Lord Of DRM Golf

LOTP disappointment at missing out on the DRM Order of Merit title was eased on Saturday when he was named the tour's # 1 Golfer of the Year after winning the DRM Battle of the Bridge Tour.

The Freak pipped him in the Order of Merit race but only manage to claim the fifth spot on the final day of BOTB.

The Lord, on the other hand, was determined to win in RBGCC, was able to come out top and edged out the Recruit by 1 stroke. It was a tough battle for both contestants after seeing the lead change several times.

The Gold Tee Maniac (Best Nett of the year) and Wizard both also shows good fighting spirit and climbed 3rd and 4th place respectively.

Real Deal who is still struggling with his current form also able to grabbed 6th spot, 6 strokes behind the Freak.

Great rivalry between the Mad Cat and Gold Buaya come to an end, after both shared same nett scores BUT Mad Cat outclassed GB on count back.

Most Improved Player of 2006 – the Coach also edged the Fairway Artist on count back scooping the 9th and 10th place respectively.

Twister produced another abysmal result dragging him down to 11th place, whilst the Serial who was determined to claim the middle spot nailed his 12th spot position. In spite producing Shot of the Day on hole 12 (teeing off Happy Gilmore style) and claiming one novelty prize (nearest to the pin on Hole 3), he finished the day with a gross score of 141 (What happened dude?)

"It is a tremendous honour to be named DRM Tour Golfer of the Year," said LOTP.

"To win three times in 2006, Best Gross of the Year and claim the #1 DRM player of the year before finishing runner-up to the Freak in the Order of Merit was extremely satisfying, although it goes without saying that next year will be a different story.
"The race for the number one position with the Freak, Recruit and the Wizard was truly exceptional and, I believe, fired the imagination of the golfing status in DRM Tour”. Added LOTP

Nonetheless everyone showed gutsy performance on that day and deserved to be given a round of applause for a magnificent ending to the year 2006 season.

Hopefully 2007 will be another good year for DRM Golf under new management of The Coach Pg Ahmad Sufrizan. More Tour and more New DRM Players joining us still relishing our motto “Playing For Fun!”

Full results are as shown below.
More pictures will be posted soon.

Lord of the Putt moves into BOTB lead

LOTP will take a one-shot lead into the final round at Augusta of Asia (RBGCC).

The well above 40-year-old Bruneian, who won DRM Tour 3 times this year, bogeyed the last to fall back few strokes but then watched as his closest rivals also faltered.

Playing with LOTP in the last pairing will be the Recruit - the winner has come from the final group every year since 1990 in PGA Augusta Masters Tour, Will it repeat itself in DRM Tour too?

Either man would be a popular and worthy winner.

Recruit, the 12th DRM Monthly Medal Champion, has never missed a cut in Prize Money if entering the tour, while LOTP, who won his third title at RBA this season, has had several top-five finishes in most of his DRM Tour appearances.
But with 12 players, including the rest of golf's "big five", within four shots of the lead it will not be easy.

Alongside the Recruit, the Freak and the Wizard, who posted a nett score of 86 and 90 respectively, will also try to stop the LOTP.

The Real Deal and Gold Tee Maniac would be forgiven for wondering how they are not playing in the same group as LOTP for the second straight round, but with their new-relaxed (side-bet) approach to golf they are probably not too upset.

The Mad Cat was in excellent shape coming in the tour. But he then was probably too relax whilst playing with his sunglasses through 18 holes.

The Serial showed great character by not giving up and determination not to stay long at the last spot. The Coach also produced some memorable rookie debut by showing his existence in the 12-men group.

Gold Buaya was on fire when playing his practice round on Wednesday, but struggled on the day, dropping a lot of shots to go 11th of the table.
The Fairway Artist back showed a good bounce, as he moved up the ladder and put an attempt to stop the LOTP, only shy of 11 strokes. He will be paired with the Twister, who sang his way down after struggling on most of his shot in RBA.

BOTB camp follower, Loan Shark and Pg Woody showed a classy performance with scores enough to challenge the leader and proved everyone how they deserved to be part of the tour. On the other hand, Smiley is still struggling to find his iron swing.

When asked about the significance of playing in the final group at RBGCC on Saturday, LOTP said: "I didn't give it much credence yesterday, but now I am leading I like that stat. Just wait and see this Saturday ...hope everybody will give a good fight. That is my main aim”. He smiled.

DRM Golfers set for Battle of the Bridge

Each DRM golfers will be aiming to claim the first ever title of DRM #1 Player of the Year.

The Freak, who topped the DRM money list in 2006 is also a first for DRM history record, is one of players involved in this event.
The 12-man field includes Terengganus's Gold Tee Maniac as well as eleven local Bruneieans.

