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Results – Bangi Golf Resort – 7th February 2017

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It was a full house of 7 flights and 28 players today at Bangi Golf Resort. Luckily registration and tee off was relatively quick and easy and the first flights got off just before 8:00am on two tee boxes of Bangi and Putrajaya 9’s. Weather was fairly good; cool and slightly overcast but humidity was high.

The course was not in the best condition with much work being done in various areas, particularly in the bunkers many of which were GUR. Two GUR signs on two of the holes were particularly amusing as shown below.

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Greens were hard and a little unpredictable. But at least the course was dry with no problems of plugged balls which we have been encountering in many courses of late.

Lunch post game was at the ever reliable Restoran East of Highway with some great food ordered by Allan Wright and washed down with the usual copious quantities of cold Tiger. The kitty was topped up by yours truly, Stuart Taylor, who donated RM200 to celebrate his recent “Rather Large” Birthday.

Results

The winner today was myself, Stuart Taylor, with a gross of 83 and 44 points (cut 8). Runners up were Andrew Robinson, Robert Mulliss, Paul Geddes, Allan Wright and Dave Evans who all scored 41 points. Best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with a 78 and most golf was enjoyed by Ray Funnell with a 107. Full results below:

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Results – Tasik Puteri – 31st January 2017

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Will this wet weather never end? Tasik is one of the driest courses we play yet even here the course was very soggy with buggies restricted to the cart paths on most holes. But despite the soft conditions the course played well as reflected by the scores.

28 starters teed it up promptly on the Puteri & Putera 9’s in overcast and cool conditions. Light rain started to fall towards the end of the round but didn’t hold up play.

The winner of the first Trophy Game of 2017 was Tom Holmes (enjoying an extra days holiday) with 85 for 40 points. Tom, you are cut 4 strokes. Runner-up OCB was Charles Blanchet with 90 for 38 points from Martin Walsh 83 for 38. The lowest gross was 80 by Geoff McLaws.

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Welcome back David Hughes for his regular 3 months break from the frozen north.

Lunch was at Restoran Chin Hiong attended by 25 of us. The beer was cold and the food expensive but good. Expected I suppose given the festive season but lets make sure we are not being ripped off by some of the places we regularly dine at.

Results – Staffield – 24th January 2017

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What to say? Rain rain go away, give us a break and let us play.

With Barry dropping out overnight….. having suddenly remembered that he had a hospital appointment…..senior moment….23 Cannons pitched up at Staffield in drizzle after almost continuous overnight rain. The prospects did not look good. But in true LC’s tradition the intrepid assembly took to the Western & Northern 9’s promptly at 8 o’clock. Surprisingly, carts were allowed on the fairways and play got underway and continued through continuous rain varying from light drizzle to steady rain for the first 6 or 7 holes. At this point it was pissing it down and we were restricted to carts on paths. But by the 8th the greens were flooded and the siren sounded to stop play. There then followed one and a half hours of hanging about during which several players had had enough and departed. But the rain eased……didn’t stop….and the all clear siren finally sounded and out we went again. In the interval the pro-shop had done a roaring trade with new shirts so for them at least, the morning was a success.

The rain continued unabated for the remainder of the round and the 17 survivors finally completed their round at about 2pm. 11 or 12 stayed for lunch.

Staffield it has to be said, played very well in spite of the very wet conditions; a testimony to the excellent drainage of this course. The greens especially were true and fast and maintained their condition throughout.  

The winner and the only player to match his handicap was Mike Williams with 86 for 36 points ahead of Iain Wise with 96 for 35. 2 players shared third spot. Martin Belderink and Paul Geddes with 34 points apiece.

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We don’t have a COTD award…..perhaps we should…..but if we did it would certainly have gone to Paul Geddes who thought someone had stolen his clubs before the start of play and had to play with hired clubs. However, on checking during the interruption, he found his clubs were still at the car wash where he left them the day before!!!! WTF.

In nearly 40 years of playing golf in Malaysia this was the first time I have played a complete round in continuous rain.

Golf next Tuesday will be the January Trophy Game at the driest course we play, Tasik Puteri. Names to me soonest please.

Now I have to clean and oil my clubs.

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Results – KGSAAS – 17th January 2017

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With the overnight withdrawal of Andy Strachan 22 LC’s started on time on the President & Sultan 9’s at KGSAAS and with few other golfers on the course we were all round in good time…..especially the two 3 balls, one of which containing speedy Morris finishing one and a half hours before the following 4 ball !!!!

KGSAAS was very soggy. OK, we had some heavy rain Sunday night but other courses in the Klang Valley are bone dry. This course needs some serious drainage work. Little wonder there were so few other players on the course.

The winner with a fine 89 for 42 points was Charles Blanchet. Charles, you are cut 8 strokes. Runner-up was Iain Wise with 92 for 39 ocb from Ted Parslow with 84 for 39 ocb in 3rd spot. Lowest gross was Geoff McLaws with 82.

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HANDICAPS

Because Stuart is cruising Charles h/cap will be cut but all other h/caps will remain the same for next weeks game.

Lunch was taken at the club attended by 17 LC’s who enjoyed the beer promotion of buy 2 get one free.

