A New History
The two thousand over spectators were breaking into cold sweat on the nail-biting 18th hole at Laguna Golf & Country Club yesterday, not because of the humid weather in Singapore, but because a new history was going to be witnessed by the world.
I was at the golf terrace, switching my head from left to right, then right to left again, toggling my attention between Channel 5's live telecast on the big screen and the magnificent view of the 18th hole.
Nick Nougherty (-10) got the honours and teed off first, followed by Charlie Wi (-10). Mardan Mamat (-12) was the last to tee off because of the par at Hole 17 Par 3, which drew the gap closer to only a 2 points lead between his flight mates. All breaths held and all eyes glued to Mamat's ball as it sliced to the right, landed on the buggy track, bounced off to hit a tree, then ricocheted to the rough! Dramatic, but true. Loud buzzling sound broke the silence.
Pressure was on when Dougherty's 2nd shot landed over the green. Mamat got a free lift from the dramatic landing near the buggy track, and managed to bring the over green too from that difficult lie on the rough. Dougherty later chipped in nicely for a birdie putt to reduce his score to a -11. Wi putted to par that hole with a score of -10 for the day. So, it's up to Mamat to create history.
Everyone knew all he needed was a par to win. Mamat's poise and focus was commendable. He putted to get the par he needed, not only to win the title of the Singapore Masters, but also got himself the ticket to the European Tour. The crowd celebrated with shouts of joy and share the victory with the humble Mardan Mamat, the Singaporean who made it!
I was at the golf terrace, switching my head from left to right, then right to left again, toggling my attention between Channel 5's live telecast on the big screen and the magnificent view of the 18th hole.
Nick Nougherty (-10) got the honours and teed off first, followed by Charlie Wi (-10). Mardan Mamat (-12) was the last to tee off because of the par at Hole 17 Par 3, which drew the gap closer to only a 2 points lead between his flight mates. All breaths held and all eyes glued to Mamat's ball as it sliced to the right, landed on the buggy track, bounced off to hit a tree, then ricocheted to the rough! Dramatic, but true. Loud buzzling sound broke the silence.
Pressure was on when Dougherty's 2nd shot landed over the green. Mamat got a free lift from the dramatic landing near the buggy track, and managed to bring the over green too from that difficult lie on the rough. Dougherty later chipped in nicely for a birdie putt to reduce his score to a -11. Wi putted to par that hole with a score of -10 for the day. So, it's up to Mamat to create history.
Everyone knew all he needed was a par to win. Mamat's poise and focus was commendable. He putted to get the par he needed, not only to win the title of the Singapore Masters, but also got himself the ticket to the European Tour. The crowd celebrated with shouts of joy and share the victory with the humble Mardan Mamat, the Singaporean who made it!
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