We cannot thank you enough but will show our appreciation by competing fairly and deligently.

If you happen to read this before the 7.34 am tee off tomorrow, good luck to you and may the good wishes accompany your game.

The 8^th Series WBGC 2012 which will be played tomorrow, on 26 May 2012 it attracted about 56 Bidayuh golfers compared to 90 golfers in 2011 – a drop of almost about 38 percent! In term of participation, this is rather disappointing but there are reasons for it.

When the WBGC was played last year, 29 May 2012, there was no other major golf event coinciding on that date. In 2012 however, many Bidayuh golfers opted to play elsewhere such as the 5th Pan Borneo Golf Championship which took place on the 26 and 27 May 2012. This event has indirectly sucked out many Bidayuh golfers. Still the biggest draw in the Bidayuh Golf show in the world must go on!

In term of interest from sponsors, this has to be billed as the most sponsored Bidayuh Golf Championship ever.

According to the Chinese ‘fungshui’, the 8^th series holds plenty of prosperity and luck associated with the lucky number 8 (八). This might explain why the tournament committee has no trouble whatsoever to attract many top notched sponsors from the Bidayuh community who in the past have heard or got involved in this championship in one way or other. The sponsors and supporters and participants cannot be wrong.

This is after all World Bidayuh Golf Championship as the name implies it is a well known championship in the Bidayuh world! This is the most respected Bidayuh Golf Tournament and has attracted only the best homegrown golfers. This game is played with high integrity and passion and there is no room for cheap stunt and disrespect. Golf must be played within set rules and regulations. Without which golf cannot be played and enjoyed.

This game is indeed not for the FS combination who created doubt in their scorecards cheaply and later on claimed that this game is easy to win amid controversial practices and doubtful etiquette.

If you are one of them, go elsewhere!

This championship break barriers in many forms. Be it political or cultural and in many ways achieved its set aims to champion the spirit of unity and solidarity among the Bidayuh from every nook and corner of the world. Or if you like from Bau, Lundu, Penrissen, Serian and Bintulu to Miri. Even specifically from Bung Bukuk, to Bung Bratak, to Dorod Brunggu and Dorod Singgai etc…

WBGC has been played in various golf courses in Sarawak before such as Damai Golf and Country Club, Santubong, the Bintulu Golf Club, the Sarawak Club and the Borneo Height Jungle and Country Club or a local home ground according to some Bidayuh golfers!

In my honest opinion, the KGS especially Siol and Demak should offer the sternest test and only solid play for the day could win or content. As proven in the past if you are in the organizing committee, you are not fated to win and this year will be no different. But it does not mean we will not try our best. Who knows. At least the red jacket which has been tailored and cut to my size…ahem!

Before you hit the first ball, please spare a thought for our generous sponsors who made your game possible, and your great day memorable.

The organizing committee, despite the easy and informal approached they deployed to put up the show, thanks to the modern day hand phones which made communication a breeze in order to solve the perennial problems and complaints related to organizing the game of golf. We have to endure the constant misunderstanding due to interpersonal skill (or lack of it) into coming to compromise in dealing with people with egos. We have to deal with the hazard of begging and exposed ourselves into an embarrassing situation. But if organizing the game of golf has no problem do not call us! Do not criticize how bad it is run in front of other races as that will make us a laughing stock. You can criticize it but at the same time offer creative advise. That would be a great help.

Remember to those who help were not held at gun point to do so but rather offer their services voluntarily without thinking about any personal gain but because of their passion and desire to do so, they did so at their own choosing. Thanks to them.

We apologies if your name is not spelt correctly! But if you do not tell us how it is spelt, then I’ll ask my ‘nenek’ to help.

The quick-fixed organizing committee this year are the followings:

Datu Ik Pahon Joyik – Adviser

Working committee:

Andrew Peter

James Sinjeng

Lester Simbas

Jabing Bujing

Ricky Guing Senen

Others who offer help and assitance in kind:

DBNA Appointed personnel

Davin Nicholas

Jimas

Miro

Davis

David Awel

Many others…

Our Sponsors:

YB Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong - Sarawak Infrastructure Development and Communication Minister

YB Dr Belek @ Jerip Susil - Assistant Minister of Public Health

YB Dato' Dr James Dawos Mamit - Deputy Minister of Tourism Malaysia

Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie - N2     Tasik Biru

Dato Frankie Heng – Businessman

Maclaine Ben @ Martin Ben Anak Michael - N.19 Kedup

Henry Jinep – Businessman

Albert Tanon – Businessman

We cannot thank you enough but will show our appreciation by competing fairly and deligently.

Good luck everyone.