My last blog was in July 2010

My god, time has passed so quickly.

My last blog was in July 2010.

So many games have gone under the water and bridge.


There has been so many games. I have been lucky that I have been able to play regularly but not as often as these crazies like Henry and Ricky.

Is that why they are improving when I seem to be stagnant.



I hit a record of 85 at Burswood in Dec 2010. However last week, I hit 97. What a woeful difference.

In contrast Jazton my son has been steady at 90 plus and often breaking 90.

He was recently assessed at Royal Perth Golf Club. He will probably get into a private club much earlier than his old man.

His handicap will continue to fall while my fluctuates.



What is there to complain. At least I am playing golf and getting exercise.

Henry, Frank and Jaz played a few games in Taiwan during January.

It was strange playing golf with 50 year old female caddies who laugh at your mistakes.

I also had a game with Harris at Singapore Island Club while in Singapore.


The old course at Kranji was beautiful.

The question is what do I have to do to reduce my handicap.

When Jaz was being assessed at Royal Perth, there was another boy of the same age that was an 11 handicap.  I was talking to his dad while walking on the course. I asked him his handicap and he said 2. He asked me mine and I said I was too embarrased.

I have set myself a task this year to bring my handicap to a definite 18. Watch me.

Jaz at Singapore Island Club

Harris , our host at the SICC

Jaz and I at SICC

Kiat Harris and I at the Cut

Jaz, Henry, and I at Taiwan with a 50 yr old caddy

Jaz Henry, Frank and myself in Taiwan

Jaz at the Cut

Jaz , Kiat and myself at the Cut

Group photo at Meadow Springs

In the meantime, here are some photos of games I have had.

Why am I not reducing my handicap when my son is reducing his?

The last 2 months of golfing has been dismal for me. My scores keep fluctuating between 92 and 102.

Why is there such a big discrepancy in the game. If my drives are good, the putts are bad. If my putts are good, the chips are bad. When will they all come together?

To the contrary, my son Jazton has been reducing his handicap every week. He is now breaking 90 without a sweat.


His drives are beating me and his scores are beating me. Can he be the next Tiger Woods?

I have not broken 90 since the game at Burswood. Pars are getting more frequent on most days. The triples are still there.

What the heck do I need to do to reduce my handicap. I think I should see a pro soon.

I missed a hole in one at Collier Park last week. It was 7 inches away from the pin. Maybe next week.

The Thursday golf gang seems to have gone down in numbers because of winter. It is only my crazy son and I that seem to be braving the rain.

I am planning a golf trip to China. Lets work on that.

Golfing at Cocos Island and my fluctuating handicap

Dear Golfers,

The past month has seen mixed results with my game. I played at Links Kennedy Bay on 16 April 2010 and hit 103. I just could not get the putts in. The course was not as pretty as I hope as you could not even see the ocean.

On 18 April 2010 I played with Jazton at Seaview Golf Club. It is a beautiful course although it only has 9 holes.  I hit 93 while Jazton hit 96.

On 23 April 2010, I played at Collier Park and hit 95 while playing with my son and his friend Jack. Jazton shot 95 too and is becoming very consistent.

The worse game of the month was at Kwinana Golf Club. I played  to 109 with just 1 par and the rest being really bad putts and approach shots. The course was great and comparable to Royal Fremantle Golf Club.

Jazton hit 99 and even beat Bambang. He is now really a force to be reckoned with.

On 2 May 2010, father and son went to the Marangaroo Golf Course and I hit 102 while Jazton hit 91 which was his personal best. He is now beating me consistently.

Played at Glen Iris on 7 May 2010 with Stevie and Henry. Hit 94 with 3 pars. Got my mojo back.

However, the most memorable game goes to the game I played at Cocos Island Golf Club called the Donga. They play every Thursday and have a Scrounger's Day. The game is best 4 ball and everyone plays in teams. It is the only course that have players walking across an airport runway.

The golf course is beautiful as the course fringes the ocean.

