KUCHING: Lee Kah Ming emerged victorious in Damai Champion of Champions Golf Tournament 2018 after he defeated defending champion, Daniel Yeo by just one stroke in the grand finals which ended at Damai Golf and Country Club (DGCC),recently.
Lee who played with handicap five carded a total gross score of 157 at the two-day tournament which started on December 21 while Daniel who played with handicap four finished second placing with 158 strokes while Johari Aman came in third with 159 strokes.
The victory was a surprise for Lee who carded 80 strokes on the first day of competition but was only one stroke behind Daniel who was aiming to retain his title for the second consecutive year.
But Awang Sani Seruji stole the limelight of this year’s grand finals when he claimed the top placing in DGCC’s Order of Merit category and also winning the club’s side year-ending championship.
The handicap five player carded a total gross score of 162 strokes to win his major club title of the year and collected a total of 22 points to win the Order of Merit category.
According to DGCC’s General Manager, Roslan Mohd Salleh both Lee and Awang will represent the club for next year’s national level Tournament of Champions to be held in Kuala Lumpur.
Meanwhile, Mohd Ridzuan Ahmat won first placing in the club’s side Nett category after he carded a total two-day score of 140 strokes while Sardon Ahmad finished second placing with 147 strokes and Choo Kueh Fong came in third placing with 148 strokes.
In the Invited Guests category, Datuk Kho Kah Beng finished first placing after he carded 65 strokes while Abdul Alik Suhairi came in second with four strokes adrift and Mark Mei San finished third placing with 72 strokes.
All the winners received their prizes from Datuk Kho Kah Beng from KKB Engineering Bhd which is the main sponsor for this year’s tournament. During the closing ceremony it was also announced that the company will once again sponsor DGCC’s Monthly Escalation Medal (MEM) tournaments.