"I am READY FOR THIS!" said the Coach.

"The more experienced long hitter will no doubt have the edge, and we will also look at up-and-coming players to shine in the tour with their enthusiasm and skill." Comments from the Freak.

This year, the competition has a more formal qualification format as the DRM Board of Directors now sanctions the event.

Eight members of the field were selected based on their ranking and season earnings while there were 4 wild card spot grabbed through tough qualifying round.

Kuala Belaits's Real Deal is another player determined to avenge his poor run of form by aiming to outscore the rest in this tour.

"This tour I will try my best to score below 80," he said.

"I know I am facing a strong opposition such as: LOTP, Gold Tee and Gold Buaya but if I found my form back, we will have a good contest."

The tournament starts this Saturday 16th December at the Royal Brunei Airline Golf Club and concluding on the 23rd of December 2006 at Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club, Jerudong.

Pre-BOTB review

The DRM Golf Battle of the Bridge will soon be teeing off this Saturday with a lot of pre-match hypes and mind game exploded amongst BOTB players. The Battle opts to be the tour of the year, where each player will be aiming to be crowned the BEST DRM GOLFER of 2006.

Gossips pre-BOTB:
1) The Twister sacrificing to play for BOTB instead of seeing off his children fly off oversea
2) The Wizard seen practicing ALONE in PGC, followed by self After Action Review in the driving range ALONE
3) The Gold Buaya bought a new Mizuno MP60 iron set with Mizuno leather cart bag (Supersticious)
4) The Real Deal predicted the following as big contender: LOTP, Gold Tee and Gold Buaya, probably as reverse psychology that he too will be the man to watch. After confessing that he will be determining to play sub 80s in RBA and RBGCC.
5) LOTP plays mind game that his putter is still struggling (serviced in China?)
6) The Recruit played a practice round of 99 at RBA, gave warning to the field that he can play from any tee box
7) The Serial commented on his confidence of claiming middle spot in the leaderboard without any practice
8) Gold Tee Maniac silent smile to every players also warned everyone that his recent form in RBGCC will not repeat
9) Freaky slump? Believe it Or NOT?
10) The Freak caught practicing in RBA with Gold Buaya
11) Will the Coach buy new stuff prior BOTB? (as proven from history that he plays well with new equipment)
12) The Mad Cat practicing his short game ALONE in PGC
13) Smiley and Your Highness also caught practicing in RBGCC for DRM final event
14) Fairway Artist will only put his eye on ONE man in this tour à Gold Buaya
15) Nerve wrecking rivalry between Mad Cat and Recruit will soon explode
16) The Twister bought a Cobra Sydney 1 putter recently for BOTB
17) Closed door training of the Coach with an Irish Pro named Des
18) The Loan Shark played 96 at RBA from the black tee proved that he is worthy of BOTB (still puzzled on his form in the DRM Golf Tour)

The saga continues….

DRM Golf 12th Monthly Medal - Pictures

BOTB-Q Day Results

It was a nerve wrecking day for the 7 players needing to qualify for the BOTB last Saturday.





End of the day…..

Real Deal, Coach, Serial and Mr. 101 won themselves a spot for the inaugural 2-days DRM BOTB Tour in December.

All seven players deserved to be applause for their great effort and determination on that day. It will be a day to remember, for those who qualified and vice versa. It can also just be a reminder to every DRM Golfer: It’s not easy to win in the DRM Tour!

Smiling Shocker in RBA

Man in-form, Smiley finished the day with an abysmal gross score of 112, missing out 4 strokes from the wild card spot behind his closest rival Serial.

"I just don’t know what happened today, I lost all my hitting power,” said Smiley.

Serial not in his full potential on that day managed to grabbed the final spot for the BOTB. His ability to execute consistent regulation play scared the Freak but his putt was the real culprit.

The Loan Shark and Mr. Woody were another duo that missed the cut due to inconsistent scores. Both scoring 118 and 112 respectively, can only hope that their form will improve for the new 2007 season.

Panaga Riot?

All 3 Panaga qualifiers will finally get to play on the BOTB Tour after claiming a full spot at the Qualifying tour Stage.

"There were 7 great players here this week and to qualify the BOTB from a field of that quality is a very great achievement,” comment from the Coach.

A nervous, final round of 112 was enough for the Coach to claim 3rd place on that day. Real Deal and Mr. 101, two of the favorite to qualify, proved their voters right for earning their deserved spots.

Weekend Golf Tip

Control your chipping distance

By Chuck Cook

Golf Digest Teaching Professional

Here's a practice drill that's used by many teachers, with a modification that makes this version very effective.

