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KDN: PP16888/09/2012 (030643)<br />
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB<br />
Affiliated to the Kuok Group<br />
ISSUE <strong>27</strong><br />
2022<br />
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PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
MY SHARING …<br />
LET’S CROSS OVER<br />
THE THRESHOLD OF 30 JOYOUSLY!<br />
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY!<br />
A huge shout out to all members and guests who recorded so many beautiful memories at Ponderosa<br />
throughout these years. Thanks for making Ponderosa your long-term friend. We cherish dearly<br />
your friendship and support.<br />
It was an indeed adventurous first 30 years at Ponderosa. Like any golf game, it never fails to<br />
surprise us with both birdies and bogeys along the play. It may start with just a simple tee shot, to<br />
embark us on a journey so joyous that enables us to explore the entire landscape of companionship.<br />
We will definitely never forget about all the good shots, lucky shots and of course, laughing together<br />
at the bad ones too!<br />
As we cross over to the beginning of the second 30, we feel so honoured and excited to have so<br />
many friends driving towards the second 30 years with so much anticipation. The tee shot at the<br />
10th tee will be very nostalgic – just as if we are at the starting hole again. Well, golf is a game that<br />
teaches us that the most important shot is always the next. Let’s look forward to more amazing<br />
years ahead together.<br />
Your loyalty and support shall always be the make of Ponderosa as one of the top members’ club in<br />
town.<br />
On my part, together with my team, I aspire that Ponderosa Golf Club shall always be the Lung of<br />
Taman Molek and Taman Ponderosa!<br />
TAN KAI YANG<br />
General Manager<br />
PONDERS newsletter is published by Ponderosa Golf & Country Club (No. 3, Jalan Ponderosa 1, Taman Ponderosa, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor)<br />
& Printed by Sin Hua Printing [No 7 & 9, Jalan Anggerik 3/2, Taman Anggerik, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor]. Copyright of articles, contributions and<br />
photos which are published are the property of Ponderosa Golf & Country Club.
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER
THROUGH THE YEARS<br />
… 30 Years a-Growing<br />
2022 will mark the 30th year<br />
of the birth of Ponderosa Golf<br />
& Country Resort and just<br />
like wine, it has mellowed<br />
with age. What started in<br />
1992 as a member’s club to<br />
an elite group of at least 1000<br />
people among Johor’s society,<br />
and if wine is still used as a<br />
metaphor, Ponderosa was<br />
rich, lush, opulent, intense<br />
and iconic within the fabric of<br />
the local golf fraternity. It was<br />
one of the earliest golf courses<br />
in Johor and not many could<br />
boast the grandeur with which<br />
it was first presented to the<br />
public. At a time when Taman<br />
Molek was not fully-developed<br />
and Taman Ponderosa not<br />
yet mapped it was already a<br />
gem, offering a lifestyle to the<br />
privileged.<br />
It grew and matured in stages<br />
with an 18-hole golf course<br />
completed and all buildings<br />
with facilities ready to meet<br />
an ever-growing membership<br />
that included social<br />
members. Many professional<br />
tournaments, charity and social<br />
events were held and where<br />
the surrounding residents and<br />
community grew closer within<br />
its space becoming the pillar<br />
of their social, emotional and<br />
psychological well-being.
As the years wore on, much<br />
effort was put in up-keeping<br />
its premises with renovations<br />
and upgrades around the<br />
building and especially to keep<br />
its golf course at an optimum<br />
level of play. Despite the years,<br />
entire management team and<br />
staff stood together to brave the<br />
onslaught of uncertainty. We<br />
From Glory to Brilliance, 30 years<br />
before and another 30 years<br />
beyond.<br />
its richness did not wane.<br />
30 years on, Ponderosa Golf &<br />
Country Club has grown from<br />
strength to strength and today<br />
it is named as among the best<br />
in Johor, with a secure and<br />
supportive base of members as<br />
well as curious visitors who came<br />
to play and eventually became<br />
one of us. Especially during the<br />
recent pandemic, its members<br />
remain steadfast while the<br />
stood the test of time, managing<br />
both adversity and felicity.<br />
Hence, it is timely to celebrate<br />
the first 30 years of glory and to<br />
move on to the next phase, this<br />
time to the beat of digitalisation<br />
and with a vibrancy of activities<br />
centred in community,<br />
membership and environmental<br />
care, that will raise Ponderosa<br />
Golf & Country Resort to new<br />
heights.<br />
“Through the years, you’ve<br />
never let me down<br />
You turned my life around<br />
The sweetest days I’ve found,<br />
I’ve found with you<br />
Through the years, I’ve never<br />
been afraid<br />
I’ve loved the life we’ve made<br />
And I’m so glad I stayed right<br />
here with you<br />
Through the years…”
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
LEADING THE WAY…2022 AND BEYOND
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
CLUB CHAMPS 2022!
