Hole-in-one

 At last, one of our gang members hit a HIO on Tue, 13th June, 2023! Hoorays!!

Kim Sun scored the HIO on KRTU hole #5 from a distance of about 160m from the blue tee, using his favorite rescue woods. 

The dream-of-all-golfers was miraculously assisted by few tiny leaves from the big tree before the pond. Had the ball just hit any of the tiny branches, very likely it will end up with a splash! But instead, the ball landed just before the green and rolled straight into the hole!! The feat was witnessed by James, Lee and David.

 Congratulations from all of us :):):)

Lunch at Full House Restaurant, Subang Village. Sponsored by Lim after scoring hole-in-1 recently.

Ramadan Golf 2023

 Every year, during the Puasa Month, it has become a common practice for many golf courses to offer special Ramadan Golf packages. The Ramadan period for 2023, was March 23 - April 21. 

We have also taken this opportunity to play as many courses nearby where the promotional rates were too attractive to miss.

A summary of the courses that we have played are listed below:

Golf aside, one of the most important item in our golf itinerary, is also to find a restaurant nearby that serves the best food for our lunch after the game. In this respect, we must thank David who has done an excellent job, searching the web, review the comments within, finally suggested a place to eat. So far he has never failed, 3 cheers to our friend!

Places to eat, near Amverton 

Places to eat, near Danau:

Places to eat, near Kota SerieMas or Bukit Unggul GC:

Places to eat, near Port Dickson:

Our Golf Rules 2023 - KRTU Gang

 Effective 2023, the USGA & R&A has made quite a few changes to the Golf Rules in order to speed up the games and also make it more enjoyable especially for the non professionals and golfers with disabilities. 

In view of the above, I have made a summary of the key points so that it is easier to understand and for us  to follow. Although  some areas may not conform to the R&A Golf Rulings, let’s just enjoy the game together. 

Here it is...........

Our Golf Rules…

  1. GUR, ball or feet in Casual Water, Embedded ball, Cart Path, Distance Markers, Divots, Roots and Rocks, all Immovable Obstructions:

     - Free Drop within 1 club length, after taking nearest point of complete relief.                                         See also note 3, Winter Rule.

2. Bunker (if ball in foot print, bunker unraked, casual water, drainage marks ):

       - Free Drop within 1 club length, but ball must be dropped in bunker.                                                        - if drop outside bunker:  +1 stroke

3. Lost ball, OB: +1 stroke; see Drop Options below.

4. Penalty Area: +1 stroke

      - Red stakes, see Drop Option 2. 

        Or take lateral relief on opposite side from point of reference (point where ball last crossed the              hazard line).

     - Yellow stakes, see Drop Option 2. 

        Ball must be dropped behind the yellow line/stake. 

5. Ball lost in OPEN fairways of same teeing ground: - Free Drop at spot best determined by the player 

      

Drop options…

 1. Play another ball from location where you last played, eg re-tee

 2. Play another ball from where the original ball last crossed the unplayable line: 

⁃ Dropped within 2 club length (left or right)     Or

⁃ Dropped as far back as you want on imaginary line from point to pin (back-on-the-line)  Or

⁃ Play anywhere within GAC (ground already covered) area

Winter Rules…..

To determine and declare before hitting our 1st Tee:

1. Free drop: within 1 club length anywhere in the general area even under tree but Excluding penalty areas, bunkers, tee box and greens.

2. Free drop = LCP (lift, clean, place)

3. However, after the free drop and your line of play is still blocked, you may chipped out or take the Unplayable option with 1 stroke penalty.

Some Illustrations......

The Magnificent 8

VIP Guests at Hock Ju 50th Anniversary Dinner Party

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