Month: November 2014

Results – Amverton Cove Golf & Island Resort – 25th November 2014

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The Trophy Game for November was played at Amverton Cove on a beautiful clear morning. There were 16 Loose Cannons which made for a nice 4 flights teeing off on two separate 9’s. Course conditions were a little wet and the fairways had been left to go a bit – so a bit heavier going than normal. The greens were good although most of them had recently been sanded making them on the slow side. We played from the blue tees as is normal at this course and were all finished in good time by just after 12pm.
Lunch was at the “usual” seafood restaurant just past the bridge on the right after leaving the club …. and NOT the alternative restaurant on the left which had been used last time as the usual one had been closed …. we still had 4 of our party head to this incorrect venue … but they joined us shortly thereafter and luckily had not ordered a banquet for 16 there!
Results
We had some good scores today with half the field scoring better than their handicap. The clear winner today was Allan McNicoll who played an excellent round of 86 for 44 points – a personal best. Runner up was Andrew Robinson on 41 points and a gross of 89. Best gross was Geoff McLaws with a 78. Full results below:

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Results – Nilai Springs Golf & Country Club – 18th November 2014

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We had 23 Loose Cannons this week at Nilai Springs with a tee time booked on 2 tee-boxes at 8:00am. After a tedious and rather inefficient check in process with volumes of paperwork and receipts that fully explain the deforestation in Malaysia we all headed out to our buggies. With 6 flights we had 3 flights aligned for separate tee boxes on Pines and Island nines. However our Flight No 1 decided to not listen to the instructions given and they tee’d off from the incorrect tee box so being the last on that 9 we decided to move over to the Island 9 to tee off. Reaching there we found our 3 flights backed up and then additional 2 balls trying to squeeze in. When asked these 2 balls said they also had a tee time of 8:00am … the same as us. I took the starter to task on this and asked him to sort this out but in the usual Malaysian fashion he did nothing so I needed up taking him to the front desk and complaining …. still nothing happened. This is so typical of Malaysian organisation and very frustrating for anyone trying to arrange a large group like we have. I will be avoiding this course for future games if this is the treatment we get.
So with my blood pressure somewhere in the region of 220/110 our last group eventually tee’d off on the Island 9 at 8:30 or so.
The course had obviously had a lot of rain recently and was rather wet and soggy but the greens were excellent. We managed good time and were not held up further so finished around 1pm. 
Most of us then moved onto Dengkil Seafood Restaurant for an excellent lunch and some much needed beer.
Results
The winner today was Mike Smith on count back from Mike Williams. Mike Smith shot a 95 for 38 points with Mike Williams second with 86 for 38 points. Best gross was Geoff Parslow with 83.
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Results – Perangsang Templer – 11th November 2014

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An excellent turnout of 24 players this week to what may be our last time to play Perangsang Templer as it will most likely close shortly. Weather was good and the course conditions were good apart from a few greens which were being sanded and cored. We got off on split tee boxes so we all finished by around 1pm and then 18 of us re-convened at Tang Dynasty Restaurant for a good lunch kindly ordered by Andrew Robinson. Drinks were generously sponsored by Jeff Pearce who was celebrating his 100th game with Loose Cannons. Jeff also kindly donated some sleeves of golf balls which he gave out for various “prizes” over lunch. Thank you Jeff for your generosity.
Ray Funnell using his new right-handed putting technique has improved his performance …. just wondering when he will throw away all of his left-handed clubs and play everything right-handed!
Richard Moss sporting his new handicap of 33 went from the “high” of the recent Batam Away win to bottom place today on 21 points – winning a sleeve of balls from Jeff Pearce for this fine effort.
Welcome again to our new players; Peter Barker and Rob Russell and a guest of Geoff McLawas, Henning Therkelsen.

Results
Surprisingly no one played under handicap today and the winner who played exactly to handicap with 36 points was Stuart Taylor. Joint runner ups on 35 points were Jeff Pearce and Iain Wise. Full results tabulated below:

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Results – Tasik Puteri – 4th November 2014

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With the main group of Cannons on tour this week to Batam, a small group of non tourists assembled for game at Tasik Puteri. We played the Putera & Tasik 9’s in that order which meant that the second 9 was rather warm! The course was in good condition but much dryer than expected; especially the greens which were hard and quite fast. Teeing off at just after 8am we made good progress and the last flight was back at 12:20pm. 8 of us then reassembled at the usual M&M place for an excellent lunch washed down with many bottles of the amber nectar, all for RM290.

