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Results – KGPA Golf Club – 20th November 2012

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15 Cannons mustered for the weekly game at KGPA, a convenient venue that we had not played for some time. We had booked 4 flights for 8.30, the earliest time non-members can tee-off.  

The registration was a nightmare!! A rugby scrum at the desk which was manned by extremely inept and slow personnel.  Eventually getting ‘served’ I was asked to tear out the TP coupons from the 8 books proffered, to save time, said Doris No1.  So I did and then she disappeared only to be replaced by Doris No2 who told me the coupons were unacceptable as they had to tear them out of the books themselves! With my systolic blood pressure rising there was now a mini conference of Doris 1, 2 and 3.  And after some delay they said OK.  But Glens coupon was rejected as the bottom left hand corner of the coupon was missing!  So retrieving Glens book I tore out the missing corner and there was another mini Doris conference to confirm that this scrap of paper was indeed the missing corner?  Eventually approval was granted, by which time there were about a dozen others in the queue behind me. And then all the serial numbers on the coupons had to be carefully recorded on the flight chits.  And then all the assorted driving license, passports and so on for the remaining 7  Cannons had to be carefully added to the chits to obtain the ‘package rate’.  And then the whole lot had to be carefully fed into the computer……!!  Registration took 40 minutes, by which time flights were backed up on the starting blocks.  We got underway by 9.30 and finished some 5 hours later! On the positive side the weather was good and the course was in pretty fair nick considering the amount of rain of late. But it will be a long time before KGPA features again on the Cannons schedule.

13 of us made our way to the annexe for lunch – or was it high tea or early dinner?  Ray and Paul having had to rush off to important meetings.. The food was good when it arrived and a fair wack of beer/wine was knocked back.  Tony managed to have 2 meals – a mee mamak adn an unclaimed fish & ships.  And the germano-scandinavian axis tucked into hideous looking banana splits after their main course.


And then the plaintive cry went out…..’LISTEN UP!!’  And it was time to announce the winners.  Ray Funnell with 100 off the stick and 36 points edged Tony Morris, 95 off the stick for 36 points, OCB,  Well done Ray, you are cut 4 and Tony is cut 1. The lowest gross was Geoff McLaws with 86 and Allan McNicoll wrestled back the most golf played accolade with a solid 108. Full details as follows:


1. Ray Funnell – 100/36
2. Tony Morris – 95/36
3. Gordon Wingate – 95/33
4. Stuart Taylor – 98/33
5. Glen Wombwell – 106/33
6. Allan McNicoll – 108/33
7. Bernhard Romahn – 90/32
8. Kevin Wiggins – 95/32
9. Jeff Pearce – 101/32
10. Andrew Robinson – 100/31
11. Geoff McLaws – 86/30
12. Hans Berger – 96/28
13. Raymond Keys – 104/26
14. Paul Jeyaraj – DNF

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Next Game – KGPA Golf Club – 20th November 2012

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Cannons,

4 flights have been booked at KGPA for next Tuesday 20th November for an 8.30 am tee-off, (non-members cannot tee-off before that time). We play here as Tony Morris has requested for us to do so, and because we haven’t played here for a long time and because its near home for all of us. We will be playing the Lake and Forest 9’s.  Please have the exact money (RM130 pp) and please be there by 8.00 am latest.


After ablutions we will adjourn to the RSC Kiara Annexe for F&B. Please confirm your participation by return email to Andrew Robinson.



Results – Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Club – 14th November 2012

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Cannons all.

A couple of weeks of exceptionally heavy rain in the Klang Valley left Bukit Kemuning very wet and barely playable. To make matters worse the Wednesday game was sandwiched between 2 public holidays (we don’t play on PH’s) which meant that a lot of KL folk had taken the week off and, with nearby Kota Permai reportedly closed because of the wet conditions, Bukit Kemuning was packed with 40 flights and progress was horribly slow.
The greens however were in surprisingly good and firm condition but the fairways were very wet and soft and the rough under water in many places leading to a lot of plugged and lost balls and some horrendous scores. But looking on the bright side, we got to play golf albeit in very hot and humid conditions and as usual, enjoyed ourselves. But the 5 hour plus round left some of us exhausted. It was too much for Barry who pulled up lame after 9.
  
The winner was Stuart Taylor with a remarkable 40 points and the runner-up was Geoff McLaws with 37 points. 
The lowest gross was 82 by Geoff McLaws and the most golf was played by Allan McNicoll with 120.
Stuart is cut 4 strokes and Geoff 1 stroke.
Lunch was taken at the club and was attended by everyone except Erol. A lot of amber nectar was drunk and RM20 a head was needed to top up the pot but a good time was had by all. It was with sadness that I took this opportunity to announce my retirement from the duties of convener and Andrew Robinson was duly coerced into the position of Loose Cannons Convener for the foreseeable future. Thank you and good luck Andrew. Hopefully I will be able to make the occasional game but will follow the activities of Loose Cannons with interest.
The Kitty stands at RM1202 and some of this will subsidise the Christmas Lunch at the Coliseum. Andrew will brief you on this.
My thanks to the Loose Cannons for their support over the past 9 years. I wish you all well. Our official 10th anniversary will be celebrated on or near the 6th January 2014.
Mike Smith

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Results – Bukit Unggul Country Club – 6th November 2012

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Just 11 Cannons mustered at Bukit Unggul in perfect weather for this weeks outing.  The course was in pretty good shape, considering the level of precipitation over the past few days.

