Golf at Maylands

Dear friends


Today's Players are in the picture

 

Front left: Cedric, Alfred, Ray Puaya, Henry Puaya, Guan, Leong, Sean

Back left: William, Herbie 

Missing: Ray the golfing lawyer ( he was the photographer)

We were lucky to have Herbie Schrale, the resident Pro from Whaleback Golf Course join us for a round today.

I was thrown into the team with Herbie, Henry , Leong and myself.

It is always an eye opener to play with a pro. I learnt quite a few tricks watching Herbie today. For example, do you know it is a good idea to use a hybrid to putt when you are just off the green. Never saw it done before till today. The hybrid head makes it easier to get over the tall grass just around the green. You learn something every day. However I was so engrossed watching the pro that my game suffered. Excuses, excuses. Last week was the rain, what is the excuse this week?

Played terribly today although I had 3 pars. Gave money to the Pua brothers again.

Herbie has agreed to be the consultant pro for the golf group. We look forward to having him join us and giving us pointers.

He will send us articles that he writes , so that should make the blog more interesting.

Next game is proposed to be at Whaleback at 10 am. Please register your attendance asap.

Here are the results for today.

GOLF JOKE

One Saturday morning I got up early. I put on my long johns. I dressed quietly. I got my lunch made, grabbed the dog and went to the garage to put my golf clubs in the trunk, and down the driveway I went.

Coming out of the garage rain is pouring down; it is like a torrential down pour. There is snow mixed in with the rain, and the wind is blowing 50 mph. Minutes later, I returned to the garage. I came back into the house and turned the TV to the weather channel.

I find it's going to be bad weather all day long, so I put the clubs back in the garage, quietly undressed and slipped back into bed.

There I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different type of activity on my mind, and whispered, "The weather out there is terrible."

To which she sleepily replies, "I know! Can you believe my stupid husband is out golfing in this weather?"



Till the next game, see yah.

Ode to Golf

Dear readers

I just received this poem from my friend William Ong.

The poet is unknown but I am sure his sentiments echoes all golfers.


Golf Poem

In My Hand I Hold A Ball,
White And Dimpled, Rather Small.
Oh, How Bland It Does Appear,
This Harmless Looking Little Sphere.

By Its Size I Could Not Guess,
The Awesome Strength It Does Possess.
But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell,
I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell.

My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same,
Since I Chose To Play This Stupid Game.
It Rules My Mind For Hours On End,
A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend.

It Has Made Me Yell, Curse And Cry,
I Hate Myself And Want To Die.
It Promises A Thing Called Par,
If I Can Hit It Straight And Far.

To Master Such A Tiny Ball,
Should Not Be Very Hard At All.
But My Desires The Ball Refuses,
And Does Exactly As It Chooses.

It Hooks And Slices, Dribbles And Dies,
And Even Disappears Before My Eyes.
Often It Will Have A Whim,
To Hit A Tree Or Take A Swim.

With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land,
It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand.
Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul,
If Only It Would Find The Hole.

It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup,
And Swear That I Will Give It Up.
And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow,
But The Ball Knows ... I'll Be Back Tomorrow.


Stand proud you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls....

A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.

That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon.

Kind of makes you proud. Almost feel like a hybrid.

Golfing in the rain

Welcome to the 1st blog page of the Perth Golfing Lawyer.

I have been blogging before with Perth Asian Lawyer.

I thought it would be a good extension to my blogging to include my latest craze. You guess it, it is golfing.

I have been playing golf on a Thursday morning or afternoon for the last 4 mths.

The group of golfing friends that started with the Pua brothers have now increased to about 15 players with 10 regular players.

I am blessed with friends who love golf as much as myself. You need to speak the same golfing language, feel the same joys and frustrations of golfing to understand the brotherhood that we have. We have not found any sister players yet though.

The rationale for a Thursday game was to get away from the weekend crowds. It also means the players are usually self employed businesspersons or retirees.

Marketing and cross referrals was also a reason for starting the golf Thursdays.

Well I have enjoyed the Thursday games so much that I decided to start a blog. Hopefully, it will be a way to promote this growing golf group.


Game on 20 August 2009
Location : Glen Iris Golf Course

There were 9 mad golfers today who braved the relentless rain at Glen Iris. What golf tragics.

William Ong even played with a wrist brace from a broken wrist.

Some did it for love of the game.

Of course Ray and Henry Pua did it JUST to get my money.
I forgot to tell them their legal fees increases in proportion to how much I lose to them.

The scores tell you how bad the weather was. Congrats to Alfred for his 1st win.


INTERESTING GOLF RULE

Which brings me to an interesting rule:

While playing in the rain, you knock in a birdie with one hand while holding an umbrella with the other. Did you break any rules?
A. Holding an umbrella while making a stroke is not allowed. You are penalized 2 strokes.
B. You may shelter yourself from rain during play.
C. Only a caddy may shelter you from rain while making a stroke.

Answer: B. During a round, there is nothing in the Rules that prevents you from protecting yourself from rain with an umbrella.
However, no one else can shelter you from the rain when you are putting.



Next Week's Game

Date: 27 August 2009
Location: Point Walter


Next week’s game is proposed to be at Point Walter. Tee off at 945 am.

For those who have not played there, it is a 9 hole course and quite well maintained with great views.

Everyone is walking. Henry has vouchers for 18 holes for 9 holes fees.

Please confirm if you are playing asap.

To all of you who have not played with us yet or have not played recently, I hope these emails get you excited about the game.

We love to have you play and take your money.

Money Winners to date:

Henry Pua x 2 games

Alfred x 1 game


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