The October 2022 game was held at the Sungai Long Golf & Country Club. 19 players including 4 guests (Tom Henson – technically, a returning KLOGer from 2008, Kenny Carmichael, Kevin King, Benji Sheehy), teed-off the whites at 7.30am with a 2 tee box start. The course was in very good condition and most appreciated the greens. Most flights finished quickly but #2 dropped well behind and was ultimately fined. The weather was initially cool, heating up through the morning.
Post-game, 18 golfers plus Andrew Robinson, Barry Cousins & Ian Durant enjoyed a substantial meal at the nearby Zheng Palace at BMC Mall, accompanied by numerous jugs of beer & good wines. El Pres commended Clive Gordon for organizing a very successful charity golf event.
The day wrapped up for most ~ 2.30pm.
Results
Tom Henson (guest) posted the lowest gross (71!) & best Stableford (39) but, as a guest, was illegible for the main prize for which we had a 3-way tie, decided on countback. The October medal winner was Paul Geddes (El Pres) with 82 for 37 (cut 4), with Clive Gordon 2nd with 87 for 37, then Iain Wise 3rd with 94 for 37. Tom H did win a sleeve of balls for the lowest gross.
Full results below
COTD
We had the following (very weak) nominations this month for COTD.
Iain Wise – for distributing defective tape measures
Iain Wise – for commenting on the attributes of the wife of another KLOGer
Unsurprisingly Iain was voted COTD !
Fines
There were numerous fines this month for jugs & other misdemeanours
Next Game
The next game will be held as part of the Away to Chon Buri, Thailand- November 14-19th (still one space available).
Sponsors
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Golf Balls
Special thanks to Sigy Maierbrugger who procured the Golf balls for 2021-2022
The July 2022 game was held at the Kota Seriemas Golf & Country Club. 15 players including 4 guests (Scott Milton, Chris Miller, Chia Weng Lock & Michael Ferner-Smith) with one call-off due to illness, teed-off the whites at 8am with a 2 tee box start. Flights off #10 progressed well but those off #1 were held up by a 6-ball flight; flight 1 was able to play through but the others were not so fast to catch them up later in the round ! The weather was initially cool, heating up through the morning.
Post-game, 14 golfers enjoyed a substantial meal at Restoran Loon Sing near Nilai, accompanied by numerous jugs of beer & good wines provided as a departing gift by Bernd Kaiser. The day wrapped up for most ~ 2.30pm.
Results
The July medal winner by a considerable margin was Bernie Schobert with a splendid 80 for 45 (cut 9), with Stan C 2nd with 91 for 37, then Thomas Stadler 3rd on count back from Ricardo Castro, with 86 & 85 for 35 respectively. Paul Geddes won a sleeve of balls for the lowest gross of 85 (with 30 points). Bernie nominated Siggi to down his mug
Full results below.
COTD
We had the following (weak) nominations this month for COTD.
Thomas – for hitting a bunker shot & hitting Pietro near his privates
Wee – after a late night, went to wrong entrance that was closed, then had to be guided to club house, then had to go home with a severe hangover. (Ineligible as did not attend the lunch)
Ricardo – for forgetting his birthday (pin no on locker); denied of course !
Bernd – for donating 6 bottles of wine with failed corks thereby needing a sieve as his parting gift
Bernd in his last KLOGS before departing home unsurprisinglywas voted COTD ! Thanks very much for the wine which was decanted and drunk ! Very nice indeed !
Fines
There were four fines this month for ladies tee-boxes & other misdemeanors.
Next Game
17th August Kota Permai
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Golf Balls
Special thanks to Sigy Maierbrugger who procured the Golf balls for 2021-2022
The April 2022 game was held at the picturesque Palm Garden Golf Club. 20 players including our Honorary Octogenarian (Mike Smith) plus 6 guests (Terry Freckleton, Christian Swift, Peter Dabrowski, Mike Garwood, Erik Stoel & Robert Bellavance ), teed-off at 8am with a 2 tee box start, most playing off the Blue tees since the course was deemed ‘short’. Three of the golfers (including your scribe) opted to play off the White tees with a 2 stroke penalty applied. Flights off #10 progressed well but those off #1 were held up by a 6-ball flight; flight 1 was able to play through but the others were not so fortunate so finished well after most. The weather was initially cool, heating up through the morning. Unusually, there were quite a lot of complaints about the greens, which were playing very slow.
