Raffles Connection Vol.24 May-June 2014 by Raffles Country Club

Raffles Country Club // Vol. 24 // May-June 2014 // www.rcc.org.sg

A New Beginning A Mesmerising Experience at Ashinoko Country Club p08 Pitch ‘n’ Chips (Golf Themed Café) Opens at Lakefront in June p13 Staying Healthy on the Course p22

Contents Vice President’s Message Mercedes, Senior, Junior & Monthly Medals (April 2014) Coming Up Aces 05 March Medal April Medal 06 Upcoming Club Competitions Hainan Trip 07 For Member’s Information Golfers’ Terrace Operations Hello & Goodbye 08 A Mesmerising Experience at Ashinoko Country Club New Reciprocal Agreement: Oxford Golf & Country Club New Arrangements with Keppel Club & Warren Golf and Country Club 09 SICC Open Mixed Shield Champions Revised Green Fees For Lake Course Buggy Fee Increase Notice Restriction of Guests Access to Lake Course on Weekends/ Public Holidays 10 RCC vs KLCC RCC League Welcome Dinner 12 Upcoming Events 13 Pitch ‘n’ Chips (Golf Themed Café) Opens at Lakefront in June 14 Raffles Charity Day 2014 Sponsorship Package / Reply Form 16 Golf Course Design 20 Lake Course Opening to TifEagle Ultradwarf Greens 22 Staying Healthy on the Course 24 Out of Africa 26 Welcome New Staff Quarterly FIshing 27 Shanshui Palace Promotion Golfers’ Terrace / The Albatross Lounge 31 A Harmony of “East meets West” Scotch Whisky Dinner 32 RECIPROCAL/AFFILIATED CLUBS 33 CLUB FACILITIES & DIRECTORY 02

EDITOR’S NOTE Dear Members Welcome to another bumper issue of Raffles Connection. In this edition, find out what a lucky group of members got up to in South Africa! They share their pictures and experiences on pages 24 and 25 – everything from great golf to

sumptuous food and wine. Also, last month another member contingent visited the beautiful island of Hainan and played at the Meishi International Golf Club in addition RCC’s newly signed reciprocal club, BFA Golf Club. Most of you will know that the Lake Course has now reopened, after extensive work on the course’s greens, bunkers, tee boxes and fairways. The result is simply superb with many members expressing their delight in the course’s retweaking by Steve Bruton and his team. Hearty congratulations to them for an excellent job! Read all about the new additions on pages 20 and 21. As usual, there are pages of useful club information for you to digest,

HIGHLIGHTS

Raffles Connection is published by Raffles Country Club, 450 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Singapore 639932. MICA (P) No. 156/10/2013 Editorial Team Adam Robertson, General Manager Elaine Yeo, Marketing Manager

and a host of delicious specials awaiting you at Shanshui Palace. For those looking for products or services that will assist them with either the prevention or treatment of discomfort while playing golf, check out how to stay healthy on the course on pages 22 and 23. Other articles of interest include the Scotch whisky dinner which was held recently at the club, in addition to a write-up on golf course design courtesy of RCC’s President. All it leaves me to say is see you on the fairways soon, and don’t forget to mark July 5th and 6th in your calendars for our annual Raffles Charity Day 2014. Happy golfing! Justine Moss

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MESSAGE CLUB NEWS GOLF LIFESTYLE FOOD & BEVERAGE EVENTS CLUB HAPPENINGS

MESSAGE

HOLE 16

HOLE 17

HOLE 18

Major Changes • A stream and pond system with recirculation pump has been added with about 1.5 meters of elevation change in the stream from green to tee.

Major Changes • The lake system has been connected to the lake on Hole 18 and creates a very interesting and challenging penultimate hole. A 0.5 m high waterfall has been created next to the green.

Major Changes • No major changes although the lake is to be dredged and cart path shifted to the right at the first landing area for better water hazard / fairway relationship.

Design Changes • Back tee added • Stream and lake system to be built • Greenside wall to be rebuilt

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Design Changes • Tees shifted and raised • Lake added and is in play on left, vs in front on 16 and to the right on 18 • Greenside bunker differentiates this green complex from Hole 7 where green is right next to water.

Design Changes • Back tee added • Cart path shifted to the right at first landing area • Greenside wall to be rebuilt and palm trees in reservoir to be removed. • Green made less severe with two bunkers back left of green.

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Vice President’s Message A Giant Step towards becoming a Premier Golf Club in Singapore

he General Committee has approved (during the meeting on 26 April) the appointment of Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architect as the Golf Course Architect (GCA) for the Palm Project. This marked an important milestone after two months’ of hard works by the Palm Project Subcommittee (PPSC) and the management.

Although we have imposed a condition that the new Palm has to be redesigned based on current developed area and corridor, this requirement did not limit Nelson & Haworth from putting forward innovative designs that would transform Palm into a great course while maintaining our existing signature holes such as Hole 12 and Hole 18 etc.

As members would recall from my message in the Raffles Connection Mar/Apr issue, I have mentioned that the PPSC has set out design criteria that will serve to achieve a new Palm Course with an excellent playability; highly memorable for all level of players and sustainable maintenance. In early Mar, PPSC invited the following five regional and international GCAs (in alphabetical order) to submit their concept plans:

I am privileged to share with members a few exciting holes at this stage. Following the tradition of many famous golf courses, N&H had created a series of three holes that are spectacular, challenging and memorable. The new finish of Hole 16 to Hole 18 will capitalize on great views of the Tenggah Reservoir and test the skills and course management of players with strong risk and reward. We intend to conduct an exercise later on to seek members’ suggestions on unique and memorable names for these three holes. A brief description for the new Hole 16 to 18 is available on the facing page. A display will be available soon at the club to show the preliminary design of each hole.

• Beau Welling Design • Chris Pitman Golf Course Architecture Ltd • Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architect • Parslow & Winter Golf Design • Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architect Upon the submission deadline in late Mar, the PPSC received valid proposals from three GCAs namely Beau Welling; Nelson & Haworth and Parslow & Winter. It was a challenging and rewarding task for the Subcommittee to select a final GCA. This was especially so as we were evaluating creative designs that involved different philosophy and approach. How to conduct an “Apple-to-Apple” comparison? The PPSC worked through a structured process and ranking matrix that comprised various design attributes and criteria. I am glad to report that the discussions and debates have been robust and transparent. Two finalists made their presentation in late Apr and the PPSC made its recommendation during its 5th meeting held on 24th Apr after a thorough discussion.

All the above is a giant step forward in the direction for Raffles to realized its vision of becoming a top premier golf club in Singapore and the region. This vision cannot be achieved by the PPSC and General Committee alone. We would call upon members soon to form taskforce and focus groups during the tender and specification preparation. We hope you will make a small step forward and together our combined efforts and contributions will eventually make Raffles Country Club a reputable premier golf club in Singapore and the region. Wong Toon Suan Vice President Chairman, Palm Project Subcommittee

The appointed GCA, Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architect (www.nelsonhaworth.com) comes with great credential and track records in Australia (e.g. Macquarie Links International Golf Club), Canada, China (e.g. Sheshan International, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club), France (e.g. Golf du Champs de Bataille) , USA, Malaysia (e.g Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club) , Indonesia (e.g. Bali Golf and Country Club) and etc, including our very own Lake Course, where the 18 greens have been remodeled by N&H.

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Mercedes, Senior, Junior & Monthly Medals (April 2014) Mercedes Trophy Qualifying Round (1 March 2014) Champion Score 43 pts by Yeap Chee Leong

Men’s A Division Winner Player Yeap Chee Leong Score 43pts

Runner-Up Wang Hwee San 39pts OCB

Champion Score 42pts by Kwan Mei Kam Michals

Men’s B Division Winner Player Kwan Mei Kam Michals Score 42pts

Runner-Up Chen Liang How 40pts

Champion Score 39pts by Tan Kian Chye

Men’s C Division Winner Player Tan Kian Chye Score 39pts

Runner-Up Lem Kean Su Victor 38pts OCB

Champion Score 38pts by Tan Eng Suan Cindy

Ladies D Division Winner Player Tan Eng Suan Cindy Score 38pts

Senior Medal Champion Score 46 pts by Wong Kin Hoong

Player Score

Winner Wong Kin Hoong 46pts

1st Runner-Up Ang Jeok Kee 42pts

2nd Runner-Up Wang Tee Hau Dave 40pts

Junior Medal Champion Score 36pts by Tan Zhen Rong Nicholas

Coming Up Aces

Hole-in-One achievers

Player Score

Winner Tan Zhen Rong Nicholas 36pts

Akira Sekiguchi 8 February 2014

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9 March 2014

Palm Hole 17, 142m

Lake Hole 7, 100m

Tan Kee Sze Allan

Keith Nockels

16 March 2014

Palm Hole 12, 125m

Goh Eng Kim Allan

Palm Hole 3, 138m

Huang Ching Lien 15 March 2014

Palm Hole 12, 125m

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March Medal Champion Score 65 Nett by Yeap Chee Leong Champion Score 66 Nett by Kwan Mei Kam Michals Champion Score 63 Nett by Heng Yew Hiong Marcus Champion Score 73 Nett by Wendy Soh Champion Score 68 Nett by Wong Swee Kua

Men’s A Division Best Nett Player Yeap Chee Leong Score 65 Nett

Best Gross Wang Hwee San 76 Gross

Men’s B Division Best Nett Player Kwan Mei Kam Michals Score 66 Nett

Best Gross Runner-Up Nett Chang Hee Lin Edmund Tan Kian Chye 86 Gross 69 Nett

Runner-Up Nett Song Hyunchul 68 Nett OCB

Men’s C Division Best Nett Best Gross Player Heng Yew Hiong Marcus Ong Wee Meng Kenneth Score 63 Nett 90 Gross OCB Ladies’ A Division Best Nett Player Wendy Soh Score 73 Nett

