10th November 2007 was the day when in-camp training personnel can leave Singapore to play a round of golf in Batam! High key training, low key slackness. Sounds like a good deal for them. I had to defer that particular ICT, but that's another story altogether. On to Tering Bay!
Different peeps, different experience
This time, instead of the usual trio of Josh, SW and me, it was the foursome of Richard, Law, SW, and me. I was told that Richard can hit in the 70s and 80s, so I was really looking forward to how it can be done, live in person.
Well, Richard tried his best, but didn't hit anything near the 70s and 80s that I know he can achieve, but he showed us a mean game of precise putting. Landing on the green to him means 2 putts. 3 is pretty rare, and 4-putting never happened if I remembered correctly. And because of this, it really kept his score relatively low.
For Mr Law, it was his first game on an actual golf course. Playing on the Mickey Mouse Mandai 9-hole course don't count. Tering Bay is never a good place to break his virginity as the fairways are narrow, and the greens are kinda small to aim at. Nevertheless, he played relatively well except for the last few holes, where I think tiredness got the better of him. Still, good game for a virgin!
As for SW and I, we have the usual problems loh. SW couldn't keep his game consistent (although it's much better nowadays), and my short game sucked big time.
Trickle-down effect
The showers at Tering Bay really sucked this time round. After a golf game, nothing beats a nice hot shower. But due to some central Batam plumbing problem, there was no water pressure at all! That sucked big time. Lunch at the clubhouse was not too bad, though I couldn't say the same for Law's localized version of Tempura. Note to self: always order local stuff like Nasi Goreng when in Batam.
Other than that, as usual, great company! Richard, if you are reading this, do take us to Malaysia in your new Odyssey next time yeah?
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