A quiet Saturday morning without golf, very rare indeed. Decided to pullout of the Sembawang Monthly Medal, also the Tiger Beer Golf, while the guys are having their morning game at NSRCC.
8 of us particated in the Oxley Capital Group Golf held at the Island Course yesterday. Robert, CYM, Chee Hoo and Daniel formed a flight, while Francis, Kim Sing, Peter and me formed the other.
We were not sure what this tournament is all about, Oxley Capital or Srixon Desaru Open Qualifying or ASM (Asian Senior Masters). But nonetheless, it is still golf at a premier club.
It was compulsory to use Srixon balls and since I am used to Pro V1, I bought a tube of Srixon Z-Star, the softest ball in the Srixon range, costing $20 (@#$%) . I was damn disappointed with its performance. Its behavior was more like a hard ball, not even close to Pro V1 in terms of softness. No wonder they are called six-on!! The good point about the Z-Star is the durability of its cover, maybe that is why it has that "hard" feel. Or could it be a problem of brand loyalty for me?
The tee-off was quite hilarious. I can sensed that my flight mates were very tense. The first tee and the 10th tee were side-by-side. There were many people watching and while I was teeing off, I could hear someone from the terrace shouting "On the 10th tee, from Sembawang Country Club.....". I wonder who the a**hole was???
The course was not too difficult, just unfamiliar. The challenge was the hilly terrain and some intimidating tight tee shots. The greens were soft and not too "keropok"!
The weather was perfect with strong winds at some holes. We couldn't asked for a better weather for golf. Of course, we partly got to thank the Indonesians for exporting some of their haze to us.
And the winner of the event? Gross of 72 and nett 67. Well, none of us stood a chance. These guys are good!
Dinner was sumptious with a solid spread of glorious food. Quite a few of us enjoyed the black pepper beef. Thinking about it now makes me wanna "lau nuar" (salivating). We enjoyed the dinner tremendously with some nice red wines.
Of course, no golf game is complete without some friendly wagers. Thanks to Daniel and Robert, they paid for my tube of Six-On with another $5 pocket money :).
8 of us particated in the Oxley Capital Group Golf held at the Island Course yesterday. Robert, CYM, Chee Hoo and Daniel formed a flight, while Francis, Kim Sing, Peter and me formed the other.
We were not sure what this tournament is all about, Oxley Capital or Srixon Desaru Open Qualifying or ASM (Asian Senior Masters). But nonetheless, it is still golf at a premier club.
It was compulsory to use Srixon balls and since I am used to Pro V1, I bought a tube of Srixon Z-Star, the softest ball in the Srixon range, costing $20 (@#$%) . I was damn disappointed with its performance. Its behavior was more like a hard ball, not even close to Pro V1 in terms of softness. No wonder they are called six-on!! The good point about the Z-Star is the durability of its cover, maybe that is why it has that "hard" feel. Or could it be a problem of brand loyalty for me?
The tee-off was quite hilarious. I can sensed that my flight mates were very tense. The first tee and the 10th tee were side-by-side. There were many people watching and while I was teeing off, I could hear someone from the terrace shouting "On the 10th tee, from Sembawang Country Club.....". I wonder who the a**hole was???
The course was not too difficult, just unfamiliar. The challenge was the hilly terrain and some intimidating tight tee shots. The greens were soft and not too "keropok"!
The weather was perfect with strong winds at some holes. We couldn't asked for a better weather for golf. Of course, we partly got to thank the Indonesians for exporting some of their haze to us.
And the winner of the event? Gross of 72 and nett 67. Well, none of us stood a chance. These guys are good!
Dinner was sumptious with a solid spread of glorious food. Quite a few of us enjoyed the black pepper beef. Thinking about it now makes me wanna "lau nuar" (salivating). We enjoyed the dinner tremendously with some nice red wines.
Of course, no golf game is complete without some friendly wagers. Thanks to Daniel and Robert, they paid for my tube of Six-On with another $5 pocket money :).
5 comments:
Gerald, who else do you think has a voice that can thunder over 100m?
Who huh? Exhaust pipe?
now aka a**hole!!!
hello, i paid $15 towards your six-on balls...
thank you Daniel :). Gerald from Manila.
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