Best Gross Chloe Wong 83 Gross

Ladies’ B Division Best Nett Player Wong Swee Kua Score 68 Nett

Runner-Up Tan Eng Suan Cindy 92 Gross

Men’s A Division Winner Player Marcus Yeo Score 40pts

1st Runner-Up Lim Eng Lee Henry 37pts OCB

2nd Runner-Up Calvin Raymond Lee 37pts

Men’s B Division Winner Player Seng Tick Yang Score 41pts

1st Runner-Up Huang Ching Lien 40pts

2nd Runner-Up Tan Kee Sze Allan 39pts OCB

Men’s C Division Winner Player K C Loh Score 41pts

Runner-Up Kwek Khin Lian Perry 37pts

Ladies’ A Division Best Nett Player Tan Yim Hong Jennifer Score 40pts

Best Gross Quek Lee Tiam Judy 38pts

Ladies’ B Division Best Nett Player Lee Yuke Lan Score 41pts

Runner-Up Teo Chai Ching 40pts

April Medal Champion Score 40pts by Marcus Yeo Champion Score 41pts by Seng Tick Yang Champion Score 41pts by K C Loh Champion Score 40pts by Tan Yim Hong Jennifer Champion Score 41pts by Lee Yuke Lan

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Upcoming Club Competitions

MONTH

3 May

7 JUNE

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A, B, C & Ladies Medals (Strokeplay)- PM @ Palm

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A, B, C & Ladies Medals (Stableford) - AM/PM @ Palm

11 MAY

8 JUNE

SGA Inter-Club League (3rd Leg) OCC vs RCC @ SICC

SGA Inter-Club League (5th Leg) RCC vs JCC @ OCC

25 MAY

21 JUNE

SGA Inter-Club League (4th Leg) RCC vs NSRCC @ SEM

Senior Medals (Stableford) - PM Junior Medal (Stableford) - PM @ Palm 7

22 JUNE

SGA Inter-Club League (6th Leg) RCC vs CGC @ SEN 8

28 JUNE

RCC Anniversary Cup - PM Prize Presentation - PM @ Lake

Hainan Trip

total of 19 members visited Hainan from 15 to 19 April 2014 with the trip organized and led by RCC Golfing Dept. Upon arrival, we received a very warm and hospitable welcome from our newly signed reciprocal club at BFA Golf Club at BOAO of Haikou. The club's General Manager, Mr. Larry Liu, and Mr. Michael Wei, Sales Manager received the entourage personally on the arrival of our members. The course was in an immaculate condition after having hosted the World Economic Forum just a week before our scheduled arrival. Each member also received a souvenir handed personally by the General Manager of BFA Golf Club before departure.

Members also got to enjoy another reciprocal club at Meishi International Golf Club on the 4th day of the trip. Again, this is another well maintained golf course worth visiting. The reception by the club management, Mr. Wang Jing, was also friendly and welcoming. In total, members played four different, good quality courses. It was a memorable golf trip with many asking after the trip when our next trip to Hainan will be.

01 Group photo at BFA 02 Group photo at Meishi Mayflower

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For Member’s Information Golfers’ Terrace Operations Issued by The General Committee

or more than 10 years, RCC has adopted the following model for its Golfers’ Terrace Operations. - Food & Kitchen staff – outsourced - Service Staff-employed by RCC & managed in house. The Food & Beverage Sub-committees’ key function was to ensure that the caterer produces food that are tasty and consistent in quality, monitor hygiene and cleanliness of kitchen and food, discuss and agree to pricing of food and explore and try out new variety of dishes. Any changes in the above model would have to be approved by the General Committee.

The above model is a carefully calibrated balance between complete outsourcing (where the Club has little or no control over food & service quality) and complete in-house operations (where the Club has no expertise in food supply and cooking). We have learnt the hard lesson from other Clubs that full inhouse catering can be a big revenue loser. So it is not just about dollars and cents, ie. going for the highest tenderer with a significant decline in the number of service staff.

service team redundant. 18 RCC staff would have to be terminated and the years of hard work to build the service team would be irrevocably lost!

It’s the total experience. Our model that encompasses good food, prompt and timely delivery of the food and a pleasant service ambience has worked well and there is no need for a drastic change to a total out source model.

There was insufficient time to call a new TENDER with the right model. CB’s contract expired on 31/3/2014. So a temporary caterer was brought in to provide GT Catering until the damage done by the F&B Sub-Committee is rectified. The General Committee has set up a Task Force to source for a long term caterer for GT.

WHAT HAPPENED? China Blue (“CB”) has been GT caterer for more than 5 years. With input from a succession of F&B Sub-Committees over the years, they have produced almost 100 varieties of lunches and new desserts at reasonable prices. The Club has built up a service team of local, Malaysian and PRC staff. With the opening of the Albatross, the club has now got a trained bartender among the service team. GT service is among the best among Singapore golf clubs.

CB has an option to extend the catering service for 36 months. They put in their request.

The Golfers Terrace is the focal point of the Club. Food and service is of paramount importance. The General Committee will not allow a Sub-Committee to act rashly. The TENDER was voided by the General Committee.

Meantime, we hope that members will bear with the inconvenience as the temporary caterer settles down.

The F&B Sub-Committee, without knowledge or approval of the General Committee, rejected this and proceeded to call for a new TENDER. The TENDER terms, without the knowledge and approval of the General Committee, changed the GT Catering model to COMPLETE OUTSOURCING. This would have made our

Hello!

Goodbye!

FEBRUARY

GULAB BHOJRAJ, TAN SZE WAH, PHILIP VICTOR GREEN SOO THEAN LING, THONG CHEE YEN STEVEN, HENDRICKS ALOYSIUS GREGORY, KANG LEONG CHUAN

UMESH CHANDRA PANACHAD DOSHI, SZE KOON KIAT, HO KENNETH, WANG CHUNSHENG, CHEN HUAT LAI, YEO TECK YEOW

MARCH

LEE CHEONG PHENG, LOW SEOW JUAN, LOW SIEW SIE BOB, TAY BENG CHAI, LIM BOON LEONG, ANG SWEE HOON, LER KUANG YUAN, CHUA KEE LOCK, LIM CHEE KHAN, CHEE JUNWEN EDWIN, CHAI KOH CHIN, MRS CHNG CHET SIEW, PATRICK LYE KWANG PHENG, BENSON LEK HONG KHIM, ALEX LOH YEAN FHONG, HIROSHI TARUMI SULLIVAN STUART ANDRE, JUNG JAEHUN, WONG SZE KEED

TAN CHIN PIN JACKSON, SUM KWOK KHUEN TONY, CHONG YU KOH, GOH CHYE KIM, ONG CHENG YONG, LEONG SIEW MENG (DECEASED), TAN TONG WEE, LIM HUA CHU JOSEPHINE, LOH SING CHER, K RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (DECEASED), WONG YOKE LAN, NELLY SOH, KUIK AH HAN, LEK SEOW YAM, LIM KHOON GUAN JAMES, HARBOUR MARK EVANS, YOSHIYUKI SHIMMYO, KIM KYUNG WON, WONG KOK KIONG, LIM SHAO BIN 7

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A Mesmerising Experience at Ashinoko Country Club

CC Member, Ms. Ivy Khaw recently returned from Ashinoko Country Club, our reciprocal club in Japan, and shared her account of the memorable trip with us. 1) Please share with us your golfing and hospitality experience at Ashinoko. “From the time we did the booking, they were helpful by reminding us about the rate, weather, temperature, etc by email.” 2) What impresses you in regards to the service experience, what did you like about this place? “It was a very cold and rainy day when we visited Ashinoko. Mr Steve Nomura (CEO) and Mr Steven Nomura (President) welcomed us warmly, arranged a photo taking opportunity and prepared blankets and heat pads for us as it was really misty and cold. During the 9 hole break, clean and new socks (complimentary) were provided in case our feet were wet due to the rain.”

3) How would you rate the club (overall experience) on a scale of 1 to 10? “The course is beautiful, hilly, and challenging. Ashinoko is also famous for its Mt Fuji view. The people there are nice, hospitable and we enjoyed the tasty food too.” 4) Would you visit the club again or recommend it to our members? If yes? Why? “Surely, I will play there again. I enjoyed the misty early spring harsh weather, and I believe it is more beautiful in summer and autumn.”

New Reciprocal Club Agreement: Oxford Golf & Country Club

he club is pleased to present yet another reciprocal arrangement with Oxford Golf & Country Club. Located 22km from the airport and 8km from Pune downtown India, this club was rated No. 1 Golf Course in India and Top 10 Golf Destinations in Asiaby Asian Golf Weekly. It features the following amenities: • Championship 18-hole, 7020 yard, Par 72 championship course • 10-acre full golf practice facility with 6 chip and putt holes • Golf Academy run by K&A Golf, India’s top teaching and training golf institution • Sports facilities such squash and tennis courts The Club also has a full year-round calendar of events, golf tournaments, professional sporting events as well as interclub competitions. For more information, visit the Oxford Golf & Country Club website: http://www.oxfordgolfandcountryclub.com/

New Arrangements with Keppel Club & Warren Golf and Country Club

e are pleased to announce that RCC has entered into local reciprocal arrangements with the following clubs. With the signing, you will now have four alternative courses to play on during weekdays without having to travel outside of Singapore to enjoy the reciprocity. The clubs are:

Please take note of the following: 1) Members must make the booking via the Golf Receptionists. Members may call the golf counter to put their names for balloting.

