Raffles Country Club • Vol. 19 • July - August 2013 • www.rcc.org.sg
National Day 2013 p02
Vice-President’s Message p06 An Evening With Beau Welling p26 Afternoon Tea Indulgence
Moon Cake Festival The Atrium Saturday 20th July 2013 onwards
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Contents 01
Editor’s Message
Club News
Editor’s Message
02 Vice-President's Message The Case For The Redevelopment Of Palm Course: Do We Need To Get The Job Done? 04 Introducing Steve Bruton, New Course Superintendent 06 An Evening With Beau Welling 08 Upcoming Club's Competition
New Reciprocal Partnership
09 Ng Jing Wen
Quarterly Fishing@The Lake Course
10 Hellos & Goodbyes
Minimum Spending Levy
11 May Medal In Conjunction With Rolex Golf Challenge 2013
May 2013 Monthly Medals
12 Inter-Club Friendly: RCC vs Tropicana (Home) 13 June 2013 Monthly Medals 14 July 2013 Monthly Medals 15 2nd Singapore National Senior Amateur Championship 16 Parti Peranakan Stylo Mylo 2013 17 Home Is Where The Heart Is… 18 Special Rates For Sports & Recreation 19 Welcome New Members Night 20 Coming Up Aces
Buggy In The Water
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Calendar of Events
Lifestyle 24 New Equipment & Apparel
Food & Beverage 26 Afternoon Tea Indulgence 28 Specials At Golfers’ Terrace 29 Promotions At The Albatross
Destination
Welcome to this edition of Raffles Connection. It’s hard to believe that six months of 2013 have already passed and we have hosted another successful Raffles Charity Day weekend which took place in July. As always, the money raised goes towards the less fortunate as well as a number of needy students in the area and we would like to greatly thank our participating members and their guests as well as all the sponsors for their generous support. On pages 6 and 7, you can read about the talk that course designer Beau Welling presented to club members in May. He talked about his vision for Palm course at the event which attracted a large number of members keen to hear more about his design. With a new committee on board, we also hear from our new Vice-President Wong Toon Suan on pages 2 and 3, and take time to read what our new Golf Superintendent Steve Bruton has to say in his Welcome Message on pages 4 and 5. As usual, Raffles Connection is packed with snippets of club news, a bumper calendar of events table and club food and beverage specials. Check out the latest in golf equipment and apparel on pages 24 and 25 and if you want to know just where the hottest places in town are for afternoon tea, then read all about the delectable goodies on pages 26 and 27.
30 Alta Vista: A Gem In Cebu
Happy golfing and look forward to seeing you around the club or on the greens.
Reciprocal Club
Justine Moss
36 Table Of Reciprocal And Affiliated Clubs
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Vice-President's Message
The Case for the Redevelopment of Palm Course: Do we need to get the job done? I, like many pioneer members, started my golf at RCC. That was some 25 years ago. Those were the days when the beginners feared the water of the scenic Lake Course, and the speedy greens of Palm Course, which also required good course management. There were common sights where players needed to rush back to pro shop for a new box of balls before they completed 18 holes, and almost every golfer carried a ball picker in his bag as the extra weapon beside the 14 clubs. The Lake Course was redeveloped in 2000 due to many problems such as sinking and waterlogged fairways; poor drainage systems etc. I was fortunate to be part of the Lake Course Redevelopment Sub-Committee and subsequently witnessed the new Lake Course which was like a phoenix rising from the ashes. After 12 years, Lake Course is still a very playable and enjoyable layout where our fairways drain well after a heavy storm, and members and guests can reenter the fairways the moment the course is re-opened after a heavy storm. We certainly can’t say the same for our beloved Palm Course. After weathering through tough nature elements and heavy usage, it is no longer one of the most feared courses in Singapore. There are unhealthy signs if one really subjects the Palm Course through a thorough ‘medical check’. To be fair to the Palm Course, it has almost outlived its useful life. The Palm Course Redevelopment Sub-Committee was formed to look into the various options in revitalising/re-developing the Palm Course, and to bring it back to its old glorious days. The Sub-Committee members, comprises experienced engineers, contractors, and key officer bearers of the GC. We had looked at various options, such as ad hoc repairs; hole patch-ups; renovation and redevelopment . The decision is unanimous that we have to carry out major works for the Palm Course for the following reasons:
(1) We are losing revenue. There was hardly any income from corporate games at Palm in the first quarter. Palm utilisation during weekdays remained less than 40% as against Lake which is close to 60%. On top of that, Palm is incurring higher maintenance costs. From the latest budget estimate, we will need 15-20% more when compared to the last financial year. The loss in income and incurring higher maintenance - a double whammy - will only get worse in the years to come. (2) After serving the Palm for 25 years, the irrigation and drainage system are failing us. Our technical assessment is we must replace both as soon as possible. An inefficient irrigation system costs us more electricity and water to get the job done. We need to rip up the course to replace both the irrigation and drainage systems, a rather major engineering work which will definitely cause lots of disruption if we carry it out on an ad hoc basis while the course is in operation. (3) Our fairways are not in a healthy condition after years of wear and tear. Many of our fairways are invaded by cow grass and sedges after 25 years in operation. Poor drainage leads to soggy fairways and players have to face mysterious missing balls on the fairway after producing a beautiful tee shot. Even on a dry day, burst irrigation pipes also cause sogginess on some fairways, and players have to face unpleasant experience and frustration. (4) We used to have the fastest greens at Palm that were feared and respected by players. We lost that reputation long ago. The turf has mutated in parts and the gradient changed. We are struggling to get our green speeds at an unsatisfactory range of 7.5-8.5. (5) Our 19 ponds, which play an important part of the irrigation system besides providing challenges and scenic ambience, are not in a healthy state due to siltation and the building up of organic material over the past 25 years. Some of 02
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the ponds, though inter-connected, are not free flowing. Increasingly, RCC needs to pay PUB to draw expensive water from the reservoir for irrigation purposes. We need to revitalise the ponds and it is going to be another major engineering work.
“…I truly believe the Palm will be the premier experience for amateur and professional players alike in Singapore…”
My Sub-Committee is working passionately to get the redevelopment plan going. Our invitation for the submission of a conceptual plan attracted 10 companies with 15 submissions. These included big names from the region and the world. After many rounds of evaluation, we selected Beau Welling’s proposal which has been displayed at the club for members’ viewing and feedback.
RCC will soon appoint a quantity surveyor through a competitive tender. Hopefully by sometime in early July, we will have a good estimate of the project.
