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Results – Amverton Cove – 29th December 2015

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For the last Loose Cannon’s game of 2015 and the Trophy Game for December we played at Amverton Cove. We originally had 4 full flights but due to tow last minute pull-outs we had 14. We teed off on split 9’s and the pace was very good for the first 9 holes …. after the turn some Tan Sri and local sultan had cut in in front of the groups and the last 9 holes were rather slow. However the course was in good shape and the weather was fine.
Post game we ate lunch at the usual restaurant at the bridge close to the club – food was good (well ordered Iain Wise) and a suitable quantity of liquid amber was consumed.
Ray Funnell will be resigning as Convenor – many thanks Ray for all the good work this year – and Mike Smith will be taking over the helm as of 1st 2016 aided by myself, Stuart Taylor, to do the handicapping and Iain Wise to do the monies.
Results
Our December Trophy winner was Jeff Pearce with an excellent 40 points (gross of 88) with Geoff McLaws runner up (again!) with the best gross of the day of 77 and 39 points. Full results below:

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Results – Bukit Unggul – 22nd December 2015

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14 golfers wearing their Xmas hats and some smiles (pics attached) started a little late as a result of a bad accident on the highway, which delayed several players. Weather was excellent , course played well . The course was busy, which caused a slow back 9. 

The winner, with an excellent 81 for 45 points was Tony Morris.  Well done. Bernard Rohman also had a 81 but for 40 points. Bernard scored 36 gross on the front 9. ….wheels “juddered” on the back. Full results below:


Tony kindly donated his winnings into the pot– Must be Xmas.. !!   Ray put in some vouchers and a cheap lunch and beers was enjoyed by those that stayed. 

Loose Cannons Annual Xmas Lunch – Coliseum Cafe – 16th December 2015

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Once again the Loose Cannons group descended upon the Coliseum in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman for the annual Xmas luncheon. We had 19 attendees who assembled in the bar for pre-lunch drinks prior to moving through to the rear to our lunch table. Andrew Robinson made some excellent opening remarks with a toast to departed friends (Murray Preston and Gordon Wingate and setting out the ground rules for the day’s festivities. Various dress code fines were administered as was a fine for the worst bottle of wine brought along (well done Robert Mulliss!). 
It was interesting to note that the cumulative age of the 19 attendees was 1,234 years making the average age of the Loose Cannons group attending 65.
Lunch was the usual fare (prawn cocktail, pumpkin & carrot soup, steak pie and ice cream) washed down with much wine and some whisky to finish off. During the course of the lunch we were entertained by numerous jokes and songs by the group, many of which we had heard before, but were none-the-less most welcome.

Below are some photos from the day’s festivities …. which look remarkably like the photos from the year before …. and the year before that ……

Please scroll down for the special Holiday Season Trailer and the full movie of all the gory details of the Loose Cannons Xmas Lunch … if you dare!!

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A Holiday Season Trailer

The Full Loose Cannons Xmas Lunch Movie

Results – Staffield Country Resort – 15th December 2015

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We played Staffield this week mainly to guarantee good playing conditions due to the heavy rain over the lsat week or so which made many courses wet and boggy. Staffield was in great condition even after the very heavy and continuous rain of yesterday. The weather was good with clear blue skies. We had 4 full flights today as we headed out on the North and West courses all finishing in good time by 12:30pm. We then adjourned up the road to our usual East of Highway Restaurant for a good lunch and a few needed cold ones.

Welcome to two new players today …. Mahmud Mohamed and Tim Douglass.

Results

Peter Davies joined us for his second game this year and like the first time he won again with an excellent gross 90 (his best personal score to date) and 41 points. Runner up was Mike Smith with 39 points and a gross of 91 …. he will need to work harder to shoot his age but going by his spirit and health he stands a good chance of doing this. 3rd place was Barry Cousins with a great 38 (gross of 102), probably aided by his recent steroid injection for his knees! Best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with and 82. Full results below: 

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Results – Kota Permai Golf & Country Club – 8th December 2015

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We had 5 full flights with 20 players this morning at Kota Permai enjoying the special December green fees rate. Weather was good and the course was in pretty good shape with only small areas being a little wet. The greens as per usual were fast but true. We were almost all finished by 12:30 … but the last group (my group) were caught on the final hole with the rain stop siren and could not complete the hole till 30 minutes later. We took lunch at the nearby O&S Restaurant (many thanks to Barry Cousins for doing the arrangements). We took the opportunity also to celebrate Mike Smith’s 77th Birthday and he kindly picked up the beer bill for the day …. many thanks Mike.
Results
Geoff McLaws was our winner today with an excellent best gross of 77 and 39 points …. on count back from Charles Blanchet who also shot 39 points. Full scores below :
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Results – Nilai Springs Golf & Country Club – 1st December 2015