Post-game, 15 golfers enjoyed a substantial meal at Restoran East of Highway accompanied by numerous jugs of beer & good wines provided by Ricardo Castro (our sponsor for the wine prize). The day wrapped up for most ~ 3pm.
Results
The use of the Blue tees resulted in only 1 player bettering his handicap !; the April medal winner was R Wee with a splendid 80 for 41 (cut 5), with Bernd Kaiser 2nd on count back from Robert Bellavance both with 90 for 34. Paul Geddes won a sleeve of balls for the lowest gross of 87 (with 33 points).
Full results below.
Erik became, possibly, the first person to get 3 NTPs but not win anything as he didn’t attend the lunch; the prize for 2 holes therefore went to others
In Memoriam
Our golfing fraternity has been saddened by the passing of our friend and regular KLOGer Geoff Parslow in March after a long battle with illness. Whisky toasts were made and Paul, Iain & Mike Smith gave short speeches in remembrance. Below is a link to his career .
We had the following nominations this month for COTD.
Wee (self nomination !) – for not wearing a KLOGS shirt
Vind – for nominating a guest for not wearing a KLOGS shirt
Sigi – D’Qd for having too many clubs – an extra driver had been put in his bag at some point but he did not know the owner
Iain – for leaving his caddy behind when she was in the ladies & for not forcing his way past the 6-ball
Iain unsurprisinglywas voted COTD !
Fines
There were numerous fines this month for jugs, partly because of the choice of Blue tees, plus others for various misdemeanours.
Next Game
TBC
May Away
The May 2022 Away will be to Phnom Penh, Cambodia between 23-28 May; ( 9 players have currently signed up so more welcome)
Sponsors
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Golf Balls
Special thanks to Sigy Maierbrugger who procured the Golf balls for 2021-2022
The March 2022 game was held at the beautiful Glenmarie Garden course which was in great condition despite the recent rain, though with a few bumpy greens on the second nine. 7 flights (26 players, including 4 guests) teed off on time; the flights off #1 were only slightly delayed by a slow 3 ball ahead so finished in ~4.5 hours, but the flights off #10 suffered badly (more later). (Stan, unusually, was late because of a puncture, but still made the tee-off time). The weather was excellent and the decision to stick with morning games at the moment still seems to be paying off.
After an enjoyable game (for most), we assembled at a new venue (Restoran Twelve Road) near the Federal Highway & LDP, for some excellent & different food and copious amounts of lubricant. As a result of the delays above, players from all 3 flights off #1 arrived well before any of the flights off #10, the first 2 of which were 3-balls.
Results
Scoring was very good for the significant number playing with just a few struggling at the lower end of the table. The winner was our ‘Pres of Vice’, Iain Wise, with a respectable 91 for 40 (cut 4). Second place went to the late Stan C with 90 for 39 (cut 2) and third place to Berni S with 87 for 36 (cut 1). Special mention goes out to our guests Erik Stoel & Stewart Beck, with their excellent scores of 94 for 40 & 74 for 37 respectively.
Full results below.
Golfer of the Year
The opportunity was taken to present Andrew Chez with his trophy for GotY 2021
COTD
There was a not a lot to report re the COTD with no one offering any serious competition to Clive :
After criticizing the KLOGS members about not being on the MyGolf2u app, Clive proceeded to show El Pres how easy it was to use and score. After scoring on a hole on the second nine he noticed the par was 4 on the app and 5 on the card, stating he would talk to the developer. A couple of holes later a par 4 was a par 3 in the app. El Pres asked him to check he was on the right course, only for him to find out he was scoring on the Valley course!