Lay a damp towel just on the green and hit chips that land on the towel and end up within a club-length of the hole. Dampening the towel not only keeps it from blowing away in breezy conditions, it also more realistically reproduces how the ball reacts on landing.

Hitting the towel will also tell you if your trajectory is correct.

Move around the green and change clubs depending on the lie and the distance to the hole.

Have a nice weekend and happy golfing everyone.

Who will qualify for BOTB?

Who will qualify to play for the DRM Golf 2-days Grand Finale BOTB this coming December?


Seven players have confirmed their participation for the qualifying round, trying to put their names in the DRM history to play in the Battle of the Bridge and battled out for two days aimed to be the DRM Golf Player of the Year.

Seven players involved for this Saturday qualifying tour:
1) Smiley Khai (America’s Next Top Model), man in-form who missed the last DRM 12th Monthly Medal will want to prove himself that he deserve to be in the BOTB.

2) Serial Renny also missed out the last tour due to work commitment is determined to beat his close rival (Smiley). His previous DRM win at RBGCC will boost his confidence for the BOTB if he gets through the qualifying round.

3) Fairway Artist (Mr 101) Rahim, one of DRM co-founder will be aiming to get in the BOTB mainly to face his main nemesis Gold Buaya aka Tiger Wood “D”.

4) Pg Woody Shamhary, will kick anyone once his woods start to fire up.

5) Real Deal Rafali has been out of shape this past few weeks, just missing out the cut after failing to perform in RBGCC. He will be playing in his favourite course (PGC) for the qualifying round.

6) Hj Loan Shark Rahim, bad mojo have exorcist his golf career since joining DRM Golf Tour. Hopefully he will be in good shape for this upcoming qualifying round.

7) Last but not to forget, Pg the Coach Ahmad, in his rookie season will be trying his best to overcome his nerve to reach the final stage of the season.

Entrances from the other DRM Golfers who are in this season tour are still welcome to participate in the qualifying round

Prodigy and Recruit emerge victorious

Rookie Prodigy Lai held his nerve to win the season-ending DRM 12th Monthly Medal Overall by two shots in RBGCC, Jerudong, on Saturday.

The Prodigy carded 2 birdies and 10 pars to earn his place for next years spot in the DRM Golf Tour.

Red Knights Board of Director, Ang Swee Meng, who closed to within two shots, ended with a nett score of 80 for second place.

The highlights of the day….
The pre BOTB Tour $3.0M event featured a starting field of 30 that was trimmed to 28 after withdrawal of the Serial and Abdullah Nawi was a tight battle for everyone.

The Recruit, determined since joining the DRM Tour finally produced one of his best game ever, scoring a nett score of 81 and scooping the inaugural DRM Champion.
And the Recruit became the first golfer to trail the field by a wide margin (12 strokes). With the win he automatically confirmed his spot for the upcoming BOTB.

Recruit outclassed the DRM field scoring 1 birdie and 4 pars enough to put his name on the DRM Challenge Trophy. His closest rival on that day was Mad Cat, scoring a nett score of 94, also managed to confirm his spot for the BOTB this December.

"He deserved this title, and he has almost won the tour several time but it seems today was his day" Mad Cat said.

"This is just the perfect way to end a great first year for me on tour, and confirm my spot for the BOTB" recruit quoted after the game.

Real Deal and the Gold Tee Maniac got a smacked in the face and woken up to reality, after producing their worst results of the year. GT who only managed to produce ONE par on that day was forced to eat his word (after self declaring his handicap to 4) after finishing with a nett score of 96.

Fairway Artist (Mr 101) returned after a long spell of rest also managed to scoop some prize money in the DRM Top 10 but not enough to clinch an automatic spot for the BOTB. Satisfied with his performance, he outclassed his rivals Gold Buaya and Hardcore Hitter.

The Coach also shared his winning with DRM Baby Faced Assasin (Amy) tied on 9th place. Both will feature in this Saturday’s qualifying round for BOTB.

Prize Money List Leaderboard was also finalized on that day (see below), with the Golf Freak taking advantage of the absence of LOTP and taking back the Number 1 spot for prize Money ranking of the season.

Pictures will be posted in soon.

DRM Golf 12th Monthly Medal – Rafali Tour

The DRM Golf Tour is back! The final monthly medal will be held at the Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club (Jerudong).
Details are as follows:

Venue: RBGCC (Jerudong)
Registrations and Breakfast: 6.45 – 7.00am
Tee-Off: 7.15 – 7.30am
Green Fees: $70BND (Breakfast and Lunch included)
Entrance Fees: $10BND (to be collected by Fadle or Pg Ahmad)

Prizes: Top 5 Nett Winners (based on DRM Handicap) sponsored by Rafali
Novelty Prizes: All Par 3s (Nearest to the Pin) and Long Drive on Hole 17

Flight Arrangement: (see below)
Player Handicaps: (see below)
Good Luck to EVERYONE!!! And Play For Fun!!

