We played again at Bukit Jalil, after a long time. In hindsight not a good choice with all the rain we had the last time. The fairways were at several places very wet, and on top of that the greens were very difficult and sometimes fast, sometimes slow. Also on a number of holes, the holes themselves were not very well cut. In other words, a difficult morning.
But the company was good, and we had a good freshly cooked lunch afterward at the club.
We welcomed Michael for his 4th game, and Iain was back again after being away in the UK.
The condition of the course was reflected in the scores. After a long, long discussion, we agreed that Jan and Bernhard shared the second/third place and Martin was the winner with 33 points. With these results, the January competition standings stay the same as last week, keeping all open to the last game of the month next week at Amverton.
The weather was great for playing golf this morning. It was foggy on the way to Staffield and indeed a bit of mist was hanging over the course before we started. That disappeared very quickly and a well-maintained golf course was ready to get played on. Good fairways and fast greens on the first nine, slower on the back nine, made it a real enjoyment to play. The greens were quite variable as far as the speed was concerned, which made it not easy to master.
So we had a very good morning with also a variety of scores.
After lunch at the club, we congratulated Hans on his third place with 33 points, Martin was second with 36 points and Bernhard was the winner again with 38 points. Well done again Bernhard!! With these results, Bernhard lead the January competition with 75 points, followed very close by Diederik with 73 and in third place Martin with 69 (nice number!!).
We welcomed Fritz for his 2nd game and thank you, Fritz, for being a member there, because it made our lunch a bit cheaper, and Michael Fenner-Smith for his 3rd game.
Tan played a couple of weeks ago his fifth game and we now welcomed him as a full member of the Loose Cannons, with a bag tag, sleeve of balls, and a cap.
Always a very pleasant course to play. All holes are really different from each other and it is going up and down all the time. Challenges on both sides of the fairways, be it water, jungle, or OB, make this course very attractive.
The course was well maintained with good tees and fairways, and in particular on the first nine, very fast greens. The second nine had several sanded greens, which were slower but also not easy to read.
The weather was very nice to us, not too hot at all, only the last two holes were very wet as the rain decided to come down. A good lunch at the club finished in the morning.
After lunch, we congratulated Bernhard for being the last year’s December champion. Bernhard was also the winner of the competition during the Melaka away days, for which he got a new LC shirt, bright red!
The winner today was Diederik with 38 points, followed by Bernhard and Mike with 37 points and Josef and Roland with 35 points.
We had a great day at Impian this morning. Nice weather, not really busy and we could tee off at holes 1 and 10. That saved us quite some time as were with 4 flights. The course was as ever in very good condition, not wet at all, and the greens were very fast causing a lot of missed putts.
We had lunch at East of Highway with only 6 players. We should know that the lunch after the game is effectively part of the game, so we should really make a lot of effort to attend that as well!
The winner on this day was Bernhard with 37 points (not present at lunch), with the second-place split between Ricardo, Diederik, and Marvin all with 35 points. Ricardo, the only one of the three present, won second place on count back.
The third place was a tie between Martin and Michael Fenner Smith with 33 points each, who we welcomed for his second LC game.
Uwe Lukas played his fifth game but unfortunately was also not present during lunch to receive his gift. Also, Marvin Gan played his 3rd game
The last game of 2022 was held at Seri Selangor with a busy morning tee-off and overcast weather. We started on hole 10 with 2 flights in front of our group and in the first 10 holes the pace was reasonable, but after 12 holes all the long waiting started because the jumbo flight had some issues on par 3, and two to three flights starting to waiting for every hole until the 18th. It’s ridiculous how the club allows the jumbo flight to be the first one to tee off and soon or later it will be a big mess and long waiting. Anyway, back to the real golf, the course was nice and surprisingly dry with nice greens but always very tricky. Uwe Lukas played his 4th game and Montano his 3rd game with us. The winner today was Chia with 92 for 34 points, beating Hans Berger OCB followed by Tony Morris and Martin Belderink booth with 33 points. With these results, Bernhard Romahn wins the December competition with 74 points, followed by Martin Belderink with 69 (nice number) :-)))) and in third place Diederik Brinkman with 67 points. With this win, Bernhard consolidated second place in the LCOTY competition with 59 points passing Iain Wise who finished third with 56 points. The LC Player of the Year is Ricardo Castro with a record of 176 points closing an amazing year with four-time first place and six-time second place with a total of 49 games. The fourth of us had a good lunch at the Beer Factory. New year, new life, and hope more members can play more often and make this annual competition even more interesting. 2022 was one of the best years, if not the best year of LC history, with 12 new members, a new sponsor, a new shirt, interesting prizes, and gifts, great away games, good friendships, and an average of 3 flights every week which shows our society is alive and growing every year with new blood, given us the warranty for the future of the LCKL. Happy New Year to all and see you guys at Impian and open 2023 in style.
