The Day

Another great day out of the house. The course was in good condition, greens fast and true, fairways wide, but bunkers were absolutely punishing. The cloud cover created humid conditions early on but the breeze came as relief on the back nine. A big welcome back to Frans after 152 weeks, picture below as a prize winner, and newcomers welcome to Adrian, Jason and Jim, pictured here with Kayla, back after 15 weeks – Kayla elected to play off the whites today, kudos!!! Sam may have outdrove/outdriven (?) Suave Gaurav but fell behind in scoring and fashion today, Rav playing outstanding golf to win Low Net A Grade (photo included above because the prize photo was a shocker, sorry mate!).

For the first time, we allowed players to choose their tee box. The admin was smooth (!) but there was a wait on the first tee boxes. To be honest, there wasn’t much difference between the blue and white tees at this course, and the handicap differences were very slight. As we said, we are now defining tee boxes for each course, then all men, and Kayla who hits it further than many of us, will play from the same tee box.

The Play

Lots of cash was shared among the different playing groups. Low Net A was taken by Guarav (see photo above). Low Net B went to Jude, a good sign for the upcoming eclectic showdown, and Low Net C to Rika, who is getting a reputation as having one of the best putting strokes in the group. To Sam and Guarav (above), you guys really had no hope in the fashion stakes this week. Richard Mau did what he does best, smile and hit greens, to win Low Gross with 78.

In the skill prizes, David and Adrian, on his very first hole with Tee Set, carded birdie on hole 1. Adrian was clearly more stoked in the picture here, sorry for skipping your birdie on first look, Dave!! Sam (pictured above) spanked a 300m+ drive on the par 5 first (10th as played) but then wedged into a plugged lie on the face of the greenside pot bunker, somehow muscling it out to card the first sandy par. Roger and Marvin were kings of the flat stick sharing Low Putts. Sami, captured in action here, took a while to wake up, but eventually did to improve 9 shots on the back nine, and Frans scored the first par among the over 30 handicappers.

No skirts – the first for a long time. Richie and Volker shared Most Strokes with 10 and Patrick took out Monster Putter. All good sports, particularly Volker who thought he had won money, don’t worry the time will come.

Next Up: Sunday 24 January 2021, Four Club Challenge, Pondok Cabe 11am, 500k walking, 600k with cart

So this one takes a bit of explaining….our four club challenge requires all players to select and carry only four clubs for the round.

One can be a putter but it does not have to be, you may decide to putt with a different club. If you need guidance on which clubs to choose or you are just bored in your room and need something to read, here are some ideas.

Pondok Cabe is an old club, not as long as many we play, so well suited to a competition like this. It is currently in very good condition. We are using white tee boxes for men.

So get ready to grip down, open or close the club face, vary your swing and use your imagination.

Challenge is the key word, so enjoy it. And remember, only carry the four clubs you need. Sign up here.