GT declares ready for battle

The Terengganuian, fired a final-round 83 for the day to snatch the SEN/CONTRACTOR Tour last Saturday.

It was GT's second victory in two weeks in a row that has shaken DRM number one LOTP who played one of his abnormal game ousting a 66 gross score at the Empire Golf Club’s front nine.
Other DRM players who participated on that day was RD, Ilan Jeev and the tactician.

GT began his wonderful hot form after winning the Panaga November Division B Monthly Medal and elegantly showed everyone when he managed to play 36 at PGC front 9 prior to the tour.

GT is also confident on his chances on the upcoming DRM Battle of the Bridges. He even self declared his DRM handicap to 4 (which is currently 6)

"Latest news, I will again be entering HSBC 'World' Tour Championship this week. At my tip top drive condition, I believe will again easily 'ngap' the humongous championship trophy. After that, we will take tournament break till BOTB at Jerudong/Mentiri/Eastwood/Panaga/KGM where ever not to be worried.

"I will also declare my handicap to 4, if that also I win…… there must something wrong with the other DRM players….." GT’s quote after his remarkable win.

The other DRM Players are yet to see him in action since his last DRM tour in August.

DRM Golden Boys shine in PGC

DRM Golf duo Gold Tee Maniac and Gold Buaya scooped another victory outside DRM Tour last Sunday.

GT unsurprisingly won the PGC Division ‘B’ Champion trophy with an excellent nett score of 69. Despite the long fasting break, GT have shown his tremendous determination to grab the BOTB title to prove to everyone on his golf excellence.

GB, well known for his ability to hustle using his high PGC handicap, deservedly won the Division “D” runner up trophy. He showed his consistencies by finishing with a nett score of 71.

Other DRM Golfers playing on that day were:
Real Deal, still not awakened from the long golf break produced one of his abysmal golf career resulting with a nett score of 86.

Ilan ‘Jeev Milka Singh”, played one of his best game with a satisfying nett score of 76, just shy of 6 strokes to beat GB.

LOTP, 3 times DRM Champion still struggling to find his magic putting strokes can only finish with a nett score of 76, not enough to challenge the field on the day.

Last but not least, the Golf Freak outclassed by the heat and loss of form, was struggling on every shots only managed to end with a nett score of 74.

Weekend Golf Tip

Reaching for Tiger-like power? Don't over-extend.

Keep the left arm feeling loose and connected as you turn away from the ball.

By Jim McLean

Golf Digest Teaching Professional

Tiger Woods often talks about getting 'width' on the backswing. The proper extension of the left arm is a source of power because it helps create a wide arc to the swing.

While this can be great advice, the problem is, many players apply this advice incorrectly and extend themselves into trouble. The left arm goes wide, but the body center stays at home. This disconnect leads to poor arm location on the backswing, excessive tension in the left arm and limited body coil. People think they're doing something good when they have an over-extended, rigid left arm, but what they're doing is losing all naturalness in the swing.

Keep a feeling of softness in the left arm as you swing the club back. This feeling will help you hinge your wrists. The left arm is the radius of your swing. Your shoulders, arm and hands should coil in sync. Be careful not to let that left arm over-extend or work independently, and thus change the setup radius of your swing.

Welcome Back!

Most DRM Golfers have started teeing off on the 2nd day of Hari Raya.
Is it preparation for BOTB or just for the love of the game?
Officially, tomorrow a lot of them will be caught in action in most of the Brunei Golf courses: RBA, PGC, Empire Golf and Country Club or even PMGC.

During the fasting month itself, few of the DRM Golfers can also be seen sweating it out on the golf courses and driving range. Infact, our own Smiley (DRM Golf Nut), organized their own tour (TSM Tour) – won by the currently HOT Form, Smiley.

So for all the golfers playing tomorrow: Good Luck and Have Fun!!!

Note: Rahim I borrowed (and modified) your cartoon…heheh (please don’t sue me)

DRM Golf SHR Greetings

We would like to greet everyone a

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

&

Maaf Zahir Batin.

Hope you all had a blessed Ramadan and wish you all a Safe and Pleasant Festive Season.

Road to THE BATTLE OF THE BRIDGES

With almost 4 events remaining until THE BATTLE OF THE BRIDGES Championship, the 12-man field is starting to take shape. Players occupying positions Nos. 1-8 on the list have pretty much made their game plans for that tour. However, for the rest of the players, it will be a push to see who can get those last few spots in the field. Either pushing himself into the top 8 position or entering via the qualifying round to get the FOUR wild card spots (planned end of November this year).