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Weather conditions were really good for today’s game at Nilai Springs with 15 Loose Cannon’s players heading out on Pine and Island 9’s at 8:00am. The course was somewhat wet and boggy in places but the greens were in great shape. Being in the first 3-ball we finished early but the other 3 flights of 4 took a little longer held up by some other players on the course.
We had lunch at the East of Highway Restaurant with 10 of us making it there for a slightly over-ordered volume of food.
Welcome to Mike Smith’s guest today, David Evans, who has just retired so may be joining us more often now.
Results
The winner today with 37 points and the best gross of the day of 85 was Stuart Taylor. Vincent Vijayan was runner up with 36 points and a gross of 99. Full results below:

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Results – Templar Park – 24th November 2015

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This was the November Trophy Game and we had 14 players teeing off at around 8:00am on a beautiful morning. The course was wet making the going even tougher than normal on this course. Greens were good but very tricky on a number of holes making putting in regulation difficult.

This course always seems to play long, and as Paul Geddes found out on the 15th hole it must be noted that distances on all the Par 4’s and Par 5’s are measured to the front of the green so you need to add on the depth of the green to the flag. As expected scores were high and Stableford points low.

After the game we had a lunch at the Tang Dynasty Restaurant. We waited a rather long time for the food and managed to consume about 22 bottles of beer over the course of the lunch making it a fairly expensive one. Thanks to Bernard for his RM50 winnings which went into the lunch pot.

Results

The winner today and the November Trophy winner with 31 points and a gross of 91 was Bernard Romahn, beating Geoff McLaws on count back who also scored 31 points and the best gross of the day of 85. Full results are below :

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Results – KGSAAS – 17th November 2015

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We had 14 Cannons at KGSAAS this morning ….. and one Cannon at Nilai Springs! Just as Allan was starting to register at 7:30am he received a call from Jeff Pearce wondering why no-one was at Nilai Springs …. guess he missed the 2 or 3 e-mails that we all received with the change of venue. He managed to catch up the last flight and join the game by the end of Hole No 3.
After quoting the usual Senior Rate on booking the club also informed Allan that the Senior rate was only applicable on Thursdays and Fridays making it a little bit more expensive.
The course was wet and soggy in many places and like me I’m sure many players had problems with lost, plugged balls in the fairway. I also experience a flight on another hole playing my ball leaving a poxy Titleist in my fairway by means of a fair swap!
The weather was good and actually cleared up by the back ( with beautiful clear blue skies which made a change after the many months of haze.Apart from the wet fairways in many places the greens were quite good and deceptively fast in places. The tee boxes were rather shoddy and in need of attention.
Results
We had a clear winner this week with Mike Williams shooting a gross 79 with 43 points! Well done Mike. Runner up on cutback was Geoff McLaws with the best gross of the day of 77 and 39 points. Full results below:

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Results – Bukit Kemuning – 10th November 2015

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Sixteen players teed off under clear skies and perfect weather conditions, very different from the last time we played this venue when play was abandoned after 5 holes. The course was in poor condition with soggy fairways and uneven and bumpy greens. We all teed off from the first, play was not quick and all the players were back in to the clubhouse by 1-15pm. The scoring was not great, with the exception of today’s winner Peter Kenyon who shot 95 for 41 points, a Stewards Enquiry is still ongoing into this remarkable fete. Runner up and best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with a score of 81 for 35 points. It was good to welcome guests Carl Wombwell  and Emlyn Jones, who was so overwhelmed that he turned up for play with his shirt inside out, a good sign proving that he already possesses the attributes of a good Loose Cannon. 
Lunch was taken at O & S restaurant where fifteen of us squeezed around one table, very cosy. Many thanks to Barry for booking and ordering the excellent food.
Full results as follows :
POSITION
NAME
H’CAP
GROSS
POINTS
1
Peter Kenyon
28
95
41
2
Geoff McLaws
8
81
35
3
Bernhard Romahn
13
88
33
4
Carl Wombwell (G)
20
98
30
4
Martin Walsh
15
93
30
6
Robert Mulliss
31
110
29
6
Glen Wombwell
29
108
29
8
Emlyn Jones (G)
21
100
29
8
Greg Mackley
18
97
29
8
Martin Belderink
25
104
29
11
Brian Stubbs
23
103
28
11
Allan Wright
24
104
28
11
Iain Wise
20
100
28
14
Vincent Vijayan
26
111
23
15
Barry Cousins
30
116
22
16
Richard Moss
33
120
21

The USGA and R&A show some heart with changes to the Rules of Golf

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The USGA and R&A have revised some golf rules commencing 1st January 2016 …. the key ones being :

  1. Ban on the anchored putting stroke
  2. Withdrawl of Rule on Ball Moving After Address (Rule 18-2b)
  3. Limited Exception to Disqualification Penalty for Submission of Incorrect Score Card (Rule 6-6d)
  4. Modification of Penalty for Single Impermissible use of Artificial Devices or Equipment (Rule 14-3)

Full details can be read here.