Golf revisit.

30.12.2013.

Before closing 2013, isn't it appropriate for me to come back to golf, my addictive pastime ?

My notes tell me that it's been an ok year. Early tomorrow morning I'm taking Maulud to meet our regular Thursday foursome, this time not on a Thursday nor at the club, but at Nilai Spring.  The outcome is predictable - it'll be a stroll, ha ha.

Our "kaki's" are two former Judges who now make SIGC their base but playing, in their glorious retirement, all over the place. This year somehow we bumped into each other and agreed to meet Thursdays, and we have mostly made it for the last few months. As I said, with due respect, my more frequent practice so far has made the outcome predictable. They're no slouches, but just don't play enough.

Dato' Sulaiman is the more jovial of the two and  carries a mean iron. His woods are less predictable. Dato' Azhar says he plays a number of games, but now keeps  golf as his chosen sport. He keeps on buying new clubs, new bags and new shoes.  I have even stopped buying new balls.

My partner, Maulud, at 73, is the oldest of the four, but probably hits the longest. His thin, wiry frame belies the power of his swing. I can only match him in the short game.

As usual, there'll be a little gamesmanship and a small wager to make things interesting. The only question is it's been many,many years since I played in Nilai, so I don't know how my short game will be. I'll probably irritate the opposition harder.

I told Maulud to meet me at 7 sharp, and we'll take the Lekas and that should be a quick half-hour to Nilai. But Maulud's biggest problem is his tardiness. Our tee-time is 8, and there's always a crowd at Nilai, and I can't leave Maulud behind the way I have done when we play at the club.

Wednesday Ah Meng and Bus Chong will play with me at the club. That'll be New Year and we may have a bigger-than-usual crowd, but I doubt it. Seremban must be the least crowded golf course in the  world. But that serves me just fine. It should be another good year, golf-wise.

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