Keppel Club: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 8.46am, one flight each day Warren Golf & Country Club: Every Tuesday at 8.39am & 12.37pm, one flight each session

3) Booking request must be filled up using the Local Reciprocal Booking Form. In most cases, Customer Service Officers can assist to fill the forms.

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2) Booking can be made a week in advance from the date of play.

4) In the event that more than one flight is booked on a single day or single session, balloting will be conducted on the Monday at 10am preceding the date of play. This will be held at the Golf Reception Counter and members are welcome to witness it. 5) Successful candidates will be informed of their tee time via telephone. 6) In the event of a Private Golf Booking at the host club or Public Holiday, the flight will not be available. Thus, bookings are subject to availability.

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SICC Open Mixed Shield Champions

- Mr. Alan Koh and Ms. Candy Teh

ur heartiest congratulations to members, Mr. Alan Koh and Ms. Candy Teh for their victory at the recently concluded SICC Open Mixed Shield Competition. The duo's win is a major breakthrough as the Shield has been retained by SICC for a long time. Well done, Alan and Candy!

Buggy Fee Increase Notice (With effect from 1st May 2014)

ue to increasing operating cost, it is necessary for the Club to revise the buggy fee to $23 (before GST) per golfer, effective 1st May 2014. We thank you for your kind understanding.

Revised Green Fees For Lake Course Rates listed below excludes buggy fee and GST

Weekday Green Fees

Existing Rate

New Rate wef 1st Jul 2014

Guest Rate (AM)

$90

$110

Guest Rate (PM)

$130

$160

Visitor Rate (AM)

$140

$160

Visitor Rate (PM)

$190

$220

Excludes $23 Buggy & GST

Restriction of Guests Access to Lake Course on Weekends/Public Holidays

ue to privilege control measures, members will not be allowed to sign in guests on weekends and public holidays on the newly returfed Lake Course, effective 1st May 2014 to 31st July 2014. We thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

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RCC vs KLCC

total of 48 members signed up for the 3 days 2 nights trip to KL from 7th - 9th March 2014.

Members golfed at the Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS) on the 1st day of the trip and had the Inter-Club (Actual Round) on the last day. Despite losing the game to KLGCC, members had an enjoyable trip, with many praising the magnificent golf course at KLGCC with its impeccable fairways and greens, challenging elevation changes and its beautiful local terrain.

RCC League Welcome Dinner

he 2014 League welcome dinner was held on 29th March 2014 at the Stamford Suite where the RCC league plan was by the RCC League Captain, Patrick Low The gist of it was as follows;

Background: RCC – SGA League performance for last 3 years (2011 to 2013)

SGA Men

SLGA Ladies

2011

2012

2013

6th

8th

10th (including ladies Team)

2nd

1st

4th (base on ladies Division)

MISSION: • To strive to be the Number 1 Premier Club with excellence golfing performance. • To promote a RCC spirit among members that is cohesive, supportive and vibrant OBJECTIVES (2014): • To achieve Top 3 Overall position for the 2014 SGA Inter-Club League Breakdown by Division (ranking in 2013) Premier

Top 5 (12)

Top 2 (8)

Top 3 (13)

Senior

1st (4)

Ladies

1st (4)

Overall

Top 3 (10)

• To build up the RCC team spirit among the League Players.

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STRATEGIES: 1. To recruit better players into the club and make use of the existing incentive to adopt more quality junior players 2. To improve the selection criteria (more transparent) for league players, provide more training /practice lesson to improve their skills, and provide motivation/ incentive to improve their performances. 3. To improve the morale of the team with more planned activities. An incentive system could be put in place to reward players who have performed well. Those who have contributed and remained loyal to the club should be recognized. Detail Plans: A League Management team was formed to discuss, debate and decide on all league related matters. All division captains were nominated by their players and were

GOLF 2014 RCC LEAGUE TEAM S/N Premier

Selection trail results:

Ben Chua

Vice Division Captain

Champion

Tan Yong Jia *

Adopted player pending membership approval

2nd

Sebastian Song

Bryan Chen

Dane Ang *

Tan Lee Hong

Albert Ng

Lau Wing Cheok Division Captain

Yeo Bee Kheng

2014 RCC League Team

Remarks:

3rd 4th Adopted player pending membership approval

5th 6th

Eric Tan A Division

James Fu

Division Captain

Champion

Derrick Tay

Vice Division Captain

2nd

Calvin Lee

3rd

Henry Lim

4th

Raymond Lim

5th

Robert Stark

John Yam

Seng Tick Yang

Sam Peck

Lim Chong Lin

6th Vice League Captain

Division Advisor

B Division

2014 RCC League Management Team (Not in picture, Lau Wing Cheok, Premier Division Captain, Bobby Ang, Senior Division Capt) Front Row from left (ST Yeo, Lady Captain, Derrick Tay, A Division Vice Capt, KC Loh, League Advisor, David Soh, RCC Captain, Patrick Low, League Captain, John Yam, Vice League Captain, Wendy Soh, Ladies B Division Captain) back row from left, Frankie Yeap, Senior Division Vice Capt, Ben Chua, Premier Division, Vice Capt, Alan Koh, B Division, Vice Capt, James Fu, A Division Captain, Clarence Liow, B Division Capt)

appointed by the club’s Captain. Vice Division Captains (voted by the selected core players within division) were also opted into the League Management team. Detailed plans with clear guidelines and milestones were further developed for implementation which includes a master schedule of all activities from Dec 2013 to Sept 2014 (End of 2014 league competitions). 1. A series of selection trial games were held from Jan to March 2014 to select the best players to represent the League. (Please see results on the right) 2. Additional practise games, coaching by trained instructor, golf rules sessions, short game lesson were also arranged to improve the players performance. 3. Team bonding events were held to bond all the players together inorder to build up the“ RCC Team Spirit”

Finally, the League Management would like to thank all our sponsors namely Marriott Hotel, AmerSports, Transview, RCC members, Alan Koh, James Fu and John Yam for supporting the league team with their sponsorships. We look forward to more contribution and support from our league team members so that we can continue to provide more incentive and rewards for players whom have done well in the coming League competition.

Mark Oh

Champion

Francis Ngai

2nd

Ong Kian Keong

Patrick Low

Jeffrey Yeo

David Wong

Alan Koh

James Tan

Clarence Liow

Loh Kum Chuen League Advisor

3rd League Captain

4th 5th 6th

Vice Division Captain Division Captain

Senior 1

Wang Hwee San

Frankie Yeap

Vice Division Captain

2nd

David Soh

Club Captain

3rd

Teo Keow Seng

Michael Kwan

Bobby Ang

Willie Ong

Champion

4th 5th Division Captain

6th

Ko Yeo Ladies A

Chloe Wong

Naomi Wong

Champion

Erika Layson *

Shirley Tan

4th

Ivy Chang

5th

Michelle Ang

Deborah Teo

Golf Trainee

Yeo Swee Tuan

Lady Captain

2nd Adopted player pending membership approval

3rd

6th

Ladies B 1

Wendy Soh

Elvina Wong

Division Captain

Champion 2nd

Jennifer Tan

3rd

Mary Yang

4th

Jennifer Teo

5th

Judy Cho

6th

Gan Shou Ying

Theresa Ng

Maria Teo

Golf Trainee

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Upcoming Events MAY 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

03 SGA Inter-Club League - Practice (Lake/PM)

Labour Day

Lake Course AM Close

09 Palm Course PM Close

10 Private Tournament 48 pax (Palm/AM)

Private Tournament 24 pax (Palm/PM)

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Palm Course Close Whole Day

Private Tournament Double Shotgun (PM)

RCC Invitational Game

Private Tournament 50 pax (Palm/AM)

SGA Inter-Club League - Practice (Lake/PM)

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Vesak Day

Lake Course AM Close

Palm Course Close Whole Day

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Lake Course AM Close

SGA Inter-Club League - Practice (Lake/PM)

Palm Course Close Whole Day

Private Tournament Shotgun (Palm/PM)

Private Tournament Double Shotgun (PM)

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Palm Course Close Whole Day

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Private Tournament 80 pax (Lake/PM)

Private Tournament Shotgun (Lake/PM)

SGA Inter-Club League - Practice (Palm/PM)

Palm Course PM Close Private Tournament 60 pax (Palm/AM)

JUNE 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Palm Course Close Whole Day

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Private Tournament Shotgun (Lake/PM)

RCC Medals (Stableford) (Lake/AM & PM)

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Palm Course Close Whole Day

SGA Inter-Club League - Practice (Palm/PM)

Senior Medals (Stableford) (Palm/ PM) SGA Inter-Club League - Practice (Palm/PM)

Palm Course Close Whole Day

Lake Course Close Whole Day

Palm Course Close Whole Day

30 Palm Course Close Whole Day

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Private Tournament Shotgun (Lake/PM)

Junior Medals (Stableford) (Palm/ PM)

Private Tournament Shotgun (Lake/PM)

RCC Anniversary Cup (Lake/PM)

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Pitch ‘n’ Chips (Golf Themed Café) Opens at Lakefront in June

ome June 2014, we are delighted to announce the inaugural opening of Pitch ‘n’ Chips, Singapore’s first fully golf themed café, located at RCC pool side terrace. Overlooking the breathtaking lake course, the alfresco style café stimulates a feeling of dining in an upmarket golf club. The establishment offers a delectable and diverse range of Thai, Indian and Western cuisine that will keep customers wanting more.

The café will also broadcast live championship matches not only for the golf enthusiast but also for people who enjoy watching all sports. Be sure to visit Pitch ‘n’ Chips to relax and unwind with a variety of alcoholic and nonalcoholic refreshments. The café will open daily from 6:30a.m to 8:00p.m with delivery service to offices around the vicinity.

