Next week we will make our annual jaunt to play KELAB DI RAJA KAMPUNG KUANTAN which is located at Bukit Rotan about 10 kilometres shy of Kuala Selangor off the road from from Sungai Buloh. Take the Sungai Buloh turnoff the NS, going N, and hard left after the toll and follow the road towards Kuala Selangor and just keep going. For Cannons living out west, there will be quicker ways to get there that need researching. This is an old ‘planters course’ and one of the oldest courses in Malaysia, founded in 1910. It is 9 holes, so we go round twice playing off different tee boxes. At first sight the course looks easy but its deceptively tricky! After golf we will retire to the excellent RESTORAN MAKANAN LAUT JET MEI, located in Ijok on the way home.
Please let Andrew know by return email if you are playing and be there by 7.30 hrs. From Bangsar allow 50 minutes.
Results – Saujana Golf Club – 8th December 2010
It was another splendid turnout of 20 Cannons this week at Saujana, kindly organised by Kevin Wiggins and to celebrate his 60th Birthday! After the torrid time Kevin has had over the last year or so, it was delightful to see him looking so well. And a big thankyou to Kevin for picking up the lunch tab – much appreciated by all! Also welcome back to Mike Smith and nice to see his double-jointed shoulder holding up well.
We played a composite course of 1st 9 Palm and the new 9 holes of Bunga Raya – which were most impressive! The difficulty of the course was reflected in some pretty average performances. Winner was Siegmund Maierbrugger with a gross 90 for 42 points. Normally this would result in a 6 point cut, but as this is two wins on the trot he enjoys a double cut of 12! This should keep him quiet for a while… Runner-up OCB from Raymond Keys was Ray Funnel with gross 95 for 39 points, and cut 1. The lowest gross was from birthday boy Kevin with 88. And the most golf was played by Reinli with 113. The full story follows:
1. Siegmund Maierbrugger – 90/42
2. Ray Funnel – 95/39
3. Raymond Keys – 96/39
4. JP Sabourin – 94/38
5. Tony Morris – 96/32
6. Glen Wombwell – 98/32
7. Kevin Wiggins – 88/31
8. Andrew Robinson – 98/30
9. Erol Akinci – 103/30
10. Barry Cousins – 108/30
11. Alan Holgate – 110/29
12. Andre Holm – 100/28
13. Tom Holmes – 104/28
14. Hans Berger – 105/26
15. Aftab – 109/26
16. Klaus Kretschmar – 107/23
17. Mike Smith – 109/23
18. Yoong – 97/22
19. Reinli Tan – 113/20
20. Richard Moss – 111/17
This Friday 10th December sees the inaugaral Cannons Xmas Luncheon at the iconic COLISEUM CAFE & HOTEL, 98-100 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, from 12.00 hrs. There is still room to accommodate a few more punters….??
Winter Golf in UK
At this time of year isn’t it good to be here in Malaysia as can be seen from a letter sent from our Loose Cannons member David Hughes who is vainly attempting to play golf in UK in Winter.
Hi guys,
You lucky lot, out there in the sun playing great courses!
Our course has been closed now for a week.As you can see by the picture it will be closed for some time as there doesn’t seem to be any let up in the bad weather, O joy.
For the very first time ever, our seniors Christmas game, due to be played tomorrow followed by a turkey dinner has had to be cancelled. We have about thirty old farts who all donate a bottle for prizes, making sure that everyone takes home a prize, sometimes the bottle they donated!
One of the lads is forever making excuses, mainly how much bad luck he has when playing. His partners keep a record of these and they are read out at the party, for example.
If I hadn’t of gone in that bunker, I would have been on the green and putting for a birdie!
That putt would have gone in the hole if I had used a pro v . etc
Hope you all have a great Christmas and you all enjoy Kevin’s birthday. (Have a good one Kevin)
Looking forward to playing golf with you all in January.
All the very best,
Dave
Next Game – Saujana – 8th December 2010
Next weeks game will be on WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER and not on our regular Tuesday. We will play at Saujana and celebrate Kevin’s Big Birthday! There is a special Seniors Rate for the day, and so only RM120 per person will be the up-front collection. Tom of course will have to pay a tad more… And Kevin is kindly standing lunch. As usual be there by 7.30 latest and let ANDREW know beforehand by email if you are playing.
