Despite a rainy day (yes Robin booked the game so rain "faithlfully" followed him again), it was a good game, with outstanding performance by all 4 groups. As expected Maurice/Jack/Yujun/Yanpeng won the game with the best score of 72. A-Ping/Robin/Jesse/Harry together shot 79 finished second. But the true winner with HCP adjustment should probably be either Hugh's group (80; teamed with Cathy/Julie/Kenneth) or Brian's group (85; teamed with Riven/Yao/Cai Ming), as both groups have 3 beginners or seldom players. Certainly the participation by two high-level top players Maurice and A Ping had really increased the level of competition. In fact, after having learned Group 2 (Maurice et al) shot -1 front 9, Group 1 (A Ping et all) which shot +4 (as a result of missing two near-miss birdie putts and a "blow-out" hole of double bogies) decided to make a brave move but in the end, failed honourably. It needs to mention A Ping actually twisted his foot the day earlier, so he was limping throughout the game. You never know what the end result could have been if A Ping is healthy.
It was a lot of fun! Thanks to all the participants. I'm sure the beginners learnt quite a bit from the good players.
Happy golfing!