The addition of the professional golf simulator system offers members and the public the opportunity to practice their swing on one of the best swing analysis systems available in the market. Their Indoor Golf Simulators work on an infra-red system which identifies ball speed and carry, shot elevation, club head speed and angle, angle of attack, direction and distance, and many more aspects of the swing. The skills learned and practiced on a simulation system are absolutely transferable from indoor to outdoor play. With over 65 international championship courses, golfers have the choice of playing friendly games, or in tournament modes, such as longest drive, or nearest to pin, in the comfort of an air conditioned room. Plus you’ll never lose your balls!

Yam Seng Pte Ltd started out as a sourcing and distribution company, mainly focused within the travel retail industry sector. During 2010, the company began its venture into the world of food and drink with the Greens on Screens Indoor Golfing Centre, a venue combining the best in golf simulator facilities whilst offering a fantastic menu to its customers. Adam Scott attended the opening of its indoor golfing center in acknowledgement of the company’s support and collaboration with The Adam Scott Foundation for Underprivileged Children.

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Adam Scott, Sunil Tuli, Karuna Tuli, Karan Tuli, and Natalie Lockwood at the flagship opening of Greens On Screens Indoor

Raffles Charity Day 2014, 5th & 6th July 2014 Sponsorship Package A) Albatross/Main Sponsor (Cash Donation - $20,000) Each ALBATROSS Sponsor will receive the following benefits worth $20,200 i. Four Golf invitations on Sponsor’s Tournament Day, 6 Jul 2014 (4x$350) ii. Four Invitations to RCD Dinner on 5 July 2014 (4x$200) iii. Two banners (2’L x 6’H) at RCC Entrance Driveway for two (2) months from Jun 2014 ($6,000) iv. One A-Sign board display at 1st &10th tee boxes at Palm & Lake Course over one week from 30 June to 6 July 2014 ($2,000) v. One Full Page Full Colour Advertisement in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine ($2,000) vi. Logo mention as Albatross Sponsor in Souvenir Magazine ($500) vii. Your Company Logo in all RCD Event Publicity (both Print & Online) ($500) viii. Your Company Logo (Larger Logo) on Sponsors’ Acknowledgement Board (16’ L x 8’ H) displayed over one (1) month($1,000) ix. Your Company Logo on the Screen at RCD Dinner ($1,000) x. Your Company Logo on RCD website plus a link to your website ($2,000) xi. Your Company Logo in all post RCD event sponsors acknowledgement & Raffles Connection xii. Sponsorship Award Plaque presented by ESM Goh Chok Tong ($1,000) xiii. One Long Table Space at Golfing Reception ($2,000)

B) Eagle/Co-Sponsor (Cash Donation - $10,000) Each EAGLE Sponsor will receive the following benefits worth $6,100 i. Four Golf invitations on Sponsor’s Tournament Day, 6 Jul 2014 (4x$350) ii. Two Invitations to RCD Dinner on 5 July 2014 (2x$200) iii. One A-Sign board display at 1st &10th tee boxes at Palm & Lake Course over one week from 30 June to 6 July 2014 ($2,000) iv. Half Page Colour Advertisement in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine ($800) v. Your Company Logo on the Screen at RCD Dinner ($500) vi. Your Company Logo on RCD website ($1,000) vii. Your Company Logo (Larger Logo) on Sponsors’ Acknowledgement Board

C) Birdie /Golf Hole Sponsors (Cash Donation - $5,000 per hole) Each BIRDIE/GOLF HOLE Sponsor will receive the following benefits worth $2,000

i. One A-Sign Branding Board Display on one tee box at the Palm or Lake Course over 1 week (Choice of 11th – 18th Tee, subject to availability on a first come first serve basis) ii. Two Golf invitations on Sponsor’s Tournament Day, 6 Jul 2014 – (2x$350) iii. Two Invitations to RCD Dinner on 5 July 2014 (2x$200) iv. Half Page Colour Advertisement in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine ($800) v. Your Company Logo on Sponsors’ Acknowledgement Board vi. Logo on RCD website

D) Par Sponsors (Cash Donation - $2,000) Each PAR Sponsor will receive the following benefits: i. Two Golf invitations on Sponsor’s Tournament Day, 6 Jul 2014 (2x$350) ii. Your Company Name on Sponsor’s Acknowledgement Board iii. Your Company Name on Sponsor’s Acknowledgement page in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine

E) Corporate Flight Sponsors (Cash Donation - $2,000 Per Flight) i. Four Golf Invitations on 6 Jul 2014, AM or PM Session (4 x $350) ii. Your Company Name on Sponsor’s Acknowledgement page in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine worth $500

F) Sponsors (Cash Donation - $1,000 & above) Each Sponsor will receive the following benefits: i. Your Company Name on Sponsor’s Acknowledgement Board and Sponsor’s Acknowledgement page in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine ii. One Invitation to RCD Dinner on 5 July 2014 ($200)

G) Hole-in-One Sponsor Car Prize (Sponsorship Value: Min. $10,000 donation to RCD if there’s no hole-in-one winner) Each HOLE-IN-ONE Sponsor will receive the following benefits worth $8,300

i. Four Golf invitations on Sponsor’s Tournament Day, 6 Jul 2014 (4x$350) ii. Two Invitations to RCD Dinner on 5 July 2014 ($2x200) iii. One A-Sign board display at 1st &10th tee boxes at Palm & Lake Course over one week from 30 June to 6 July 2014 ($2,000) iv. Your Company Logo in all RCD Event Publicity (both Print & Online) ($500)

v. Your Company Logo on the Screen at RCD Dinner ($1,000) vi. Your Company Logo on RCD website plus a link to your website($2,000) vii. Logo Mention as Hole-in-one Sponsor on Sponsors’ Acknowledgement Board ($1,000) OTHER PRIZES (Sponsorship Value: Minimum $5,000) (To qualify as Hole-in-One Sponsor, sponsor must donate min. 50% of the value of cash/other prizes to RCD 2014)

• Two Golf Invitations on Sponsor’s Tournament Day, 6 Jul 2014 (2x$350) • Two Invitations to RCD Dinner on 5 July 2014 ($2x200) • Half Page Colour Advertisement in RCD 2014 Souvenir Magazine ($800) • Your Company Logo on Sponsors’ Acknowledgement Board • Logo on RCD website

H) Product Sponsorship Opportunities (Retail Value of total products sponsored must be worth a minimum sum of $3,000) i. Gifts for Players’ Goody Bags ii. Golf Balls iii. Baseball Caps/Thermos Mugs iv. Polo Shirts v. Beverage/Wine/Liquor Sponsors Please donate items of quality and relevant use. Purely promotional items will be subject to approval if accompanied by a charity donation. The sponsorship level will depend on actual value of total products sponsored.

Our Beneficiaries Since the inception of RCD in 1990, the Club has raised more than $6 million with proceeds benefiting the following schools and beneficiaries: Boon Lay Garden Primary School, Lakeside Primary School, Jurong West Primary School, Pioneer Primary School, Rulang Primary School, Pioneer Secondary School, Jurong Secondary School, Jurong West Secondary School, Boon Lay Secondary School, Yuan Ching Secondary School, Hua Yi Secondary School, Hong Kah Secondary School, Assumption Pathway School, Handicaps Welfare Association, Kidney Dialysis Foundation Limited, Metta Welfare Association, Society for the Aged Sick, St. Andrew’s Autism Centre and Tan Ah Tah – SAWL Fund.

Raffles Charity Day 2014, 5th & 6th July 2014 Reply Form

(All cash sponsorships are entitled to tax deduction. The tax deduction entitlement will be determined by IRAS.)

Please indicate your choice (√) of sponsorship package as follows: Sponsorship Package A. Albatross/Main Sponsor (Cash donation $20,000) B. Eagle/Co-Sponsor (Cash donation $10,000) C. Birdie/Golf Hole Sponsor (Cash donation $5,000 per hole) D. Par Sponsors (Cash donation $2,000) E. Corporate Flight Sponsors (Cash donation $2,000 Per Flight) F. Sponsors ($1,000 & above) or Other Cash Amounts: _________________ G. Hole-in-One Sponsorship Description & Value of Prize: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Tournament Date(s): ______________________ _________________________ Hole # (s): ______________________________________ H. Product Sponsorship Description of Product (s): _________________________________________________________________________________________ Quantity: _____________ Unit Cost of Product (s):___________________________ I. Advertisement in Raffles Charity Day 2014 Souvenir Magazine (Circulation: 1000) [ ] Inside Front/Back Cover Full Color Full Page Run-on-page ($3,000) [ ] Full Page Full Color Run-on-page ($2,000) [ ] Full Page Black & White Run-on-page ($1,200) [ ] Half Page Full Color Run-on-page ($1,000) J. On-site Advertisement at Driveway [ ] Vertical Banner at Driveway @ $1,500 Per Month [ ] Pillar Banner at Buggy Bay (Per Pillar) @$2,000 Per Month

GOLF REGISTRATION FORM Please indicate your choice (√) of flight below: For purchase of more than one flight, please email to: sharmayne.chee@rcc.org.sg

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Golf Course Design What makes a great golf course?

f you go by Golf Digest’s ranking, and you are a history student of the World’s Golf Courses, you will discover that many of the iconic and revered golf courses were built many years ago, during what may be termed the “Golden Age of Golf Design” that is, the period between 1910 and 1937. The Golden Age was the age of many eminent golf Course architects such as Alister Mackenzie, Donald Ross, C.B. Macdonald, A.W. Tillinghast, George Crump, George Thomas Jr., H.S. Colt, C.B. Macdonald, just to name a few. By 1930 America had 6000 golf courses, up from 742 in 1916. Presently it is estimated that there are about 34,000 golf courses worldwide.