And next week concludes with the eagerly awaited CANNONS XMAS LUNCH at the COLISEUM CAFE & HOTEL, 98-100 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 5100 KL. There are room for a few more!! Please confirm asap should you wish to join us.
Results – Tasik Puteri Golf Club – 30th November 2010
There was an excellent turnout of 19 Cannons for this months Trophy Game at Tasik Puteri. Unfortunately there was a small competition of 10 flights running parallel to our 5 flights, and this in spite of being assured over the phone the week before that there was no competition that day! For the first flight out it was plain sailing but the last 2 flights were badly held up. Eventually we all finished. The weather was sublime and the course in pretty good nick.
Winner with a gross 83 for 36 points, + 3 bonus points was John Laidley, cut 4. Runner-up with a gross 92 for 34 points, + 4 bonus points was Bernhard Romahn, cut 1. John had the lowest gross and Vincent played the most shots with 114. Full details:
1. John Laidley – 83/36
2. Bernhard Romahn – 92/34
3. Yoong – 84/34
4. Tom Holmes – 98/33
5. Hans Berger – 99/33
6. Barry Cousins – 104/32
7. Alan Holgate – 110/31
8. Kevin Wiggins – 94/30
9. Mark Baker – 95/30
10. Andrew Robinson – 96/30
11. Tony Morris – 96/30
12. Raymond Keys – 103/30
13. Ian Geekie – 108/30
14. Reinli Tan – 102/27
15. Erol Akinci – 104/27
16. Brian Jeffers – 109/27
17. Andre Holm – 97/26
18. Vincent Vijayan – 114/25
19. Ray Funnel – 99/23
Lunch was taken at the Equatorial Restaurant, and very good it was too. The early arrivals had to wait over an hour for the final Cannons to arrive just before 14.00 hrs! We were joined by Mike Smith who brought along the Trophy to present to John – it turned out to be the December Trophy……
Finances for the day:
Income: B/FD 20, Collection 1900, Second collection at Equatorial 330 – Total 2250
Expenditure: Golf 1367, Winner 50, F&B 700 – Total 2117
C/O – 133
Bankers Club Bi-Monthly Golf Tournament
The end of year Bankers Club Bi-Monthly Golf Tournament will take place at Glenmarie next Thursday 2nd December with an 8.00 registration for 8.30 tee-off.
Ticket price for Guest of Members is RM250 – this to include Green Fee, Buggy & Caddy on a twin-sharing basis, Insurance, Refreshments and Prizes.
Those of you up for it let ANDREW know asap – the flight will be filled on a first come first served basis.
Next Game – Tasik Puteri Golf Club – 30th November 2010
Next week is the Trophy Game for the month and we will return to TASIK PUTERI for the final time this year. With so much rain about, this is a course that drains well – and we can all go off to the ever dependable Equatorial Restaurant for sustenance afterwards. RM100 per person will be collected per person on arrival. Please let ANDREW know asap if you will be playing and be there by 7.30 latest.
Results – Titiwangsa Golf Club – 23rd november 2010
This was believed to be the first time the 9 hole Titiwangsa (Police) Golf Club, just off Jalan Tun Razak, has featured on the Cannons itinerary. Up until fairly recently it was a members only course with no walk-ins. And those who thought it might turn out to be a ‘pitch adn putt doddle’ were severely mistaken! The course was very wet underfoot and so played rather long – especially the 6th hole, which at 615 metres is the longest par 5 in Malaysia! The vistas around the course varied from stunning city skyline, to a birds-eye view of the police academy and on to the extensive sewerage works, replete with a horrid pong! The 9 of us put together some pretty dreadful golf. Winner was Sigi Maierbrugger with a gross 99 for 37 points, and cut 4 – his first Cannons win! Second OCB from Andrew and Reinli was Bernhard Romahn with a gross 100 for 27 points, and cut 1. A huge gap of 10 points between first and second! Lowest gross was John Laidley with 95 and Vincent Vijayan played the most golf with 121. The full gory details are as follows:
1. Sigi Maierbrugger – 99/37
2. Bernhard Romahn – 100/27
3. Reinli Tan – 102/27
4. Andrew Robinson – 98/27
5. John Laidley – 95/26
6. Hans Berger – 109/22
7. Ray Funnel – 110/22
8. Tom Holmes – 110/20
9. Vincent Vijayan – 121/17
Lunch was taken at the club and pretty awful it was too! Very slow service and poor food – although the rather senior looking policemen taking luncheon at a nearby table were being attended to promptly, funny that? And although there is plenty of beer in the club, it is only available in the enclosed air-conditioned bar which does not open until 16.30 hrs! When the bill came we were charged for 10 meals instead of 8, which led to the bill being recast and a further delay. Hans was not looking his normal vibrant self, adn refrained from solids due to an upset stomach following a dodgy tandoori the night before. And it bucketed down with rain as we left the club and we got snarled in city centre traffic jams. Opinions on the course varied – but the general feeling was that once or twice a year would more than suffice, but only in the dry seasons and with F&B taken elseware after the game. On the upside, it is right in the centre of town and compared to most courses we play there are significant savings in time, gas and tolls.
