Chapter 228: Big Gangsters and Little Gangsters on Sentosa
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The Tanjong golf course that Mr. Tang and his friends visited today was opened in 1982. Later, US$40 million was reinvested in 1993 to renovate the oldest golf course in Singapore and now it has become a magnificent golf course. new club.
Designers an took full advantage of the undulating terrain to create a course that is unique in the world.
New playing contours created by natural hazards, freshwater lakes, tall trees, narrow fairways and well-protected Bermuda grass make this popular Tanjong course rated the best in Singapore by the Asian Golf Review Great golf course.
The Tanjong Course is designed for championship competitions. It is a long fairway hole starting from the blue tee. The total score is par 72. The course draws a picturesque background formed by the South China Sea.
Carving 18 undulating holes in a natural tropical garden, Tanjong has the characteristics of a typical tropical mountain course: lush forests, unique landscapes, lakes, bunkers and the occasional South China Sea breeze, making it both a challenging swing and a Visual appreciation.
Mr. Tang smoked a cigar and introduced to Li Xiaofan and Tang Jiaming: "If you want to get a better swing experience here at Tanjong Stadium, you should not be impatient, play slowly and not rush to attack. This is the right way. Many new people came here before. Friends who play, see here The course has beautiful scenery and the fairways are wide and long. They are ambitious and want to aim at the green and reach it quickly. As a result, they often cannot control the landing point of the ball and drive the ball into the woods or lakes. In fact, be conservative and go slowly. Play slowly to enjoy it more!”
Soon, the three friends Mr. Tang had made an appointment with also changed their clothes and came to the golf course with caddy and golf equipment.
The four of them started playing ball.
Before kick-off, Mr. Tang discussed with three friends: "How should we play today, Landlords, big hooligans or small hooligans?"
The last four people agreed that today's game would be to play Landlords, and another landlord, Qiu Dong.
After the kick-off, Li Xiaofan quietly asked Tang Jiaming beside him: "Brother Ming, Uncle Tang and the others are playing Landlord. What are the big hooligans and the little hooligans?"
Tang Jiaming was happy and said with a smile: "The so-called landlord fight is one-to-many. For example, Dad and the others are now a group of four and choose the landlord Qiu to be the landlord of the first hole. If the landlord Qiu Dong is here, The score of the hole is 4, then If the total score of the other three people on the hole is less than 12 strokes, the landlord loses. If the total score of the other three people on the hole is less than 12 strokes, the landlord wins. Each hole usually has a different local owner..."
"Oh, so that's how it works! So where are the big gangsters and the little gangsters?"
Tang Jiaming explained: "The big hooligan refers to the most punitive and most troublesome gambling rules. The core is that no matter where the ball lands, you cannot throw the ball and must hit it. In English, it is called no touch, which means It’s just not allowed to touch! If the ball hits the water or goes out of bounds, it must be played again on the same spot and a penalty stroke will be added. Last year, when my dad was playing here with a few friends, one of the boss’s balls hit the ball. After he came out, he accidentally rolled into the pit next to the fairway. The ball went into the deepest part of the pit and only a little bit of the ball body was visible. Every time he stretched out his club to reach the ball, his father and three other golfers would count next to him. Finally, the boss had to use the S rod as a hoe to open the hole and save the ball. However, he lost nearly 20 strokes on one hole. The bet for one shot at that time was 10,000 Singapore dollars. This was a pitfall for the boss. Lost 200,000 Singapore dollars!”
"Oh shit, the stakes are so big!" Tang Jiaming's words made Li Xiaofan stunned. For 200,000 Singapore dollars, which was equivalent to more than 1.1 million yuan, he could buy several new houses in Shanghai Magic City at that time.
"And the little hooligan is much gentler. It's more about stability. You don't have to find every ball. Instead, everyone discusses the boundaries of the course before the game. Usually the fairway, bunkers and greens are in bounds, and the rest are in bounds. The area is all out of bounds. If you hit the ball out of bounds or into the water, you will be penalized by one stroke and you will not be facing the rough ball under this rule, but you will need to hit the ball accurately within the bounds. Under the limit, going out of bounds too much will cause your score to skyrocket..."
"Oh, it turns out this is how little hooligans play, I finally understand!"
After listening to Brother Ming's introduction, Li Xiaofan was thoughtful.
He remembered a piece of news he had seen in his previous life: a domestic sports weekly broke the news that a mainland male star with excellent acting and golf skills played a game with a real estate developer at a golf course in Hainan, and ended up losing. I lost more than 30 million yuan, which made my wife cry for 2 hours. Reports say that the actor played like a hooligan in the game he lost. The actor and the businessman he was playing with played a one-on-one gambling game. The rules were hooligans + hole-by-hole stroke play. The bet was set at 500 yuan for losing one stroke, and doubled for each additional stroke lost. This means that losing 2 strokes is 1,000 yuan. , 3 poles are 2,000 yuan, 4 poles are 4,000 yuan, and so on. When he reached a par-3 hole where the green was surrounded by water, he hit the water with more than ten shots in a row before hitting the ball onto the green on the 17th shot. It is said that this half hour may be the longest half hour in the actor's life. The psychological journey he went through is comparable to any major drama he starred in. It is said that the upright star on the screen even scolded the caddy out of control. These 17 shots made the actor He lost 32 million, and his face turned pale on the spot...
Tang Jiaming also explained to Li Xiaofan many unspoken rules about golf betting. For example, the payment of golf bets is as etiquette and strategy as the sport of golf. If it is a fixed bet, there is an unwritten rule: do not pay on the 18th hole green, which seems uneducated.
Generally, it is paid when everyone returns to the clubhouse, takes a shower and changes clothes, sits down and chats while drinking coffee or wine. Do not take the initiative to ask for money. The loser should take the initiative to pay. If they do not take the initiative to pay, give them a hint. What if they still do not move? Then let it go... For these big bosses, a bet of hundreds of thousands of Singapore dollars is nothing compared to their worth of hundreds of millions or billions of Singapore dollars.
When it was almost time for lunch, Mr. Tang and his friends ended the golf betting.
Mr. Tang played well today and scored a good score of 85.
In the 18-hole game, he was the landlord 6 times and won four games, adding up to 12 bets in the end.
Each bet they agreed on today was 10,000 Singapore dollars, which means that Mr. Tang won 120,000 Singapore dollars in the morning.
After Mr. Tang and the four bosses and their families took a shower and changed their clothes, they all went to the Kaiseki cuisine sushi restaurant in the golf club for dinner.
Sitting in the cool restaurant, you can see the rich tropical scenery outside. Surrounded by tropical rainforests, the golf course is built by the water. The lush green grass looks moist and soft under careful maintenance. Mature and dense trees and shrubs nestle against the winding and undulating fairways. The occasional lizards, peacocks, birds, monkeys and other animals add a lot of wildness and vitality to it...
After everyone sat down in the box, Mr. Tang introduced Li Xiaofan, the newcomer, to the others.
"Everyone, let me introduce this to you. This is my friend from mainland China, Li Xiaofan. He is now starting a business in Singapore. Please give me your support if you have the chance!"
After receiving Li Xiaofan's business card, Mr. Qiu, the first boss, asked: "Mr. Li, what kind of business does your company do?"
"Our company is engaged in some small business of trade and testing services..."
"Oh, then how much is the annual turnover of the company now?"
"Our company was just registered this year, and the current turnover is only a few hundred thousand Singapore dollars..."
After hearing this, Mrs. Qiu and another boss's wife next to her covered their mouths and whispered softly: "This turnover is not even as big as a golf bet..."
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