OUR MOTTO

“We play with friends but we don't play friendly game..”

Chronicle of KPMGA

by D. B Matzin


Started its inauguration early in 2006 under the unification of jovial golf nuts who labeled it then as FOM Club, bestowed in honour of senior founding fellow old men (FOM) who were often targets of provocative remarks by their fellow young men (FYM). Ridiculed by 'slanders and insults’ in a number of friendly grueling pastime undermining their capabilities, FOM took the juvenile fellow mates to punishing defeat. Concluded on par if not better hat-trick of victories proved that the old horse still yearns to run....... As more and more FYM joined the club that it began to change its identity. The nuts called it KPMGA to reflect the atmosphere and eccentricity of kampung way of sport. The 'association' grew from a tiny seed to a mighty nut.

If you think, you’re Golf Nut – this will be a venue for you to sprout!!!

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Dream of kampung boys....

You will laugh to see this page when one day a KPMGA nut appears on your TV screen in PGA championship tours....ha...ha...

Thursday, 20 March 2014

KPMGA 2014 Event No.2

KPMGA Event No.2 was held on Saturday 15 March participated by:





































Winners - Men








Winners - Ladies








Thank you all participants! Next event will be on Sunday June 22. See you then.

KPMGA 2014 Events

Dear Fellow members,
It has been raised that the KPMGA events are being held on an adhoc basis without advanced notice. Please find below our calendar for 2014 for your information and advance planning.

Event No.2 - Saturday March 15th

Event No.3 - Sunday June 22th

Event No.4 - Saturday September 27th

Event No.5 (Season Finale) - Sunday December 7th

Thank you.
syed zul

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

KPMGA 2014 Curtain Raiser cum CNY cum Aris-Fatirah Farewell

Dear Fellow KPMGA-ers,
The KPMGA 2014 curtain raiser cum CNY cum Aris-Fatirah farewell was successfully held on Saturday 25th Jan.

Quoting Tuan Haji President...
KPMGA 2014 Curtain Raiser last Saturday saw an unbelievable miracle ….!!!!! We were blessed by cool and wonderful weather throughout the game ever experienced by KPMGA in history in days of continuous downpour.  Early in the morning, I heard our bomoh A.K.A Senior Amil was chanting  the famous saying ‘Rain..rain go away come again another day’- precisely granted!  Well done Tuan Bomoh! Mungkin ada doa yang lain kita pun tak tau…..:)
The Curtain Raiser was also in conjunction with Aris Murad and Fatirah Sabil’s Farewell.  God knows how many times we bid adios to the couple…!?!? Doesn’t matter, the lunch was however kindly  sponsored by them.  Thank you Aris and Fatirah.

Quoting Bojeng....
Many THANKS to Sdra. Aris Murad (& Fatirah) who had kindly sponsored our lunch… J
 A million THANKS too  to Syarikat Pulau Sutera Sdn Bhd who had relived our fighting spirit by sponsoring a glamorous Selangor Pewter Golf Challenge Trophy.

There you have it folks, the KPMGA 2014 curtain raiser cum CNY cum Aris-Fatirah farewell (another one). The winners are as follows:


Note that all the winners in the Men's section played under!

The full results are tabulated below.


We will also be coming up with a 2014 calendar of events for KPMGA for your ease of planning.

To all our Chinese members, wishing you a Happy Chinese New Year, may this year of the wooden horse bring you health, happiness and prosperity.

To the rest, happy golfing during the holidays. 

Monday, 7 October 2013

Updated: Upcoming KPMGA Competition - Weekend 23-24th Nov

Updated
Dear fellow KPMGA-ers, please keep the above date free as we plan to have our competition then.
Thank you.

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

KPMGA Profile - Golfing Couple: Syed Zulkarnain KPMGA Member No.18, Nur Jannah Abdullah KPMGA Member No.60.

Fellow Members, below is the profile of Syed Zul and Nur Jannah who are one of the couples in KPMGA. Note that there are some more couples in KPMGA and we hope that they will also contribute in the future.

Golfing at Glenmarie Gardens Course















Name: Syed Zul/Nur Jannah
Age: A Century (combined.....hehehe)
Profession: Golfing on weekends
Status: Married to each other (off course!)
KGM Member: Yes
Home Club (if different from above) : KGNS (from end 2011)
Golf handicap : 24 & 26 (trending downwards....which is a good thing)
When did you start golfing ? Both in 2007
What is your best ever score ?
Syed - 75 net (NR - Non-returned, see incident below)
Nur - 67 net (Captain's Trophy KGM)
What is your most memorable golfing incident ?
Syed - Playing at Cengkerang, Jakarta (a very "scenic" golf course in all sense of the word.....ahem ahem)
Nur - 10 balls flight, 5 Msians + 5 Japanese healthy grannies on Day 3 of the Asian Ladies Interport tournament in 2011 in Bandung Giri Gahana course, West Jawa. Best ball format with total playing time of 6 hrs from start to finish!! (Mrs dah main kat Bandung and I belum lagi)
Can share your most disappointing golfing incident ?
Syed - NR on a competition in KGM where I played a 75 net as my marker did not record my score on the final hole and I did not check as I assumed that he did record the score when we went through the scores at the end of the game and he responded Yes, yes, yes, etc. Still my best score thus far in an official competiton. Lesson learnt is that you should always check!!
Nur - First KGM "friendly" ladies Tuesday morning competition. DQ-ed becoz I was 3 mins late for the shotgun tee off time. Supposed to be "friendly" but felt like a bully victim......learnt my lesson and was never later thereafter.
The best course that you have played at and why ?
IOI Palm Garden - nice new course.....old course was turned into a shopping centre cum office cum condominiun. You all should try the new course but a bit pricey though, more so on weekends and PH.