Beau has proposed a design that is a championship course as well as playable by all levels of golfers. The key elements of his design are: • Memorability • Variety • Shot values • Resistance to scoring Let me just quote what Beau said in an article in the Strait Times on 25/5 to provide a good insight of his design philosophy: 03
“…It will be a thinker’s course, in which you don’t just take your drive out and swing as hard as you can…”
The GC is also working on various funding sources, including the use of some of the club’s reserves, selling new memberships, etc, with the aim to keep the development charges levied on members, if any, to a low number. The Palm Course Redevelopment Sub-Committee is committed to delivering a new Palm Course, which will be in a league of its own and which our members will be proud of in 20-24 months’ time. Are you ready for the challenge? Wong Toon Suan Vice-President
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Introducing Steve Bruton,
New Course Superintendent Steve Bruton has been a Class A member of the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America for over 20 years. After he finished attending Oklahoma State University in 1986, Steve completed an internship at Southern Hills C.C. in Tulsa, Oklahoma that prepared him for a challenging and rewarding career in the golf industry as a Golf Course Superintendent. Steve has been fortunate to work with many great golf designers such as Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Tom Weiskopf, and Neil Haworth in the capacity of grow-in work, turf maintenance conditioning or tournament preparation. The past seven years he has spent most of his time between Shanghai Links, Sheshan Golf Club and last year working with Lake Malaren Golf Club, which is the venue for the BMW Master’s event in Shanghai. Now, Steve is very excited to join the Raffles Country Club team as the Course Superintendent and looks forward to improving the maintenance standards, Palm Course Redevelopment project and to meet all the members. He is preparing a new website (www. rafflesturf.com) as a mean to inform and communicate with RCC members. This website will be up and running by the end of June. All the best
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An Evening With Beau Welling
An opportunity to learn firsthand about the proposed design changes to the Palm course took place on 21st May, when golf course architect Beau Welling shared his vision for Palm’s redevelopment.
Beau, Schmidt-Curley and Ernie Els were shortlisted. One advantage that Welling had over the others was that he took time to play the Palm course and therefore decided which holes he wanted to retain.
The evening talk – at which Beau also participated in a lively Q&A session – attracted a healthy number of members keen to hear more from the man chosen to revamp the 24-year-old course.
After working on around 90 courses for golf architect Tom Fazio, Welling set up Beau Welling Design in North Carolina, USA, and in addition to working on projects in Tianjin, China, Georgia, USA and the practice area in Tiger Woods’ residence, he is currently doing the master planning for a 54-hole resort in Hua Hin, Thailand.
From an original list of 10 designers who put their hat in the ring – which included original architect Robert Trent Jones Jr -
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If the redevelopment is approved, there will be a number of changes in addition to the course being lengthened. Landing Zones will be pinched to provide a greater demand on accuracy and ‘Tournament’ pins will be designed tucked close to a hazard or isolated on small sections of the green. A new practice facility near the Clubhouse will be double ended - the Clubhouse end will be used primarily as a warm up area while the other will be for driving and short game practice. Holes 5, 6 and 7 will be completely new while a number of others will be improved and changed. For example, hole number 14 (305 metres) has been made into a drivable par-4. There will also be an extra hole built (par-3) which can be played in case any hole needs to be down for serious maintenance or can be used to train people in golf course maintenance. RCC President Simon Yuen explained at the evening talk that the project is likely to cost around $24-$25 million and with around $15 million currently available obviously another $10 million will have to be raised. The club plans to do this through selling corporate m e m b e r s h i p s (t wo n o m i n e e s) to corporations at an entrance fee of $140,000. Present corporate members will be offered an opportunity to enhance their membership to two nominees at $60,000. Members will also be asked to contribute – roughly $100 a month, capped at $4,000, with perks given back such as golf vouchers.
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Upcoming Club’s Competition JULY
AUGUST 3rd August (PM) 3rd Round Men’s Club Championship, 2nd Round Ladies Club Championship, Ladies Intermediate Championship – PM
4th August (PM)
6-7th July (AM/PM)
Final Round Men’s Club Championship, Intermediate Club Championship & Aruan Cup, Final Round Ladies Club Championship, Ladies Intermediate Championship
Raffles Charity Day
14th July (PM) SGA Inter-Club League, 10th Leg (TMCC vs CGC)
9th August (PM) National Day Competition
20th July (PM) Monthly Medal (StrokePlay) in conjunction with 1st Round Men’s Club Championship, Intermediate Championship & Aruan Cup, 1st Round Ladies Club Championship, Ladies Intermediate Championship
10th August (PM) Monthly Medal (Stableford)
11th August (PM) SGA Inter-Club League, 11th Leg (OCC vs KEP)
21st July (PM) 2nd Round Men’s Club Championship, Intermediate Championship
17th August Inter-Club Friendly: RCC vs Kelab Golf Negara Subang (Home)
31st August Inter-Club Friendly: RCC vs JCC (Away)
New Reciprocal Partnership Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
We have just established a new reciprocal partnership with Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah. (Please refer to below for terms & conditions)
- Visiting Members may enjoy the use of the Host Club facilities to the same extent as their own membership privileges at their Home Club (i.e. golfing; members may use all facilities but social members shall use only the recreational facilities), subject to availability of the facilities at the same time of the visit. - Each visiting Member may use the facilities of the Host Club for not more than 14 times in any one calendar year, on a noncumulative basis.
- Members on absent membership status are not entitled to the reciprocal privileges. - Visiting Members shall not be eligible to sign for any expenses incurred at the Host Club. All payments shall be made in cash direct to the Host Club in accordance with the rules and practices there. - This reciprocal arrangement is not applicable to members of the Reciprocal Club who are citizens or residing permanently in the country within 200KM of where the Host Club is located.
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Ng Jing Wen She may only be 12 years old, but Ng Jing Wen has notched up an impressive golf resume, playing in a number of tournaments since 2010. The Naval Base Primary School student, whose handicap is 14.4 as of February this year, had a notable achievement in last year’s Orchid Country Club’s OCC Ladies Invite tournament where she came first runner up.
World Championship Malaysia 2012 her scores of 85, 80 and 87 meant that she ended up in seventh spot out of 24.
At the 10th Tiger Cubs Championships 2012, which was played on the NSRCC Executive Par 3 course, she finished fifth out of 16, and at the Kids Golf
As of 2nd April 2013, Raffles Country Club (RCC) has ‘adopted’ Jing Wen as a golf trainee. She will be allowed to practice at RCC and of course compete in various tournaments representing the club.
Quarterly Fishing @The Lake Course Date: 29th July 2013 Time: 1:45 p.m. Members free of charge Guests $21.40 Buggy fee $10.70
Prices inclusive of GST. A deposit of $5.00+ for each name tag given to guest and must be worn at all times, deposit will be returned at the end of activity in exchange for the name tag. Members are responsible for their guests at all times. Please read the R&R given to you & your guests at registration.
