Results - SSGS vs SGSM -Batam

SSGS vs SGSM – A Rushing Game of Golf

The annual game between SSGS and our brothers from across the Causeway, the Senior Golfers Society of Malaysia, was held ‘overseas’ on the island of Batam. Our Malaysian friends took the opportunity to make it a golfing expedition and hired a bus from KL. They took a ferry ride from the Johore Terminal at Stulang which brought them to Batam.

For our players, we met at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on Monday 28 June for our 8.00 am departure to the Nongsapura Ferry Point. From there, it was but a three minute bus ride to Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort. We eagerly awaited the arrival of our Malaysian friends who showed up on the dot at 8.30 am but a communication mix-up with the bags meant that we were only able to tee-off at 9.30 am

The Gods were not kind to us as mid-way, the skies opened up and all the buggies took a sharp turn back towards the clubhouse. As it was nearing lunch, many took this break to wolf down a filling snack of fried rice and mee goreng and to exchange stories of old and pleasant times together. An hour later, with the rain clouds scudding away from the course, we started up again and finished the match at around 2.00 pm

It was rush, rush, rush after that with quick showers and then the buffet which we didn’t have time to do justice to as the ferries were due to leave around 4.30 pm. The result was declared a diplomatic draw, a couple of speeches from both captains ensued and then it was off to the buses again.

14 SSGS members decided to stay the night at the very beautiful Turi Beach Resort (located about three minutes away again) and for the package price quoted which included two rounds of golf, one night’s stay in a lovely room over looking the ocean and a hearty breakfast, we really couldn’t
Go wrong. The icing on the cake was that the courses were empty as we were playing on a weekday.

This course is certainly one we should consider again for our SSGS activities.




Results.....Results.....Results

SSGS vs SGSM – Batam
28 June 2010

Congratulations to the following winners

Overall Winners Andrew Yeo 83 pts
Kenneth Koh
SGSM

Winners Heng Joo Pow 78 pts
Michael Choo

Runner/Up George Lee 77 pts
Kuan Kim Hiung

3rd Place Tan Chin Hock 76 pts
Leong Yoke Mun
SSGS

Winners Lim Siam Kim 82 pts
Peter Yap (ocb)

Runner/up Peh Choon Beng 82 pts
Peh Choon Seng

3rd Place Ang Tun Hoo 76 pts
Liau Hock Beng