Which Is The Best? Pine Valley G.C. (NJ) USA is rated the best of the best, topping the Worlds 100 greatest Courses (Golf Digest _ February 2014). Never heard of this golf course? Not surprising, because it is a very very private members club and does not host tournaments. It is a winner by a clear margin over Cypress Point Club (No. 2), Augusta National GC (No 3), St. Andrews Links (old) (No. 7). Pebble beach ranks No 15. Pine Valley was also given rave reviews by the top golf architects in the era when built (1918). The comments from these architects give some clues what makes Pine Valley the best then and still so today.

Is there any reason why such a large percent of today’s’ World’s Top 100 Golf Courses were from the Golden Age? “To this day, there is no official educational program for those hoping to become golf architects” – Geoff Shackelford

“The Pine Valley Course to a greater degree than any other course I have ever seen possess individuality. Everywhere this individuality was shown, nowhere more than on the greens.” – Chick Evans

I would like to postulate one possible reason. The Golden Age golf architects really looked at the spirit and soul of the game. From this, they appear to come to the conclusion golf is a strategic game. Each evolved their personal design philosophy to flesh out their ideas on golf course design strategy.

“Pine Valley is, with the possible exception of Cypress Point, by far the most spectacular golf course in the world. I have never seen a course where the artificial bunkers have such beautiful and natural appearance, and the undulations on the greens are excellent. On the other hand I do not consider any course ideal unless it is pleasurable for every conceivable class of golfer”. – Alister Mackenzie

“Today’s golf courses are rarely designed to make golfers think … the primary mark of a top golf course during the golden age was not in its prettiness or the color of its grass … the landmark courses were special then and timeless now because of their ability to test the mental as well as physical component of the golfer’s game, a concept better known as strategy.” – Geoff Shackelford “The Golden Age of Golf Design” Are these design philosophies still relevant today? Let us each be the judge in our own mind as we read on. But is there any reason why we should be interested in golf course design in the first place? “Every golfer worthy of that name should have some acquaintance with the principles of golf course design, not only for the betterment of the game, but for his own selfish enjoyment, let him know a good hole from a bad one and the reasons for a bunker here and another there, and he will go a long way towards pulling his score down to respectable limits. When he has taught himself to study a hole from the point of view of the man who laid it out, he will be much more likely to play it correctly.” – Bobby Jones (America’s greatest golfer who had a hand in designing Augusta National)

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The 9th green at Pine Valley Golf Club, on the right hand side

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“I remember that when I visited that truly magnificent and terrifying course, Pine Valley, I remarked to one of my hosts that if the club had any members who were rather old or fat or unskillful, they must find it very hard work. He scouted the notion and declared that such members were as proud as a peacock and as happy as sand boys if they went around in 115 in place of their normal 120. This seems to show that in Philadelphia, at any rate, the poorer golfers are not poor in the manly virtues.” – Bernard Darwin “If one could have a course with sand dunes, with water hazards both as streams and as lakes, with fairways through virgin forests, with long, rolling contours, high plateaus (for greens), lovely little valleys to play through and to cross as hazards, one would have the superlative and almost ideal golf country. Such is Pine Valley... Every true golfer loves Pine Valley. It may be censured by some as very difficult, especially from the rough; yet its charm is the lure of its diversity coupled with the thrill of surmounting its varied hardships.” – George Thomas “Pine Valley is the only course in America which has been loved and pictured as a thing of structural beauty. It is a noble creation, a course of heroic carries it has the rugged grandeur, the wealth of magnificent hazards that makes it the playground of the gods.” – Robert Hunter

On St. Andrew’s “Old Course” “I believe the real reason St. Andrew’s Old Course is infinitely superior to anything else is owing to the fact that it was constructed when no-one knew anything about the subject at all and since then it has been considered too sacred to be touched.” – Alister Mackenzie “It is St. Andrews and its timeless charm that awakened many architects to the possibilities of course designs. The Old Course is strategic golf at its finest. Every hole provides numerous options of play and the best route to the hole is dictated by the varying conditions and the location of the flagstick. …. It plays differently every day and requires the golfer to adapt to its ever changing strategy. No golf course in the world requires more thought and skill, yet the player who plans its attack and executes it successfully can do very well on the Old Course. – Geoff Shackelford in “Golden Age of Golf Design” “The more I studied the Old Course more I loved it and the more loved it, the more I studied it.” – Bobby Jones

Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, St. Andrews

St Andrew’s 8th Hole

Golf Course Design Philosophies A. On Old vs New Golf Courses “Attitudes towards what exactly makes a great golf course differ from country to country. What impresses in China may not impress in Japan or Thailand, for example.” “Asians generally aren’t so in thrall of the older, traditional courses, mainly because most courses in this region are relatively new. Whereas westerners, who dominate the current Top 100 panels, certainty value older courses over new – because North America and especially the U.K. are home to the world’s oldest courses.” “Asians seems to prefer “garden” designs, where the course environment is green, heavily landscaped and manicured, while Westerners would appear to lean towards links-style course that are browner, scruffier and more “natural”. Asians seem to be less incline towards Links-style course.” – Singapore Golf Digest Feb 2014 issue

General Design Philosophies 1. The principal consideration of the architect is to design his course in such a way as to hold the interest of the player from the first tee to the last green and to present the problems of the various holes in such a way that they register in the player’s mind as he stands on the tee or on the fairway for the shot to the green. – William Flynn 2. “A round of golf should provide eighteen inspirations – not necessarily thrills, for spectacular holes may be sadly overdone. Every hole may be constructed to provide charm without being obtrusive with it” – A.W. Tillinghast

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8. “The strategy of the golf course is the soul of the game. The spirit of golf is to dare a hazard, and by negotiating it reap a reward, while he who fears or declines the issue of carry, has a longer or harder shot for the second... yet the player who avoids the unwise effort gains advantage over one who tries for more than in him lies, or who fails under the test.” – George Thomas 9. The premium on accuracy should carry the greatest reward for this is the essence of any game. Carry, while slightly less valuable than accuracy is important in that it promotes boldness. Length may be considered least important but this becomes quite a factor when a player is able ot mould all three tests together. – William Flynn The 8th green (right hand green) at Pine Valley

B. Length vs Strategy

3. “If the average golfer considers the points of strategy which have been worked out in advance for a properly designed hole, he will undoubtedly improve his game in his play of such a problem. There is no question but that the strategy of golf is one of its most important assets, and our newer courses present many most interesting situations which increase their value. The question of strategy is of the utmost importance to the golf architect and to the golfer, and such strategy will be developed more and more during the coming years. – George Thomas writing in his 1927 Book “Golf Architecture in America”

1. “Length means nothing without character, but the true test must have sufficient length and character.” – George Thomas

4. Bearing in mind that golf should be a pleasure and not a penance, it has always been my thought to present a test of the player’s game; the severity of the test to be in direct ratio with his ability as a player.” – Donald Ross 5. “When it is more generally recognized that a truly fine round of golf represents the accurate fitting together of shots that bear a distinct relation to each other, with the greens opening up to best advantage after placed drives, then the game will be a truer test of the mighty ones than so many courses now present” – A W Tillinghast 6. “Wise” is the man who knows how to play each hole as he should play, and skillful the golfer who can place his shots where they should go. Such a player is exceeding hard to defeat (on a golf course)” – George Thomas 7. The best way to whet the appetite and improve the game of any golfer is to offer an incentive and provide a reward for high class play, and by high class play is meant simply the best of which each individual is capable. Placing a premium on accuracy with due consideration for length should be the aim of all men who design golf courses, for accuracy in the play signifies skill and skill is generally the master of brute force. – William Flynn

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2. “The strategy of golf is the thing which gives the short accurate player a chance with a longer hitter who cannot control his direction or distance.” – George Thomas 3. “I must confess to an abiding affection for Merion … Merion has always played a bit on the short side and unless conditions of wind and weather make it otherwise … But chick’s “white faces” (bunkers) will still be there guarding closely the sides of every green and fairway, making it tough for anyone who stray from the straight and narrow.” – Bobby Jones (The 2013 US Open was played at Merion. No player broke par on a course of less than 7000 yds which most people consider very short for a US Open) 4. The desirable length for a good golf course is from 6000-6400 yards. But bear in mind that it is quality, not quantity that counts. In my work I have repeatedly had trouble making committees see the force of this. They seem possessed with the idea that length is the main desideratum. It is beyond all argument that many a long course is noticeably uninteresting, in contrast to shorter ones that are well thought out and skillfully constructed.” – Donald Ross

C. The PAR-3 “One Shotter” With advancing golf equipment technology, clubs that hit longer and straighter, balls that go further and stops on a pinwheel, the “one-shotter” Par 3 holes looks almost anachronistic today. Is it really so? TV fans of golf still stay reverted in their sofa and arm chairs when the pros play such famous par 3’s such as Augusta National’s 12th hole, Pebble Beach’s 17th hole

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(where Tom Watson’s birdie from the rough saw off Jack Nicklas) and the “Postage Stamp” 7th hole which is a mere 107 yds, St. Andrew’s 11th “Eden” hole where Bobby Jones tore up his card after 3 attempts at getting out of the “Hill” bunker and the 17th at TPC-Sawgrass where Sergio Garcia dumped his tee-shot in the water and never contended thereafter in the 2013 Players Championship. Par 3s “one shotter” holes can be HIGH DRAMA! In fact the Golden Age Architects appear to treat the one shotter as a challenge that required special consideration. Here is what some of them say: 1. “One shotters are most important. In these holes one gets a keener interest on the tee shot than on others because it may be placed on the green by most men.” – George Thomas

