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20th Annual Club Championship 2015
16-17 January 2016
Group photo of winners and management
Group photo of 20th Annual Club Championship 2015
Winners (from left): Mr. Yap Ching Tong,
Ms. Jessica Chan Sau Wan
Results of 20th Annual Club Championship 2015
Men’s Gross Category
Champion
: YAP CHING TONG
nd
2 Placing
: LIM MENG SENG
3rd Placing
: NG CHEE CHUN
Score
153
158
163
O
nce again, the 20th Annual
Club Championship was held
successfully, after the 18-Hole
Golf Course renovation was completed.
The 2-day golf tournament with 130
participants was played over 36-hole
stroke play, with tee-off at 7.45 am.
Men’s Nett Category
Champion
2nd Placing
3rd Placing
: WONG WAI KIT : LAI KIAN LOONG
: YAP MEOW KIM 140
144
144
The Men’s Gross Champion crowned
Yap Ching Tong with a score of 153,
while the Ladies’ Gross Champion went
to Jessica Chan with a score of 195.
Ladies’ Gross Category
Champion
: JESSICA CHAN SAU WAN
195
Ladies’ Nett Category
Champion
:
LYNDI CHAN KWAI YING
163
Best Senior Category
Champion 2nd Placing
3rd Placing
: CHOONG SOONG FONG
: JAMES HEW : TAY KIM CHAI 176
178
178
The tournament marked its end with a
buffet luncheon, prize-giving ceremony
and lucky draw. Sincere appreciation to
all sponsors: Rado Timepiece, Reebonz,
Carlsberg, 100 Plus, Bermaz Motor
Trading Sdn. Bhd., SANBOS (Malaysia)
Sdn. Bhd. and Golf Vacations Malaysia.
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CNY Charity
3 February 2016
B
ukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort
had successfully spiced up the
Chinese New Year festivities of
55 children in Persatuan Kebajikan Sri
Eden. The Club visited Sri Eden Home
and successfully built a “Mini Edu
Library” – a storage facility to keep the
learning materials for the children with
diverse learning difficulties.
Group photo with BJGCR management and staff
To brighten up the day of these children,
the management, staff and members of
BJGCR visited them with new learning
materials, mandarin oranges and
members’ contributions. The children
were excited to receive “angpao” as
well. It was a great and memorable day
for the Club and home.
The management handing the contributions to the
principal of Sri Eden
Children receiving “angpao” from the management
Ms Aimee, the principal of Sri Eden, explaining the
children’s learning process to the management
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Acrobatic Lion Dance (13 Feb 2016)
13 February 2016
T
he appearance of the Acrobatic
Lion Dance and the God of
Prosperity mascot cheered up the
members of BJGCR. The members and
guests enjoyed the exciting acrobatic
stunts and generously applauded the
performance. The crowd received
sweets and mandarin oranges from the
God of Prosperity and “Lion”, which
made this event so memorable.
“Lion” showing its silly act while doing pole stunts to cheer the crowd
The management received blessings for the Club
God of Prosperity giving out sweets to members and guests
The crowd catches mandarin oranges from the
“lion”, to reflect catching gold
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Robotics SpeedMaster Camp
14 March 2016
T
Concentrating in building their robot for the Sumobot challenge
he Robotics SpeedMaster Camp
was successfully held at the
Redang Room and spiced up the
school holidays of the 20 participants.
The collaboration with World Robotics
allowed the participants to flourish
in a way that fosters technical and
interpersonal skills. In order to have a
great time and build amazing robots,
through their participation in the camp,
they were required to work in groups
to build innovative robots designed to
score the highest points in the Sumobots
challenge. The Sumobots challenge
made the participants’ pulse quicken,
as they were anxious about the results.
They shouted and cheered for their
robots, hoping to win the match. Each
participant also got to bring back their
self-made machine car as a memento
from the camp.
The children take turns to explain their creations
to the class
Last upgrade while preparing for the Sumobot
challenge
The Sumobot challenge made the children excited
and anxious
Testing their very own DIY machine car
Winners of the Sumobot challenge: Arvindh &
Hong Joon
Group photo of Robotics SpeedMaster Camp
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Bukit Jalil Golf & CW Badminton Club
Friendly Badminton Match
15 March 2016
A
group of 14 members plus
supporters and family members
from BJGCR enjoyed a friendly
badminton match with CW Badminton
Club on 15 Mar 2016. The members of
BJGCR won 7 – 0 in 5 matches of men’s
doubles and mixed doubles. It was
indeed a memorable day for BJGCR
members and CW Badminton Club.
