SHAH ALAM, Dec 14 — After two decades plunging Malaysian seas to defend his country, navy frogman Sumadi Ibrahim has retired to the golf course – diving water hazards to...
Sumadi Ibrahim poses with golf balls inside his diving suit that he recovered in a pond at a course in Shah Alam, Selangoron Nov 11, 2024. — AFP pic,as a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeSHAH ALAM, Dec 14 — After two decades plunging Malaysian seas to defend his country, navy frogman Sumadi Ibrahim has retired to the golf course – diving water hazards to retrieve mis-hit balls to make a living.
On each expedition he collects between 500 and 600 – selling his haul back to the same frustrated golfers who lost them. Three nights every week, when the manicured greens are doused in darkness, Sumadi plunders the balls in a floral balaclava.“I use my hands as ‘wipers’. When my hands and feet come into contact with a certain object, I’m able to tell whether it’s a ball or otherwise.”
“The lakes often harbour palm thorns, debris and splintered shells of snails. The water is dark so I often step on them,” he said. Sumadi’s job earns him up to RM8,000 ringgit each month – nearly three times the median monthly salary of formally employed Malaysians, according to June data from the country’s statistics bureau.
Retired Malaysian Navy Frogman Makes RM8 000 Month Diving For Golf Balls
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