Tiger Woods divorce with his wife Elin Nordegran is not unexpected. It is the best decision for the both of them. Maybe Tiger can concentrate with his golf after the divorce.
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Monday, 23 August 2010
Nilai Spring Golf Club
Played Nilai Spring Golf Course last Friday. The course is quite well maintained. This golf course has 27 holes. I played the Mango line and the Island line. Based on all my friends result, Mango line seems to be more difficult.
Due to Ramadan, there are not many people playing golf in the afternoon. We really enjoyed playing golf at our own pace.
The food in the golf club is also very good.
Due to Ramadan, there are not many people playing golf in the afternoon. We really enjoyed playing golf at our own pace.
The food in the golf club is also very good.
Monday, 20 July 2009
KGPA golf course
Played in KGPA golf course last Friday. Many golfers might not know KGPA. KGPA stands for Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia.It is located in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. It is a golf course specially for the government servants.
The golf course has 3 9 holes course. Namely, the Hill, the Lake and the Forest. I played in the Hill and Lake course. The golf package is RM120.00 per person including Green Fee, Buggy and light dinner.
I have heard from many friends that the golf course is very badly maintain. They have very bad experience playing there. But to my surprise, I and most of my golf buddies found the golf course was in an excellent condition.
First of all, the club house is big and clean. The golf course is very well maintain and the greens are in very good condition. We played the Hill and the Lake course. As you can imagine, the Hill course is full of undulating hills and the Lake course has some lakes (not that many).
Most of us played very well and enjoy the course very much. I recommend golfers to try it out.
The golf course has 3 9 holes course. Namely, the Hill, the Lake and the Forest. I played in the Hill and Lake course. The golf package is RM120.00 per person including Green Fee, Buggy and light dinner.
I have heard from many friends that the golf course is very badly maintain. They have very bad experience playing there. But to my surprise, I and most of my golf buddies found the golf course was in an excellent condition.
First of all, the club house is big and clean. The golf course is very well maintain and the greens are in very good condition. We played the Hill and the Lake course. As you can imagine, the Hill course is full of undulating hills and the Lake course has some lakes (not that many).
Most of us played very well and enjoy the course very much. I recommend golfers to try it out.
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Play in Seri Selangor
I played golf in Seri Selangor yesterday afternoon. The green fee is RM60 and the buggy is RM30 for each player. It is about RM107.50 per person including insurance and tax.
I and my golf buddies were very disappointed with the condition in Seri Selangor. The fairway has lots of dry patched and many places are bald without grass. It was quite difficult to hit when the ball fell into the bald spot.
The 1st nine is slightly longer than the 2nd nine. The green speed is quite slow except for a few holes that are fast going down hill. I managed to played 6 pars in the 2nd nine but only manage a 47 gross in the 1st nine.
Seri Selangor is going to have an Asian golf tournament this coming August. I don’t think they have enough time to make the course into a tournament quality course.
We will not go back to play in Seri Selangor again until the course is in better condition.
I and my golf buddies were very disappointed with the condition in Seri Selangor. The fairway has lots of dry patched and many places are bald without grass. It was quite difficult to hit when the ball fell into the bald spot.
The 1st nine is slightly longer than the 2nd nine. The green speed is quite slow except for a few holes that are fast going down hill. I managed to played 6 pars in the 2nd nine but only manage a 47 gross in the 1st nine.
Seri Selangor is going to have an Asian golf tournament this coming August. I don’t think they have enough time to make the course into a tournament quality course.
We will not go back to play in Seri Selangor again until the course is in better condition.
Friday, 12 June 2009
A'Formosa Golf Resorts, Malacca
Played in A’Formosa Golf Resorts yesterday. There are three nine-hole courses. We played the Crocodiles and Palm course and the one we did not play is called the Rockies course.
There are live crocodiles in the Crocodiles course and if I remember correctly, there was a golfer hurt by the crocodile when he tried to retrieve his ball inside the crocodile pond. The player later sued the golf course management but lost the case.
The green fee including buggy is only RM88 per person. However, it is compulsory to hire a caddy which is RM40 per caddy. All the caddies are from China. I understand that most caddies in the southern part of Malaysia are from China. This is to attract the golfers from Singapore.
Due to the dry season lately, the fairway is very hard and the ball runs a long way. The management did a very good job to the green. The green is very good and the roll is very true.
I played very well on the palm course and manage to play 2 over 38 gross. In the second nine, I only manage to get 3 pars but on the last hole, I holed a birdie putt from more than 30 feet.
It was an enjoyable round of golf.
There are live crocodiles in the Crocodiles course and if I remember correctly, there was a golfer hurt by the crocodile when he tried to retrieve his ball inside the crocodile pond. The player later sued the golf course management but lost the case.
