Rahman Putra - 12th June 2015

7 Eggers took to The Hills course at Rahman Putra.  Check in was a nightmare and took 20 minutes.  This was because at the time of booking to take advantage of the senior rate I was told that all players need to provide any proof of age i.e passport, however upon check in the club would only accept MM2H or a Malay ID card.  Finally the supervisor arrived and agreed on this occasion the club would accept a Malaysian issued driving licence (which had no proof of age) or an id that was issued in Malaysia.  We were about to tee off 45 minutes late (check in and rain delay) when we told that we had to pay for 4 caddies 1 per buggy.  Having negotiated down to only 2 caddies (both absolutely useless) we eventually got on our way.  

We played the Hills course not the Lakes course but it felt like the Lakes as most holes had water to negotiate and on some holes more than one water hazard.  The course itself was in good condition but very challenging due to the tight fairways and plenty of bunkers and water.

In our flight we had a buggy v buggy competition to see who would pay for the caddy and as predicted Robert ‘Red Indian Blood’ Mulliss was loosing badly by the 13th hole and started his rain dance and on the very next hole it started to rain.  We should automatically award him a rotten egg on the slightest mention of rain.

Results

4 players managed to score 30 points or more this week with Peter eventually winning with 35 stableford points.  Second was Tony with 32 points and Brian with 31.  Lowest gross was Tony with 93.  

Lunch was again held at Heng Hin Seafood restaurant however this week we had no fish in the vegetable curry.

Rotten Egg Award

                                                       

This weeks rotten eggs is awarded to Brian Stubbs.  This is because on the 18th hole Robert picked up a wedge from the green and asked if anyone was missing a wedge which he held up in his hand.  Sure enough we all said that we weren’t missing a club until Brian finally got to his golf bag and said he was missing his wedge.  On inspecting the club which Robert had found Brian finally admitted it was his club and didn’t recognise it as it belonged to his other set.  

Results - Rahman Putra - 1st August 2014

Last week's winner, Kevin Wiggins, chose Rahman Putra Golf Club for this week's game - a tough little course (as noted on a plaque in the reservation desk area ... see photos).

7 Eggers plus 1 guest played this week and noticeably absent was Kevin Wiggins .... having nominated this course ...... a few mumbles from some of the Eggers were heard!

Anyway it was a glorious but humid day and we all got off on the Hills course around 8:15ish. Although we had a walking group in front we were not overly held up and finished in just over 4 hours. Course conditions were good, although as usual the cow grass was heavy going and there seemed to be water hazards everywhere. Greens were very good but a little slow.

One small incident on the 2nd hole played left Mike Smith with a cut to his leg after tripping and falling in a drain after playing his ball into one of the lakes ....... he brushed this off as "just a graze" and bravely went on playing. (See photos for evidence).

After the game we took lunch at the nearby Heng Yin Chinese restaurant which was very good once we had clarified the difference to the staff between fried rice and five rice!!

Results

Scores at Rahman Putra are generally not that good but this week's winner had a credible 38 points .... Allan McNicoll with a gross of 96 and 38 points ... well done Allan! Second was Tony Morris with 31 points and a gross of 95.

Full results below:

Rotten Egg Award

This week's Rotten Egg Award was awarded in record time ... and in fact prior to us teeing off. Allan McNicoll was awarded this prestigious award for managing to block the entranceway to the bag drop with a queue of cars awaiting and causing a minor traffic jam.

Allan has now accumulated 3 Rotten Eggs so will be treating the Eggers to some refreshments next week ...... cheers Allan.


Photos

Next Game - Rahman Putra - 1st August 2014

Next week we will play at Rahman Putra - detail to follow once a tee time has been confirmed.