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Fishing is permitted at the allocated ponds only. For your safety & security reasons, fishing is now limited to a maximum of 100 pax only. Please call the recreation r e c e p t i o n @ 6 8 61 76 4 9 t o make your reservation to avoid disappointment.
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Hellos & Goodbyes
April 2013 Hello
April 2013 Goodbye
Koh Tat Lee Ong Chew Hock Raymond Lau Kim Hai Hiroshi Morita Tan Chong Meng Ong Kok Leng Mark Osamu Kawakami Abe Mitsuhiro Tetsuji Mitomi Matthew Macphee Thomson Bimal Shah
Ho See Hong Hubert Tan Gek Chong Chang Wee Meng Lim Giok Siew Chew Guan Khuan Andrew (Deceased) Cheng Heng Kock Shigemi Harayama Yasushi Ohara Koji Nakano
May 2013 Hello
May 2013 Goodbye
Lee Kok Lay Tan Fu-Hwa Lin Yan Ravinderpal Singh Randhawa Ng Kin Ming Pierron Charles Maurice Octave Lee DongWon Ogami Masayuki Yoshihara Hiroaki Akiyama Masayuki Michiel Egeler Noboru Sugiyama Toshihiko Sasaki
Goh Jek Kuang Tan Yu-Tien David Ding Li Wen Yu Kang Chul Ho Leow Hwee Chee Joey Yoshinori Nakatani Yuji Horiuchi Shunsuke Uesugi Yoshikawa Isao Koh Liang Chye Yoshio Kikuchi
Minimum Spending Levy Please be reminded that the Minimum Spending Levy kicked in from 1st April 2012. This is fixed at $75 per quarter and no levy needs to be paid if the minimum spending sum is met. If, however, your spending falls below that $75 threshold, the difference will be charged. This levy includes charges for golfing, food and beverages as well as lifestyle activities, and will be billed at the end of each quarter. The next quarter is October to December 2013. Please note that the levy is subject to the prevailing GST. Hence, please remember to spend a minimum amount of $80.25 (including 7% GST) to avoid the levy.
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May Medal In conjunction with Rolex Golf Challenge 2013 Qualifying Round Winners Saturday, 04 May 2013 [Strokeplay] Palm Course Men’s A Division BEST NETT
G. Chandarasekaran 68 Nett
MEN’S B DIVISION BEST NETT
Loh Teck Lok G. Chandarasekaran
68 Nett
Loh Teck Lok
MEN’S C DIVISION BEST NETT
Low Oon Hoe Michael 67 Nett
LADIES’ DIVISION BEST GROSS
Ang Mui Keow Michelle 87 Gross
Low Oon Hoe Michael Ang Mui Keow Michelle
May 2013 Monthly Medals Men’s A Division Best Nett
Runner-Up
Best Gross
Player
G. Chandarasekaran
Ong Kian Keong
Song Lye Hock Sebastian
Score
68 Nett
69 Nett
81 Gross
Best Nett
Runner-Up
Best Gross
Player
Loh Teck Lok
Chia Kam Chew
Low Kai Yen Patrick
Score
68 Nett
72 Nett
89 Gross
G. Chandarasekaran
Men’s B Division
Loh Teck Lok
Men’s C Division Best Nett
Best Gross
Player
Teo Kian Tong
Low Oon Hoe Michael
Score
67 Nett
89 Gross
Teo Kian Tong
Ladies' A Division Best Nett
Best Gross
Player
Seow Shy Tyng Denise
Ang Mui Keow Michelle
Score
72 Nett
87 Gross
Seow Shy Tyng Denise
Ladies' B Division
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Best Nett
Runner-Up
Player
Sonia Liu
Ibolya Stark
Score
68 Nett
98 Gross
Sonia Liu
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Inter-Club Friendly RCC vs Tropicana (Home)
During 22nd to 25th May, a total of 25 RCC members (including four who went by car) travelled to Kuala Lumpur to play at Tropicana Golf & Country Resort. They played four rounds of golf in total - one practice round and one actual tournament, in addition to two social game rounds at KGSAAS. For the Tropicana-RCC ICFG, the system of play was Stableford, 4-ball better ball. Our RCC members thought that we had won overall as we played very well and our opponents thought that they had already lost before we completed the games (as they thought it was matchplay). However, the final results shocked us - 10.5 vs. 1.5 (winner in each flight gains 1 point and loser 0 points). Although we lost in this tournament, we won new friends from Tropicana and also strengthened our friendship amongst RCC members.
We are also very happy to have played at Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (KGSAAS) – our newly signed reciprocal club on the 24th and 25th May. Our social games at KGSAAS were enjoyable and some won big money. We played all of the 27 holes during the two days. The RCC group was ver y co operative and helpful. The feedback was that everyone enjoyed the trip, the great company, and the good food and hotel accommodation. Cheers! Loh Kum Chuen Vice Captain
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June 2013 Monthly Medals Men’s A Division Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Player
Goh Leng Khiang
Yeo Bee Kheng
Lau Wing Cheok
Score
42pts
41pts OCB
41pts
2nd Runner-Up
Goh Leng Khiang
Men’s B Division Winner
1st Runner-Up
Player
Loh Teck Lok
Yap Sung Kuang Leonard Lee Kok Pheng
Score
45pts
39pts
38pts
Loh Teck Lok
Men’s C Division Winner
Runner-Up
Player
Low Oon Hoe Michael
Alexander Wing Yu Wong
Score
46pts
41pts OCB
Low Oon Hoe Michael
Ladies' A Division Winner
Runner-Up
Player
Naomi Wong
Tan Lee Boon Shirley
Score
44pts
42pts
Naomi Wong
Ladies' B Division
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Winner
Runner-Up
Player
Ibolya Stark
Pau Lay Tin
Score
43pts
40pts
Ibolya Stark
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July 2013 Monthly Medals Played in conjunction with Qualifying Round for
Club Championship, Intermediate Championship and Aruan Cup, Ladies Club Championship and Ladies Intermediate Championship
Dates: 20 Jul Medal in conjunction with 1st Round Men’s Club Championship, Men’s Intermediate Club Championship, Aruan Cup, 1st Round Ladies Club Championship, Ladies Intermediate Club Championship 21 Jul 2nd Round Men’s Club Championship, Men’s Intermediate Club Championship Please note that the round 3 & final round of the championship has been postponed to the below dates due to the clash of dates with the SGA Inter-Club League on the original date of 28 July 2013. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. 3 Aug 3rd Round Men’s Club Championship, 2nd Round Ladies Club Championship, Ladies Intermediate Club Championship, 2nd Round Aruan Cup 4 Aug Final Round Men’s Club Championship, Men’s Intermediate Club Championship, Auran Cup, Ladies Club Championship, Ladies Intermediate Club Championship This event is open to members with a current Official Handicap Index of the following at the time of the first round: Club Championship Intermediate Championship Aruan Cup Ladies Club Championship Ladies Intermediate Championship
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0 12.1 19.1 0 18.1