After the festive season presents a unique opportunity as there is possibility of dual events being contested. The DRM-SCM Tour in RBA, HMM hosts DRM rematch tour? Or even the 12th DRM Golf Monthly Medal. Playing on favourite soil, Smiley or Mad Cat, who both have shine on the DRM TOUR, could move into the top 8 with a win in the next upcoming tour. Also from this field, Fairway Artist and Pg Woody -- currently 12th and 13th respectively on the money list -- could make a big move in the standings.

BATTLE OF THE BRIDGES – to be played in DECEMBER 2006

To be played amongst 12 Top DRM Golf Players in 2006 Season (Camp followers are very welcome to join too), will outwit each other in a grueling 2 days nett strokeplay format tournament (based on DRM Handicap).
Winner will be crowned DRM GOLF 2006 CHAMPION OF THE YEAR.

Venue of the tournament will be played: DAY 1 (Panaga Golf Club or Pantai Mentiri Golf Club) and DAY 2 (selection between RBA,Empire or Eastwood Golf Club).
Prizes will be confirmed at a later date.

DRM Ryder Cup 2006 - EUROPE Dominate

Amid unprecedented scenes of raw emotion, Europe won a second consecutive Ryder Cup.

Last year, it was just a mini DRM Ryder Cup between the Freak and Smiley (Team EUROPE) against Fairway Artist and Nigeria bound DRMer Andy (Team USA).

This Year, it’s a battle waiting to explode, Smiley’s Team bizarre singles pairing to deliver a crushing victory over the United States with rookie sensation Serial holing the winning putt moments against the Loan Shark after Freak’s win against Twister on the 16th hole ensured Europe retained the cup.

Smiley will go down in history as one of the great European Captains after inspiring 9 great players to a sensational victory.
“That’s 12 months of hard work and it’s all come down to winning this for a second time,” said Smiley. “The guys have played fantastic. And for the Freak to win was an incredible feeling for him, for me and for all the team and we all know why (history of slump after Holland-trip).”

The Recruit once again led from the front with a final hole win over Mad Cat in the top match, maintaining their great rivalry among each other.

American attempt...
Charles Goy, rarely beaten, was crushed by an inspired Wizard who birdied hole 8 and ending up with a 1 up victory. LOTP put another point on the board for the Americans with a win over Smiley, ensuring the DRM Number One his pride and honour. But the only other two victories for the United States came right in the last group where Ilangovan, aided by a par on the 16th, got the better of the Coach and the tight match between Gold Buaya and Ong Heng Kee.











Full individual results are as follows:












DRM Leaderboard Ranking

Freak missed out - LOTP climbed up

With the Freak gone out of action for almost 2 weeks, LOTP and the rest of the leaderboard took the opportunity to close the gap.

LOTP benefit the most on the freak's absence, winning the number one spot amongst the DRM Tour golfers. He scooped a total prize money of $538,000 in the DRM/HMM Tour, enough to claim the number ONE spot in the DRM leaderboard.

Big chunk of prize money were also collected/shared in the DRM/HMM Tour between 3 winningless big gun: the Wizard, Twister and Mad Cat. Yet to win their honour in the DRM Challenge trophy, they played a great golf game whole of this year and only time will tell for their moment to come.

Welcome to the Millionaire Club! ... the Coach have finally joined the list of players who are in the Millionaire Club after scooping $34,000 in the recent HMM Tour.

Full Tables of DRM Golf Leaderboard shown below.

Next Report will be the DRM RYDER CUP, last game before the fasting season.

DRM smashed HMM record

DRM Golf News is back.....

16th September 2006, DRM played a friendly golf match with HMM (Haji Malai Mashor) and did the unthinkable by beating them. HMM defeat placed a blemish in their undefeated long string of win against recognised opponent such as: BLNG, PU, BSP, etc.

DRM- 266 points and HMM-256 points.
Hopefully,this outstanding performance showed by DRM Golfers can boost their confidence level for the upcoming DRM vs SCM after the festive season.

Full DRM results are tabulated below:

GB finds glory outside DRM Tour

Gold Buaya claimed his fame as a runner up in front of his home fans in the Adinin Trophy Tour at Panaga Golf Club on Sunday.

The 2006 DRM Master Champion closed with a four-under 67 that day.

Fellow DRM Lord of the Putt finished 14 shot back, in spite of his good performance the day before.

Also on that mark was DRM Real Deal who cannot convert his putt, also ending up with 10 over for the day.

"It is great to win in my home ground. I have great support up here so this is a wee bit more special than my other wins this year, but the DRM Monthly Medal Title is still in my target list" said GB.