To cement the award, on the 14th tee, his ball returned to the tee box, after hitting a lamppost
Fines
There were 4 jugs today & only a few smaller fines
Next Game
TBC
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The first game of 2022 was held at the scenic Sungai Long Golf & Country Club. 24 players including 3 guests teed-off promptly at 8am off 2 tee boxes, and with hardly anyone else on the course, made very good time, the first flight finishing at 12pm.
The course was in very good shape and the weather was good for the whole of the round, making for an excellent morning’s golf
23 players then adjourned for an excellent meal at a new venue, the Zheng Palace at the nearby BCM Mall, where they were joined by Andrew Robinson, Richard Moss & Ian Durant. Needless to say, numerous jugs were consumed, plus some good wines provided by Ricardo Castro (our sponsor for the wine prizes)
Results
Six players bettered or equaled their handicaps, and the scoring at the top was fairly close. However, the clear January medal winner with a 3-stroke margin was Bernhard Romahn, with a score of 82 for 41(cut 5). Second was Paul Geddes with 82 for 38 (cut 2) and 3rd was Allan Wright (99 for 37) (cut 1).
Full results below:
Fines
There were numerous fines, in particular for failing to bring along a previous winner’s tankard for the toasts, El Pres seeking to make up the depleted coffers.
COTD
We had only 2 (weak) nominations this month for COTD :
Pres of Vice for something vague!
Roland Steiner for attempting to tee-off from the Red tees
Roland was unanimously voted as COTD
AGM
The AGM was also held after the game, introduced by El Pres, Paul Geddes, who thanked Iain Wise (VP), Stan, Ricardo & Dave Evans (Scribe) for their support.
In Memoriam
Sadly, during April 2021, we lost one of our longest-serving members, Ian “Crackers” Craighead. Ian was one of the very early members of the society and instrumental in getting the group off the ground; he served as the third EL Pres in 1992 and was Klogger of the Year on three occasions 1994, 95 and 2003. We had a moment of reflection for Ian and other absent Kloggers.
Finances
We had a loss of Rm500 for the year, as a result of increased costs of games & reduced number of players due to COVID-19.
Annual Awards
The highlight of the lunch was the presentation of the annual awards
A) Played 6Games (Bottle of Wine):
Iain Wise & Thomas Stadler
B) KLOGGER Of The Year Trophy (Best 3 Game Stableford)
1st: Chez : Average 36 Stableford Points (not present)
2nd: Thomas: av 35.3 points
3rd: Albert Koh : av 34.3 points
C) Player in Most Need of Improvement
Josef Winter : 19 points
D) Honorary Members – Andrew Robinson & Richard Moss – were awarded a sleeve of balls & made a member of this illustrious group
E) COTY Award (Trophy)
Your scribe (Dave Evans) was voted COTY for failing to recognize his Templer Park playing partner at the Xmas lunch!
Election of Officers
The following were elected unopposed:
EL PRES: Paul Geddes
VICE PRES: Iain Wise
MONEYBAGS: (now renamed Financial Affairs Minister) Stan Constantinides
SCRIBE: Dave Evans (though volunteers welcome to take over!)
2021El Pres Award (Trophy)
Paul Geddes was presented with a tankard for his services over the past year.
Paul fortunately kept the speeches short & no translator was needed.
Constitution
1) It was proposed that the monthly basic fee is raised to 350myr –Proposed by Iain Wise.
2) Constitutional changes proposed by Paul Geddes.
a. Add to paragraph 5 ‘The time and date of the monthly match may be varied at the discretion of the President to take into account course availability and weather conditions’.
b. Replace 12 d iii, Monthly green Fees – to be set annually at the AGM
i. With. ‘Monthly green Fees – Generally to be set annually at the AGM with the committee free to adjust to meet prevailing costs
All these amendments were APPROVED
The proposal to change the Aways from 4 to 3 games was rejected, only those normally attending aways were requested to vote.
