A Golfer's Delight

The Customs organised a Golfing Out for Mr.N.Sasidharan,Chief Commissioner Customs Mumbai-II Zone on Saturday afternoon.

Shri Sasidharan has joined as the Member Settlement Commission in Chennai.Along with him played Mr.R.K.Jain,Commissioner Customs Mumbai Zone-II and Mr Stephen Ambrose,Supdt.

The top customs officials who played included Mr.Tarun Govil,Commissioner Airport;Mr.B.K.Singh.JT.CDR CESTAT; Mr.R.K.Jain Commissioner Customs(Appeals) Mumbai Zone-II and Mr.M.C.Thakur,Chief Commissioner,DG,Safeguards,Delhi.

Other well known customs players included Mr.Rigzin,Additional Commissioner,Pune; Mr Kuldip S Sandhu,Supdt. Avnish Kumar ,Stephen Ambrose,Balli Iqbal Singh, Meena,

The golfing was followed by a party which was graced amongst others by Shri Suresh Oberoi,Filmstar,Shri Chaudury,President of the BPGC;Capt.Mann,Captain of BPGC;Capt.Harsh past President and Captain of BPGC;Mr Chitnis,past President and Captain of the club;Shri K.V.Vaidyananthan ex-Chief Commissioner of Customs;Shri Rajan;Shri Mokashi;Brig. ;Capt. Shri Sharma, and (I do not know all the invitees and guests being not more than a few golfing days old at the club(three in Nov.08,two in d
Dec.08 and three in May 09 and a few months old in Mumbai-Bombay).(Will add as and when I remember and find out).

A nice emotional get to gether with speeches by all.

It is a pity--the golf club was insisting you have a fourball.

For new persons who are new in Mumbai it will not be easy to get into a fourball.

It may not be possible for the new central service members to get to know people to get in to four balls.

By the time the retirement comes next year in 2010,at this rate, there would hardly be any golf played.(And the worry as to what would happen to golf membership when one retires keeps on nagging?)

Frustrating.

Hopefully things would improve and so would the enjoyment and the golf.

30th of April 2009 Mumbai

Nine holes in BPGC golf club Chembur Mumbai were opened for play after restructuring and relaying.

There was a totally choked tee off time chart for the day when play started at 12.00

The members of the club are only allowed to play at present.

Only nine holes are allowed per round per day.
Play is allowed only on three days in a week.
Time of play is also changed.

New rules have come in to place.

A number of water bodies have been introduced with more bunkers and it has become difficult for some.

The greens have breaks and contours and even the caddies have not yet got a hang of the same.