"I am obviously in a good position with the DRM ranking, but I don't know if its good enough to keep me in the automatic Battle of the Bridges spot. "I love to win, so I am going to keep pushing. We have HM 60th Birthday Tour this week and that is a course I love and hopefully I will play in the SCM/DRM Tour too."

Tribute to the Coach – 2007 DRM Golf Captain

Previously known as the Tactician/Techno; the (Coach) have gone through several phase of golf swing and equipment changes.
His persistent and full commitment has shocked the DRM players by scooping the DRM 4th Monthly Medal in the inaugural difficult RBGCC course on the 25th February 2006.
Since then, the Coach has pushed his limit on trying to search for the optimum solution to progress further. He concurred to several Golf professionals’ advice, which includes: Aaron Johnston (played in the recent Brunei Open 2006).

Most DRM golfers praise him on his excellence in applying theoretical strategy on his golf game.



Currently, the Coach have rise his game a step higher, breaking his personal best consistently since the DRM Major in Pantai Mentiri. He is playing regular sub-110 on every game nowadays.
Confirmed to be the DRM Most Improved Player, chopping his DRM handicap from 36 to 19 within a period of 9 months. The Coach still insists on perfecting his golf skill; practicing almost 200 balls a day on the driving range.














DRM 11th Monthly Medal
Coach played with two debutants; Your Highness and D-tripod enjoyed their golf outing. Your Highness has also been caught practicing with the Coach on one occasion. Apparently, sources from DRM Golf Nut, confirmed YH is the apprentice of the Coach. YH have praised on the Coach performance that day, “ Ahmad best le…. He drives well and play good recovery shots too…”


Coach comment on debutants – “Great... I think Dedy has good ball striking... if he keeps playing with DRM, he can be one of those players to watch. Youhanez has shown great potential and endurance.. don't judge him of his numbers now...judge him in a couple of month's time”













Interesting facts about the Coach:
1) Have 5 drivers in his possession
2) True fans of Taylormade and Adidas
3) His dad had a Hole in One on Hole 3 in RBGCC in the 80’s
4) Have to buy something new before a tournament
5) Loves tartan design (planned to tailor a golf pants with tartan design)
6) His dad had some golf tips with Vijay Singh in the 90s
7) His first golf set was S-Yard irons and a Callaway driver
8) First Par was in RBGCC and First Birdie in PGC
9) Have accidentally hit the Golf freak twice with a golf ball (hmmm…accident?)
10)Nowadays always wear his orange Taylormade cap for luck

Fairway Artist – Back in Action

Mr Fairway Artist did not participate the DRM Championship in Pantai Mentiri. FA was pinned down due to the arrival of his beloved wife from the United Kingdom. Mainly busy with some unfinished business, he missed several chances to get back at the top rank.

Currently sitting at 11th place, FA is being overtaken by a lot of rising stars.
Main rivals (Mad Dog, the Recruit and Gold Buaya) were relieved on his absence, all chasing for the automatic Battle of the Bridges spot.

Misfortune on improving his rank has happened several times since DRM Masters in EastWood (Miri); food poisoning at DRM 9th Monthly Medal, car problems during the DRM-F1 Tour, out of action in the DRM – SCM Tour and even missing out on the DRM 2nd Major of the year.

DRM 11th Monthly Medal
FA did a great comeback, considering his lay off from golf for several months; FA shot a good gross score of 103 – 2 shots shy on his normal game. FA produced 4 pars in the process and managed to be in the Top 10 finish for the day.

“Good fun at the DRMGolf 11th Monthly Medal yesterday. LOTP won for the third times! The rest of the field managed to get good score.. I finished reasonably ok-ish considering my two-and-a-half months long lay off (excuses!) and probably won some prize money yesterday, hope good enough to retain my 11th position.” – Fairway Artist (quote from www.cuboiart.blogspot.com)

Lord of the Putt – Trilogy completed

First win – 2nd DRM Monthly Medal in Royal Brunei Airline Golf Club, he showed his sign of finesse by outclassing the field with a gross score of 86. On the spot, he was given a DRM handicap of 10 (lowest amongst all DRM players at that time).
Henceforth, LOTP have struggled to capture any winnings after grabbing the title. Inspite of that, he managed to be the leader on DRM ranking for almost 3 months straight.

Second win – 9th DRM Monthly Medal in Empire, prior winning this title, LOTP putted his way through several acknowledged sponsored tournament scooping several trophies. Playing with full of confidence, he snatched the 9th DRM Monthly Medal easily with a gross score of 98.
10th DRM Monthly Medal almost wraps up his 3rd title, but it was not meant to be. The Golf Freak put a halt on his glorious streak by sneaking away with a one-stroke lead from the LOTP to win the Challenge trophy.