Andre Holm ran out clear winner with 90 off the stick for 43 points.

Ray Funnell was runner-up with 98 for 37 points.  Andre is cut 7 and Ray is cut 1. Bernhard’s 88 was the lowest gross – a very odd round as he was out in 50 and back in 38!  And Stuart enjoyed (Editor’s note … no he didn’t!) the most golf….

Full details as follows:

1. Andre Holm – 90/43

2. Ray Funnell – 98/37

3. Bernhard Romahn – 88/36

4. Tony Morris – 94/34

5. Jeff Pearce – 99/33

6. Andrew Robinson – 97/31

7. Allan McNicol – 107/31

8. Erol Akinci – 104/30

9. Rick Brown – 106/30

10. Chee Wah – 108/25

11. Stuart Taylor – 111/23

Luncheon was taken at the club, with some very slow service for some….
Stuart and Rick waiting ages for their grub.

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Results – Bukit Beruntung Golf & Country Club – 30th October 2012

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Loose Cannons All,

Klaus called in sick so fourteen of us played Bkt Beruntung GCR yesterday and as a surprise we got to play the West instead of the East which we tested last week. The West was a different animal in comparison is it was more open, less soggy ie more run, more water and some patches of bare soil on the second nine fairways although the first nine had some very nice charming holes. In general though it could do with some grass cutting here and there as well as more sand in some of the bunkers. In comparison to all other courses we are playing it’s not a bad course at all, it’s more a matter of getting used to how to play it I think.

The food at the Garden Terrace was very good but it took a bit long to get it, but that’s how it may be when one order individual dishes.

This time Alan’s guest Chee Wah Tsang could come he claimed 24hcp which we accept, next time you play at 25, please feel welcome Chee Wah Tsang.

So how did it go, John had the highest and the lowest score 42 points (with four bonus points) respective 88 gross closely followed by me, John is cut 4, sorry no monthly trophy at hand lah. Second came Andre also 42 but with less points on the second nine, cut 1. Most golf was played by Alan H at 120 closely followed by Allan M. For the matter of stats only four players had below 30 points.

Finances

– Intake; kitty from last 126 (not 86 as stated in KGSAAS report), 12 x 110 non-member, 2 x 60 member, 50 extras from Glenn & Vincent = 1616

– Expenses; Green fee 1092, M&M 435, winner 50 = 1577

– Kitty; 39 Rm which is in the hands of Andrew now

Results – KGSAAS – 26th October 2012

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Loose Cannons All,

Fourteen of us assembled at KGSAAS this lovely cool morning for the usual Tuesday play. The course played as one could expect after the heavy rain on Sunday a bit soggy and wet here and there, but greens were as good as we have known them to be during the dry season. 


At the top of the ladder with 42pts was Hans Berger and cut 6, closely followed by Aftab on same points but with one point less on the back-nine, Aftab cut 1.

John Laidley as expected had the lowest gross with 79 (41 pts) and the most golf had Allan McNicoll with 123.


Hans Berger commented “Being a member I should perhaps not comment but I reckon the food at the restaurant has improved and by observing what presently happens at the course, the President nine is subject for green resurfacing, one would think the three nines will stay.” 


Finances

– Intake; 12 x 160 non-member + 2 x 100 member + 12 x 20 extras = 2360 

– Expenses; Green fee 1676 + M&M 548 + winner 50 = 2274

– Kitty = 86 Rm

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Hans Berger, pro tem Convenor, tees off on the Sultan’s Nine
Barry, Tony and Ted chit chat before tee off
Ray Funnell’s nose fits exactly into Allan McNicoll’s neck profile … very strange!
Andre and Alan from “Red Cap Team” look serious
Klaus looking quietly confident
Alan Holgate tees off on the 1st
The Sultan’s Nine has a few holes with carefully concealed water hazards such as this one on the 2nd hole
Looking back down the par 5 2nd hole on the Sultan’s Nine
Aftab with his local knowledge of the course puts on the undulating green of the 2nd hole
The course is well maintained and the greens were in excellent condition – fast but true
Another water hazard transverses the 7th hole fairway
The last 3 holes on the Sultan’s Nine were a little challenging
A view up the fairway on the 1st hole of the Alam Shah’s Nine
Klaus preparing to putt – his putting was excellent today with many long putts dropping
Caddies were compulsory – our caddies were pretty good but I heard some mixed views from some other players about their caddies
Ted Parslow blasts one away
The Shah Alam mosque can be seen in the background here looking back down our 16th hole on the Alam Shah’s Nine
Our 4-ball comprised Aftab Ahmad, Ted Parslow, Klaus Kretzschmar and Stuart Taylor
Ted looking pleased with himself after a birdie on the 2nd last hole
… and sharing his joy with his caddy
Aftab deciding on club selection for the final hole
Arriving at the 18th hole green with the clubhouse in the background
A happy bunch of LCs at their lunch
Alan Holgate pours himself a much needed refill of the amber nectar
Andre tucks into his chicken curry. The chicken curry was a popular dish for lunch … so much so that we thought they had run out given the time Mike Smith had to wait on his order
Allan McNicoll describing each of his 123 shots in detail to Ted Parslow who looks on in awe!

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