– 12.0 – 19.0 – 24.0 – 18.0 – 36.0
(over 4 rounds) (over 3 rounds) (over 3 rounds) (over 3 rounds) (over 3 rounds)
Format Stroke play
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2nd Singapore National Senior Amateur Championship
Raffles Country Club, Palm Course 21st to 23rd May 2013
Prize Presentation GROSS PRIZES
Name
Club
Score
KepC PalmR
237 (76,82,79) 242 (81,80,81) OCB
SICC
242 (81,80,81) OCB
SICC
250 (84,85,81)
SembCC
245 (82,78,85)
SembCC
276 (93,92,91)
Overall Best Gross Champion Francis Chia Kok Hui Runner-Up Wong Yee Seong AGE GROUP A (55-59 years) Best Gross Chin Soon Chye AGE GROUP B (60-64 years) Best Gross Paul Kwek Pong Hwee AGE GROUP C (65-69 years) Best Gross Yan Heng Chok AGE GROUP D (70 years & above) Best Gross Robert Khoo
NETT PRIZES
Name
Club
Score
Overall Best Nett Champion Steven Chen Huat Lai Runner-Up Dave Wang Tee Hau AGE GROUP A (55-59 years) Best Nett Lek Yak Sua AGE GROUP B (60-64 years) Best Nett Teo Keow Seng AGE GROUP C (65-69 years) Best Nett Foo Wah Wai AGE GROUP D (70 years & above) Best Nett Peter Lee Yian Tong
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SICC RCC
209 (67,72,70) 219 (73,73,73)
PalmR
220 (73,71,76)
RCC
221 (72,80,69)
LNGCC
232 (75,80,77)
SembCC
239 (73,96,90)
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Home Is Where The Heart Is… Roderick Koh, Manager (Operations)
Raffles Country Club for me is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the island. I remember when I first arrived in 2010, I had to pinch myself to see if it was real or not. At that time, our Golfing Wing was still undergoing renovation. Standing in the foyer staring out to the Tengeh Reservoir, I said to myself, “This place is awesome!”
classes, I use English as the main communicating tool and they understand perfectly. Then I realised, as is human nature, when we are shy or afraid to show our weakness we lose the confidence to verbally express ourselves especially in another language.
Management has decided to keep their training an e ongoing weekly programme. Crews during on ce rvi Se the th bertson wi The purpose of it is not only Then I said to a woman standing GM Mr. Adam Ro ining Sessions of our Weekly Tra to teach them the trade of the nearby, “E xcuse me, may I service industry but also a chance to allow them to express sit here for a drink? I have an appointment with Miss Woo and Mr. Albert Khor.” “Yes Sir, themselves. Our first lesson was about self introduction and what would you like to have?” I knew she wasn’t local, she from there we moved on to a series of Attitudes. Towards was tall, pretty and looked a little stern, but from her voice I simply smiling, the approach towards smiling and how to attire could hear her sincerity and I still felt welcome. After being ourselves to Smile from the heart. served my coffee, we chatted for a while and I realised I could be working with her. What a pleasure it would be! Her name They have also been taught the structure of the club, from was Zhou Qing. Well, she has gone back home to China to get members to committee members to management etc, to give married and while I was happy for her I was sad that she was them a good foundation and knowledge, then apply it in their going to leave home… I did not make a mistake, yes I mean work. here at Raffles Country Club is home to us and our crew, is Ever so willing to please and give good service to the members it not? and guests, the team is also given simultaneous training in To us, Raffles Country Club is home because it is where our Service Knowledge and Wine Knowledge to allow them to understand the dos and don’ts and also appreciate the process heart is… of it all. Through all that I am sure our GT Team will excel! Our team of GT Service Crews do not know Singapore well, but if you ask them about RCC, yes they do. We have Sherry our In the month of May, only after one month of training, we Supervisor and Gin from Malaysia, Betty who is Singaporean started to see and feel the difference. The feedback coming in and the rest of the team are from China. Our HR department was not to criticize the girls any more but to encourage them and I have been constantly trying to attract more nationalities to move forward because they are doing a good job. to come work with us but it really has been hard but we have not given up hope at all. We do want to keep the multi-racial With their hard work and willingness to learn and improve, mix that makes Singapore so unique but sometimes it doesn’t plus your ongoing encouragement, our team of service crew at Raffles Country Club will excel for sure. If you ask me if they work quite the way we think. are there yet? My answer is simple, Our Mandarin speaking girls have come a long way and they are trying. English is hard for them though, when teaching them “We are getting there! Thank you RCC!” 17
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Special Rates for Sports & Recreation Member must be present to register and enjoy the special rates
Tennis Courts Calling all tennis players. We are offering a special rate to play on our tennis courts. We hope to see you improving your tennis skills soon and having a good catch up with fellow members and friends. So, hurry and sign up now! Operation Hours: 8:00am – 9:00pm New fees: $3.00 per hour, no extra guest fee.
Swimming Pool Take a dip at our lap pool and wading pool for young children - the perfect spots for you and your family to rest and relax after a long day; perfect for the weekends too! Operation hours: 8:00am – 9:00pm New Fees: Members (Free); Guest ($1 per person)
Badminton Court Work up a sweat and enjoy a good game or two of badminton with family and friends! Fees: $5 per hour w/o aircon; $10 per hour with aircon
Squash Court Work up a sweat and enjoy a good game or two of squash with family and friends! Fees: $3 per hour No guest rate
Gym Maintain your fitness regimen at our fully equipped gym! Fees: Members (Free); Guests ($5) *All rates quoted are subject to 7% GST
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Welcome New Members Night RCC hosted more than 50 new members accompanied by their spouses for a cocktail and an introduction session recently. Held at the Albatross, this quarterly event saw members and guests being treated to scrumptious finger food, drinks, desserts and a chocolate fondue. The cozy evening gave members an insight into RCC’s golfing and recreational facilities together with an introduction to the friendly staff of the club.