Finally – Third win – 11th DRM Monthly Medal in Panaga Golf Club, again the Golf Freak tried to snatch the title from him. But LOTP produced his magical stride and confidently executes his 10-foot championship putt to glory. Ending the day with a gross score of 83 (nett 76), defying his closest competitor one stroke behind him (…what a good sweet awakening given to the freak).
He outclassed the field when he started of with 4 straight pars from the 1st tee off, completing the day with 9 pars. LOTP showed a flawless performance and deserved to be crown the DRM Champion on that day, quoted “…it was merely pure good day, pairing and excellent putt… even tipped my colleagues on how to do my putt… but winning this one is so sweet!”

DRM 11th Monthly Medal Results

3rd time lucky? I guess not, LOTP showed everyone that he is still the man to beat!

Nonetheless, the field had a great game last Saturday. A lot of self satisfaction can be seen, albeit from debutants to the winning champion putt, the rest of the field have also showed an outstanding performance.

A minor incident of health scare also happened that day.
More stories and pictures on the highlights of DRM 11th Monthly Medal

DRM 11th Monthly Medal

The DRM tour continues its journey on another venue - PANAGA GOLF CLUB. All still trying to improve their current rank in the leaderboard, appearance of players for tomorrow’s event is very convincing.

All eyes are on the following players:
Real Deal – playing on home course, expect a good smacking from him
Mad Cat – his new-found grip and new driver shaft have given him all the confidence in the world
LOTP – this is his holy putting ground
Serial – still in his prime game, dare to bet against him?
Smiley – killer driver could kill off the rest
Your Highness – his debut game, making of a new Buaya?
D Dude – also a new debutant for this season,

Here are the details for tomorrow:
6.45am – Registration and collection of Entrance Fees ($10)
7.00am – Players go to assigned Tee Box (see pairing below)
11.45am- Challenge Trophy handover at Panaga restaurant (near hole 18)

Serial on Cloud 9 – Smiley sky-high glow

The sun has shunned on DRM upcoming star, Serial. He has shown a great recent run of golf performance. Already won the 8th Monthly Medal Tour on the challenging RBGCC and have been in great shape since then.

Serial also quote “..nowadays, to play double or 7 is no go for me, PAR and Birdies…yeah baby!!…. Next target, the RECRUIT!”
After the superb performance last Saturday, he leaped his way to 9th place in the DRM rank.

Smiley Khai (14th place) is also closing down on the others with his flawless score of 93. His first breaking 100 mark have given him more than smile, a sigh of relief and bright glow can be seen from his face after the game.
No comments from him were needed, since his lovely smile speaks louder than word.

Both were the big movers in the DRM rank list, in spite of GT winning the DRM honour.

The other two critical changes would be on Gold Buaya and Mr 101 – Fairway Artist, both suffered a major blow and dropping the places on every tour. GB (6th place) and Mr 101 (11th place) can only hope the others join their way.

GT claims Gold again… but not spotlight

“Surprise? That’s an understatement..” GT was confident of getting the honour. He have acknowledge himself as the King of DRM Tour Earning per game.

His rival Real Deal was playing in the same pairing with GT quoted prior the game,
“Yes he's playing the same level I”m playing now.....if not better....hehe...don’t tell this to Gold T.....he's the player to watch in DRM at the moment.....his drives are huge these days....outdriven me on many occasions.....if he continues to play like the way he is now...i think the Freak’s position right at the top of the money list is a threat!!!”

BUT…

That special day was not focused on GT.
Two DRM Dark Horses has galloped their way to stardom at the finish line.
Serial and Smiley both shocked the field even the likes of GT and RD. Both played an outstanding 93 (Smiley) and 96 (Serial). Scores enough to beat the field and engrave their names to the DRM Monthly Medal Tour Challenge Trophy.

Consistencies shown by both golfers have not been left unnoticed by anyone seems to boost their confidence more to another level up.
Both were seen celebrating after the tour and seems to be enjoying themselves on their strings of success. (More insides on this in the future)

Mad Dog crushed DRM for SCM revenge hunt

MD stole another DRM Golf headline, but for a different cause. SCM who is looking for a revenge to beat DRM after the first DRM/SCM tour was won by DRM.

This time SCM was not taking the DRM team for granted, fielding a quality players. Including pinching MD from DRM to strengthen their team.
MD full of extra psychotic energy in him played his SCM role and managed to be in the SCM Top 10 players and outscored DRM: 345 to 343.

Credit not to be taken to both DRM and SCM Golfers who played a good golf that day.

Congrats to the SCM organiser, Hope to see you guys for the next 3rd DRM/SCM Tour.

DRM Golf vs SCM Golf Tour - Details

Below are the details supplied by our SCM counterpart on tomorrow's event.