Next Game
TBC
Thanks
To Albert for his assistance with the arrangements for the game
Sponsors
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Photos : courtesy of your Scribe & Ricardo (Thanks)
The final game of 2021 was held at the immaculate Templer Park Country Club. 20 players including 3 guests (Craig Schul, Erik Stoel, Sam Clark) teed-off soon after 8am with a 2 tee box start. Although the course was not particularly busy, flights teeing-off from Hole #1 were badly held up over the whole round to the extent that some players abandoned !. The weather was initially sunny & hot with a cooling breeze springing up later with a threat of rain.
Eighteen of us then made our way to the Chalet Suisse restaurant in Ampang, where we were joined by various groupies (Barry Cousins, Richard Moss, Andrew Robinson, Berni Schobert & Ian Durant) and enjoyed a splendid 4-course meal, accompanied by numerous jugs of beer, good wines provided by Ricardo Castro (our sponsor for the wine prize); some even stayed on to try various shots.
Results
Only 4 players bettered or equaled their handicaps but the December medal winner was Julien Hodson-Walker with 81 for 45 (cut 9), returning after nearly 20 years absence & drinking from his 1999 mug ! Ricardo Castro was second with 82 for 41 (cut 2) with Helmut Dicknoether third with95 for 36 (cut 1). Andrew Chez had the lowest gross of 75 (with 38 points).
Full results below.
COTD
Although our Pres of Vice was expecting to be nominated (as usual), Allan (with 2 Ls) jumped in, with the only actual nomination (your scribe). At the start of the meal, I introduced myself to my neighbour, Erik, who pointed out we had been playing together for 5 hours !
Needless to say, I won !
Fines
There were numerous fines this month.
Next Game / AGM
TBC
Sponsors
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The November 2021 game was held at the challenging Rahman Putra Golf Club – Lakes course.
With a few regulars away on their jolly’s we were a compact 12 today. We welcomed Tony Lynch returning for his second game with KLOGS today, unfortunately soon to depart for the Philippines.
The club was a complete nightmare to deal with and put back our 8 am booking to 8:37. They then proceeded to cancel our booked set lunch, advising it would be easier for them if we ordered ala carte! (Malaysian logic).
After a fair bit of rain which eventually stopped at 8:15, the siren went off to open the course at 8:40. The club in their wisdom instead of pushing all flights back, decided to cancel all pre-siren flights and requested we all re-join the queue and rebook for a 9 hole only game. It was complete chaos. That clearly was not going to happen! and after some forceful ‘discussion’ they agreed to allow us to play as booked but basically after all the members, who had jumped in our allocated buggies, got away! We eventually got off at 9:35. We won’t be back any time soon.
The course was in good nick and the greens on the second nine running fast despite the rain although the bunkers were pretty wet and proved a challenge.
The first flight off ten were waiting to tee off when one of their flight realized he had no clubs, fortunately the caddy was spared for not putting the clubs on as requested. Clubs were soon located at the Drop off point. After sculling one not-so-cold beer found in the bag, he eventually teed off just on time!
As expected, the golf was slow but enjoyable for most of the players! Unfortunately, the halfway huts accepted only member payment to account, so beer drinking on course was somewhat curtailed. That said, remembering an absent KLOGGERS RP membership number, El Pres found a work around! Cheers Pietro!
After an enjoyable game, ‘for most’, we reconvened at the Drop zone, or as the club stated in their confirmation email the ‘Drip’ zone. They must have known the forecast. Anyway, shock horror they had forgotten to book the room, as discovered by Ricardo when he went to drop off the wine. The shambolic performance of the club continued with half of the bruschetta starters arriving after we had finished soup and main courses, and with several players being told they had run out of soup, but were later offered the soup that hadn’t run out whilst eating their mains.
Anyway, to make up for it a number of banana splits and tiramisus were consumed, along with the usual few jugs and some nice wine!