The green fee including buggy is only RM88 per person. However, it is compulsory to hire a caddy which is RM40 per caddy. All the caddies are from China. I understand that most caddies in the southern part of Malaysia are from China. This is to attract the golfers from Singapore.
Due to the dry season lately, the fairway is very hard and the ball runs a long way. The management did a very good job to the green. The green is very good and the roll is very true.
I played very well on the palm course and manage to play 2 over 38 gross. In the second nine, I only manage to get 3 pars but on the last hole, I holed a birdie putt from more than 30 feet.
It was an enjoyable round of golf.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Glenmarie Valley Course
Second nine of valley course is completed. The 1st nine will only be done by end of this year.
The new valley course is very much different from the old valley course. There are a lot of sand bunkers. There are more than 5 sand bunkers in every hole. The green is also very large and undulating.
Currently, the grass on the fairway are not very mature. Players are allowed to have prefer lie. The greens are very hard and fast. Ball landed on the green will usually roll to the back. It is challenging to putt on the green because it is long, fast and undulating.
I will try to take some pictures to post here when I play there again.
The new valley course is very much different from the old valley course. There are a lot of sand bunkers. There are more than 5 sand bunkers in every hole. The green is also very large and undulating.
Currently, the grass on the fairway are not very mature. Players are allowed to have prefer lie. The greens are very hard and fast. Ball landed on the green will usually roll to the back. It is challenging to putt on the green because it is long, fast and undulating.
I will try to take some pictures to post here when I play there again.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Golf Swing
I like watching golf Pros teaching golf swing in the television. The golf swing that they taught and the tips they gave are interesting. I learned what the Pros taught and try it out in the driving range. One day I will try out the backswing the Pro taught and the next day I will try the downswing that another Pro taught.
After trying many types of swing and learning the tips the Pros gave, my swing was getting from bad to worst. In a round of golf, I have many different types of swing. If I hit the ball to the right, I will try to change my swing so that I wouldn’t hit to the right. Then when the ball started going to the left, I would change the swing again to correct the problem. My handicap started going up from 13 to 15 and I have been losing regularly to my golf buddies.
Then for the last 2 months, I started losing my driving distance. I tried to swing harder and harder and the driving distance was getting shorter. I am driving like 20 meters behind all my golf buddies.
In my last post, I mentioned that I have changed my driver shaft thinking that it may be the problem. However, after meeting the Pro in RGT Col. Lim, I realized that my golf swing was all wrong after trying so many types of swings learning from the television.
I have taken 2 lessons from Col. Lim going back to the basic swing. I have readjusted my backswing and the downswing. The swing that Col. Lim taught me was not too difficult to learn because my previous good swing was quite similar.
From now, I will not learn from the television again. Better see a Pro if the swing is out.
After trying many types of swing and learning the tips the Pros gave, my swing was getting from bad to worst. In a round of golf, I have many different types of swing. If I hit the ball to the right, I will try to change my swing so that I wouldn’t hit to the right. Then when the ball started going to the left, I would change the swing again to correct the problem. My handicap started going up from 13 to 15 and I have been losing regularly to my golf buddies.
Then for the last 2 months, I started losing my driving distance. I tried to swing harder and harder and the driving distance was getting shorter. I am driving like 20 meters behind all my golf buddies.
In my last post, I mentioned that I have changed my driver shaft thinking that it may be the problem. However, after meeting the Pro in RGT Col. Lim, I realized that my golf swing was all wrong after trying so many types of swings learning from the television.
I have taken 2 lessons from Col. Lim going back to the basic swing. I have readjusted my backswing and the downswing. The swing that Col. Lim taught me was not too difficult to learn because my previous good swing was quite similar.
From now, I will not learn from the television again. Better see a Pro if the swing is out.
Sunday, 3 May 2009
Golf Driver Shaft
After a few games with my new TM Burner driver, I noticed that the driving distance was not very good. It was even shorter than my old Callaway X driver. I was always 20 to 30 meters behind my golf buddies. There was not much power in my golf swing. My new TM Burner driver was not giving me the distance even though I have hit the ball solid. Realized that something was not right, I decided to check out my driver with Mr. Siva in RGT club fitting section.
Putting my club on a frequency machine, Siva said that my driver shaft is a stiff shaft and not a regular shaft as shown on the shaft itself. In fact it is almost nearer to x-stiff. This is the problem with off the counter driver, the shaft quality control is not good.
I decided to shift my Fujikura E150 driver shaft from my Callaway to the TM Burner. I also fitted a new grip with rib. I always like the feel of rib in the grip.
The TM Burner shaft was 46.5 inches and I have asked Siva to cut my newly fitted shaft to 45". After fitting the shaft the TM Burner is now a regular flex shaft.