The best part though was how relaxed everyone was. They even play barefoot and or with sandals. No stuffy club attire rules apply here.  The start of the game has everyone showing how much alcohol they have brought with them.

I managed to help my team win with a few good chips. By the time we get to the club house, I can assure you everyone was very merry. The golfers are friendly and rib each other with gusto. Here's to their continued success. Maybe golf should be played this way.

Photos of the golfers

Why do I NOT want a driver in my bag 12 April 2010

I was doing so well reducing my handicap to 21 by using my 3 wood.

I then decided that to get to the next level, I needed to progress to a driver. So, I got myself a new driver. The last one I had was the Callaway FT IQ and it was never stable or my swing was never stable with it. The FT IQ was seldom used.

I have been hitting well with the Callaway Hyper X woods and hybrids. So I thought progressing to the Hyper X driver 11 degrees should bring my handicap down.

Well, I bought the driver in late March and my games in April has been a dismay since.

The company is always good, playing and inspiring my son Jazton is also great. But, but , but, what the hell is happening to my drives.

My game has gone to bits with my drives slicing to the bushes so many times.


2 April 2010 Meadow Springs  : Played to 105 and Jaz played to 101.

Jaz, has suddenly clicked and found the way to cut his score. He is becoming a challenge to me???
Proud as a father can be that his son is playing well, the morale takes a dip.



Royal Fremantle, 5 April 2010

Played with Bambang, Ed and Jaz. I played to 103 and Jaz played to 96. He just lost to Bambang by 1 stroke. Jaz has become a force to be reckoned with. Even Bambang feels the threat and he has been playing for years. Bambang has been a great golfing accomplice. He has been generous in sharing his skills and inspiring Jaz and myself.

Bambang, Jaz and myself at the hole 17 Par 3 Royal Fremantle

Bambang, Jaz and Eddie.


10 April 2010: Collier Park.

This is the school holidays. Decided to play with Jaz 9 holes at Collier. I played to 47 and he plays to 48. He wants to play another 9 to beat me but we have a badminton game with Tyz and the guys. It is getting tough beating Jaz. Maybe I have been saved from being beaten by Jaz?


11 April 2010, Joondalup Golf Course

Myself, Tyz and Jaz at Joondalup Golf Course. It was great that Tyz was with us as my caddie and driver. He has great potential and every time I managed to get him on the course, I hope it inspires him.

Fofo, Bambang , myself and Jaz at Joondalup

Yeah, I played gin rummy till 2 am and then woke up at 540 am to get Jaz and Tyz ready for the game. My 1st hole is a par but the rest of the game descends into chaos with my driver. Jaz hits 99 beating Bambang  by 1 stroke. I am blown out of the water and cannot even compete.  What is wrong with my driver???.


I decided tonight to throw away my driver and stick to my 3 woods. Let's hope the rest of the month sees some semblance of improvement for myself. Jazton is improving in leaps and bounds. I cannot even break 100 for the last 4 games when I should be reducing my handicap to 18. What a crazy game.

I once told my wife that you can have bucketloads of money but no talent. That is exactly how I feel. Hopefully when I next update this blog, my score will have improved.

Updating the blog after 2 mths

It has been a hectic 2 mths and I just realised the last time I updated the blog was at the end of Jan 2010.

Well, there has been lots of games since, some good, some bad.

The Thursday group has not been going well as some of the players have been tied up. The weather for summer has been crazy too. With temperatures above 40 degrees, lots of players have chickened out. 

The most regular and the craziest has been Henry Pua and myself.

Here's some pictures of some of the games during the last 2 mths:

Golfing at Burswood 18 Feb 2010

Stevie, Myself, Sally, Poon and Michael. It was a dismal day and Sally beat me. I played to 102.

Secret Harbour  7 March 2010 Jazton, Henry and Harris. That was a great day. The weather was beautiful and I played to 93.

Harris was visiting from Singapore and we both managed to escape our wives to play a game at Secret Harbour. We both have to limit our games so as to keep our wives happy.

