SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — After two decades plunging into Malaysian seas to defend his country, navy frogman Sumadi Ibrahim has retired to the golf course, diving water hazards to retrieve mishit balls to make a living.

For 22 years, Sumadi served in the Royal Malaysian Navy, deployed aboard ships patrolling the shark-riddled waters off the Southeast Asian nation.

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