The damage. Collected RM1100. G/F & Caddies RM1062. Winners Prize RM50. Lunch RM290. Lunch collection RM320. Balance in hand RM18.

The winner was Peter Barker with an excellent gross 80 (37 back 9) and 37 points.


Name
H/Cap Gross Points Result
Alan Holgate
36 130 14 9
Barry Sage
18 100 26 7
Erol Akinci
22 101 29 6
Graham Cadman
25 100 33 3
Hans Berger
22 95 35 2
Mike Smith
24 101 31 4 OCB
Peter Barker
9 80 37 1
Robert Mullis
31 107 31 5 OCB
Tony Morris
17 105 20 8

Results – Batam Away – Tering Bay – 4th November 2014

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The last day of the 3 day Batam Away was played at Tering Bay which was located very close to the Palm Springs course we played on Day 2. There were now 9 of us as Martin Walsh had left that morning to return to Singapore by ferry to catch a flight to Australia ….. noted however that he left the hotel without paying for the room and had to sheepishly call Ray Funnell from the ferry terminal to sort out this small issue!

Tering Bay Golf Club was a little jaded in comparison to Palm Springs but the course was very good with excellent and rather fast greens. We headed out at around 10:30am and the 3 flights were completed by around 3pm or so. Drinks and some snacks were enjoyed on the terrace before heading off for a seafood restaurant close-by for dinner. The restaurant was not the one as recommended by Jeff Pearce but obviously some relative or friend of the bus driver … however the food was fresh and they had cold beer so we all enjoyed a good dinner right by the sea.

Results

It was Stuart Taylor who won on this last day with an excellent personal best gross of 77 and 45 points with Bernard Romahn in second place with 40 points on count back from Andrew Robinson also on 40 points. Stuart won 2 sleeves of balls and Bernard got one sleeve of balls. Full results from Day 3 are below:

The overall winner of the 3 day Batam Away competition was Richard Moss with a total of 115 points who had led from Day 1 and with a substantial lead after 2 days it was going to be difficult to catch him. Second was Andrew Robinson with 109 points. Richard Moss was presented with an engraved winners tankard kindly donated by Glenn Wombwell. Jeff Pearce was presented with a consolation sleeve of balls for having the lowest total points for the 3 days. The final 3 day results are tabulated below :

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Iain Wise does an excellent impersonation of Ray Funnell teeing off on Hole No 1, Tering Bay Golf Course.

Results – Batam Away – Palm Springs – 3rd November 2014

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The second day of the Loose Canons Batam Away trip was held at Palm Springs Golf Course. There was a large competition (Nongsa Cup) being held at the club but we got off on the Resort 9 at around 10:30am and then crossed over to the Palm Course by which time most of the Nongsa Cup competitors were finished.

The Resort 9 course was very pleasant and well maintained but the Palm Course was really very good – challenging holes with some incredible views. Greens on the Palm were very quick and with the slopes and pin positions made this a difficult 9.

We finished by around 3:30 pm to 4pm and had drinks on the verandah prior to taking the bus back to the hotel.

Results

Richard Moss played yet another excellent round (44 points) and increased his lead on the field winning again the first prize (2 sleeves of balls) with Martin Walsh (42 points) taking the second prize of 1 sleeve of balls. Full results below for the day :

Current positions after Day 1 and Day 2 are as follows:

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Results – Batam Away – Batam Hills – 2nd November 2014

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10 Loose Cannons headed to Batam, Indonesia on Sunday 2nd November for a 3 day away trip, flying from Subang airport on Firefly. On arrival in Batam we were met by our arranged driver who then took us in a 24 seater bus to the first golf course – Batam Hills. We had time for some lunch prior to the game and teed off at around 1pm. Weather conditions were hot and humid and the course was in good condition with the exception of some greens which had been hollow tined and sanded.

We all finished by around 5pm and then had post-game drinks at the club with the announcement of the results prior to taking the bus into Nagoya to the Harmoni Hotel.

Results

It was the high handicappers who dominated the field today with the top two places being contested closely with 38 points – it was Richard Moss who won on the day on count back from Barry Cousins also with 38 points. The winner received 2 sleeves of balls and the runner up one sleeve of balls. Full results below :

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