Pine Valley 5th Hole

2. “The merit of any hole is not judged by its length but rather by its interest and its variety as elective play is apparent. It isn’t how far but how good.” – A.W. Tillinghast (on the 104 yds Par 3 Fourth hole in Baltimore, one of the most famous par-3s in America). His 190 yrs Par 3 Tenth Hole in Winged Foot Golf Club is self-proclaimed to be “best par-3 I ever built”. 3. “Who shall say which par affords the most superlative play? No one will deny the lure, intrigue and importance of the one shotter.” – George Thomas 4. “I think that I will always adhere to my old theory that a controlled shot to a closely guarded green is the surest test of any man’s golf” – A.W. Tillinghast (on the short 150 yds Par Eleventh Hole in San Francisco Golf Club) 5. “Some of the most interesting holes are those where the best line to the flag is not direct” – A.W. Tillinghast (on the 180 yds Par 3 Second Hole in Somerset Hills golf Club)

St. Andrew’s 11th “Eden” Hole Par: 3 Yards: 174

6. “What I like best about Merion is the character and variety of her short holes … the third and the ninth are of similar yardage, around one hundred and ninety, but an elevated tee makes the ninth play a bit shorter. At the same time, this green is more tightly trapped, and any considerable deviation from the correct line will more than likely result in a penalty.” – Bobby Jones

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The world famous 17th green at Pebble Beach with Monterey Bay in the background

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Lake Course Opening to TifEagle Ultradwarf Greens Friday, 25 April 2014

fter a little over 5 months of down time we are getting back to playing on the newly converted TifEagle Ultradwarf Lake Course greens. Many other Singapore golf courses have already completed changing over from their old Tifdwarf and we now are now set to join them with better quality and uniform putting surfaces. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this conversion to the new green grass. What did we do during the 5 months? With the guidance of N&H Design we took on the following tasks:

Greens Green soil profile depths were tested and samples sent to Brookside Laboratory in Ohio to verify and develop our plan. We then removed the top 10-15cm of old thatch and Tifdwarf plant parts. Some of the greens that were not remodeled in 2002 we had to dig deeper to remove heavy organic deposits and then added new sand as needed to reach our 40cm profile depth. The tie-in of the green surface to the green surrounds was improved by taking away that top dressing sand layer buildup and edging groove that caused a sunken â&#x20AC;&#x153;moatâ&#x20AC;? type circle around the greens. We now

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have a smoother transition from the Zoysia approaches and chipping areas onto the TifEagle green surface. The collar of the green is Zoysia matrella and it is established outside the plastic barrier we installed to prevent encroachment into the TifEagle.

Bunkers N&H Design marked out new bunker outlines to improve the visibility and aesthetics of the bunker shapes. Since many of the bunkers had serious erosion problems during heavy rains we installed a bunker liner called SandMat to reduce the erosion problems. The new edges were cut out and liner installed by TEHC International. Several bunkers were also moved closer to the greens, especially on holes 9 and 18. The original RTJ2 design had a bunker left of 18 green and that was also restored. A total of 4 bunkers were filled in by N&H on holes 14, 15, 17 and 18. The reasons were playability, highlight the nearby bunkers, and speed of play concerns.

Fairways Fairway lines were adjusted by N&H, mostly to widen and to provide for a more interesting flowing fairway line. The fairway mowing pattern had become quite narrow and straight. They also suggested an intermediate cut of 1.5 meter which we are trying to establish for more definition. The roughs have become 100% Seragoon grass over the

last 12 years since the 2002 regrassing and it tends to lie flattish and the ball sits up higher in the rough. This reduces the definition we hope to establish. Cultural practices of aerification and vertical mowing were carried out 2 times during the 5 month period. These practices will help with providing more definition for the fairways.

Tee Boxes The tees are scheduled for leveling and regrassing starting this July. We have available 3,800m2 of new Zoysia each month and we will complete all the tees over a 4-5 month period. We will install the plastic barrier around each tee to help reduce the encroachment of Seragoon. With a pure Zoysia grass sward we can use preventative and post emerge herbicides to stop the weeds and Seragoon grass from taking over again.

Tree and Ornamental grass Plantings Several new tree plantings were suggested by N&H to replace lost trees and to enhance the views. On number 3 there were 5 Hopea and 8 Coconut trees planted. On number 11 there were 2 coconut trees planted behind and to the right along with 3 Hopea trees behind the green. On number 15 there were 5 Red Palm and 1 Coconut added. Ornamental grasses were planted on number 18 to help hide the big electrical box and large concrete vault.

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Grasses were planted nearby the irrigation controllers to help hide and protect the controllers from being run into by carts and turf equipment as it has happened many times in the past.

Weed Control Upon my arrival here June 1st 2013, I saw that the roughs were 100% Seragoon and the fairways 50/50 Seragoon and Zoysia. Cow grass, nut sedge, crabgrass and spurge are quite problematic weeds persisting throughout the course. We did hand weed out all the cow grass from the Lake fairways after closing but it is coming back with a vengeance. We have established a fairway spraying program of Barricade pre emergence to help try to reduce the seed germination of many of these weeds that are propagated by seed. Post emerge control is erratic and causes many discolored spots, especially on the sensitive Seragoon grass. Our being on limited chemical usage due to the nearby PUB water catchment area also limits our weed control efforts along with a reduced maintenance budget. We are hopeful the Barricade product will help and our staff will continue to hand weed and spot spray cow grass in the fairways, but in rough areas we will have to let it go until the course can be scheduled for regrassing with all new Zoysia grass in the future after Palm Course is back online.

Retaining Wall

Support and Contact Information

The 18th green side retaining wall was strengthened by adding a steel supporting band and a fabric liner was added to keep sand from sifting through the timbers. This was a safety issue for many of the timbers were becoming unstable. The action the committee took will last for many years until a new wall can be constructed.

The Golf Committee and General Committee fully supported these changes to help provide an enjoyable golfing experience on the Lake course. Please check out some of the work tasks carried out on the Lake Course and to contact me by visiting the following website: rafflesturf.com.

Distance Marking The distance marking has had quite an overhaul on the Lake Course. The 6 metal poles have been replaced by 6 Kirby markers, 2 each for 100, 150 and 200 meter markers located on each side of the fairway and a 150 meter pole for alignment guidance from the tee and judging distance as well. The Kirby markers can be driven over unlike the metal poles or the tee balls in the center of the fairways. The new tee signage posts are located near the cart path all in one location. The old metal distance signs to the side of each tee have been removed. The main purpose of the changes is take advantage of our natural setting near the large lake with a simpler and less cluttered presentation. We have 6 Kirby markers, all the fairway sprinklers with distances, cart path marking and the 150 pole. There is plentiful distance marking indicators for everyone to access.

Best regards, Steve Bruton Raffles C.C., Course Superintendent Email: steve.bruton@rcc.org.sg, Office number: 6861-2725

LIFESTYLE

Staying Healthy on the Course

ustine Moss checks out a few products in the market designed to give golfers maximum comfort either pre, during or post-round.

1. Airweave premium bedding toppers Newly crowned HSBC Women’s Champions winner Paula Creamer credits airweave with helping to improve her performance by ensuring a quality sleep whenever she is on the road. She was introduced to airweave after suffering discomfort after a traffic accident in Thailand back in2013. She says, “I have been using airweave’s premium topper and pillow every since and it helps me not only to sleep well but also has become an important factor for my game as well.” Founded in 2007 by CEO and President Mr. Motokuni Takaoka, airweave is a bedding topper made by weaving together resin fibre to offer comfortable support for the best possible quality sleep. The scientificallysupported bedding topper not only allows for more restful slumber through its ergonomic, breathable design, but is also comprised of highly resilient material that allows sleepers to turn over easily while still maintaining a deep and restorative sleep. The dispersion of body pressure also relieves back and neck pain. Airweave is also engineered for portability so users can carry the toppers quite easily. After its first launch in Japan in 2007, airweave

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has become Japan’s leading producer of mattress toppers and supplier to the world’s top athletes, hotels and first class airline cabins. In addition, airweave also supports international Olympic delegations including the US Olympic Committee, French National Olympic and Sports Committee, in addition to the Japanese Olympic Committee for the recent Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. They are available in Singapore at Takashimaya, and bedding toppers start at $890 for a single-size topper and $260 for a standard pillow.

2. Physionique There are two types of golf therapy at Physionique, which is a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic located in Singapore. They assess your golf game from a physiotherapist’s standpoint. Back pain, tennis and golfer’s elbow, shoulder and wrist pain, and muscle strains are some of the common golf injuries they treat. With the proper tools and know-how, they perform a biomechanical analysis of your golf swing to determine the relationship of your swing pattern to your injury. This together with the golf injury rehabilitation programme is designed to get you back on the course, painfree. The golf performance program aims to give you better alignment, improved body turn, muscle control and power to enhance your game. It consists of a biomechanical analysis of your golf swing and physical assessment followed by a programme

to address your particular needs. The programme combines specialized massage and hands-on techniques with golf-specific exercises. 8 Claymore Hill #01-02 8 On Claymore Singapore 229572 Tel : 6734 0245

3. Heliocare Sun screen protection now doesn’t just come in the form of liquid or spray for the body. Now you can take it orally – Heliocare Oral with Fernblock® can help make up for the disadvantages of topical sunscreen, providing protection to all skin areas and reaching the skin’s deepest layers. It has been extensively tested for its safety and efficacy, with the key ingredient, Fernblock® an excellent antioxidant property that is able to reduce free radicals by up to 50%, preventing formation of hyperpigmentation caused by UV rays. It protects the entire skin surface, increasing the skin’s resistance against sunburn by up to 300%. The protection from Fernblock® also slows down skin aging by up to 55% through the inhibition of collagen depletion caused by UVA. If you still prefer the liquid kind, Heliocare does come in gels and sprays. All products are available for purchase in a number of hospitals and pharmacies across Singapore.

