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*as appeared in the June 2016 issue of Golf Digest Malaysia Malaysia has many well-funded junior and professional development programmes. Only thing is, they were not planned to have long-term sustainability. Hands-up, how many of you know if there is a career-ladder in golf? It is easy to watch the Golf Channel and think that the events you see on TV could be a career for your child. But that is farther from the truth. To get to those big events, most of the professionals that you see on TV have gone through a very long and difficult road to get where they are. Most would have started at an early age, playing in junior tournaments and eventually progressing to collegiate golf before playing in Q-schools to earn their tour card. The respective PGAs also require candidates to undergo a three-year apprenticeship in club management, marketing and etc. It requires a lot from the parents too, in terms of time and financial sacrifice. Furthermore, that blueprint or system

Happiness... What is it, I constantly ask? It feels nice when we are happy. But, what does the word actually mean? Does it last? Definitely not. But why do normal human beings search for it, or cling to it? So far, I know it doesn't last because I, like others in this world, have to go through suffering. What is suffering, you may ask? Is it desire, greed or caused by ignorance? You decide what it is. And, please don't offer any advice in return. YOU are not an expert. Neither am I! There is no right nor wrong. But, there is good and bad. That's the law of life that governs this world. A lot of us WANT peace, love, pleasure and riches. We forget or don't even realise that we DO NOT NEED a lot of material things that supposedly makes us happy. Were you contented after buying a Ferrari? Don't become a troll or hater. Yes, the creation of the digital world has created a new form of darkness. People have got lost, being attached to virtual reality; d

Regular course maintenance carried out during the fasting month is important for golf courses. Every year, the holy month of Ramadan sees a reduction of rounds played. This window of opportunity offers golf course managers and superintendents the time needed to execute maintenance practices that would normally hinder play. Most procedures carried out include hollow tining, detatching and top dressing of greens to name a few. As I write this on the second day of the fasting month in June, I realised that I have spoken to many single handicap golfers in the past about the regular “off-season”. The majority of these seasoned golfers said that they prefer not to play for the whole month due to the maintenance works being carried out. Meanwhile, some said that this was the best time to rest their body and take a break from the game. However, there are some who said that paying for the special discounts during the fasting month was not worth it. This is because most of the