Results
For most, the scoring was tough, with a fair few wet lay’s before the greens, a high tally of chunks was endured! The winner with a great score, considering the conditions of 91 for 37 points (cut 4) was Thomas Stadler, apparently single putting several greens. Unfortunately, his beer drinking performance was less impressive, it taking him 4 or 5 attempts to drink the winner’s mug! Second place went to Helmut Dicknoether with 102 for 31 points cut 2 and third was Bernd Kaiser 91 for 30 (cut 1).
Full results below
COTD There was a not a lot to report re the COTD, the undisputed winner taking the title before a ball had been struck!
Yes it was the plonker who tried to play without his clubs and considering his first nine he would have been better without them! Taking the prize unchallenged and by a unanimous decision it was El Pres, who accepted the sleeve of ball graciously and then proceeded to show Thomas how to drink a beer!
Fines There were 4 jugs today and one failure to submit a card along with two phone abuse fines.
Next Game Wednesday 15th December at Templer Park followed by Christmas lunch at Chalet Suisse
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The October 2021 game was held at the beautiful Glenmarie Valley course. After one of the worst days of rain in KL, lasting the whole day before, the course was in remarkably good condition, with many of the greens running at 10+. Five flights teed off ~on time, with one no show!, which will be a costly long lay in! Without much delay the first flight finished in a little over 4 hours. The weather was excellent and the decision to stick with morning games at the moment, seems to be paying off, so far!
After an enjoyable game, ‘for most’, we assembled at Pantai Seafood for some excellent food and copious amounts of lubricant. We were joined by Barry and Andrew who assisted in our efforts to drink all the red wine.
Scoring was very good for the majority with just a few struggling at the lower end of the table. However, Bernd did go home in a huff with 19 points, deciding he would rather go home and play with his new chopper, which was being delivered. Not sure if he owes any Jugs?
Special mention goes out to Chez, with an excellent score of 78 off 4, an NTP of ~1m and a fantastic eagle on the last hole, for which he got his sleeve of balls.
The winner was our ‘Pres of Vice’ Iain Wise, with a respectable 93 for 38 points off 23, winning on count back (cut 4). Second place went to Robert Frager, who had spent the previous days questioning his handicap, scoring an excellent 83 for 38 points off 13 (cut 2). Third place went to Albert Koh ocb with 80 for 37 points off 9 (cut 1), from Thomas Stadler with 90 for 37.
We had 4 guest today who all enjoyed the day but perhaps not all enjoyed their golf – R Wee, Tony Lynch, Mike Garwood and Robert Bellavance. Hope to see you guys back in November.
Results
Full results below :
COTD
There was not a lot to report re the COTD with no one offering any serious options. Allan nominated Stan for some observations of the female species in another room, totally unrelated to golf, and was soon overwhelmingly voted COTD. (one way to get a sleeve of balls!)
Fines
There were 6 jugs today which were sorely needed given the unexpected caddy fees! as well as a few late arrivals (thanks to Stan for collecting the dosh and recording the latecomers).
Next Game
Wednesday 17th November – planned to be at Rahman Putra (awaiting confirmation)
Sponsors
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The September 2021 game at Palm Garden Golf Club was a ‘welcome back’ game for many of the double jab brigade who had plucked up the courage to venture out on the course once again. Many had already been swinging off the cobwebs in the last few weeks but for some it was a first outing for a few months.
The course, after a very heavy downpour the night before, was still in top condition and surprisingly buggies being still allowed on course, was good to have. The weather was perfect with a cool start and only a few hot holes towards the end.
El Pres had now settled back into the hardship of sitting in buggies with a carryout again, after spending a couple of months in Scotland carrying his clubs and already has the belly back to show for it!
With an early morning start 16 players took to the course with high hopes and the option of playing from whites with a 2 stroke penalty was taken up by many! This looked a good choice when those who started on the tenth couldn’t even find the blues, as it was 70 meters behind the whites. This turned out to be the order of the day with half the tee boxes being Black or pretty close to it.
