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.