Group photo of BJGCR members and CW Badminton Club
March Medal 2016 - Stableford
27 March 2016
T
Senior Champion –
Peter Tan
B Medal Champion –
Chan Tuck Keong
A Medal
Champion
: Wong Thiam Yan
2nd placing
: Choo Lee Kin 3rd placing
: Lee Chau Hann Ladies Champion –
Jessica Chan
Handicap 12
16
16
Point
40
39
35
B Medal
Champion
2nd placing
3rd placing
:
:
:
Chan Tuck Keong
Kamaruzamzam
Lee Kwon Ho 18
18
20
42
39
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Senior
Champion
2nd placing
3rd placing
:
:
:
Tan Kien Seng
Hoi Hung Chor
Tung So Ha
18
20
15
41
40
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Ladies
Champion
2nd placing
:
:
Jessica Chan
Tiong Koh King 16
27
35
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he March Medal came to a
rousing conclusion after a
spirited battle for the winners’
positions. Seniors, Ladies, A and
B Medal contenders took to the
course with artistry, determination
and sporting spirit for glory and for
enjoyment. Our congratulations go
to all our winners and participants
who made the event another joyous
occasion. We look forward to the next
Monthly Medal in May!
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ParGolf People’s Choice Awards
30 March 2016
BJGCR receiving the award. From left: Faiezal Kamal (Club Manager) & Suzannah Gun Palmer (Publisher)
C
ongratulations are in order!
We are proud to announce
that Bukit Jalil Golf & Country
Resort has been conferred the “Par
Golf People’s Choice Awards 2016”
award for the “Most Improved Golf
Course Malaysia – Top 3”.
BJGCR made history by obtaining
the “Par Golf People’s Choice
Awards 2016”. This is the first
achievement received by Bukit
Jalil Golf & Country Resort since
being established, in honour of the
completion of renovations of the
18-Hole Golf Course. The award
also recognises Bukit Jalil Golf &
Country Resort for its continuous
effort in developing the club.
Two other awards were garnered by
Ponderosa Golf & Country Resort
and Bukit Unggul Country Club.
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Installation of 2 New Treadmills
12 February 2016
T
o serve our valued club members
better, we took the initiative to
do a few refurbishments around
the club. As we do not want to limit the
facilities’ usage while we upgrade, all
refurbishing needs to be done stage by
stage. Earlier this year, we have installed
2 new treadmills in the gym, with new
interesting features. Come down to the
gym and give them a try.
Reopening of Swimming Pool: Phase 1
15 January 2016
A
fter 3 months of extensive
upgrading and refurbishment
process since October 2015,
finally our club members can again
enjoy their favourite swimming pool.
Renovations are made separate into
two parts, Phases 1 and 2, and after the
completion of Phase 1 on 15 January
2016, the pool has now reopened for
usage. On the other hand, Phase 2,
which revolves around the dry and wet
playgrounds, is said to be ready by the
end of April.
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Jaguar Car Launch
28 January 2016
T
he new Jaguars are here in
Malaysia. Offering three variants
such as the Jaguar XE Prestige
2.0, Jaguar XE R-Sport 2.0 and Jaguar
XE S 3.0, the official launch was held
here in Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country
Resort on 28 Jan 2016. For more
information on the series, visit their
official website at www.jaguar.com.my.
Bintang Rugby
20-21 February 2016
T
he KL Saracens Rugby Club
recently held Bintang Rugby’s 9th
annual junior rugby tournament
at Bukit Kiara Club’s Polo Field. The
tournament which sees more than 173
teams of schools from both Malaysia
and international, including Hong Kong,
Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia, battled
their hearts out over the weekend for
glory.
Being the largest junior rugby tournament
in South East Asia, the event was spiced
up by the special appearance of the New
Zealand Harlequins team. Supported by
Tourism Malaysia, the event was viewed
by more than two thousand spectators
on both days.
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Lion Dance Performance
21 February 2016
O
n 21 Feb, we held our annual
Lion Dance Performance at
the Sports Complex of Bukit
Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort.
As it is the year of the monkey,
spectators were also entertained by
a special Monkey Drum performance,
followed by the Acrobatic Lion Dance.
Before the show ended, almost 100
members and friends who came to
the show were given free oranges
and ang pow.
Pretzel Making Class by Aunty Anne’s
18 March 2016
R
ecently
at
One
Utama
Shopping Centre, a Pretzel
Making Class was organised
as a collaboration of Bukit Kiara
Equestrian & Country Resort and
Auntie Anne’s. The Pretzel Making
Class and Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Field
Trip was created to reach out to the
community and to provide them with
a better understanding of the process
of baking a pretzel.
More than 26 children from both Bukit
Kiara and Bukit Jalil Golf & Country
Resort participated in the class and
brought home their freshly ownbaked pretzels with certificates of a
job well done and good memories of
an enriching event.
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Lion Dance Performance
13 February 2016
Members and guests having a great time
entertained by the exciting lion dance
troupe.