Golf is all about kakis, the outdoors, and having fun while competing!<br />
9-HOLE GOLF CHALLENGE CALENDAR<br />
FOR 3RD QUARTER OF 2022<br />
Winners of every series of the 9-Hole Golf Challenge will have their names listed on a plague at the<br />
Café, and will compete in a Grand Final organised either at Home Club or at an Off-site Club at the<br />
end of each year’s run.
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
FRIENDS OF PONDEROSA<br />
Building Bonds through Golf …<br />
NOW Golf in Subang Jaya and Melaka to plan for!<br />
AYER KEROH<br />
COUNTRY CLUB<br />
KM 14.5 Jalan Tasik<br />
75450 Ayer Keroh<br />
Melaka, Malayia<br />
Email: info@akcc.com.my<br />
Tel: 06-233 2000<br />
For golfers who come to Malacca, the visit must include a round of golf at Ayer Keroh Country Club. The<br />
natural setting, the sheer length and the challenges of the course will make it an unforgettable experience.<br />
Its 18th hole is touted as one of the longest in Southeast Asia - a Par 5 with a distance of 643 meters.<br />
CLUB RATE: *Pay Buggy & Insurance only<br />
KELAB GOLF<br />
NEGARA SUBANG<br />
P.O. Box 151<br />
46710 Petaling Jaya, Selangor<br />
Jalan SS7/2, Kelana Jaya<br />
47301 Petaling Jaya<br />
Selangor<br />
Email: kgns@subanggolf.com<br />
Tel: 03-7876 0388<br />
Kelab Golf Subang Negara (KGNS) is one of the major golf courses in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia<br />
founded in 1968 by the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Bin Putra Al-Haj. It has<br />
two 18-hole courses and is located in Kelana Jaya, Selangor near Subang Jaya across the Federal Highway,<br />
highly accessible when the yearn for golf beckons.<br />
CLUB RATE: *Pay Buggy & Insurance only
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
MEET & GREET SESSION between<br />
Ponderosa and A’Famosa<br />
Committee Members<br />
The committee members from A’Famosa Golf &<br />
Country Resort in Melaka had a great day out on<br />
the golf course on Saturday, 19 March 2022 for the<br />
purpose of familiarisation. Ponderosa was proud<br />
to host Datuk Wira Ahmad Rusli Bin Joharie,<br />
Brigadier Jeneral Dato’ Hj Adnan Hj Adam, Dato<br />
Mohmed Asri bin Yusof and Dato Sri Hj Zulkifli bin<br />
Omar.<br />
Datuk Wira Ahmad Rusli, Vice-President of<br />
A’Famosa’s Liason Committee with General<br />
Manager, Tan Kai Yang<br />
IN HONOR OF THE DEVILS & WHALES!<br />
Ponderosa is proud to have a core group of about<br />
40 golden seniors aged between 60 - 94 years who<br />
gather about twice a week.<br />
“We love seeing nature while sticking to a healthy<br />
regime of exercise to keep ourselves healthy,<br />
enjoying a wholesome lifestyle in our golden<br />
years”.