CONVENOR

Over lunch the position of Convenor was discussed and I am pleased to announce that Hans Berger has stepped up and will take over as Convenor as of 1st March. Andrew will continue to look after the money and Stuart will keep the Handicapping and the Blog. My thanks to all 3 of you. My thanks also to Ray Funnell who offered to stand as convenor if there were no other offers. 

For myself, I will be moving to Ayer Keroh but hope to be able to play with you all at some of the venues south of KL. And I will certainly see some of you at the Melaka tour which I believe will be late March.

This is a good group who enjoy playing golf to the rules and enjoy each others company. Occasionally however there are issues and I receive requests not to play with so-and-so because of some misdemeanour or incident but this cannot be entertained as we randomly draw flights and should continue to do so. So guys, please play the game according to the Rules and the Etiquette of Golf for the mutual benefit of all Loose Cannons. Good behaviour at all times no matter how frustrated we may be.

Results – Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort – 10th January 2017

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We had 5 full flights today at Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort. With another large group of yellow shirt golfers also playing, our start was a little delayed and the second nine was also held up a little because of this large group playing. However the course was in reasonable shape other than some bumpy greens and a few bare and mossy patches around the fairways. Weather was good and very hot by the time we finished.

After the game we had an excellent lunch at the nearby Mayflower restaurant with 15 players attending.

Results

Some good scores today as expected. The clear winner was Ricardo Castro with an excellent 81 for 44 points (cut 8). Runner up was Martin Walsh with a 82 for 42 points. Best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with a 78. Full results below:

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Results – Tasik Puteri – 3rd January 2017

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img_1891With everyone arriving on time (it’s amazing what the threat of a fine will achieve) 18 LC’s teed it up on the Puteri & Tasik 9’s at 7:45 and with no one ahead of us and excellent cool weather we were mostly all round in under 4 hours. The course was in good condition; particularly the Tasik 9 where the large greens were very nice.

Despite grumbling about the Tasik 9 (which he say’s he hates) the winner was Ray Funnell with 101 for 41 points (23 points on the Tasik 9!!!). Ray you are cut 5 strokes. Runner-up OCB was Tony Morris with 90 for 41 ahead of Ricardo Castro and Kevin Wiggins who both recorded 39 points. The lowest gross was 80 by Geoff McLaws.

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Full results attached:

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Lunch was at the ever reliable Chin Hiong with 16 of us enjoying good grub and plenty of amber nectar. Ray couldn’t make lunch (which was just as well as he would have got a lot of stick) so his RM50 went into the pot. Thanks Ray.

Results – Sungai Long Golf & Country Club – 27th December 2016

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The last game of 2016 and the December Trophy Game was held at Sungai Long Golf & Country Club. We got started late at 8:30am due to some hold up due to a large group playing and some delay because of the overnight rain. Our 5 flights got off on two tee boxes and even after the very heavy rain the previous day the course was in remarkeable condition. The fairways were a little soggy in places but playable and the greens were excellent.

Weather was cool and overcast making it a pleasant morning with everyone finishing by around 1- 1:30pm. Lunch was at the Fei Wai Restaurant after the game where 12 of us enjoyed some good food and much needed rehydration in the form of beer!

Results

Our winner today and December Trophy winner, having held back all year, was Roger McGowan with an excellent 96 for 42 points.

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Runner up was Graham Cadman with an 97 for 39 points and 3rd was Stuart taylor with 89 for 38. best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with an 83. Full results below:

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Results – Staffield Country Resort – 20th December 2016

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The pre-Xmas game was held at Staffield Country Resort. 20 Cannons adorned with santa hats and antlers headed off from two tee boxes on the Western and Southern courses at 8:00am.

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The morning was overcast and cool and then by the back 9 the sun came out but we avoided rain which was good. The course was in good shape but the greens running a little slow.

We had lunch at the club after the game with a few pleasant jugs of beer to help wash it all down.

Results

The clear winner today was Aftab Ahmad with an excellent 44 points and a gross of 90. Runner up was Hans Berger with a 94 for 39. Best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with a 76. Ricardo Castro kindly donated a bottle of wine for an arbitary prize which was a draw between the best gross the worst golf and the mid placed player – Ray Funnell won the draw so scuttled of with a fine bottle of Portugese white wine. Full results below:

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Results – Nilai Springs – 13th December 2016

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19 Loose Cannons tee’d off on the Island & Pines nines at Nilai Springs …. should have been 20 of us but ReinLi Tan was declared MIA. The Island nine we all started on was interesting to say the least. They have done some work on the greens with added undulations, some of which were severe and with the vindictive pin positions of the day there was many a ball running past the hole and back off the green. Most players found these greens very difficult indeed. Some of the pin positions and green setups were ridiculous.

The Pines nine was in better shape, particularly the greens, bringing some normality back to the game and some better scores.

The weather was relatively cool making it a pleasant morning and we all got round without any major delays and before the rain started.

Lunch after the game was at Restoran East of Highway which was enjoyed by the 11 of us that made the lunch ….. something no doubt to do with the two crates of beers we went through.

Results

Our winner today, and the only one to match his handicap, was Sigi Maierbrugger with a score of 92 for 36 points (Many thanks for your winnings which went into the pot!). Runner up was Aftab Ahmad with 101 for 33 on countback from Ricardo Castro and Ray Funnell. Best gross of the day was Geoff McLaws with a gross of 80. Full results below:

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