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Coming Up Aces Hole-in-One Name
Course
Date
Chen Minglue
Hole 2 (110m), Lake Course
21 April 2013
Cheong Kok Loon
Hole 2 (106m), Lake Course
27 April 2013
Chua Chen How
Hole 8 (148m), Lake Course
4 May 2013
Chan Cheong Loy
Hole 14 (140m), Lake Course
25 May 2013
Chen Minglue
Cheong Kok Loon
Chua Chen How
Chan Cheong Loy
Buggy in the Water Dear Members An unfortunate incident occurred on 30th April when a golf buggy ended up submerged in the water on hole number 4 at the Lake Course. Fortunately no golfers (or wildlife) were hurt, however please be reminded to take care when driving your golf buggy and apply the brake when stationary.
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Calendar of Events
July 2013 Golfing
Social Recreation
Public Holiday
Lake closed whole day for maintenance
01 Raffles Charity Day (Palm + Lake)
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Palm closed whole day for maintenance
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Lake closed whole day for maintenance
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Lake closed whole day for maintenance
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Palm closed whole day for maintenance
Lake closed whole day for maintenance
Raffles Charity Day (Palm + Lake)
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Private Tournament – 100 pax, Palm (PM), Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 100 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – Double Shotgun 288 pax, Palm (PM), Lake (PM)
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Palm closed AM only for maintenance
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Palm closed whole day for maintenance
Palm closed AM only for maintenance
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Private Tournament – 204 pax , Lake (PM) & Palm Course
Men’s A, B, C & Ladies Medal (Strokeplay), 1st Rd Club C’ship/ Intermediate/Aruan 1st Rd Ladies Club C’ship/ Intermediate
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Lake closed whole day for maintenance
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 100 pax, Lake (PM)
Palm closed AM only for maintenance
Private Tournament – Double Shotgun 288 pax, Palm (PM), Lake (PM) Palm closed AM only for maintenance
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Lake closed whole day for maintenance
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – Double Shotgun 144 pax, Palm (PM), Lake (PM)
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August 2013 Golfing
Social Recreation
Public Holiday
Private Tournament – 288 pax, Lake & Palm (PM)
Final Round Men's & Final Round Ladies’ Club C’ship & Intermediate C’ship & Aruan Cup
Palm Course Close Whole Day for Maintenance
Private Tournament – Shotgun, Lake (PM)
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06
SGA ICL (together with practice round) – Palm (PM)
Lake Course Close Whole Day for Maintenance
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Hari Raya Puasa
RCC National Day Peranakan Style
Men’s A, B, C & Ladies Medals (Stableford)
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10
Team Golf League 2013 (Infantry Round)
Team Golf League 2013 (Infantry Round)
Double Shotgun – 288 pax, Palm+Lake (PM)
Inter-Club Friendly: RCC vs Subang GCC (HOME) – Lake
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Team Golf League 2013 (Cavalry Round)
Private Tournament – Shotgun, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
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Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
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September 2013 Golfing
Social Recreation
Public Holiday
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Lake Course Close Whole Day for Maintenance
Private Tournament – Shotgun, Palm (AM)
Ladies Greensome Competition – Palm (PM)
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Men’s Senior, Ladies Evergreen & Junior Medal – Lake (PM)
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Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
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Private Tournament – 144 pax, Lake (PM)
Private Tournament – 40 pax, Lake (PM)
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Lifestyle
New Equipment & Apparel Justine Moss checks out the latest offerings from a number of top golfing brands.
Honma Leading club maker Honma have come up with an ideal model of club that marries feel and data from club tests by their professionals, which allows the pros to bring out their best techniques. The Tour World line-up features clubs with various unique head sizes and shapes and a variation of two shaft types of different weight and flex, from which you can select the best combination based on preferences. These include increased moment of inertia, higher spin and control features, longer projectile and directionality features and lower centre of gravity.
Titleist Accessories Titleist isn’t just all about their premier golf clubs and Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls. They have a range of accessories to spice up your golf game and your look and these include gloves, golf cart and carry bags, headwear, umbrellas, ball pouches, towels, travel covers and bags.
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FootJoy Apparel The sleek FJ Spring Apparel 2013 range is the ultimate high-tech performance garment to wear on the course and features easy care fabric that avoids wrinkling and shrinkage, an exclusive ProDry Stretch fabric, antimicrobial finish to help eliminate odour and double stitched seams which add to the range’s durability.
Adifit 360 BOA Golf Shoe Adidas Golf recently launched the new Adifit 360 BOA golf shoe. The Adifit 360 BOA is only retailing in two colours (white/red/black and white/black) – the street price is SGD $319 and they are currently retailing in stores.
Adizero Tour TaylorMade Adidas Golf have launched the Adizero line of golf footwear. With the lightest model weighing in at only 10.6 ounces, the Adizero Tour is 38% lighter than the TOUR360 ATV and touts the thinnest outsole ever for Adidas Golf at 1.2mm. It’s specially designed with ultra-light materials to deliver tour-proven performance without sacrificing stability. For women, Adidas Golf is releasing an Adizero Tour model with a 6-cleat outsole at only 9.2 ounces, claiming the title as the lightest cleated women’s tour shoe the company has ever created. Utilising the revolutionary weight-saving technologies from the men’s Adizero shoes, the women’s version incorporates a sleek, sporty and feminine design that overall, helps reduce fatigue down the stretch. The tagline is ‘So light it’s like wearing nothing at all’. TaylorMade’s local professional golfers – Lam Zhiqun, Quincy Quek, Unho Park and female national player, Miss Koh Sock Hwee – are ambassadors for the brand across the region and were involved in the launch of the shoe in Singapore.
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Food & Beverage
Afternoon Tea Indulgence After a round of golf and an obligatory 19th hole beverage, a relaxing way to spend the afternoon recharging the batteries is to treat oneself to a spot of afternoon tea. There are numerous hotels and restaurants which offer lavish spreads of afternoon tea – so make sure you arrive with an appetite. Justine Moss checks out some of the premium ones in Singapore. The Axis Bar and Lounge at the Mandarin Oriental, not only has amazing views over Marina Bay, but it offers an array of savoury delicate pastries and signature sweet treats on its afternoon tea menu. Its five-course menu features bite-sized savouries and sweet pastries on a traditional tiered stand, and you can also enjoy Afternoon Tea in a contemporary style of five courses. Start with the Champagne Jelly with Berries; followed by a generous bowl of homemade Valrhona Chocolate Pearl Scones as well as Citrus Scones with clotted cream, preserve and lemon curd.
