What a joy it was to be able to play golf  again! Nice to be out again with friends and try to get a nice score in.We began last week with almost two full flights, then one after another dropped out, so eventually we played with 5, a two ball and a three ball. The course was almost empty, so we had a fast time, coming back within 4 hours.As expected, the course was wet, resulting in frequent looking for plugged balls, sometimes even well under the fairway surface. The greens were good, so that was not the excuse. It was more that we haven’t been playing for quite a while that the scores were a bit low.Jan finished first with 97 – 32, Bernard 92 – 30, Iain 100 – 30, Tony 102 – 24, Dave 118 – 19
After the game, no locker rooms, no showers (apart from Bernard….!), but a good lunch at the club.
So the first game is in!! Let’s hope that was the first one of many to come without any MCO’s anymore!
See you all next week.
Jan

Dear All,

August 2021 was again a month without golf for the Loose Cannons. But….. on 1st September we will play again. If it weren’t for the fact that we have a public holiday on 31st August, we would have had a game in August.At last the government decided that playing golf is not that hazardous anymore as long as you are fully vaccinated. So we are looking forward to playing our first game again!So time to dust off our clubs and our skills, and let’s get going! See you all Wednesday at Bukit Jalil to celebrate our freedom.

Cheers
Jan

Dear Loose Cannons,
Again a month without golf….. It is getting a bit boring isn’t it? From the earlier words of the PM it looked like a bit of light at the end of the tunnel when he said that fully vaccinated people MAY get some relief in sports etc. And that only in some parts of the country. Well, I am sure that Selangor and KL will be at the bottom of the list, looking at the number of infections here. I just cleaned up my clubs again, making sure that mould will not start to ruin my grips.
I will be getting my second jab on 12 August, so I guess from that perspective, I could be playing again two weeks later. But, of course, that is all subject to the decisions the government will take.
So for the time being no progress. I can only urge everyone to get yourself vaccinated as soon as possible, because that is the only way out of this situation. And for the rest enjoy golf on the internet, YouTube and TV.If you want to read something interesting, check this out:https://www.morningsun.net/story/news/2021/07/26/psu-research-team-begins-work-soybean-based-golf-balls/8088730002/. Below update standings for LCOTY.

It won’t be long and we can eat our golf balls 😉😉😉
Jan

Cheers

Jan & Ricardo

Dear Loose Cannons,
The June news for the Loose Cannons can be short and simple: NO GOLF !A very sad month which will go into the history as no Loose Cannons games played for a whole month as this is not allowed in Malaysia! Also the announcement just now (Sunday 12.02)  that the lock down will not finish tomorrow, will mean that it is very likely that we will start July with not being on the fairways. So it is just television, you tube, games etc which can keep us a bit in swing.Last week I cleaned my golf clubs from all the dust it was gathering. I was tempted to do some swings, but I am sure that my wife would not have liked that at all, so I put them back in the bag, and thought when, oh when…..
I hope everyone has had their first vaccination, and some of us maybe even the second shot already. That is the only way out, guys, get yourself vaccinated!
I have calculated the handicap progress in absolute and relative terms over the first half of the year, but actually of course it was only over the first 4 months and a bit of the year. The table you can see at Statistics page, to keep you motivated……and other fresh stats, and below LCOTY standings.
Hope to see you all soon on the course again, and in the meantime, keep yourself safe and healthy!

Jan

Dear Loose Cannons,
I hope everything is well with you all. Enjoying watching golf on TV and youtube, and thinking: when will it be our turn again…?Well, my expectation is that it will take a while before we can go around on the course again. With the way the figures are going at the moment here in Malaysia, it doesn’t look good at all. So let’s concentrate on getting vaccinated, sooner rather than later. That is at the moment the only way out of this situation.
On the Loose Cannons, we have only played one game in May, so no monthly results. Maybe June, but that is questionable under the present circumstances. We still have a credit open at Bukit Jalil and Rahman Putra, so those would be the first ones to choose from when the courses will open again. Below LCOTY standings after May.
Wishing you all the best, enjoy the lock down, stay safe and hopefully see you soon.
Jan

CARTOON OF THE MONTH

Cannon’s,

KGPA is always a challenge to play, that was clear this morning. We teed off with 4 flights, later than planned (the starter said: “We have a delay”….), and the first two flights with a very slow flight in front of them, took almost 5 hours to finish. And with the weather hot, and the greens variable, it wasn’t easy. And the scores showed it. Nobody played his handicap, and more than half of us ended up below 30 points. The winner today was Siggy, who won on countback from Bernhard, both 35 points. Ricardo was the winner of last month’s game, just beating Josef, so he received the well-deserved voucher.
We lunched in a nearby seafood restaurant, only with 7 of us……… We welcomed Bipan with his second game for LC, and Hakan, who was back again to play after a long time! Hakan received a sleeve of balls. A special welcome to Andrew Robinson, who joined us for lunch to celebrate his birthday. He is on the way back, and hopefully, it won’t take long before we see him on the course again. We gave him a small gift to celebrate that, and he gave us a generous contribution to the (high) lunch costs.
We will be going into an MCO situation in Selangor again, so we will see what games we can organize for the coming weeks. Below KGPA results, April monthly competition final table, and LCOTY standings.