There was a RM20 carry over. (And PLEASE NOTE that the RM157 deficit from the previous week was generously borne by Ray RM100 and Andrew RM57).
Excitement is building as the inaugaral Cannons Xmas Lunch at the Coliseum Cafe & Hotel on Friday 10 December edges nearer. Vincent booked himself in and payed the requisite RM100 deposit. So we are now up to 14 punters, and hopeful of a few more..? The question of wearing antlers and full Santa outfits whilst swanning down Jalan TAR on the way to the Coli was hopefully dealt with in Mike’s latest signal? And dont forget that sumptious accommodation is available at the Coli at very reasonable rates for the astute Cannon, who (heaven forbid!), overly imbibes on the day.
Next Game – Titiwangsa Golf Club – 23rd November 2010
By way of something completely different, next Tuesday 23 November we will play at TITIWANGSA GOLF CLUB. This is the 9 hole police course situated off Jl Tun Razak on a wooded hillock adjacent to Lake Titiwangsa. We will go twice round playing off different tee boxes for each 9.
Its not especially cheap, so I will be collecting RM100 per player on arrival to cover the golf. We will take lunch at the club where there is no shortage of amber nectar.
Please confirm your participation by email direct to ANDREW and PLEASE BE THERE BY 7.15 LATEST.
Results – Bukit Unggul – 16th November 2010
15 of us mustered at Bukit Unggal in delightful weather. The course was very quiet and in good nick, apart from a few sanded greens on the back 9. It was a novelty for us to have a lady playing – Lau being an affable Sarawakian guest of Reinli, and she fitted in well and enjoyed herself. Winner was Tom Holmes with 93 gross for 41 points, and cut 5. Runner-up was Reinli Tan with 88 gross for 40 points, and cut 1. Lowest gross was John Laidley with 85 and Alan Holgate played a few more shots than the rest with 117. Full results:
1. Tom Holmes – 93/41
2. Reinli Tan – 88/40
3. Paul Jeyaraj – 94/39
4. Hans Berger – 92/37
5. Ian Geekie – 98/37
6. Tony Morris – 88/35
7. John Laidley – 85/31
8. Ray Funnel – 99/31
9. Siegmund Maierbrugger – 103/31
10. Andrew Robinson – 94/29
11. Dick Stauffer – 104/28
12. Bernhard Romahn – 98/27
13. Richard Moss – 101/27
14. Lau – 108/26
15. Alan Holgate – 117/20
Lunch was taken at the club where we celebrated Ray Funnel’s 64th birthday. Ray kindly donated 3 bottles of white wine and there were another couple of bottles of red, together with some Chivas. The throng rose to sing Happy Birthday, replete with some Tony Morris embellishments. And the club provided a cake with 5 candles, which Ray managed to extinguish on the second attempt. With RM547 still in the kitty, the CPTCA was taken aback when the bill came for RM704! This was inflated by the quite unexpected corkage charge of RM30 per bottle of wine. Thus there was a deficit of RM157. By this time there were only 2 of us left so a whip round was not possible…..the debt collector will be knocking on your door!
Finances
Income: B/FD 22, collection RM100 x 15 – total RM1522.
Expenditure: golf RM705, rebates for members/coupons RM220, winner RM50, F&B RM704 – total RM1679
Deficit – RM157
And please note that Tuesday 7 December is a public holiday. Accordingly, the game that week will most probably be on Wednesday 8 December and at Saujana to celebrate Kevin’s 60th. To be confirmed a tad nearer the time.
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