Programme of the day
6.30 a.m. : Registration & breakfast at RBA Golf Club
7.15 a.m. : All golfers to move to assigned t-boxes (see pairing below)
7.30 a.m. : Shot-gun tee-off
12.00 noon : Lunch & Prize Presentation at RBA Club House

Note :
1. All golfers are to pay individually B$70 during registration.
(B$60 green fee (inclusive of breakfast & lunch) + B$10 competition fee)
2. All the assigned t-boxes are only tentative, and subject to confirmation by RBA staff during registration.
3. Teeing off will be from the blue tee-box.
4. Game will be based on a System 36 Stableford format with a maximum handicap of 24.To expedite the game, please pick-up your balls if you are already playing a double par for the holes as these will not contribute to any Stableford points.

Below is the Prize money up for grabs among DRM Players

Mad Dog seeks late Top 8 rank push

Mad Dog has not given up hope of winning a place in the Top 8 for Battle of the Bridge at end of year.

The Tutong-born has just four months to force his way into an automatic top-8 place.

"I just want to show everyone I'm playing really good," he said. "In fact, I am playing really, really, damn good. Especially with my newly-found golf grip"

MD will compete in the DRM vs. SCM Tour in RBA this Saturday before playing in the DRM 11th Monthly Medal in September.

The 31-year-old is currently 10th in the standings after finishing tied sixth in the DRM Championship this month, his first top-10 finish in a DRM major.

"I should have finished a lot higher, but at least that tells me I can definitely win a major," said MD, who was a member of FD’s winning BSP Corporate Cup team in 2005 and 2006.

Smiley claims best smile major result

Smiley Khai shot 90 at the DRM Major to claim fifth place at Pantai Mentiri.

The Serusop lad best previous result in a major had been the 10th place at the DRM Masters in East Wood.

The 29-year-old, who climbed to 16th place on the DRM ranking last week, outscored the Top 8 players in the DRM major such as: the Wizard, Twister and even DRM own Gold Buaya.

“AMAZING! …Ahakz!!” stunned by his own performance, Smiley admits his strong motivation was just to gain some extra prize money and not to let his rival (Serial) to prowl away with a big lead.

And his strong finish at Pantai Mentiri will have done his hopes of earning a Top 8 finish berth December no harm at all.

Wizard not done yet

Still my head is shaking in disbelief at the climax to the DRM Championship.

Our critics had correctly pointed out that there is always a defining moment, and surely it would be the double par the Wizard carded at the (407m Par 4) 15th hole.

Before the Championship Day, I remember thinking: "This is it!" At last, Wizard glory after months of near misses and a succession of failed challenges in 9 DRM Monthly Medals.

Well, we all know what happened and it's prompted plenty of responses. Terengganu-born Gold Tee, now residing in the Miri, (perhaps harshly) has disowned the Wizard - "Wizard is like Sergio Garcia," he says.

Smiley Khai in Serusop reckons that "he appeared more frightened of losing than wanting to win". And Holland-based Aidiradiman was "astonished" to see the DRM Championship trophy remain in Brunei-Muara (the “Joker” Pg Ali’s district).

Personally, I'm reluctant to write off the Wizard - he is a one-off who defies all logic and never ceases to find a way to bounce back.

Take his current schedule - he's on an eleven-week solid run of golf. Every other DRM Golfers would consider that absurd, yet it's working for him.

He's more likely to smoke Marlboro Light on the course than eat banana or energy drinks used by his peers and his time on the range is regular during a tournament.

For many players it would be impossible to recover from the sort of disappointment the Wizard inflicted on himself at Pantai Mentiri.

But it wouldn't surprise me if he were to return all the stronger - after all, he has now finished Champion in two of the DRM Cups, which makes him one of the top men in the game at the moment.

Weekend Golf Tip

To swing with power, step into your drives.

Practice making the correct weight shift by raising your left foot on the way back

By David Leadbetter

Golf Digest Teaching Professional

The proper sequence of motion in going from backward to forward is a dynamic all good athletes have. Whether it's used to make a tennis stroke, baseball or golf swing, this power move begins from the ground up. It allows you to transfer the energy created with coil and torque going back into a powerful move going forward.

Most golfers unwind from the head down--the classic over-the-top slicer's swing that robs you of power. To ingrain the correct sequence, practice raising your left foot before you swing to the top. As you complete your windup, feel as if you're already 'stepping into' your swing. It's a double-directional move that promotes a better weight shift, helps brace your legs as you change direction, and encourages you to begin the downswing with your lower body.

So to all DRM players have a long weekend and happy golfing.

To all Muslim readers, "Selamat Menyambut Isra' Mikraj"

DRM Golf 10th Monthly Medal - Pictures

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