Scribe Report

Royal Selangor Golf Club 

19th June, 2013

The game was held at the prestigious RSGC in Kuala Lumpur. Many thanks to past El Pres Roddy Foo and 3 others for inviting KLOGS members to play as guests at this “members only” club. Roddy also provided very useful goodie bags. Thanks again! The Club members kindly signed for lunch and pre-game drinks for all as this is a non-cash club. The costs were then settled individually. The small surcharge for green fees and dinner was well worth it.

15 KLOGS members took advantage of the opportunity to play at this historic course. Although founded in 1893 at another location play at the present site began in October 1921. The magnificent Tembusu trees and some old Rain Trees are a legacy of the Forestry Department, which had previously occupied the land.

One of our members, having never played at RSGC, remarked that this flat course looked pretty easy. I’ll wager he changed his mind. The dry walking course was in very good condition although the greens were surprisingly slow. Some of the par 4’s played very long and most par 3’s were inverted saucers making it difficult to keep the ball on the green. The trees – and there were a lot of them – did come into play frequently. The ponds added a degree of difficulty.

The results of the day were rather mixed with some brilliant rounds in the high 80’s by Des and Kevin, a few in the 90’s and the rest playing a lot of golf. The results are:

• 1st place: Kevin Wiggins 89 gross 37 points
• 2nd place: Hans Bohi 93 gross 36 points
• 3rd place: Des Hassan 87 gross 35 points
• NTP front nine: Berni
• NTP back nine: Klaus (Hans was closer but had 2nd place)
• Longest Drive: Richard Rodwell (260 yards)
• Last Birdie: Kevin Wiggins
• Lowest Gross: Karl (Kevin and Des being on the leader-board)

Due to the Scribes screw-up the total results are quite complete. Nevertheless the statistics will show the results as follows:

A special thanks to Hans Bohi for arranging a most pleasant dinner in the Modesto restaurant on the RSGC premises. A touch of class, which in my opinion sets KLOGS apart as a golf society.

El Pres called for COTD nominations:

• Roger McGowan: For putting from a long way off, leaving the ball half way and then asking  “is it still me?”
• Berni Schobert: For not wearing a KLOGS shirt and rather paying a fine instead of buying a new shirt.
• Andrew Robinson: For managing to slip his dessert between his legs

Andrew took the honours and showed he is a good sport by downing the customary beer.

El Pres mentioned that we may be taking advantage of the Ramadan packages and playing at another premier course next month. Preparations for the November Away are in the early stages.

As always our gratitude goes to our sponsors Ye Old Club House, Wines Direct, City Golf and Robert Frager.