SSGS vs SICC 20 Aug 2010 PHOTOS

Photos Photos Photos of the SSGS vs SICC golf match on 20 Aug 2010 at Sime Golf Course
SICC.

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More info from Aug Newsletter

27th ASEAN Senior Amateur Golf Championship – Brunei
26-28 October 2010

This year Brunei will host the tournament and it will be played at the Empire Golf & Country Club and the RBA Golf Club.

Arrangements are in progress to send a SSGS contingent for the event. A selection committee chaired by the Captain will select the participants to represent Singapore if the number of entries exceed the maximum slots allocated to Singapore.

Please submit your entries early as we have to confirm arrangements and inform the host country early.

SSGS Golf Tour –Clark, Philippines .
11 – 14 October 2010

We are organizing a golfing trip to Clark, Philippines at the Fontana Resort. Special arrangements are being negotiated to include free board and lodging and waiver of green fees. Details and confirmation of the arrangements for the trip will be announced nearer the date. Please keep your diary free.

Golf Tour – Haikuo
24 – 27 August 2010

Members wishing to go on this trip are reminded to submit your names if you have not done so.

The travel agent – GolfHub International has offered some slots for SSGS members.

Please contact Agnes Cheong at 653266632
To confirm your bookings.

Our Apologies- Snr Vice President
Mr Tan Ah Lye

In the last newsletter, we did not acknowledge the generous sponsorship for the dinner at the Gold Medal/AGM by Mr Tan Ah Lye We apologise for the omission and would like to express our

Aug/Sep events

SSGS August Medal – Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club - JB
8 September 2010

The August medal will be held once again at the Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club on 8 September 2010 – morning game.

Members are requested to submit the entry forms early to avoid disappointment.

This will also allow the office to confirm arrangements with HHGCC early as the course is usually full.

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21st Singapore Senior Amateur Open
20 -23 September 2010

The tournament will be held at the SICC Sime Course. This event is organised by the Singapore Golf Association. SSGS members wishing to participate, please approach your respective clubs for assistance to submit your entry. Please submit early to avoid disappointment as this event is also open to senior golfers from other Asean countries.

July Monthly Medal

SSGS July Monthly Medal
Orchid Country Club – 26 July 2010

It was a wet morning and some members decided not to play in this morning game Those who stayed to play managed to complete the game in good time and enjoyed the cool day. A total of 30 members participated.

Congratulations to the following winners:

A Div Winner Ben Toh 34 pts (ocb)
R/Up Sunny Chew 34 pts (ocb)
3rd Place Ng Kay Meng 34 pts.

B Div Winner Peh Choon Beng 43 pts
R/Up Lau Koi Fong 35 pts

C Div Winner Raymond Leong 40 pts

D Div Winner Charlie Wee 44 pts

Results - SSGS vs SGSM -Batam

SSGS vs SGSM – A Rushing Game of Golf

The annual game between SSGS and our brothers from across the Causeway, the Senior Golfers Society of Malaysia, was held ‘overseas’ on the island of Batam. Our Malaysian friends took the opportunity to make it a golfing expedition and hired a bus from KL. They took a ferry ride from the Johore Terminal at Stulang which brought them to Batam.

For our players, we met at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal on Monday 28 June for our 8.00 am departure to the Nongsapura Ferry Point. From there, it was but a three minute bus ride to Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort. We eagerly awaited the arrival of our Malaysian friends who showed up on the dot at 8.30 am but a communication mix-up with the bags meant that we were only able to tee-off at 9.30 am

The Gods were not kind to us as mid-way, the skies opened up and all the buggies took a sharp turn back towards the clubhouse. As it was nearing lunch, many took this break to wolf down a filling snack of fried rice and mee goreng and to exchange stories of old and pleasant times together. An hour later, with the rain clouds scudding away from the course, we started up again and finished the match at around 2.00 pm

It was rush, rush, rush after that with quick showers and then the buffet which we didn’t have time to do justice to as the ferries were due to leave around 4.30 pm. The result was declared a diplomatic draw, a couple of speeches from both captains ensued and then it was off to the buses again.

14 SSGS members decided to stay the night at the very beautiful Turi Beach Resort (located about three minutes away again) and for the package price quoted which included two rounds of golf, one night’s stay in a lovely room over looking the ocean and a hearty breakfast, we really couldn’t
Go wrong. The icing on the cake was that the courses were empty as we were playing on a weekday.

This course is certainly one we should consider again for our SSGS activities.




Results.....Results.....Results

SSGS vs SGSM – Batam
28 June 2010

Congratulations to the following winners

Overall Winners Andrew Yeo 83 pts
Kenneth Koh
SGSM

Winners Heng Joo Pow 78 pts
Michael Choo

Runner/Up George Lee 77 pts
Kuan Kim Hiung

3rd Place Tan Chin Hock 76 pts
Leong Yoke Mun
SSGS

Winners Lim Siam Kim 82 pts
Peter Yap (ocb)

Runner/up Peh Choon Beng 82 pts
Peh Choon Seng

3rd Place Ang Tun Hoo 76 pts
Liau Hock Beng

Immediate Past President

Toh Shung Chee – Immediate Past President SSGS

Mr Toh Shung Chee or SC Toh, as he is fondly known, had been the President of SSGS from 2002 to 2010. When he was asked to reflect on his time as a long serving President of the Society, his response was that he approached the challenge as something which he ‘never expected any return, only contribution’

That has been the guiding philosophy of his life and career. SC has been involved in many social and charitable causes especially those connected with sports and education. Ask any alumni of Catholic High School about SC Toh and they will be proud to identify him as an outstanding member of their alma mater. He also served as Chairman of the Temasek Junior College Advisory Committee for 23 years!! He has contributed to charitable work since the seventies. In sports he was not only into golf but also actively helped in the promotion of table tennis and basketball. He headed the Singapore Table Tennis Association for a number of years.

SC Toh has just relinquished the Presidency of SSGS so that the society can move to the next higher level with a new leader

SSGS wishes to express its gratitude to SC for his able leadership and achievements. The highlight of his Presidency would have been the very successful 25th ASEAN Senior Amateur Golf Championship in 2008 hosted by Singapore. SSGS will continue to tap on the wisdom and connection that SC Toh will be able to offer