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Birdie is back @ HK Golf Club (Eden Course)
This was an interesting tournament – the King Monkey Cup. It was in celebration of R’s uncle, Dr. Hou’s 80th Birthday. Hou in Chinese literally means monkey, hence the tournament’s name. Well, the King Monkey did his stuff and got me out of my hibernation. Birdie Golf is baaack!!! And what an entrance to 2010.
The blind tee shot on Eden’s Par 4 3rd landed just off the fairway in the first cut of rough about 165 yards to the green. Playing uphill, we hit a 4 hybrid that should go 180. A slight fade saw me heading straight for the hills…as R was prepared to play a provisional ball, the ball spotter told him I was OK and on the cart path. Ouch. Well, as least we were in play. Normally we could have taken a free drop to take relief from the cart path, but in this case, the nearest point of relief was on the hillside, which meant dropping up the hill! No way. So we relied on the most fundamental rule of golf, play it as it lies. Faced with a cart path, a mound in the rough area before the green, we opted to putt and hopefully get somewhere on the putting surface. Miraculously, after a hop, skip and roll, I rolled straight into the cup! Brilliant. PGA quality. FLUKE!
Anyway, Birdie Golf is back…
100317 Hong Kong Golf Club, Eden 3 (Par 4)
UBS Hong Kong Open Pro-Am
We were invited to play in the Hong Kong Open Pro-Am today (Monday) and we did not have to think twice before accepting. We didn’t know which pro we would be playing with, but that didn’t matter. What mattered was that our Friday match at Harbour Plaza was horrible. How can we play like that…and in a Pro-Am? No way. So on Saturday we sought help from Simon Yip, the pro at Garden Farm Golf Centre. Fixed some flaws and luckily we have a round at Discovery Bay on Sunday to hopefully make things work on the course.
We found out today that we would be playing with Darren Beck from Australia. He’s based in Sydney and plays the Asian Tour. Very nice guy. His younger brother, Johnny, was on his bag. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get things going on our front 9, which started on the 10th tee. In a better ball stroke play format, we only managed 3-under par despite our birdie on the Par 3 12th. Darren hit from the Championship tees and hit it to within six feet below the hole. We played from the whites and was also on line but eight feet past the hole. Faced with a tricky downhill putt, a soft tap to avoid going past the hole trickled down and went in the hole! Darren also made his, but I didn’t get a stroke on this hole so it was just a nett birdie.
On our back 9 the team finally got things rolling. Two nett eagles and three birdies for a total of 10 under. We managed birdies on holes 2 (Par 3) and 6 (Par 4). On the Par 3 we hit it to just 1.5 feet and thought we would get the Nearest to Pin prize, but we lost out to a hole-in-one. What can you say? On the par 4 we hit a perfect drive to leave just 130 yards to the pin – enough to get the Longest Drive. What we thought was a perfect 9-iron left us 15 feet from the edge of the green. Opting to putt instead of chip, this safer route turned out to be the right choice. In the hole for a nett eagle.
This was indeed a very memorable day and we wish Darren all the best in the UBS Hong Kong Open. We’ll be rooting for you.
091109 HK Open Pro-Am - Birdie Golf with Darren Beck
091109 HK Open Pro-Am - Darren's drive on the 10th
091109 HK Open Pro-Am - Brother Johnny looking on
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45 foot birdie putt – Hong Kong Golf Club, Eden 14 (Par 4)
We were competing at the American Express Centurion Golf Championship’s qualifying round at the Hong Kong Golf Club on the Eden Course. A well struck 5 wood killed it almost 230 yards on this 340 yard par 4. Luckily it didn’t get in the fairway bunker. A 106 yard uphill shot overshot the hole by almost 45 feet. Faced with a delicate downhill putt, the aim was to just get the speed right and get it close to the hole. The putt was going with the grain so we figured I would roll faster than normal. Half way down the slope, we thought we would be short, but I just kept going and going and going…and the slight left to right break was read perfectly. BANG…in the cup! Cheers and high fives with all fellow competitors. What a great birdie.
090921 Hong Kong Golf Club, Eden 14 (Par 4)
Hong Kong Golf Club, Deep Water Bay
On this predominantly Par 3 9-hole course, a short birdie putt on hole 3 was sweet. This 122 yard Par 3 against the wind called for a 9-iron that stuffed it in within 2 feet.
090818 Deep Water Bay, Hole #3 (Par 3)
Escape Thunder and Lightning for a Birdie
During the Hong Kong Golf Association’s Bolle Mid Summer Classic tournament, thunder and lighting was nearby when we approached Hole 1 on the New Course (we started on the 12th hole). We doubted whether the course will be closed, but our caddy said play on. A bit worried, we hit the shot past the 138 yard Par 3 to land just off the green. Faced with a severe downhill putt, we opted to putt and hope to just get the ball close to the hole and leave with a par. But the ball kept rolling and rolling and ended up in the hole for a sweet birdie. Lucky that they did not halt play.
090622 HK Golf Club, New Course 2 (Par 3)