Syed Zul & Nur, look at the view behind us!

Nur swinging away at IOI Palm Garden
Your favourite hole in KGM and why ?
Hole 9 - an easy par 3 to end the front 9, can pre-order mee jawa and adjourn to it once you complete Hole 9. A close second comes Hole 13, put your order for laksa and pit stop after Hole 15 for the laksa. By the way, it is the makan that matters as the ball may end up being hooked into the bushes on Hole 9 as per Ali Sajut's experience or sliced OB to the right onto the road. Same for Hole 13 where a daunting pond awaits in front on your tee off or an OB if you hook your tee off. There is some respite if you slice as you may land on the island with the pine trees.


Your least favourite hole in KGM and why ?
Hole 10 - OB on left, water on right, 2 trees in the middle, narrow fairway. A lousy way to start off your game if your tee off for competitions starts on the back 9.
Your dream foursome ?
Syed Zul - with Tiger (no, I am not intimidated like Garcia.....hehehe), Ai Miyazato (small built and has a funny swing but wins competitions, her swing is better than Park In Bee, but Ai should change her leggings to match her T-shirt though as the black leggings are just awful looking), Nur and me
Nur - anyone who's in for the fun, goodwill and good sportsmanship.
Your golfing ambition, if any ?
Syed Zul - Single handicapper before I retire from golf
Nur - healthy and golfing into my 80's. Like my father, Mr. Leong Yun Seng who plays every week day mornings at KGM with his senior friends.
Your dream golfing destination ?
Syed Zul - Augusta (will most probably blow my handicap the first 6 holes....hehehe)
Nur - where ever hubby brings me (wink wink by Syed Zul)

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

KPMGA May Monthly Medal–Sunday 19th May @ KGM

Fellow KPMGA-ers, please find below the full results of our May Monthly Medal that was held on Sunday 19th May at Kelab Golf Miri. Despite the full slots in KGM where there was also the Japanese Association Competition and the Monthly Junior competition, KPMGA managed to organise and complete its (un)regular Monthly Medal. Thank you to Tuan Haji Presiden, Tuan Haji Wahap, Fauzi, Othman A and Raden accordingly.
Our thanks also goes to Bojeng, our ever present catering arranger.
KPMGA Monthly Medal 19th May
No. Names F9 B9 Gross Hdcp Net Position
  Men's Section




 
1 Andrew Nub 46 46 92 22 70 1
2 Aris Murad 47 49 96 25 71 2
3 Affendi Tahir 39 45 84 12 72 3
4 Syed Rossidi 44 45 89 16 73 4 OCB
5 Kenneth Tham 49 47 96 23 73 5 OCB
6 Ayub Annuar 46 45 91 16 75 6
7 Ismady Ibrahim 45 44 89 13 76 7
8 Wesley Nompang 59 53 112 35 77 8
9 Othman Ahmat 47 49 96 18 78  
10 Mohd Hilmee 52 50 102 24 78  
11 Nor Arman 60 54 114 36 78  
12 Abd. Azim Junaidi 41 42 83 4 79 1
13 Sharudin Rahim 44 51 95 16 79  
14 Haji Abdul Rahman 47 49 96 17 79  
15 Edwin Cabrado 49 55 104 25 79  
16 Hipni Joji 57 51 108 29 79  
17 Hj Wahap Hj Gani 53 47 100 20 80  
18 Rosdin 54 49 103 23 80  
19 Yusop Sahari 50 47 97 15 82  
20 Awang Bakar 50 48 98 16 82  
21 Haji Drahman Matzin 50 55 105 23 82  
22 Haji Ahmad Shukri 61 49 110 28 82  
23 Ahmad Tarmizi Zaidi 50 52 102 19 83  
24 Omar Suhaimi 54 56 110 27 83  
25 Ali Sajut 57 59 116 33 83  
26 Shamsul Bahar Hassan 52 46 98 14 84  
27 Fauzi Azahari 57 50 107 22 85  
28 Abang Abu Seman 57 58 115 29 86  
29 Jasni Ibrahim 45 54 99 12 87  
30 Kamal Baharom 48 54 102 14 88  
31 Shahrin Shah 52 55 107 18 89  
32 Kadir Abdul Patah 60 52 112 21 91  
33 Mejar Ismail 57 57 114 21 93  
34 Saadon 65 66 131 28 103  
               
  Ladies' Section            
1 Hasimah Semuli 51 47 98 25 73 1
2 Rusnah Abd.Rahman 55 55 110 33 77 2
3 Latipah Hamdan 44 49 93 14 79 3
4 Fitrah Sabil 52 58 110 24 86 4
5 Shirley Gregory 64 65 129 39 90 5
               
               
  PLAYOFF - 2012 SHIELD (see note )




 
1 Abd.Azim Junaidi  41 42 83 10* (4) 83 1
2 Sharudin Rahim  44 51 95 20*(16) 85 2
               
NOTE :- The playoff was based on Modified System 36 handicap of the day.  Bogey is one point and par or better  two points.  The sums of all points after 18 holes will determined the handicap of the day after subtracting the points from 36. Eg. Points collected is 15, so hdcp for that day is 36 - 15 = 21.                                                                                                                                                  
*Abd. Azim had 10 pars and 6 bogeys = 26 points . ( 36 - 26 ) = 10 handicap of the day.   *Sharudin had 2 pars and 12 bogeys = 16 points. ( 36 - 16 ) = 20 handicap of the day. 
See you all at the next monthly
medal! Have a good Gawai
Break and stay safe!