There is also a three-tiered spread of exquisite desserts by Executive Pastry Chef Cassian Tan, which includes the Chocolate Pecan Ovale, Panna Cotta with Blueberries, Champagne Cassis Mini Gateau, Pate a Choux with Mango Cream, Sable Fruit Tart. For those with a savoury tooth, check out the range of sandwiches, including the Ham and Cheese Canapé, Parma Ham and Mozzarella Cheese Wrap, in addition to a savoury trio of Smoked Trout Tart with Crème Fraiche, Scallop Ceviche with Avocado and Truffle-Potato Cocotte. And if you have any room left, end with the signature dessert course – a platter of delicately crafted Pralines, all washed down with a selection of gourmet coffees and TWG teas. Afternoon tea at the Axis Bar and Lounge is available everyday from 3-5pm, as well as an additional seating of 12.30pm2.30pm on weekends and public holidays. The price for one person is S$42++ per pax, S$80++ for two, and S$55++ with one glass of champagne. For enquiries and reservations, call 6885 3500 or e-mail mosin-dining@mohg.com. 26
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The Ritz Carlton Millenia’s Chihuly Lounge’s excellent high tea is available until September 2013. Executive Pastry Chef Terence Pang has whipped up 10 desserts that recall exotic sandy beaches such as Olive Macron Starfish, Rose Almond Sun Hat Cakes and Caramel Mediterranean Salt Truffle Pearls.
The Pan Pacific Orchard – in celebration of its newly rejuvenated Lobby Lounge – has launched a new gourmet high tea buffet. It’s an ideal place to chill out and unwind and spoil yourself with a superb collection of tapas and desserts. The signature ‘Plates of Pleasures’ items include the Global Hotel Alliance Awarded Famous Peddlers’ Char Kway Teow, all prepared à la minute. On weekends, there are two additional live stations serving Swiss Cottage Melting Raclette and 36 month freshly carved Spanish Iberian-Cured Ham. The gourmet high tea buffet is available daily from 2pm to 5pm. Mondays to Fridays at $28++ per adult, Saturdays and Sundays at $38++ per adult. For reservations, visit panpacific.com/ orchard or call 6831 6686.
You can also enjoy an assortment of scones, sandwiches and petit canapés such as Grilled King Prawns with Iberico Chorizo Butter Sauce, Chick Pea Hummus with Olive Oil in Caviar Tartlet and Marinated Feta Cheese with Olive Tapenade. Items on the menu include Tomato and Mozzarella Cheese Sandwiches, Iberico with Pickled Gherkin in Mini Croissant, Smoked Salmon and Egg in Olive Focaccia, Seared Tuna with Eggplant Baba Ganoush Salad and Smoked Chicken with Semi Dried Tomato Pesto. Other savoury delights include Braised Chermoula Lamb Shank and Mint Couscous in Flaky Pastry, Moroccan Style Stew Stuffed Chicken Wing with Green Olive, Sour Lemon and Coriander and Roasted Yellow Squash with Stuffed Pimiento and Manchego Cheese. Do save room for sweet items which include Raspberry and Fig Tart, Seaweed Cake Sandals, Pistachio Crème with Griottine, Rosemary Panna Cotta with Peach Jelly and Lemon and Vodka Lemon Cup. The live station serves Fresh Crepes with Ricotta Cheese Filling and Candied Fruit. There is a superb range of coffees and fine teas including thirty blends of loose-leaf teas from the Ronnefeldt tea collection, featuring citrus-flavoured teas such as Morning Star and Roibosh lemon and flavoured black teas. The Summer Weekend Afternoon Tea is available from 2.30pm to 5.00pm and is priced at S$52++ per adult (inclusive of freshly brewed and decaffeinated coffee and a selection of teas) / S$26++ per child (six to twelve years of age) and subject to service charge and prevailing government taxes. For dining reservations, call Restaurant Reservations a t ( 6 5 ) 6 4 3 4 528 8 o r e m a i l r c. s i n r z . restaurantreservations@ritzcarlton.com.
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Specials at Golfers’ Terrace Dessert Of The Month
Soursop Ice Jelly@ This July @The Golfers’ Terrace
$(Re 2gu .8lar0) $3(Larg .80e)
A Bowl Of Healthy Pleasures This Summer @The Golfers’ Terrace August 2013 Gourmet Suggestion
We start from the Heart… Vegetarian Abalone & Mushroom Rice Set
@$7.20+ Guests rates +10% applies
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Promotions at Albatross
Chivalrous Singapore! This August, Albatross Salutes Singapore With 2 Bottles Of Chivas @ Regal 18 Years $268.00+
Guests rates +10% applies
The French Baron & NZ Starlet Of Marlborough July 2013 At The Albatross… 1st Time Ever… Combination Of Both… 3 Bottles @$75.00+
Guests rates +10% applies
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Destination
Alta Vista A Gem in Cebu It has been a year since I made my one and only golf trip to the Philippines. Joe, my kaki, told me he was going on another Philippines golf trip, this time to Cebu in the Visayas Islands. With fond memories lingering of my last trip, I begged to be included. The group ‘leader’ was Koh TJ (father of our RCC pro Koh Dengshan) and the only member who has been to Cebu before. We were scheduled to play two games at RCC’s reciprocal club Alta Vista, and one more game was planned for Cebu Golf & Country Club, if they were not closed for a major renovation. Club President Simon Yuen and some other nonRCC members were also going to be on the trip. We arrived at Mactan International Airport on 10th April at lunchtime. There was a surprise in store! Andrew Aznar, the President of Alta Vista, was at the airport to greet TJ and Simon and it turned out that TJ is a close friend of Andrew. A quick buffet lunch was followed by tee off. Several Board Members of Alta Vista and Nimrod, the GM, joined us for golf. The scorecard said that the blue tees only measured 5989 yards. It looked easy! But the course, designed by Gary Player, is on a mountain slope. If you are not on the fairway, then its OB though the fairways were quite generous. The greens were hard and fast (around nine on the stimpmetre). Have you tried reading the putting line on mountain slope greens? The true character of Alta Vista was its beauty and memorability. Every hole was diverse and stunning in beauty, and different clubs were required at each tee box. Our second shots were played from a rich variety of lies, uphill, downhill and side hill. I must have used every club in the bag. Alta Vista played the ever-generous host for dinner. A band, which had played in Singapore and Malaysia before, was brought in, and they entertained us with old favourites and even Chinese songs.
joined in the singing. It was a rare sight to see both the Alta Vista Chairman and RCC President performing a duet rendition of ‘My Way’. Old Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra) would have turned over in his grave! (I must have a word with Adam about bringing the band to play at Albatross). We also played at the Cebu Golf & Country Club. It was quite flat and not really memorable but it was only 10 minutes drive from our hotel, which, in turn, was only a par 4 to Ayala Mall, the largest shopping mall in Cebu. Shopping and food aplenty!
