Tournament report and results
One of the exciting preludes to the 98th OPA Reunion Dinner and celebrating 125th Anniversary of St.
Paul’s Institution is the OPA Annual Golf Championship 2024.
The event was held on the 30th August 2024 at Staffield Country Resort, Mantin, a venue blessed with natural beauty and landscape, featuring a 27 holes international championship golf course, offering fairways and greens sprawled over a natural backdrop of hills and glittering ponds.
This time around the event was played at the Northern Nine and Southern Nine courses which provided golfers with exhilarating challenges on the course amidst the appealing ambience and aesthetic scenery.
On the day of the event, the weather was bright and sunny with white fluffy clouds that drifted across the clear blue sky, a perfect day for golfing.
A total of 112 passionate and enthusiastic golfers comprising Paulians and guests, men and ladies, senior and young, took part in the championship making a total of 28 full flights.
The golfers were all attired smartly in attractive OPA Polo tee-shirts during the rounds, proudly displaying our alumni crest and school colors.
The atmosphere is aptly described as fun filled, joyful and laughter, exuding a reassuring feel of positive energy, trust and friendship reconnected right from the very beginning from registration of participants and distributing of goodie bags.
The goodie bags comes specially, each with an OPA commemorative mug and OPA Polo t-shirt among other items.
A group photo with all the participants was taken to capture a unique moment of camaraderie and sportsmanship before the golfers proceeded to their allocated tee-box.
The format of play in this competition is Stroke Play.
At the blast of the shot gun for tees-off, many of the likes of Rory Mcllroy, Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda, performed their signature swings poised in style, focused and aiming onto the lush fairways.
Good golfing etiquettes were observed among the participants and praises never failed to be given when a good shot is executed.
Sometimes, mishits and overzealous attempts do happen and it may be hard not to invite some ticklish moments and humour among the team mates.
Anyway, miraculous recovery shots do earn some bragging rights though.
The atmosphere was brimming alive for all to enjoy a wonderful day of golfing, fun and friendship.
The main prizes of the tournament are awesomely excellent.
Hole in One.
Prize: Honda City 1.5L Hybrid Car sponsored by Messrs.
Honda Ban Lee Heng Seremban.
Hole in One/ Bull’s Eye.
Prize: Lady Americana Mattress worth RM11,900 sponsored by Mr.
Stephen Loo of Messrs.
Lady Americana (M) Sdn Bhd.
Many golfers were confident to try to bag at least one of the trophies, which in the mind do not appear to be very difficult to achieve.
Unfortunately, there were no winners for both the Hole in One Prizes.
Nonetheless, due to the generous sponsorships and support, there were still plenty of interesting and nice prizes to go around for winners, novelties and lucky draws.
At the dinner and prize presentation, the emcee Mr.
Anthony Tong did a wonderful work with his cool, calm, and lively approach that complemented and blended well for a lovely, happy and wonderful evening.
THE RESULTS Guests Category Nett Score Kelvin Choy, H/cap 10, Nett Score 68 OCB Brandon Bong, H/cap 16, Nett Score 68 OCB Angus Chong Voon Choon, H/cap 18, Nett Score 68 OCB Paulians Category Nett Score Durairajoo Nagarajan, H/cap 14, Nett Score 68 OCB Sam Wong Wee Choon, H/cap 14, Nett Score 68 OCB Raghbir Singh, H/cap 15, Nett Score 68 OCB Gross Category Lim Ai Lian Ms, H/cap 0, Gross Score 75 Chew Joon Keith, H/cap 5, Gross Score 76 Victor Lim, H/cap 0, Gross Score 79 OCB NOVELTIES Parthipan Periasamy, NTP 5 feet, Southern 2 Chong Ka Soon, NTP 3 feet, Northern 7 Ooi Swee Thean, NTL 9.5 inches, Southern 3 Leonard Yugandra, Longest Drive 319 meters, Northern 3 WITH APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO FOLLOWING SPONSORS Messrs.
Honda Ban Lee Heng Seremban Messrs.
Lady Americana (M) Sdn Bhd Messrs.
Len Woh (Seremban) Sdn Bhd Messrs.
Aurelius Hospital Negeri Sembilan Messrs.
Merkel Clinic Mr.
Keshminder Singh Mr.
Anthony Tong Mr.
Raymond Tan Mr.
Keith Chan OUR DEDICATED TEAM ORGANISING CHAIRMAN: Mr.
Douglas Chan Wing Hong TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Mr.
Steven Chan Weng Choy HON.
SECRETARY: Mr.
Lee Kok Keong HON.
TREASURER: Dato’ Lai See Ming EXCO COMMITTEE: Mr.
Tan Kok Chin Mr.
Balu Konodian Mr.
Sawarimutthu Rayappan Mr.
Jeffrey Leong C K Mr.
Lee Kim Huat Mr.
Royston Chen Voon Tyng ONCE A PAULIAN ALWAYS A PAULIAN Lim Ai Lian – Gross Champion Victor Lim – Gross Third Chew Joon Keith – Gross Runner-up Durairajoo Nagarajan – Nett Champion Sam Wong Wee Choon – Nett Second Dr Gunasekar – Nett Forth Gopinathan – Nett Fifth Andy Liew KIem Weng – Nett Sixth Name Score GROSS WINNERS 1 Lim Ai Lian Ms 75 2 Chew Joon Keith 76 3 Victor Lim 79 OCB PAULIANS 1 Durairajoo Nagarajan 68 OCB 2 Sam Wong Wee Choon 68 OCB 3 Raghbir Singh 68 OCB 4 M Gopinathan 68 OCB 5 Dr Gunasekar Murugaiah 68 OCB 6 Andy Liew Kiem Weng 68 OCB Page 1 of 1
