Awana Golf - 17th Dec .2018
Today, Francis Lai has invited for a round of golf at Genting Awana GCC together with his friends. Apparently he got the free vouchers from one of his friends who is a VIP members of Genting Highlands. He has also told us the Management has done many improvements to the course so it is not as bad as maybe 10 years ago, where the fairways were soggy and wet most of the time due to the damp atmosphere here.
After an early roti canai at the mamak store near my house, we arrived at the club house at about 7.30am. Since this is the December wet season, the weather was cool with a sensation of mountain fresh air.
Standing on the first tee box, the fairway was covered with thick fog. We could hardly see what’s in front more than 50m away. We waited for about 1/2 hrs, then we were told by the experienced caddy that we could tee off and should be able to find our balls when we were closer to the balls where it should land. So we just tee off and noted the directions of our balls. True enough we found our balls on the fairways but the next challenge is right in front again. We could not even see the greens! Again using our rough estimated judgement, we just played by instinct. So it was a “Blind Golf” for most part of the first nine! Count yourself lucky if you have only lost 3 balls! In fact, we had to stop play after about an hour into the game because it was too foggy to continue.
The air cleared when we reached the 2nd nine. Although the fairways were soggy in quite a number of holes, the conditions were not as bad as about 15 years ago when I lasted played. Many golfers has avoided Awana for its wet and soggy conditions during the early days where balls plugged and lost on fairways are the most frustrating experience. After this round, it is obvious that the Management has done a good job to improve the playing conditions and I am sure, it is worthwhile coming back again during the dry seasons.
The air cleared when we reached the 2nd nine. Although the fairways were soggy in quite a number of holes, the conditions were not as bad as about 15 years ago when I lasted played. Many golfers has avoided Awana for its wet and soggy conditions during the early days where balls plugged and lost on fairways are the most frustrating experience. After this round, it is obvious that the Management has done a good job to improve the playing conditions and I am sure, it is worthwhile coming back again during the dry seasons.
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