N
o
Chinese
New
Year
celebration
is
complete
without the familiar beating
of the drums and gongs of the lion
dance. This year, the crowds showed
up in full force to cheer the lions on,
with members and guests of all ages
taking in the remarkable acrobatics of
the lion dance troupe. The audience
participated in the festivities by
“feeding” the lions with ang pow and
Mandarin oranges for a year of good
fortune ahead.
Members and guests gathered at the Club to usher in the
Year of the Monkey. The lion dance troupe entertained
everyone with a thrilling lion dance performance.
Chap Goh Mei Golf Classic
28 February 2016
A
total of 128 members and
invitees participated in the
Chap Goh Mei Golf Classic
held recently. There were 4 holein-one prizes up for grab, namely
Callaway, Fourteen and Maruman
golf sets sponsored by Transview
Golf, TITONI watches and OMAN
Air Kuala Lumpur–Zurich flights for 2
persons on Economy Class. Golfers
were treated to a sumptuous buffet
lunch while the lion dance troupe
entertained with their acrobatic show.
Seen at the luncheon and prizepresentation were some golfers who
were giving away “ang pow” to the
lion for good luck.
Mr. Yoon Chael Je, with 11 handicap has won
the A Medal Champion title with the score of
41points. Handicap 11 scored 41points.
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FOBISIA Golf
15 - 17 March 2016
F
rom as young as 10 years old right
up to 15 years, boys and girls with
handicaps from 0 to 30 from 5
countries namely Malaysia, Thailand,
China, Korea and India played in a
3-day golf tournament organised by
FOBISIA (the Federation of British
International Schools in Asia), hosted
by Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar, fondly called
KTJ, and in partnership with Staffield
Country Resort.
Group photo at the practice green before the tournament
FOBISIA Golf was held for the second
time in Malaysia, with Day 1 (15 Mar)
as their practice round. The teams
comprised of KTJ (Kolej Tuanku
Ja’afar), BSKL (the British International
School Kuala Lumpur), GISKL (Garden
International School), KLASS (the
Alice Smith School), BSB (the British
School Beijing, Shunyi), NLCS (North
London Collegiate School, Jeju), BIS
(Bromsgrove International School),
SHB (Shrewsbury International School),
HISB (Harrow International School,
Bangkok), BISP (British International
School, Phuket), TSB (British School,
Kathmandu) and CON (Concordian
International
School,
Bangkok).
According to organisers Lewis Baillie
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Mixed Team (2 Boys, 2 Girls)
1
1st Placing
Bromsgrove
International
School
2
2nd Placing
Harrow
International
School
3
and Asogan, both Tournament
Convenors of KTJ, a junior golf
programme is gearing up soon, on golf
training for boys and girls as young as
7 years old.
3rd Placing
Shrewsbury
International
School
Results
Over-15 Girls’ 1st Placing : Kesaree Rojanapeansatith 2ndPlacing : Muffin Laosirichon
3rd Placing : Khor Min Lee H/cap
4
8
15
Gross
153
175
195
HISB
SHB
GISKL
Over-15 Boys’ 1st Placing : Tanapat Pichaikool
2nd Placing : Akedanai Ponghathaikul
3rd Placing : Warut Wongrungroj
H/cap
0
2
4
Gross
144
145
156
BIS
HISB
CON
Over-15 Girls’ 1st Placing : Sonam Ongdi
2nd Placing : Mah Kit Yi 3rd Placing : Angela Maeng
H/cap
20
18
24
Net
161
163
193
TSB
GISKL
BSKL
Over-15 Boys’ 1st Placing : Kampol Kampakdee
2ndPlacing : Siddhi Aphiphunya
3rd Placing : Shanker Vellu
H/cap
9
12
7
Net
138
142
144
HISB
HISB
GISKL
Under-13 Girls’ 1st Placing : Nattaya Praesaengiam
2ndPlacing : Devasri Rana
3rd Placing : Kelly Low
H/cap
16
24
24
Gross
173
175
191
HISB
TSB
BSKL
Under-13 Boys’ 1st Placing : Samuel Doublard
2ndPlacing : Rachata Winwon
3rd Placing : Parbind Sindhu
H/cap
11
7
8
Gross
144
150
152
BISP
BIS
BSKL
Under-13 Boys’ 1st Placing : Tamino Lokenberg
2ndPlacing : Timer Senarith
3rd Placing : Thevindu Kehan
H/cap
24
18
13.9
Net
125
135
135
Under-15 Girls’ 1st Placing : Winnie Ng
2ndPlacing : Tanya Temyord
3rd Placing : Nicha Vorrasanpisut
H/cap
1
3
8
Gross
148
150
159
KTJ
SHB
BIS
Under-15 Boys’ 1st Placing : Napat Paramcharoenroj 2ndPlacing : Vanchai Luangnitikul
3rd Placing : Shan Chen Ou
H/cap
2
0
9
Gross
144
146
148
BISP
BISP
HISB
Under-15 Boys’ 1st Placing : Serzen Gurung 2ndPlacing : Adrian Rahul KTJ
3rd Placing : Patchara Charnvirakul H/cap
24 Net
122 BSKL
24
129
HISB
Under-15 Girls’ 1st Placing : Ja-smonporn Santadusit
2ndPlacing : Arianna Chan
3rd Placing: Virsha
H/cap
13
22
24
Net
137
146
182
BIs
GISKL
KTJ
On day 2 (16 Mar), the day of the
tournament proper, the boys and girls
put forward their best performances.