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4. KT Tape KT Tape (Kinesiology Tape) is an elastic sports and fitness tape designed for muscle, ligament, and tendon pain relief and support â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perfect to strap on before a golf round if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re experiencing any pain. It is lightweight, easy and comfortable to wear and can be used for literally hundreds of common injuries such as lower back and knee pain, shin splints, carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis and golf elbow. It also provides 24-hour relief per application for days at a time through sweat, strain and humidity, and can even be worn in water thanks to its specially designed adhesive. The KT Tape is applied along muscles, ligaments, and tendons (soft tissue) to provide a lightweight, external support that helps you remain active while recovering from injuries. It also creates neuromuscular feedback (called proprioception) that inhibits (relaxes) or facilitates stronger firing of muscles and tendons. This feedback creates support elements without the bulk and restriction commonly associated with wraps and heavy bracing. It is made up of reinforced 100% cotton sheathes (ORIGINAL) or specially engineered, ultra-durable synthetic fabric (PRO) designed to provide durability and increased strength. These materials provide uni-directional elasticity- allowing the tape to stretch in length but preventing the tape from

stretching in width. These fibres are made to provide stable support without restricting motion. Its unique Matrix Mesh also allows for moisture release which is critical for comfort and wear-ability. The more porous the tapeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weave, the better it releases moisture caused by sweating or being worn in the water. The design provides more breathability and release of moisture so that it is comfortable to wear for up to five days at a time without itching, irritation or reactions with the skin.

5. SpiderTech Kinesiology Tape Another type of KT Tape on the market is SpiderTech and its products use a highgrade cotton material with 100% acrylic, hypoallergenic adhesive. It is water-resistant and breathable, and can be worn for up to five days. The SpiderTech Tape allows one to modify kinesiology taping to fit any need without losing the non-allergenic gentle wave pattern and superior adhesion. The SpiderTech Powerstrips replicate the most commonly used spiders designed to both stand-alone and integrate with existing pre-cuts or modified tapings to maximize kinesiology tape therapy benefits. The range includes SpiderTech Standard, Gentle, Y-Strips and Jumbo and come in a variety of colours. For more information visit www.mysportsstuff.com.sg.

EVENTS

Out Of Africa

Simply Out of This World

ut of Africa is a memoir by Isak Dinesen, and most of us would remember the epic movie success with Meryl Streep as lead actress.

It was a project I felt so passionate about and trust me when I say even during last Christmas we were not sure if we would be able to form a group to go visit this far away land. Now after coming back and writing this article to share with you, just the opportunity to have played golf with a scenic backdrop such as this first picture you see here is enough for me to say “Hit me with your best shot!” Besides golf, the lion sighting at Kruger National Park was something that not everyone has had a chance to experience. There were seven lions and lionesses in their natural habitat in such close proximity with no barrier between us. Upon first entering the park, we immediately sighted elephants, zebras and impalas. Over the next 2 days, we spotted many birds, leopard tortoises, porcupines, crocodiles white and black Rhinoceros, hippopotamus, kudu and giraffes, all wild and in their natural setting. We were so lucky to come across the lions at our last game drive. Yen, Alan’s wife, had reservations going on a safari but after the first game drive she was the first one to convince others to go.

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Zanna, Patrick’s wife, at the Ernie Els Wine Estate is aspiring to be a golfer. Sundowner at the top of Table Bay Mountain, Champagne. Yen & Zanna, 2 non golfers, at Cape of Good Hope had the time of their lives! Breathtakingly beautiful in all aspects, capturing the scenic sight at The Cape Of Good Hope says it all. Everything we did , everywhere we went. It was picturesque. Needless to say, with impeccable service and the group got along so well the group had an immediate reunion to attend a dinner hosted by Alan to celebrate his hole in one at Pinnacle Point Hole 13. Congratulations Alan! What a way and what a place to reach the ultimate golfer’s dream of a hole in hole!

For me this video shot is priceless, I never knew I was ever getting so close to a real lion, not just one but seven of them, you could hear a pin drop.

EVENTS

Mary Yangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1st ostrich ride in her life! How did it feel Mary?... Historically, we would worry if the group was going to be bored, dinner in which restaurant etc. This trip had so many moments for us to pocket, nothing really matters! This group photograph sipping Champagne at Table Mountain felt like we were on top of the world. This tripâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success was all thanks to our guide and good friend, Lucy Kublikowski. Incredible service rendered from the heart & professional in every way possible. From us to you Lucy, thank you for being the gem that you are!

Report by Elvina Wong Travel Ambassador

HAPPENINGS

Welcome New Staff

Yen Yee Kiat, Sales & Marketing Officer Hi! My name is Yen Yee Kiat, you can call me Yen. I am the new Sales and Marketing Officer at Raffles Country Club. This is my first job at a golf and country club as I was previously in the corporate training industry. During that time, I was tasked to improve the company revenue via marketing platform such as Email Marketing (EDM) and social platform. I am also in charge of the running of corporate events.

Quarterly Fishing

n 21st April 2014, a total of 97 took part in the club’s quarterly fishing at Palm Course.

Thanks to good weather, many went home delighted with their catch of the day. Most of the participants had a fruitful day as their lines casted were rewarded with many big catch. Once again, we thank all our participants for supporting this event and look forward to many more happy fishing at RCC.

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I love managing and coordinating events, which I have been doing since my secondary school years. I derived great satisfaction from events when it is done successfully, and the people (including staffs, members, visitor etc) are happy with the process and result. During my tenure at the club, I hope to generate more golfing revenue for the club and to help realize its vision of becoming a top premier golf destination in Singapore. Aligning with the club’s vision of becoming the best golf and country club in Asia, I also hope to be able to assist in building up RCC’s reputation as the top destination for golf tournament in Singapore.

Mohammed Sufandy Bin Kamis Golf Operations Executive I am very happy and proud to be accepted to the Raffles Country Club. With my experience as an executive prior to my present appointment, i hope to value-add to the golfing team’s strength. I will also do my very best to offer quality service. Thank you and I am looking forward to getting to know each and everyone of you. To many good golfing years ahead!

Shanshui Palace Promotion

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Shanshui Restaurant Celebrates Mother’s Day for the month of May 2014, 1 Free Bottle Of Redwine to go with the choice of menu Menu A

$328.00

Traditional Chinese Birthday Buns Mother’s Day Special Platter Braised Sharks Fin With Crab Meat Deep Fried Soon Hock Fish W/ Superior Sauce Honey Roasted Chicken Wok Fried Kai Lan W/ Shredded Dried Scallop Fresh Prawns In Golden Salted York Longevity Vermicelli Prosperous Mother’s Day Delight

寿桃四色拼盘蟹肉鱼翅油浸笋壳密汁烧鸡二松芥兰黄金虾球家乡炒面线豆沙锅饼

Menu B

$468.00 Traditional Chinese Birthday Buns Shan Shui ‘s Chef Special Cold Dish Combination Braised Sharks Fin With Crab Meat & Dried Scallop Steam Pomfret Teochew Style Saute Fresh Greens & Scallop Baked Pork Spare Ribs Hong Kong Style Wok Style Butter & Cream Fresh Prawns Classic Olive Fried Rice With Minced Meat Yam Paste With Gingko Nuts

寿桃山水拼盘干北蟹肉翅潮州蒸鲳鱼雀巢带子港式烧排骨金丝奶王虾橄榄菜炒饭潮洲芋泥

A Choice Of 2 Menus to Choose From. Make Your Reservations at Shanshui Restaurant, Raffles Country Club. Tel: 68621838. 450 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Singapore 639932

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Celebrate Father’s Day At Shanshui Restaurant Anytime In The Month Of June 2014 And Get 1 Bottle Of Red Wine Free.

Shanshui Palace Promotion

Menu A

Menu B

S$328.00

S$468.00

Traditional Chinese Birthday Buns “Father For all Seasons” Platter American Ginseng Chicken Soup Deep Fried Soon Hock with Superior Sauce Golden Crispy Garlic Chicken Wok Fried French Beans with Dried Shrimps Salted Egg Yolk Coated Prawn Specialty Father’s Choice of Ee Fu Noodles Prosperous Father’s Delight

Traditional Chinese Birthday Buns Shan Shui Cold Dish Combination American Ginseng Chicken Soup Steamed Pomfret Teochew Style Sauté Scallops & Vegetables Beijing Duck Salted Egg Yolk Coated Prawn Specialty Longevity Angel Hair Yam Paste with Gingko Nuts

寿桃四色拼盘人参鸡汤油浸笋壳金沙烧鸡家乡虾米炒四季豆黄金虾球伊府面豆沙锅饼

寿桃山水拼盘人参鸡汤潮蒸鲳鱼雀巢带子北京鸭金丝奶王虾球面线潮州竽泥

Call 6862 1838 To Make Your Reservation To Avoid Disappointment.

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Golfer’s Terrace

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Chivas Regal 18 years The Best Selling Blended Whisky of Raffles Country Club in 2013. Back by popular demand as May 2014’s whisky of the Month. 2 bottles @

The Albatross Lounge

$258.00

The Albatross, your wine bar June another month of celebration… Continuing after Mother's Day in May. What better way than announcing Father's Day through Singapore's Number One Celebration Sparkle…

2 Bottles @

$72.00+

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EVENTS

A Harmony of “East meets West” Scotch Whisky Dinner Saturday, 26th April 2014 @ The Albatross

oing Places with Lifestyle has been the motto of our Lifestyle Sub Committee headed by Mr.Peter Tan since 2013. it was simple when Whisky Expert Mr. Andrew Skiene approached the committee concerning this Whisky Dinner which is still relatively new as compared to Wine Pairing Dinners.

