This was a writeup done immediately after the Chiengmai trip. It also is our first posting on Club 12/68 Blog. Hope there'll be comments and also postings. Postings should be sent to club1268@gmail.com
Happy Blogging Squads.
The just concluded golf outing in The Alpines and the Highlands of Chiengmai resulted in Rahman Jabir carrying the day on 1st Jun and Isa on 4th June. They were the champions and received the highest prize money on offer.I am not sure what the eventual standings were but for sure at least 6 others were able to recoup some of the pool money collected. Besides that, there were also winnings amongst us, supposedly friends. My partnership with Hashim on the 1st was a lost to Khalid and Isa whilst the outing on the 4th was a Sixes fixed by Apai Marzuki. I won RM 10.Any intentions of piling money for the spouses’ shopping spree were just left as ‘dreams’.
It was a good outing, with everybody having their own whine and lamenting the putt that missed. Any hope of cool and breezy weather were replaced instead with a warm and windy conditions. Its still better then KL. At least it was a different venue. After the games there were promises of a ‘return match’. It sounds promising and exciting. I hope it materializes.
Until he is back to his own self, Jamil requested that I convene our golf outings. The first attempt was on 25th May at KGSAAS. Only Hashim and Khalid came. We added a ‘Squad’ who is a friend. Admittedly it was quite at short notice, but then again what is enough notice? In this aspect I have to play it ‘by the ear’, and hope that there will be better response the next time round.
In organizing these outings 3 things came to mind. Costs, courses and the days selected. I am aware that some golf courses offer walk-in opportunities on their off-peak days with a charge for the green fees, buggies, caddies and in some cases insurance. The days are normally weekdays. Senior citizens, normally 55 years and above get discounts. We all qualify. In the case of others who may be charged lesser (having an affiliation as an example) the overall costs could be defrayed on a pro rata basis.
At the moment I know of 2 clubs with this kind of offers and they are:
a. Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (KGSAAS) in Shah Alam Details are:
i. RM 85.00 each player for green fees, one buggy for 2 balls, one caddy per buggy and insurance coverage.
ii. Only on Mondays, teeing off between 0730 till 0930 hrs and 1230 till 1430.
iii. No meals included.
b. Kelab Golf Bukit Kemuning in Bukit Kemuning, Selangor. Details are:
i. RM 80.00 for each player for green fees and one buggy for 2 balls. Caddies could be requested for RM 30.00 each. Senior Citizens are only charged RM 65.00.
ii. On Mondays till Thursdays.Tee off from 0800 till 0930 hrs.
iii. No meals included.
Since no meals are included, we can arrange to have ours anywhere. Even at the club. It will incur extra costs though.
There may be other golf courses that you know of. Do tell so that we can explore the possibility of having our golf there.
The whole lot of us meet once a year during our annual reunion. There may be other get together off and on as opportunity arise. These golf outings was proposed, also, as to get in touch with each other. But for sure I insist on a preferred criteria of a buggy course, if possible-buggies on fairways and the availability of caddies. Without all these it would be very trying for us.
I will be planning for an outing soon enough and hopefully there would be many more responses.
Regards to All
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