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)