Cheers
Ricardo
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Pity the winner missed the lunch, so the 50.00 voucher stays in the kitty for the next game.
We teed off on a very pleasant morning with three flights and not too many other players. The first flight was a three-ball and finished after three hours, whereas the other full flights had problems with slow play on the course.
Bukit Kemuning was very wet today. Some parts of the fairways were really flooded and it was easy to lose balls there. Some of the greens were sanded with the consequence that part of it was slow and other parts were very fast. In short, not a course to play in these wet conditions.
The scores were actually very good. Martin equaled his handicap with 36 points but ended third. Bent did it better with 38 points, but the real champion today was Bernhard with a whopping 42 points. A gross score of 81 strokes!! With these results all open to the last day to know who will win the December competition.
We had a good lunch at Gather Gather Kitchen where we welcomed Fritz as a new player for the Loose Cannons (at last!!). Montano played his 2nd game for LC.
A small group of 1 flight only of the Loose Cannons teed off this morning at Tasik Puteri and we played Puteri and Putera nines. Always a friendly course to play, and so also this morning. The weather was very friendly to us, no sun, no rain, and a bit misty in the morning made it a very good experience.
The course was wet of course, with the present weather, but it didn’t hinder us too much. Every now and then we had to place our balls somewhere else, trying to find a dry spot, but that was OK. The greens were very good, dry, and fast.
Lunch was usual at the club, and the best stf was Marvin but as a guest (2nd game) can’t win, with 37 Stableford points. Roland finished with 34 points in second and claim the winner voucher for the day, Martin had 31 and Jan closed with 29 points.
The end of the year 2022 is nearing and it is good to look back and forward. I am taking parts of my presentation which I gave during the Christmas lunch a couple of weeks ago.
The past year, 2022, was again a more or less “normal” year. We could play golf again without too many restrictions and it shows: we played more than 50 games on in total 22 different courses. Ricardo and I tried to do our best to accommodate everyone by choosing partly challenging and partly “easier” courses. In that, we organized a very successful tour in Melaka in December. We had 9 players, played 4 different courses, and had a lot of fun!
Loose Cannons had also a successful year in that we welcomed 12 new players. A number of them are already full members and have the official LC handicap. It resulted in the fact that we are more and more playing with three flights, and also the attendance for the lunches has increased!
The best player this year is undoubtedly Ricardo, who improved his handicap to 7.
Just to repeat the handicap system: it is based on the average of the best 8 games of the last 20 games played. Every week the new exact and playing handicaps are calculated and used for the following game.
Financially we try to break even, sometimes a bit plus, sometimes a bit minus. We started the year with a very healthy “kitty” and over the whole year, we spent about 600 RM more than we received. That is not a problem as we still have some money left. Apart from the usual costs like green fees and lunches, we welcome new players, and new members with some small gifts, as we do with birthdays. Next to that, we have the weekly winners, monthly winners, and the best player of the year.
The blog has been well visited, with more than 6500 views over the year, from a wide array of countries.
For the coming year, Ricardo managed to get Pampas interested as a sponsor for the Loose Cannons. We should have received a membership card to get the necessary reductions when eating in one of their restaurants.
Ricardo and I decided to take on the convener ship for another year, but 2023 will be the last year for us. We think that the time has come for others to take over. Our experience is that it is doable with two players, as we can take over from each other in case of traveling etc. So volunteers are needed!!
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a very healthy and prosperous 2023!
Evening dinner was in the Pampas restaurant on the 41st floor of the hotel tower. Pampas, as our new sponsor, welcomed us in a very nice setting, sitting outside after we waited for a small rain shower to finish. Plenty of drinks and good food resulted in a late evening. Thank you to Mr. Ari for your hospitality.
The second day of the competition was at A’ Famosa, just north of Melaka. A beautiful setting with a lot of very-needed renovation going on in the clubhouse. We played the Rocky and Crocodile Course. Very challenging, well maintained, and a blessing to drive in practical new (electric) buggies. A good change from the previous day. The weather was already a bit threatening in the morning, and yes, the skies opened when flight 1 was just finished, flight 2 was approaching the 18th green, and flight 3 just finished the 16th hole. For the scores overall the results of the first 16 holes were counted…
A bit of a problem is finding a proper place to have lunch. The restaurant we chose was closed, the second one was a curry house with very spicy food, and the third, where we ended up, was a very simple eatery but was sufficient for us.
The overall winner of the competition was Bernhard, who was unbeatable this time. Runner up for the competition was Ricardo.
Looking back to a very well-spent tour, with a lot of fun and good fellowship, we turned home in the rain all the way to KL.
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