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
A BLISSFUL STARTING<br />
POINT @ PADDOCK<br />
A young man came, spotted and found the very place to help him win his bride.<br />
He saw the Paddock at Ponderosa with lush surrounding greens, and balmy with coconut trees that<br />
would make him less nervous, and hopefully to lull his girlfriend into agreeing to marry him. As a<br />
cupid with his arrow, that one shot had to go straight to her heart!<br />
The Pavilion was romantically decked out with pink balloons, hearts and while under the moonlight,<br />
he went on his knees and won the heart of the love of his life.<br />
Ponderosa is joyous for helping to unite two lovely couples and we wish them Happiness and Bliss<br />
ever after!
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
30TH ANNIVERSARY FOOD BASH<br />
This month of August, Ponderosa is coming of age. 30 years of Glory!<br />
Let’s celebrate with our Signature Local Favourites and Beer prices going at JUST 30!<br />
CAFÉ@PONDEROSA<br />
Set Meals at RM30+<br />
CARLSBERG / HEINEKEN<br />
IN A BOTTLE<br />
* Mee Mamak + The/Kopi Tarik/Dessert<br />
* Nasi Goreng Kampong + The/Kopi Tarik/Dessert<br />
* Home-made Satay (2 dozen)<br />
Buy 2 bottles at ONLY RM30+<br />
NEW DESSERT @ HOP SING<br />
CHINESE RESTAURANT<br />
CHEF HAND-MAKES<br />
FROM SCRATCH!<br />
Sweet Yam Paste<br />
with Gingko<br />
RM18.00 + per portion.
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
30TH ANNIVERSARY SPORTS BASH<br />
POOL’S OUT & SHADES IN<br />
The second half of 2022 will see the Olympic<br />
Swimming Pool in a shining new light … or<br />
rather, to shade out the light. We are installing<br />
Shades over the pool - all for the comfort of<br />
swimmers to keep out the direct glare and rays<br />
of the sun.<br />
Therefore the pool will be closed from 4-7<br />
July, and from 11-31 July 2022.<br />
We apologize for any inconveniences. (Artist impression from the Top)<br />
THE HISTORY OF GOLF<br />
“Golf is an exercise which is much used by a gentleman in Scotland……A man would live 10 years<br />
the longer for using this exercise once or twice a week.”<br />
- Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745 – 1813)<br />
Golf originated from a game<br />
played on the eastern coast<br />
of Scotland, close to the royal<br />
capital of Edinburgh. In those<br />
early days players would attempt<br />
to hit a pebble over sand dunes<br />
and around tracks using a<br />
bent stick or club. It was later<br />
banned by King James II after<br />
many became too enthusiastic<br />
with the sport, causing neglect<br />
in their military training.<br />
In 1502 the game gained the<br />
royal seal of approval when King<br />
James IV of Scotland (1473 -1513)<br />
became the world’s first golfing<br />
monarch, where its popularity<br />
quickly spread throughout 16th<br />
century Europe. The game of golf<br />
officially became a sport when<br />
the Gentlemen Golfers of Leith<br />
formed the first club in 1744.<br />
The first ever 18-hole course<br />
was constructed at St Andrews<br />
in 1764, establishing the now<br />
recognised standard for the<br />
game. King William IV honoured<br />
the club with the title ‘Royal<br />
& Ancient’ in 1834, and it was<br />
established as the world’s<br />
premier golf club.<br />
At this time golfers were using<br />
hand-crafted wooden clubs<br />
usually made from beech with<br />
shafts of ash or hazel, and balls<br />
were made from compressed<br />
feathers wrapped in a stitched<br />
horse hide.<br />
by Ben Johnson<br />
(Source: https://www.historic-uk.com)
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />
LET’S BOND 5 –<br />
“PREVENTION IS KEY”<br />
For the whole month of August 2022 and coinciding with the 2nd term School Holidays, there is much<br />
ado about safety to the theme of ‘Prevention is Key”<br />
Among the ACTIVITIES to look out for:<br />
• Riddle & Hunt<br />
- A whole month and at your own time relay event to find, solve, get points and win!<br />
• Lantern Walk & Run<br />
- 3 September 2022 in conjunction with Mid-Autumn<br />
Festival.<br />
Enjoy a non-competitive Run or Walk with the family<br />
and children with lanterns under the moonlight<br />
on the lighted Golf Course.