Early Bird 2008 Chairman's Cup

Updates:

Early Bird 2008 Chairman Mr. Ong Keat Seng tee start the Chairman's Cup at hole #1, Kulim Golf Resort.


Winners of the 2008 Chairman's Cup:-

Champion: Lau Kok Kun (36/43)
1st Runner up: Tan Boon How (17/39)
2nd Runner up: Ivan Chee (12/38)
4th Place: Eng Siew Wah (17/38)
5th place: Chew Khur Ming (28/38)
6th place: Phang Kar Peng (10/37)
11th place: Ong Chin Kor (11/34)
22nd place: Loh Kooi Chuan (17/27)

Novelty Price Winner:-

Nearest to CHairman's Ball: K.C. Boey
NTP Par 3 hole #3: Tan Boon How
NTP Par3 hole #13: Lim Thien Fatt

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We plan to have our 2008 Chairman's Cup on 14th December 2008 at Kulim Golf Resort tee off 8.30am.

Interested members kindly confirm by sms to Cham.

Confirmed players:

Cham, Pang Zip Yiap, Ivan Chee, Sho, Billy Yeo, Phang Kar Peng, Tan Boon How, Danis, Ong Chin Kor, Eng Siew Wah, K.C. Boey, Lim Chin Ming, K.C. Loh, Chew Khur Ming, Lim Thien Fatt, Alan Wong, Ong Keat Seng, Ong Eng Loo, Lau Kok Kun, Lau Eng Wah, Uncle Lye, Loh Puay Chuan

The Star - StarGolf 9th November 2008

Sunday November 9, 2008

Close finish in Hanoi


Yap Chee Siong was brimming with confidence when he handed in his scorecard after the second round of the Maxis Team Golf Tour grand final in Chi Linh Star Golf Club in Hanoi last week.

He had just shot a 72 gross that put him firmly ahead of the field of 48 finalists in the race for the individual gross title. But little did his realise then, that his team who were lying third overnight after the opening round at Van Tri Golf Club, would go on to win the team title and the coveted Maxis challenge crystal trophy.

“I’m so happy to have played a part in my team’s success,” said Yap while being congratulated by his team-mates Wong Yong Siang and Lee Kong Sun.


Willsher, handing over the trophy to Yap, Wong and Lee at the grand final.

It was a close finish to an exciting season of the eighth Maxis Team Golf Tour. The top two teams notched 223 stableford points while the team who finished third, was only one point further back.

Yap and company boasted a lower combined handicap of 36 compared to the 37 of Cham Eu Leng, Pang Zip Yiap and Ng Cheng Weng and in accordance with Maxis Unique Rules, countback starts with the team with the lower combined handicap.

Apart from being presented with the traditional Vietnamese cone hats, the champions won a set of Nike irons each. Sixteen teams made it to the Maxis Team Golf Tour grand final in Hanoi after qualifying from 12 rounds that began in Kota Permai in March and ended in Sutera Harbour in August.

Hamdan Zambahari was the happiest individual of the field after being declared gross champion. He carded rounds of 77 and 78 which for a 155 total was four strokes more than Yap. But as the latter won the team title, it enabled the next best gross achiever to be declared individual champion.

Finishing third in the team event were the trio of Lim Chee Khoon, Foong Kam Kwong and Wee Hen Cheng. They won Nokia mobile phones.

The 48 finalists had the time of their lives in Hanoi. Treated as VIPs all the way, there was seamless check-ins at the hotel, golf clubs and even at the airports.

Matthew Willsher, Chief Marketing Officer of Maxis gave away the main prizes. He commented on the growth of the tournament, noting that 70% of the participants in Hanoi were first-timers in a Maxis final. Overall, he said that there was a 30 percent increase in participation this year.

Sponsors of the Maxis Team Golf Tour include Huawei, Nokia-Siemens, ZTE, Acision, Hewlett Packard and Patimas.

Maxis Team Golf - Hanoi Final Round 28th Oct to 31st Oct

Three Early Bird members made it to the Maxis Team Golf 2008 Final Round in Hanoi!

Welcome to Hanoi - arrival at Noi Bai Airport, Hanoi on 28th Oct 2008.


Day 2 in Hanoi - Finalist boarded Maxis chartered bus heading to Van Tri Golf Club for Round 1 challenge.


Van Tri Golf Club - Hanoi most exclusive golf club, with limited membership and world class facilities.


The caddies here use a laser gun to get an accurate distance between the ball and the pin on the green.


Cham's Round 1 flightmate, Mr. Thong Nyuk Foh (Sutera Habour), James Kui Jee Yeng (Templer Park) and Jack Loi Ren Jie (Glenmarie)


No problem to hit one on at par 3s if always practise at driving range like this!


Jack Loi from Glenmarie trying to hit 2 on at this 546 yards par 5 after an over 300 yards tee shot.


Day 3, finalist ready to board the chartered buses at the side enterence of Hotel Fortuna for final round challenge.


The journey to Chi Linh Star Golf Club took around 2 hours, one of the finalist getting a relief on the highway... no penalty..


Chi Linh Star Golf Club - dubbed as the Agusta in Vietnam, was host for the 2004, 2005 and 2008 Asian PGA Tour Vietnam leg.


Welcome welcome, welcome to Chi Linh Star.


Chi Linh Star Club Manager "In the last Aisan PGA Tour, the players who made the cut played 7 over, this hilly course required extra skill and good judgement, so get yourself ready for a rough ride".


Ok gang, lets do it! Do or Die!!!


Go Go Go!!!


Alan, MGA Referee is doing his job.


Want to carry or play safe? Water hazard runs along on the left... hmmm... where is the drop zone??


Cham Round 2 flightmate, Wong Chin Tong (Tanjong Puteri) and Thong Nyuk Foh (Sutera Habour), yes, Thong again..


Beautiful golf course, very well maintain!


Lunch time!! Finalist anxiously waiting for result annoucement.


Maxis Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Matthew Wilsher "Sorry guys, your team lose on count back to the Champion Team, both of you played 7 under..."


Cham "Stop crying Teo Chew Kia & Pang, you guys purposely play for 2nd place isn't it? Smile a bit la when take photo!!"


Cham "I would like to thank my wife, my daughter, my family, my team, my...."
Organiser "Hello kawan, the bus is leaving, you want to walk back to the hotel or what?"