I have tested the driver using the pratice mat in RGT with swing monitor. The driver felt very good and the club face contact was very solid. However, the teaching Pro Col. Lim said that my swing speed is too low. My swing speed is only between 89 to 92 mph. He said that I must try to increase my swing speed to around 100 mph. Well need to see Col Lim sometime soon.
Putting my club on a frequency machine, Siva said that my driver shaft is a stiff shaft and not a regular shaft as shown on the shaft itself. In fact it is almost nearer to x-stiff. This is the problem with off the counter driver, the shaft quality control is not good.
I decided to shift my Fujikura E150 driver shaft from my Callaway to the TM Burner. I also fitted a new grip with rib. I always like the feel of rib in the grip.
The TM Burner shaft was 46.5 inches and I have asked Siva to cut my newly fitted shaft to 45". After fitting the shaft the TM Burner is now a regular flex shaft.
I have tested the driver using the pratice mat in RGT with swing monitor. The driver felt very good and the club face contact was very solid. However, the teaching Pro Col. Lim said that my swing speed is too low. My swing speed is only between 89 to 92 mph. He said that I must try to increase my swing speed to around 100 mph. Well need to see Col Lim sometime soon.
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Tested ProV1
Tested the Titleist ProV1 already. The ball is good for short game and putting. I could make the ball stop with 1 to 2 hops when landing on green but could not do any back spin (skill not good). However, the driving distance is shorter than the Bridgestone e6 that I often use.
The advantage of using ProV1 as compare to other cheaper balls is not very much. The price for ProV1 09 model is 10% more expensive than the older model. I don't think I will continue using the ProV1 balls.
I have also tried out the Taylormade Burner TP balls. The balls is quite good. Driving distance is about the same as the Bridgestone e6 but the ball flight is much higher. The ball would not roll upon landing on the fairway. I think the ball has alot of backspin.
Need to try out other balls. Else I will continue using the Bridgestone e6 or e6+ replace e6 and 10% more expensive :(
The advantage of using ProV1 as compare to other cheaper balls is not very much. The price for ProV1 09 model is 10% more expensive than the older model. I don't think I will continue using the ProV1 balls.
I have also tried out the Taylormade Burner TP balls. The balls is quite good. Driving distance is about the same as the Bridgestone e6 but the ball flight is much higher. The ball would not roll upon landing on the fairway. I think the ball has alot of backspin.
Need to try out other balls. Else I will continue using the Bridgestone e6 or e6+ replace e6 and 10% more expensive :(
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Golf Balls
During the Maybank Malaysian Open we saw many pros able to stop the ball on the green and sometime manage to spin the ball back. I was told by my golf buddy that only expensive balls can do that.
My golf buddy said that the best ball to use is the Titleist ProV. Few of my golf buddies is using the ProV. I didn’t see their ball spin back during the game but their handicaps have come down. It also means that I have been losing to them very often.
Anyway, the reason I didn’t want to use ProV is because it is TOO EXPENSIVE. RM250 per dozen. I could buy 3 dozen of other brand.
I always think that I could adjust my game to suit the ball I use. If my ball can’t stop on the green then I just have to hit it a few meters before the pin and allow it to run in. When I chip, I will allow enough running distance to the pin. I always make sure I use the same brand of ball so that I can get used to the running distance. I have been using Bridgestone e6 for the past 2 years. The balls cost RM76 per dozen after discounts. Now in order to make more money, the manufacturer change e6 to e6+ and increase the price to RM90 per dozen (they always do that).
My golf buddies kept asking me to try the ProV. So I have bought 2 tubes last week and plan to try it out next week. I hope I could stop the ball on the green like the pros but on the other hand I am afraid I might get addicted to the ball after playing it and refuse to use other balls. In that case my wallet will bleed.
My golf buddy said that the best ball to use is the Titleist ProV. Few of my golf buddies is using the ProV. I didn’t see their ball spin back during the game but their handicaps have come down. It also means that I have been losing to them very often.
Anyway, the reason I didn’t want to use ProV is because it is TOO EXPENSIVE. RM250 per dozen. I could buy 3 dozen of other brand.
I always think that I could adjust my game to suit the ball I use. If my ball can’t stop on the green then I just have to hit it a few meters before the pin and allow it to run in. When I chip, I will allow enough running distance to the pin. I always make sure I use the same brand of ball so that I can get used to the running distance. I have been using Bridgestone e6 for the past 2 years. The balls cost RM76 per dozen after discounts. Now in order to make more money, the manufacturer change e6 to e6+ and increase the price to RM90 per dozen (they always do that).
My golf buddies kept asking me to try the ProV. So I have bought 2 tubes last week and plan to try it out next week. I hope I could stop the ball on the green like the pros but on the other hand I am afraid I might get addicted to the ball after playing it and refuse to use other balls. In that case my wallet will bleed.
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