Cheers

Jan

MONTHLY COMPETITION – APRIL 2021

APRIL 2021 CARTOON OF THE MONTH:

See you all next week somewhere in KL.

The course this morning was in a good condition. It was quieter than usual because of the Ramadan month, which also meant that we could take the buggies on the fairway! Early in the morning at registration, we were informed that the greens were all sanded and aerated, so we were prepared to have difficulties on the green. It was however well done, and the greens were fast, and not really bumpy. So no excuses there…..
The course is always a pleasure to play on, well maintained, and challenging. The scores certainly reflect that. Everybody had to give in on his handicap, except Bernhard. He was the winner with 39 points! The second and third were Josef and Mike, both with 35 points.
During a well-deserved lunch at East of Highway, the winner’s prize could not be given as Bernhard was not present. The mystery prize, a sleeve of balls, went to the second-highest gross score, to Robert. Next week again a challenging course on the program!
Below are the scores for Impian and also the standings of the April competition. A tight race for the top!

See you all next week at Rahman Putra.

Jan

A real challenging course. That is the quick summary of Glenmarie Valley playing today. At the “right” places water in play and at the same time enough holes without water but challenging enough through the combination of distance and needed accuracy. The greens were in good shape, and the weather was friendly as well, although later the humidity started to play a role. In spite of the rain the last couple of days, the fairways were good, in some places a bit soggy, but not too bad. So all in all a good course to go to, in times like this when we have good offers for the green fee.
During a very good lunch at La La Chong in Ara Damansara we welcomed two guests: Michael who played his second game and Neil Fenwick of whom we still don’t know whether he played his first, second, third, or even fourth game. The more we talked the more games he played (an effect of the beers….?). Anyway, welcome Michael and Neil!
The scores of today were good, Tony ended up in a third-place with 34 points and Mike and Siggy both on 36 points. On countback on 9 still the same. The countback on the last 3 holes gave the difference in the advantage of Mike, who was today’s winner and also had the lowest gross score of 83. Siggy, still got his bonus of last week, as he was the March competition winner.
The mystery prize went to our (first, second, third, fourth time) guest Neil, also because he scored 44 (!!) points. Well done Neil! Below final results table and April Monthly competition standings.

See you all at Impian G&CC

Jan

Pictures of the day

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Amverton Cove always is a nice, well-maintained course to play. Enough challenges around with a lot of water in play, and at the same time good opportunities to score. But… as well a lot of places where you can lose your balls! The weather was great and the course relatively quiet when we started. We teed off nice and well, with one three-ball and two full flights. Some last-minute cancellations whatever the reason for this. The last two flights took a bit of time to get to the restaurant, but it was worthwhile waiting. The restaurant was again a good choice. Isuka may be a bit more expensive, the quality of the food is certainly better than the restaurant where we used to go.
The scores of today were again very good with 5 of us played their handicap or better. We welcomed two new guests, Simon and Michael. Welcome to the club!
The highest Stableford was scored by Simon, one of our guests, and the winner of the day was Ricardo with 40 points, with a gross score of 79, just 7 over the par of the course! Well done! The mystery prize of a sleeve of balls today went to John, as having the highest gross score on the first nine.

See you all back next week, at Glenmarie.
Jan

Dear All,

The course was in a good condition, certainly when taking into account the rain of the previous day. The greens a bit changing, form fast to less fast to slow, some damage in the fairways, but on the whole, a good course to play. The weather started nice, but you could feel the heat approaching. The last holes were therefore for some of us a struggle to get through.
Lunch was in a new restaurant, and, combined with three of us ordering, it gave us a new variety of food! In the right combination with some beers, it was a good experience.
And then the scores…….. We know that you have to score well to have a chance to win here, but today you needed a real monster score. Ricardo had the lowest gross score of 83. Six players played their handicap or better. The fourth-place of Iain with 39, two-second places of Jan and Robert with 40 points, and the winner was Andrew Morrow with 48 (!!!) points, Well, his lower handicap will reflect this next time. His handicap was based on games last year with the last game played in July. We welcomed a new player, Bipan Kapur, who joined us for his first game in the Loose Cannons. Welcome Bipan, the mystery prize was for you.
Most of the attention went of course to the real golf player in our midst. Tony Morris with 500 games, the fastest player in Malaysia, was honored with a special LC shirt. Tony, congratulations on this real milestone. A very faithful and consistent player, who keeps the speed in the game. Up for the next jubilee! Thanks to his very generous gift, the costs for this copious lunch were kept within nice limits. Many thanks, Tony!
The results of today’s game, the monthly competition of March, and the standings of the 2021 competition are below:

A new page (LC Statistics) was added to our blog. See you all next week at Amverton Cove. Stay safe.