That said, the resulting scoring from those playing of the pretty short ‘Whites’ didn’t produce the results many had hoped for. However a few of the short par 3’s were capitalized on, with a large number of successful golfers getting on at the first attempt.
We were quickly round without incident and soon on our way to the ICON kitchen restaurant for some much needed refreshment. A few roadworks and detours on the way made the first beer particularly welcome. Albert had laid on some local delights including intestine which went down well, with at least one table!!!
After some good food and quite a few beverages it was on to ceremonies.
This commenced with a tribute to our dear departed friend “Crackers” – Ian Craighead who passed away in April. This was the first opportunity for the group to say our goodbyes to this Klog’s stalwart. Ian had been an early member of the society serving as El Pres and Klogger of the year. A toast and a moments recollection to Ian and other absent Kloggers was made.
From Tee to Green and beyond
“Crackers” – Ian Craighead – RIP
Member since 1990
EL PRES 1992
Klogger of the Year 1994, 1995 & 2003
Honorary Member since 2007
Results
Full results below.
COTD
Pres of Vice was nominated for phone abuse on the first hole, where he unwisely called El Pres on the tee box. The wise wee Scotsman didn’t fall for the bait and instead Iain called Stan asking him to interrupt El Pres on the tee box to ask if we were off of blues or whites. So, in addition to the phone abuse, he had failed to read the Email instructions for the day!
Tony nominated El Pres for dismissing his chip going 10 feet past the pin to then chunk three chips and not reach the green. The later quickly dismissed and the not so Wise Iain took the honour!
Fines
There were surprisingly few fines this month, with only 4 jugs. Looks like those who took the option of playing off of white had one eye on the fines!
Iain was fined for his phone abuse.
Jugs included
Paul, Iain, Vind and Tony (for playing three off the tee instead of proceeding to the drop zone).
John Lee and Vind for arriving late.
Next Game
13th October; course to be advised
Sponsors
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The September 2020 game was held at the picturesque Glenmarie Golf & Country Club; El Pres had now settled back into his role, while our VP (Iain Wise) had made a valiant effort to return to Malaysia but had been turned back at KLIA. Our official Aussie scribe was enjoying a period of quarantine so (hopefully) will be able to take back his role in October.
With an early morning start again, 18 players including 3 guests (Vind Sidhu, Tsusaki & Albert) teed-off at ~8am on the Valley Course with a 2 tee box start, with the first flight finishing ~ 12.05pm despite slow play from the flight in front. The weather rapidly became sunny & hot. The course was in very good condition and relatively dry; bunkers were optional.
We then enjoyed a good meal at Pantai Seafood, where we were joined by Barry Cousins and Andrew Robinson. Needless to say, numerous bottles of beer were consumed, together with good wines provided by Ricardo Castro (our sponsor for the wine prize). The day wrapped up for most ~ 3.30pm.
Results
The day was a day of big points scores, with 7 players bettering or equaling their handicaps. The September medal winner, by a huge margin was Andrew Chez, with what we believe, is the first ever sub-par round of 71 for 48, including 5 birdies (cut 8); Thomas Stadler was again second with 82 for 43 (cut 5) with Ricardo Castro third on countback with82 for 40 (cut 1). Albert won a sleeve of balls for his lowest gross of 81 (Andrew having won the big prize). Ricardo was the only one that made the green on 15 but had already won a prize for second place.
Full results below.
COTD
We only had one person nominated this month (twice) for COTD so the decision was clear.
Robert Frager – for correctly wearing a KLOGS shirt, but with the name Klaus & position Scribe on the sleeves.
Klaus Frager (again) – for dropping out of the August game, citing injury, only to be shopped by his mates golfing elsewhere with a post on Whatsapp!.
Fines
There were (surprisingly) few fines this month, with only one jug
Next Game
TBC
Sponsors
Our sponsors are a main reason that we can play at good golf courses and award members with trophies, attractive prizes as well as “KLOGS” signature golf balls. In order to show our appreciation we encourage members to support our sponsors.
Photos : courtesy of your Scribe & Ricardo (thanks)
