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LONG DRIVE WITH THE NISSAN GIRL

Golf Digest Malaysia Editor, Patrick Ho, reflects on a memorable road trip to Manjung, Perak in a vehicle that served its purpose well. May 1st, 2014... The alarm clock wakes me up at 8.00 am, on a public holiday. It was time to get ready for the long drive to Swiss-Garden Golf & Spa Resort for the Swiss-Garden Cup. Some may call it a working holiday but after nearly 10 years of covering this event, it has become more of an annual pilgrimage for me. I can’t explain it but there’s something about the route to the resort that brings many of us golf journos back. Obviously, the great friendship that we share with the folks at Swiss-Garden is the key factor. The plan this year was to car pool with Brian Alexis of Fairways. Whilst we may be great rivals in business, we are also great friends who have known each other for many years. The best part about this year’s road trip was that I had the privilege of testing the first hybrid MPV launched in Malaysia – th