the
graphite shaft (Japanese made). Another
set of graphite irons, check the latest ‘Taylor Made’ from Pach
Ang, specially designed with different material for different clubs. Tungsten insert for the long irons
(distance), nickel steel (feel) for the wedges. A very high tech and best of both world purchases.
Lets talk a little
about Balls, how much is too much?
How much do we expect to pay for a decent ball? As we improve on our skills and start playing more on tight
fairways, paying more for that extra Feel and Distance, I think is all worth
it! Lately, Nike, Callaway and
Taylor Made have jumped into the bandwagon of latest balls. As the Pro’s statistics reflex, most wins
comes from Titlelist; I have tried the New HP Tour
and the New HP Eclipse.
Bought for US$29.00 in Arizona and sold here for $65.00. I would say a little on the expensive side,
forget the Eclipse and go for the New HP Tour.
The exceptional feel is superb but one must get use to putting a soft
ball. The other sought after ball on
tour is the Maxfli Revolution; excellent feel, good distance,
really nice on approach irons. Sold at
the price of $85.00 per box, expensive and the price for the extra touch and
feel. Are you a Feel Player?
Always waggling the club to get that feel before take away? Next would be the Winston Staff Smart
Core; 3 types; Straight Distance, Professional Distance and
Ladies. Sold for $42.00 and $49.00 at
local pro stores. Not bad for the price
which brings soft feel and good distance, I think is really quite reasonable
price to pay. Anyway, it’s all very
individual to chose.
Okay, lets get to the
gist of things! Comprising of 4
flights; the turnout was not bad considering some faces that we missed for the
last outings. Setting the pace for the
Senior PGA Tour is the twosome of Mwo Chan KK and Frankie Yee (Laura and
Hardy). It was god that decided not to
pair them for the day. On the visitor’s
list we have Adrian and Galistan Sydney, some still cannot pronounce his name
right. Must be all the Ah Bengs and
Sengs! Newly included for this Tour tee-offs are Teck Wah (Monster), Sam
(Toman) and Boo Ghee (The man who thinks Golf is A to Z).
Admittedly, I was
late to meet up for the initial gathering and briefing. Having lunch in Sembawang within 10 minutes
is no joke and by the way, how often have we seen with our own eyes of
ourselves or friends gobble down the food without even chewing. Is Golf Addictive, so they say?
If everyone plays 72 on every outing, then there is very little challenge in
the game. If golf were simple, then we
would all carry 1 ball each, please ask 
Song Teck.
Our friend was all
over the course seeking ball donations for Timorians until he lost memory of
ball brand he was playing. Yes, Love the Game To Death and Hate The Way We
sometimes Play! Gents, the Love, Hate Thing is called Addiction Dude!
We all make mistakes in this game; it is how we manage our screw-ups and not
repeating them on the next. Golf they say it’s a mind game; have we use it
all??
Well, enough of that;
its back to the course. Being the last
to be there; all the ‘Tiger Woods’ and ‘Shark Norman’ were gone, leaving yours
sincerely, David Duval and Vijay Singh alone at the clubhouse. One can wonder the rush for the ‘Hole In
One’ price. Finally, we heard them on
the course or sorry, felt them on the course as the bullets flew by our
heads. I heard there were many records
that fell that day, as projectiles reached the men’s ‘changing rooms’, picking
up the wrong balls, etc. Song Teck
still chopping and digging. Even the
trees were not spared, they were informed of ‘The Tour People’, and they were
shit scared, they have heard of them before! They are the Party People!
The sun is not forgiving that day but at least the buggies were on the
fairways. The game ended rather late as
the sun set, with a quick shower and change landed all golfers at the
restaurant. It was time for sharing the
pot of shit that happened earlier on the greens, it was a Golfer’s get
together! It was nice to see Allan
Wong alive and kicking, also attending the dinner was guest from Mike’s
platoon.
It all ended with the
presentation of the Day’s winners and revision of the Tour’s Handicaps. Taking 5th Spot was Ho Yin
Choy,4th went to Sam, 3rd also our
Raffles winner, Pach Ang.
2nd Hamm! Yours Sincerely and 
the Champ…. Goes to Frankie Yee! 
For a low
handicapper taking the Stableford is never easy; Congratulations for an
outstanding performance, and everyone for the Day’s attendance on a fabulous
round of Golf………..
Hope To See You Out There……………See
Yah!………..Robin.