Hanzallah triumphs in Big Hole Golf Competition
KOTA KINABALU: Mohd Hanzallah Abdullah emerged as the champion in the Big Hole Golf Competition which ended at the Dalit Bay Golf and Country Club (DBGCC) in Tuaran recently.
Hanzallah, however, needed to go through the countback (OCB) process after his accumulated points of 41 in the System 36 Stableford Pointsformatted competition was matched by Leduin Jordan Mobijohn, who had to settle for second after OCB.
Third place went to Abdon Nasir Ambikin with 40 points while the next three winners all achieved 39 points.
After countback, Jacklin Johannes, Jackson Gamalid and Roshidi Abd Rahman finished fourth to sixth place.
Four golfers were on 38 points and after countback, the players from sixth to 10th place were Paunggin Ransoi, Abd Rahman Othman, Flavius Ongkili and Dominic Minci.
The Big Hole Golf is a oneof-a-kind competition unique to Borneo.
The main difference between Big Hole Golf and traditional golf is the cup size of the hole, which is eight inches compared to the usual 4.25 inches.
Another rule that breaks tradition is to have the flagstick remain in the hole, making it a fast paced format game.
DGBCC director of golf Aaron Johnston presented the prizes to the winners, witnessed by the golf sales manager Edelin Timus.