Gong Xi Fa Cai to all Goofies & Friends

Chipping on the green and the Lucky Lee

I was playing with Berteo, Billy Bomber and Lee (Lucky) Heng today.

After teeing off on the Navy 4 hole, I was about 160 m from the green. I decided to hit my hybrid and manage to hit the green. The ball rolled towards the back on the right side. The pin was on the far back left.

Since this is the drink hole, I was hopping that the ball had rolled off the green.

When Lucky Lee reached the green, he was laughing at me. I finally saw why.

The ball was on the green and I had no putt to the hole.

As you know, the green is kidney shaped and even if I wanted to putt off the green, there is a bunker in the way.

I only had one option, to chip. I remember seeing Phil Mickelson did it on tv and it is perfectly legal. I decided to chip with my 60 deg wedge. I was trying to be careful not to take too big a divot. My chip came out quite nicely but failed to clear the bunker edge, but it went over.

I chipped on with my next chip and putted in for a bogey.

I did some research on the internet and confirmed that it is perfectly legal. You can use any club on the green, although the green keeper will not like you too much.

Now the next question is : Was that chip considered as my first putt?? I bought drinks anyway.

Lucky Lee was really Lucky. Twice he hit the trees and both time the bounce was kind to him. On Army 5, he pulled his shot left, the ball ended up dry. On Army 8, he pulled his shot left again, it hit one of the palm tree and richochet to the middle of the fairway. He put his next shot on the green and 2-putted for par.

And to cap it off, he is suffering from a gout attack and yet won the money from the 3 of us.

Can't even beat a Pai-Kar!!!

7 Goofy & Friends Charity Golf - Event Program

The most anticipated golf event in Singapore after the Barclays Singapore Open!! The event program has been finalised. Please note the important timings. Shot-gun start is at 1.15pm on 8th Feb 2011. Buffet lunch is available at the Albatross from 11.30am. Do note that the shot-gun is only for those playing on the Palm Course. Those playing on the Lake Course will be according to the time sheet.

The flight details will be out shortly together with the tournament rules.

We are looking to successful tee-off and most of all, raise as much money as possible for the Alzheimer's Disease Association.

An early Gong Xi Fa Cai to all and let us all hop in to a Happy, Healthy and Wealthy Year of the Rabbit!!

The all new Goofy logo!!!

Playing by the rules

It was my first game of 2011. Going by my previous standard, it should have been the 3rd or 4th. That says a lot about the number of games I have been putting in.

I was playing with Richard, Robert and his little brother Peter. At the buggy despatch centre, Richard and I decided to be buggy mates to allow the 2 Koh Brothers to have some bonding time on the golf course.

At Airforce 2nd hole, my 2nd shot crossed the canal, landed at the foot of a small tree on the right. Wrapped around the trunk of the tree was a wire mesh, those typically used for fencings. The tree was not marked as a young tree.

My swing was impeded and there was no way I could attack the green with my 3rd. The first thought that came to me was "I am screwed".

Then an idea came to me, I asked Richard, a certified rules official, "The net is an immovable obstruction right?".

And Richard's reply was, "You are right, it is not mentioned in the local rules as an integral part of the course".

Richard was my opponent for this six, and to his credit, he was fair.

We soon got into a debate with the Koh Bros who insisted on me taking a penalty drop for unplayable lie or to chip it out sideways.

However, Richard was steadfast, threatening at one point to show his certification :). The Koh Bros eventually relented.

I took a free drop, put my next shot on the green and parred the hole.

Playing by the rules!