With promising weather, the participants
came in with some scoring an
unbelievable 2-under. With a handicap
of 11, 13-year-old Samuel Doublard,
who has played golf since the age of 4,
emerged the Best Overall Gross.
Patron of the event, His Excellency
YAM Tunku Laxamana Tunku Dato’ Seri
Utama Naqiuyuddin graced the closing
ceremony. Unfortunately, there were no
takers for the hole-in-one prize on either
day, which was a Fourteen TC606 Iron
set worth RM5,088 sponsored by
Transview Golf.
BISP
SHB
KLASS
Samuel Doublard receiving his Overall Gross Winner
trophy from Tunku Naqiuyuddin
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Practice Green Update
15 January 2016
T
he old practice green had not
been changed since 20 years of
the club being in operation. Over
the years, the green had also been
getting smaller in size and the grounds
had also been compacted due to the
daily course maintenance routine.
The
Management
has
planted
Bermuda Titfdwarf, from seedlings
that were originally harvested from
Staffield Country Resort early last year.
With more 400 sq. m. of the Bermuda
Titfdwarf planted in their nursery beside
GCM Maintenance workshop, the
Management started to change the turf
at the Practice Green on 10 Jan 2016.
The Practice Green has a size of more
than 200 sq. m. Currently, only half
of the green is planted with the new
Bermuda Titfdwarf.
Before
After
Returf of Green Hole 14
15 February 2016
R
ight after Chinese New Year, the
Management started removing
the old turf at Hole 14 to give
way for the new Bermuda Titfdwarf.
With a size of more than 500 sq.
m., the GCM staff took 45 days to
complete the whole new green. Now,
the Hole 14 green is open for play.
Before
In Progress
In Progress
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MSSD Batu Pahat Junior & Senior Golf
Tournament 2016
2 January 2016
R
ecently, MSSD Batu Pahat
organised a golf tournament
for the juniors and seniors
categories at Bukit Banang Golf &
Country Club. A group of 24 juniors
comprising mostly female teenagers
enjoyed a round of golf on 2 Jan 2016.
Not to forget, the group of 28 seniors
enjoyed the well set up course. After
the game, a buffet lunch was served
at the club’s restaurant.
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IPD Batu Pahat
“Malam Jasamu Dikenang”
6 January 2016
IPD
Batu Pahat recently
organised a sumptuous
dinner for their police
staff at Banang Jaya Restaurant, Bukit
Banang Golf & Country Club.
Themed “Malam Jasamu Dikenang”,
the dinner was attended by more than
400 staff with a special appearance
by performing artiste Syura to enliven
the evening event. The management
of BBGCC thank IPD Batu Pahat for
choosing the club restaurant for the
dinner.
Children’s “Learn How to Swim”
Weekly Class
31 January 2016
IPG
Batu
Pahat
in
collaboration
with
Bukit Banang Golf &
Country Club conducted a swimming
class for children aged between 4–12
years old at the club’s swimming
pool. It is aimed at attracting children
to take up swimming activities.
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Batu Pahat Malay Golfers Friendly Match
5 March 2016
P
laying over System 36 modified,
more than 40 golfers from all
corners of Batu Pahat met up for
a friendly match at Bukit Banang Golf
& Country Club on 5 Mar 2016. The
successful tournament ended with a
buffet lunch at the club’s restaurant.
Inaugural 7th Phoenix Golfers
Tournament 2016
6 March 2016
I
t was the 7th Anniversary for the most
active group of golfers, Phoenix Golfers
Batu Pahat, with their anniversary
tournament held on the 6 Mar 2016 at
Bukit Banang Golf & Country Club. A
total of 56 members of the group and
also members of the club teed off at 12
noon with the Stableford mode of play.
A sumptuous dinner was held later at
INDAH Room with a prize presentation
and lucky draw sessions.
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18th SMM Cup Golf Tournament 2016
13 March 2016
S
HARP Corporation has never
missed their annual get-together
friendly golf tournament for
their Japanese expats and business
partners. A total of more than 50 avid
golfers had a warm-up session followed
by a speech before teeing off at 7.15
am at Bukit Banang Golf & Country
Club on 13 Mar 2016.