SECTI ONS
Golf
Convenor: Victor Olsen | Article by: Rajasekharan V
We bid farewell to the year 2021 and look forward to the year 2022 and the Year of the Tiger. We would also like to wish all our Chinese Section Members a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year. 2021 was a difficult year for all and we thank the outgoing Section Committee Members and our outgoing Convenor S. Bala for their time, effort and contributions during the current pandemic period where it has been next to impossible to hold large gatherings and sports activities including our regular monthly golf games, annual game, social gatherings and dinners. In 2022, the Golf Section Committee has planned a full calendar of events that should bring us back to the pre-covid years subject to the prevailing government conditions and regulations. We have a packed calendar installed for our Members. An announcement will be made about the golf calendar for the year and events shortly. In January we started off with a bang where we hosted our Members to a social game at the Orchid Country Club on 21 January for 80 golfers. We had a full turnout for the game and the weather was indeed kind to us. It was good to see our participating Members in good cheer and having a good time despite the social distancing rules having to be strictly adhered to. At the time of writing, we will be holding the annual Ang Pow Game at the Warren Golf & Country Club on 10 February comprising 120 golfers and a social golf event at the Singapore Island Country Club on 24 February for 60 golfers. Due to the prevailing situation, all golf games are subject to approval by SportsSg and the Golf
Section Committee shall endeavour to ensure that these events go on as planned. Naturally, in order for these events to be approved, we need your support and participation to make up the numbers for each event. We would like to encourage our Members to make time to participate in these events, especially the new Section Members who have joined us recently. Here’s to a better year ahead and your continued participation in our future events. Happy golfing everyone!
From top left, clockwise (left to right): Abuthahir Abdul Gafoor, Srikanth Kakulapati Venkata, Ravi T Chandran, Pankaj Kapoor; Stephen Gough, Mark Sorgo, Capt Raja Ray, Rajan Rajaratnam; Adam Waise, William Shaw, Michael Newman, Rathakrishnan G; Tan Kim Leng, Quek Sze Boon, Roysten Tan, Amos Boon; Chuan Campbell, Vijay Jeyaratnam, Jeremy O’Neill, Simon Bird.
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