Each Board Member of Alta Vista took a turn to sing. They were good and said they had been practicing for two years to welcome RCC! Not to be outdone, some of our group also
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How do I rate Alta Vista? My kakis and I sneaked in more games and on the last day we went straight from Alta Vista to the airport. One kaki said it was the most enjoyable reciprocal course he has played on. Seven games (six of which were at Alta Vista) in five days speak louder than words. I would unreservedly recommend fellow members of RCC to visit Cebu and play Alta Vista. In addition, the Hotel Elizabeth, which has Wi-Fi in rooms and a good restaurant, is very conveniently located near shops and restaurants. Roger Tay Golfing Sub-Committee Member
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Reciprocal Club
Reciprocal and Affiliated Clubs Australia
Indonesia
Avondale Golf Club Avon Road, P.O Box 20 Pymble NSW 2073, Australia Tel: +61-2-9449 6455 Fax: +61-2-9488 7065 www.avondalegolfclub.com.au
Finna Golf & Country Club JI. Raya Barsari, Prigen, Pasuruan 67157, East Java, Indonesia Tel: +62-343-63 4888 Fax: +62-343-63 2156 www.finnagolf.com
Macquarie Links International Golf Club Macquarie Links Drive, Macquaries Links, Sydney, NSW 2565, Australia Tel: +61-2-8796 5888 Fax: +61-2-9605 7900 www.macquarielinksgolfclub.com.au Sanctuary Lakes Club Greg Norman Drive, Sanctuary Lakes Victoria 3030, Australia Tel: +61-83-9395 2888 Fax: +61-3-9395 2988 www.sanctuarylakes.com.au Sun City Country Club St. Andrews Drive, Yanchep Sun City, Western Australia 6035, Australia Tel: +61-8-9561 1148 Fax: +61-8-9561 5033 www.suncitycountryclub.com.au The Lakes Golf Club Corner King St. & Vernon Ave, Eastlakes 2018, Australia Tel: +61-2-9669 1311 Fax: +61-2-9669 6206 www.thelakesgolfclub.com.au The Links Kennedy Bay Dalloway Road, Port Kennedy, Western Australia, 6172, Australia Tel: +61-8-9524 5991 Fax: +61-8-9524 6660 www.kennedybay.com.au The Vines Golf and Country Club Verdelho Drive, The Vines, WA 6069, Australia Tel: +61-8-9297 3000 Fax: +61-8-9297 0729 www.vines.com.au
Brunei Pantai Mentiri Golf Club Km 15½, Jalan Kota Batu, Brunei Darussalam Tel: +61-2-8796 5888 Fax: +61-2-9605 7900 www.pantaimentirigolfclub.com
China Meishi Mayflower International Golf Club 88 West Binhai Road, Code No: 570311 Haikou City, Hainan Province, China Tel: 086-0898-6870 3213 Fax: 086-0898-6871 8992/6871 0888 www.imgprestige.com/club/meishimayflower-golf-club Tianjin Fortune Lake Golf Club Tuanbo Town, Jinghai Country Tianjin, 300193 Tel: +86 22 6850 5299 Fax: +86 22 6850 5277 www.itourbeijing.com/china-golf/tianjingolf/tianjin-fortune-lake-golf-club.htm Tianjin Warner International Golf Club No.1 Nanhai Road, TEDA Tianjin China, 300457 Tel: +8622 2532 6009 Fax: +8622 2532 1871 www.warnergolfclub.com
Gunung Geulis Country Club JI. Pasir Angin, Gadog Bagor 16720, West Java, Indonesia Tel: (0251) 8257500/8257400 Fax: (0251) 8257430 www.gununggeulis.com
Japan Ashinoko Country Club 4708 Minamiharasuga Mishima-shi, Shizuoka Tel: 055-985-2121 Fax: 055-985-2480 www.ashinokocc.com
Macau Macau Golf & Country Club 1918 Estrada de Hac Sa, Ilha de Coloane Macau Tel: (853) 2887 1188 Fax: (853) 2888 1034 www.mgccmacau.com
Malaysia Glenmarie Golf & Country Club No. 3 Jalan Usahawan U1/8 40150 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 603-7803 9090 Fax: 603-7803 2728 www.glenmariegolf.my Kelab Golf Negara Subang Jalan SS7/2, Kelana Jaya 47301, Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 603-7876 0381/0388 Fax: 603-7875 5267 (General) 603-7874 9796 (Golf) www.subanggolf.com Kelab Golf Sarawak Petra Jaya 93050 Kuching, Serawak, Malaysia Tel: +082-44 0966 Fax: +082-44 1733 www.kgswak.com
Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club 1 Sutera Harbour Boulevard Kota Kinabalu, 88100 Sabah, Malaysia Tel: (6088) 318 888 Fax: (6088) 317 777 www.suteraharbour.com Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Jalan Kelab Tropicana 47410 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Tel: +603 7804 8888 Fax: +603 7804 3688 www.tropicanagolf.com
Philippines Alta Vista Golf & Country Club Aznar Road, Pardo, Cebu City, Philippines Tel: (032) 272 7971 Fax: (032) 272 4090 www.altavistagolfcebu.com Eagle Ridge Golf & Country Club Barangay Javalera, General Trias, Cavite 4107, Philippines Tel: (046) 419 2841 Fax: (046) 419 2843 www.eagle-ridge.com.ph
Mission Hills Golf Club Mission Hills Road Guanlan Town, 518110 Shenzhen, China Tel: +852-282 60288 Fax: +86-755-2802 0888 ext 33333 www.missionhillschina.com Orient Pearl Golf Club No.99 South Guangming Street, Daliushu Village, Beishicao Town, Shunyi District, Beijing City, 101315 China Tel: +86-10-6042 5851 Fax: +86-10-6042 5851 www.beijinggolfcourses.com
Indonesia Rancamaya Golf & Country Club Jl. Ramcamaya Utama, Ciawi, Bogor 16720, Indonesia Tel: +62-251-824 2278 Fax: +62-251-824 2284 www.rancamaya.com
Japan Robert Trent Jones II Club
Vietnam
Macau
Chi Linh Star Golf & Country Club Sao Do, Chi Linh, Hai Duong, Vietnam Tel: +84-320-358 5617 Fax: +84-320-358-5618 www.chilinhstargolf.com.vn
Macau Golf & Country Club 1918 Estrada de Hac Sa Ilha de, Coloane, Macau Tel: +853-2887 1188 Fax: +853-2888 1034 www.mgccmacau.com