Jazton hit 104 which is not bad for a new player. He has great potential and has outdriven me on a few occasions.

8 March 2010. This was a great day. Henry had friends from Penang. They were Johny, Kiang and Guang. These visitors were single handicappers and they inspired me to play a 96.

Well, in between, I have hit below 100 and above 100. It is a crazy game. There is no consistency.

Today, 21 March 2010, Henry, Stevie Jaz and myself played at Maylands. I hit 102 after messing up all my par 3s. Jaz hit 98 and I am proud of him. This is the 2nd time he has broken 100. He is well on his way to reducing his handicap.

I just wish my son Tyzton was interested in the game. As usual after the game,  I had to go for a cycle with Tyzton so that I spend time with him. God, was I tired.

I have been breaking 100  regularly at Collier Park. However, I need to hit below 90 again to reduce my handicap.

Here's to the next few weeks with determination.

My son breaking 100 after 6 games of 18 holes

It has been a long school  holiday for my son Jazton. He has been waking me up at 7 am to play 9 holes before I get to work during his Xmas break.

Of course the fact that most of my golfing friends are away on holidays made it reasonable for me to wake up earlier during a work week to play golf with my son.

I have also been playing with golf my wife Annie and Jaz for 2 Thursdays while the guys were away.

Anyway, my son Jaz has only been playing 9 holes the last 4 months.  He had played 18 holes on a number of occasions but found walking 18 holes a challenge.

This Sunday, he woke me up at 9 am instead of his usual 7 am for a game.

We went to Collier Park and paid for 9 holes. I was not ready to play 18 holes as I had a late Sat night.

I did tell him that if he played at below 53 for the 1st nine, I would play a 2nd nine with him.

He played 52 on the first nine and I played 46.

 He begged me to play another 9 holes. The guys at the club were helpful and put us to the Pines 9 holes.

My 2nd nine was not that great but Jaz hit 3 pars and finally ended with a 46 which was much better than my 2nd nine.

So, he broke 100 and hit 98 on his last day of the school holidays after having woken me up on numerous week days to play golf before my office works beckoned.

I am proud of him and know he will do much more in golf than I ever did.

In the evening, Annie, Jaz and Tyz my youngest son went for golf tuition at Burswood. Yes, we are a serious golfing family although Tyz is still unsure. I am sure he will see the beauty of the game and how it will keep the family occupied as a family.

To the family enjoying golf as a family.

Golf in the New Year

2010 did not start off very auspiciously. I had a terrible game at Joondalup on the 3rd day of Jan 2010. I am too embarrassed to post the score as it was well above 100.

The Pua brothers have all gone on holidays and many of the other players are also away.

In their absence, I have been getting my son Jazton and my wife Annie excited about the game.

Annie , Jazton and I played at Burswood last Thursday instead of having my usual game with the boys. It was pleasant enough to play 18 holes with my son and wife on a Thursday. Jaz hit 100 while I played to 97. This was the 1st 18 holes for the missus and her score was of course quite high. However, I know her tenacity when she wants to improve in a game. That's one of the biggest reason why I love her so much.

I am getting new clubs for the missus as she definitely does not fit the current ones which was bought for her by myself to surprise her. Of course it was all an elaborate plan to get her involved in my addiction. I think it is working. Ha ha ha ( evil laugh).

My eldest son Jazton is totally hooked and will drag me out of bed in the morning to play 9 holes irregardless of the weather. He has dreams of turning pro. I have showed him articles about how much pros earn when they do not play well. He has the potential but who knows.

I just wish I can persuade my youngest son Tyzton to get interested. That way, I get a 4 ball going and am still with the family. He has so much talent but refuses to get involved.

During the Xmas break there was lots of golfing and the biggest concern was to adjust family time with golf. I am sure Harris understands what I am talking about.

Will be playing with my son Jaz and my wife again this Thursday till all the guys come back to Perth. My son has to break 100. He played to 100 last week and shocked me with some drives that were further than mine.

Here's to my son beating me.