Andrew even brought his bag of pipes to welcome the guests and he did impress the ladies, he sure did but apparently it was not this musical instrument that had the ladies buzzing like bees ask Miss Denise Seow, our organizing chairman of this event from Lifestyle Sub Committee who has the complete story...

We cannot bring our members physically to Scotland, let us then bring Scotland to Raffles Country Club. Thinking caps on and a few bottles of whiskies later et voila!

Before the end of the evening, a casual survey was done verbally by management to see if members and guests had a great time and if they wanted to have these dinners again. A resounding yes! Now that they realised how fun it is, the next event will be overflowing with family and friends!

A Harmony of “East meets West” - Scotch Whisky Dinner was en route to success. The menu included specialties from Shanghai to America via Vietnam, detour to Singapore transit Hong Kong and final destination Europe. Mr. Andrew Skiene shared his knowledge of cultural whisky tips, making this flagship whisky event (initiated by the Lifestyle Subcommittee) a memorable and successful one for all in attendance.

Roderick Koh Operations Manager

RECIPROCAL/ AFFILIATED CLUBS

RECIPROCAL CLUBS AUSTRALIA Avondale Golf Club Avon Road, Pymble P.O Box 20, Pymble 2073 New South Wales, Australia Tel: 61-2-9449 6455 Fax: 61-2-9488 7065 www.avondalegolfclub.com.au 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: +61-3-9395 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: +673-279 1021/ 279 2014 Fax: +673-279 0773

CHINA BFA International Convention Center Golf Club Dongyu Island Boao Aquapolis Qionghai Hainan Province, China 571434 Tel: +86 898 62966008 Fax: +86 898 62966009 www.coscoboao.com 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 Shanghai Sun Island International Club 2588 Shentai Road, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District Shanghai China 201714 Tel: (8621) 69833888 Fax: (8621) 69833033 http://www.sunislandclub.com/ Kunshan Sun Resort & Club 288 Cicheng Road, Zhangpu Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province Tel: +86 (0512) 5727 1388 Fax: +86 (0512) 5727 1288

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Suzhou SunIsland International Club YangCheng Lake South, KuaTang Town, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, P.R.C. 215122 Tel: +86 (0512) 6702 3488 Fax: +86 (0512) 6702 3322

Kelab Golf Sarawak Petra Jaya 93050 Kuching, Serawak, Malaysia Tel: +082-44 0966 Fax: +082-44 1733 www.kgswak.com

Nanjing SunIsland Leisure & Resort Club Co. Ltd Nanjing Sunisland The West Bank of Yanzhi River, Tianzheng Bridge district, Lishui, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R.C. 211200 Tel: +86 (025) 5622 1688 Fax: +86 (025) 5622 1699

Yangzhou Prime International Vacation Club Co. Ltd 2588 Shentai Road, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District Shanghai China 201714 Tel: +86 (0514) 8750 8288 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/ tianjin-golf/tianjin-fortune-lakegolf-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

INDIA Oxford Golf & Country Club Lavale Taluka, Mulshi, Pune – 411045 Tel: +91-20-67904817 http://www.oxfordgolfandcountry club.com/

INDONESIA

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 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 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

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

AUSTRALIA

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

PHILIPPINES

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

MACAU

AFFILIATED CLUBS

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

Gunung Geulis Country Club JI. Pasir Angin, Gadog Bagor 16720, West Java, Indonesia Tel: (0251) 8257500/8257400 Fax: (0251) 8257430 www.gununggeulis.com

Macau Golf & Country Club 1918 Estrada de Hac Sa, Ilha de Coloane Macau Tel: (853) 2887 1188 Fax: (853) 2888 1034 www.mgccmacau.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

Araluen Country Club Country Clube Avenue, Roleystone, 6111 Western Australia Tel: +61-8-9397 9000 Fax: +61-8-9397 9001 www.araluencc.com.au

Alta Vista Golf & Country Club Aznar Road, Pardo, Cebu City, Philippines Tel: (032) 272 7971 Fax: (032) 272 4090 Www.altavistagolfcebu.com

JAPAN

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

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

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

Ashinoko Country Club 4708 Minamiharasasuga Mishima-shi, Shizuoka Tel: 055-985-2121 Fax: 055-985-2480 www.ashinokocc.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

SINGAPORE Jurong Country Club 9 Science Centre Road Singapore 609078 Tel: +65 6560 5655 Fax: +65 6567 1900 http://www.jcc.org.sg/ Keppel Club Bukit Chermin Road Singapore 109918 Tel: 63755567/ 68 www.keppelclub.com.sg Sembawang Country Club 249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 Tel: 6751 0320/0328 www.sembawanggolf.org.sg Warren Country Club 81 Choa Chu Kang Way Singapore 688263 Tel: +65 6586 1245 Fax: +65 6586 1235 http://www.warren.org.sg/

VIETNAM 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

BRUNEI

CHINA 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

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

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

Signed in 2013 Signed in 2014 For more information and assistance, please feel free to call the Golf Reception Counter at 68617655 or e-mail : golfrecep@rcc.org.sg

CLUB FACILITIES & DIRECTORY

GOLFING

FOOD & BEVERAGE

CLUB OFFICIALS

Golf Reception

Golfers’ Terrace

President

Opening Hours:

Vice-President

Tel: 6861 7655 Fax: 6861 5563

Tel: 6862 8765

Daily

7.00 am - 6.30 pm

Golf Courses Opening Hours:

Palm & Lake

Daily

First tee-off: 7.15 am Last tee-off: 6.15 pm ( 9 holes)

Green Fee (Guest)

Mon to Fri am

$96.30

$139.10

Weekends & PH

$235.40

Green Fee (Visitor)

Mon to Fri $149.80

Mr Simon Yuen

Mon to Fri 7.00 am - 8.00 pm Weekends & PH 7.00 am - 9.00 pm Open to members and golfers only

Mr Wong Toon Suan

The Albatross Opening Hours:

Mr Bernard Lim Kay Yi

Captain

Mr David Soh Sai Sim

Treasurer Secretary

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.

Shanshui Palace Restaurant Tel: 6862 1838/9

Mr Peter Tan

Members

Mr Ho Chye Hoi Mr Hoong Bee Lok Mr Kevin Scully Ms Shirley Tan Lee Boon Co-opt Member Steve Tai

Managers

Opening Hours:

Adam Robertson, General Manager 6864 0888 Steve Bruton, Course Superintendent 6861 2725 Kok Wai Kin, Finance Manager 6864 0828 Buggy Fee / Golfer Terence Thia, Facilities Manager $21.40 / 18 holes 6864 0883 $13.91 / 9 holes Pang Hui Ngim, Manager (Internal Audit) 6864 0800 Dennis Ee, Manager (Golf Operations) Driving Range Tel: 6861 6563 6864 0836 Opening Hours: Elaine Yeo, Marketing Manager Mon 1.00 pm - 9.00 pm 6864 0838 Tue to Fri 8.00 am - 9.00 pm Roderick Koh, Manager (Operations) Sat 7.00 am - 9.00 pm Recreation / Reception 6864 0863 Sun 7.00 am - 7.00 pm Tel: 6861 7649 Fax: 6862 3965 Magdaline Chin, Assistant Manager PH 7.00 am - 8.00 pm (Finance & Membership) Last issue of ball 45 minutes Opening Hours: before closing time Daily 8.00 am - 9.00 pm 6864 0808 Jane Fok, Assistant Manager Ball Fees $1.45 / 30 balls (Human Resource) Jackpot Room $2.15 / 50 balls Mondays – Sundays 11:30am - 8:45pm 6864 0818 $4.30 / 100 balls (Inclusive of public holidays) Cheng Xie Ming, Assistant Manager (Information Systems) 6864 0868 Pro Shop Tel: 6863 3551 Bhupendra Singh, Assistant Course Card / Mahjong Room Opening Hours: Superintendent 6861 2725 Opening Hours: Daily (except Mon) 7.00 am - 6.30 pm Daily 8.00 am - 9.00 pm Executives Mon (except PH) 7.00 am - 5.00 pm Table Fee $5.35 / 5 hour / session Sarinah Osman, Senior Executive Secretary Rental of golf sets is available. Guests $10.70 per entry 6864 0889 Irene Ong, Senior Executive (Accounts) Halfway Houses 68640801 Fitness Centre Opening Hours: Mohammed Sufandy Bin Kamis, Opening Hours: Mon to Fri 9.00 am - 5.30 pm Daily 8.00 am - 9.00 pm Golf Operations Executive, 6864 0846 Weekends & PH 8.15 am - 6.00 pm Richard Aung, Executive (Housekeeping) Members FOC 6864 0873 Changing Room Guests $5.35 / guest / day Martin G.Canlas, Executive (F&B) Opening Hours: 6864 0833 Daily 7.00 am - 8.00 pm Sauna Daily 11.30 am - 3.00 pm pm 6.00 pm - 10.00 pm $203.30 Open to public Weekends & PH $374.50

SPORTS & RECREATION

Opening Hours:

Daily

8.00 am - 9.00 pm

Membership Accounts

6864 0812 6864 0801

Members FOC Guests $2.14 / guest / day

General Office

Tennis / Squash Courts Opening Hours:

website: www.rcc.org.sg email: feedback@rcc.org.sg

Daily Court Fee

Badminton Court Opening Hours: Daily Court Fee

Swimming Pool Opening Hours: Daily

Tel: 6861 7649

Fax: 6861 5293

8.00 am - 9.00 pm $5.35 / hour

8.00 am - 9.00 pm $10.70 / hour

8.00 am - 9.00 pm

Members FOC Guests (Mon to Fri) $2.14 / guest / day (Weekends & PH) $3.21 / guest / day