Danang Golf Club Son Tra – Dien Ngoc Coastal Street Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District Da Nang City, Vietnam Tel: +84-511-3958-111 Fax: +84-511-3958-112 www.dananggolfclub.com Long Thanh Golf Club National Highway 51, Tan Mai II Hamlet, Phuoc Tan Village, Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam Tel: +84-61-51 2512 Fax: +84-61-51 2513 www.longthanhgolfresort.com
Thailand Blue Canyon Country Club 165 Moo 1, Thepkasattri Road, Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand Tel: +66-076-32 8088 Fax: +66-076-32 8068 www.bluecanyon.com
The Montgomerie Links Vietnam Dien Ngoc Commune, Dien Ban District, Quang Name Province, Vietnam Tel:+84-510-394 2942 Fax: +84-510-394 1940 www.montgomerielinks.com
Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah No.1, Rumah Kelab, Jalan Kelab Golf 13/6, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Tel: 03-55105872 Fax: 03-55105860 www.kgsaas.com.my
Australia
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club No. 10 Jun 1/70D Off, Jln Bukit Kiara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +02-03-2093 1111 Fax: +02-03-2093 3393 www.klgcc.com
Araluen Country Club Country Clube Avenue, Roleystone, 6111 Western Australia Tel: +61-8-9397 9000 Fax: +61-8-9397 9001 www.araluencc.com.au
Meru Valley Golf & Country Club Jalan Bukit Meru, 30020 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia Tel: +02-05-529 3300 / 529 3333 Fax: +02-05-529 3311 / 529 3361 www.meruvalley.com.my
China
Brunei The Empire Hotel & Country Club Jerudong BG3122 Negara Brunei Darussalam Tel: +673-241 8888 / 241 8222 Fax: +673-241 8999 / 241 7815 www.theempirehotel.com
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Club Facilities & Directory
Golfing
Shanshui Palace Restaurant Tel: 6862 1838/9
Golf Reception Tel: 6861 7655 Fax: 6861 5563
Opening Hours: Daily
Opening Hours: Daily
7.00 am - 6.30 pm
11.30 am - 3.00 pm 6.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Sports & Recreation
Green Fee (Guest) Mon to Fri am
$96.30
Opening Hours: Daily
pm
$139.10
Weekends & PH
$235.40
$203.30 $374.50
Ball Fees
Fitness Centre Opening Hours: Daily
Tel: 6861 6563 1.00 pm - 9.00 pm 8.00 am - 9.00 pm 7.00 am - 9.00 pm 7.00 am - 7.00 pm 7.00 am - 8.00 pm 45 minutes before closing time $1.45 / 30 balls $2.15 / 50 balls $4.30 / 100 balls
Pro Shop Tel: 6863 3551 Opening Hours: Daily (except Mon) 7.00 am - 6.30 pm Mon (except PH) 7.00 am - 5.00 pm Rental of golf sets is available. Halfway Houses Opening Hours: Mon to Fri Weekends & PH Changing Room Opening Hours: Daily
8.00 am - 9.00 pm
Card / Mahjong Room Opening Hours: Daily 8.00 am - 9.00 pm Table Fee $5.35 / 5 hour / session Guests $10.70 per entry
Buggy Fee / Golfer $21.40 / 18 holes $13.91 / 9 holes Driving Range Opening Hours: Mon Tue to Fri Sat Sun PH Last issue of ball
Recreation / Reception Tel: 6861 7649 Fax: 6862 3965
Jackpot Room Mondays – Sundays 11:30am - 8:45pm (Inclusive of public holidays)
Green Fee (Visitor) Mon to Fri $149.80 Weekends & PH
Executives - Margaret Teo, Senior Executive (Food & Beverage) 6864 0833 - Sarinah Osman, Executive Secretary 6864 0889 - Shahrin Bin Taib, Executive (Golf Operations) 6864 0846 - Sharmayne Chee, Executive (Golf Operations) 6864 0826 - Irene Ong, Executive (Accounts) 68640801 - Emily Toh, Executive (Communications) 6864 0816 - Novem Swe, Executive (Operations) 6864 0823 - Richard Aung, Executive (Housekeeping) 6864 0873
Open to public
Golf Courses Palm & Lake Opening Hours: Daily First tee-off: 7.15 am Last tee-off: 6.15 pm ( 9 holes)
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- Bryan Littlejohn, Assistant Course Superintendent 6861 2725 - Seahmala, Assistant Course Superintendent 6861 2725
9.00 am - 5.30 pm 8.15 am - 6.00 pm
Membership Accounts General Office Tel: 6861 7649 Fax: 6861 5293
8.00 am - 9.00 pm
Members FOC Guests $5.35 / guest / day Sauna Opening Hours: Daily
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8.00 am - 9.00 pm
Members FOC Guests $2.14 / guest / day Tennis / Squash Courts Opening Hours: Daily Court Fee
8.00 am - 9.00 pm $3.21 / hour
Badminton Court Opening Hours: Daily Court Fee - with aircon - without aircon
8.00 am - 9.00 pm $10.70 / hour $5.35/hour
Swimming Pool Opening Hours: Daily
President Mr Simon Yuen Vice-President Mr Wong Toon Suan
8.00 am - 9.00 pm
Members FOC Guests $1.07 per person 7.00 am - 8.00 pm
Food & Beverage Golfers’ Terrace Tel: 6862 8765 Opening Hours: Mon to Fri 7.00 am - 8.00 pm Weekends & PH 7.00 am - 9.00 pm Open to members and golfers only The Albatross Opening Hours: Tue to Sun & PH 4.00 pm - 9.00 pm Fri & Sat 4.00 pm - 11.00 pm Mon Closed Open to members and guests only Available for private function booking.
6864 0812 6864 0801
Captain Mr David Soh Sai Sim
Club Officials
Managers - Adam Robertson, General Manager 68640888 - Woo Lee Choo, Senior Manager (Finance / Corporate Services) 6864 0828 - Dennis Ee, Manager (Golf Operations) 6864 0836 - Pang Hui Ngim, Manager (Internal Audit) 6864 0800 - Roderick Koh, Manager (Operations) 6864 0863 - Steve Bruton, Course Superintendent 6861 2725 - Terence Thia, Manager (Facilities) 6864 0883 - Jane Fok, Assistant Manager (Human Resource) 6864 0818 - Magdaline Chin, Assistant Manager (Finance & Membership) 6864 0808 - Tan Kok Min, Assistant Manager (IT) 6864 0868
Treasurer Mr Bernard Lim Kay Yi Secretary Ms Rose Tan Hoon Hoon Members Mr Ho Chye Hoi Mr Hoong Bee Lok Mr Kevin Scully Mr Peter Tan Peng Khoon Ms Shirley Tan Lee Boon
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