Saturday, January 28, 2012

MGA SELANGOR STATE JUNIOR CLINIC FOR GRASSROOT & INTERMEDIATE ON 4TH FEBRUARY 2012



MGA SELANGOR STATE JUNIOR CLINIC FOR GRASSROOT & INTERMEDIATE

FOR 18 YEARS OLD & BELOW

VENUE : THE ROYAL KAMPUNG KUANTAN CLUB

DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY 2012

TIME : 8AM TILL 12PM

INTERESTED TO JOIN, PLEASE EMAIL DETAIL TO shairul@mgaonline.com.my

THE JUNIOR CLINIC IS FREE.

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL PARTICIPANT

Friday, January 27, 2012

MOHD AFIF CONQUERS RSGC TO WIN AT THE TRIAL

Afif won the Trial 2012 Boys Division title

Durriyah won the Ladies Division at the Trial 2012


Durriyah stamps her supremacy in the ladies event

Kuala Lumpur , January 20 - For Afif and Durriyah, 90 holes of golf in 96-degree weather over five days tested their endurance and fitness level. At the conclusion of Friday's round, Afif and Durriyah played great golf to seal their victories. Afif shot 2-over-par 74 for 365 tournament total, 5 strokes ahead of his nearest competitor. Durriyah shot 3-over-par 75 for 370 total, 3 strokes ahead Loy Hee Ying, her nearest rival.

The National Trial 2012 was being held at two separate venues, Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam from 16-18 January while the Royal Selangor Golf Club from 19-20 January to select members of the National Squad. Entries are through qualifiers held at five separate events last year; Selangor Amateur Open, Penang Amateur Open, Melaka Amateur Open, Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup and Sabah International Junior Masters.

15-year-old Loy shot the best score for the day at 2-under-70 to finish second, 2 strokes ahead of Vivienne Chin who shot 6-over-par 78 for 375 total.

"It was nerve-wracking," Durriyah said. "I was hoping to play bogey free but it wasn't to be. Nonetheless, I was happy that I managed to win the Trial this year."

Afif, who was leading after fourth round, cruised comfortably to win the Boys Division title. He said this victory prepares him well heading into this year golf schedule, which features top leading amateur events in the region as part of a member in the National Squad.

"This is a really strong field, so it's definitely a big confidence booster to know that I can play with these people," Afif said. "I really played well this week."

Finished second place in the Boys Division was Chan Tuck Soon who finished at 3-over-par 75 for 373 total. Tied in third place were Low Khai Jei and Daniel Ng who both fired a 3-over-par 75 to finish at 13-over-par 373 for the tournament.


LINK : http://www.mgaonline.com.my/articledetail.asp?id=3278

Siva: Need to create larger pool of women golfers



THE SportExcel will be going through a soul searching exercise to address the lack of participation in the girls’ sections of their ongoing series of golf competitions including the junior open and Premier-Elite circuits for the new season.

SportExcel executive director C. Sivanandan (pic) admitted they needed to address the issue in their bid to create a bigger and healthier pool of potential golfers among girls in the combined Under-Nine section.

“In recent years, the girls’ participation rate has not been very encouraging. It is an area that we need to work on and attract more girls to pick up golf. The club-based training programmes and initiatives are also crucial in generating the girls’ interest to compete in the SportExcel circuits. We will be examining other ways to implement our development programme,” said Sivanan-dan.

However, SportExcel will be maintaining their proven record of hosting their junior competitions with five tournaments in the Premier-Elite series and 10 legs of junior open competitions as they lead up to the grand finals of both circuits in their competition calendar for the year.

For the new year, the youngsters will be swinging into action in the season’s opener of the Premier-Elite scheduled on Feb 25 before travelling down south for the back-to-back junior open tournaments.

The first leg of the junior open will be held at the Johor Golf and Country Club on March 12 and 13 followed by the another two-day outing at the A’Famosa Golf Resort on March 15 and 16.

“We were concerned about the hectic pace with a total of eight tournaments at the end of the year starting from mid-November.

“Besides the northern tour (at Bukit Jawi Golf Resort) in Penang and (at Clearwater Santuary) in Perak, the juniors will also be visiting Sabah for the final two legs (ninth and 10th) of the junior open.

“It is interesting to discover the young talents outside the Klang Valley by offering them an opportunity to fulfil their true potential,” Sivanandan said.


LINK: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/1/27/central/10298368&sec=central