JULY nd NUSS Golf Annual Charity. AUGUST 2018 National Day Golf Tournament. SEPTEMBER 2018 Overseas Trip To Huahin, Thailand

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2 WHAT S HAPPENING! JULY nd NUSS Golf Annual Charity AUGUST 2018 National Day Golf Tournament DATE: FRIDAY, 13 JULY 2018 GAME: SENTOSA GOLF CLUB, THE NEW TANJONG DINNER: KENT RIDGE GUILD HOUSE TIME: 11AM (REGISTRATION & LUNCH) 7PM (DINNER) Entry Fees (inclusive of green & buggy, lunch & dinner): $500 (250% Tax deduction) Registration is on first-come-first-served basis. DATE: FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST 2018 GAME: SINGAPORE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB, BUKIT COURSE DINNER: KENT RIDGE GUILD HOUSE TIME: 11AM (REGISTRATION & LUNCH) 7PM (DINNER) Stay tuned for updates! * For Tournament - Section members who are aged 65 and above are qualified for Senior Division. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. SEPTEMBER 2018 Overseas Trip To Huahin, Thailand Participate in the Hyatt Open! DATE: 30 AUGUST TO 3 SEPTEMBER (THURSDAY TO MONDAY) Registration Fee (excludes airfares): Golf Section Member (Single Room): $1,620.20* Golf Section Member (Twin Sharing): $1,206.96* Golf Section Member Non-Golfer (Single Room): $767.62* Golf Section Member Non-Golfer (Twin Sharing): $572.57* Non-Section Member / Guest Golfer (Single Room): $1, Non-Section Member / Guest Golfer (Twin Sharing): $1, Non-Section Member / Guest Non-Golfer (Twin Sharing): $ *NUSS Golf Section s members: It is an indicative cost and is inclusive of 4 nights of hotel accommodation, 3 rounds of 18 holes golf games, daily breakfast, 3 dinners and land transfers before Society s subsidy. Non-golfers price includes of 4 nights of hotel accommodation, daily breakfast, 3 dinners and land transfers before Society s subsidy. Stay tuned for more updates! Page 2 of 6

3 Seniors & Friends Golf Outing (12 & 13 April 2018) Article by Nina Koh An Adventurous Johore Golf Trip April 2018 About 30 senior golfers and Friends converged at NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House on 12 April, excited for an overnight golf trip to The Els at Desaru and the Horizon Hills Golf and Country club at Johore Bahru. Little did we expect one mini adventure after another to greet our short trip. All went well at the Tuas Checkpoint until one male golfer discovered he was holding his wife s passport instead of his own! He sheepishly declared that his wife packed his luggage. Regrettably, he had to taxi back home. The good news was that he managed to get a good friend to drive him down on the next day to join us for the Horizon Hills game. At the Johore checkpoint, the usually friendly officers insisted that we unload our heavy golf bags for clearance after we had all cleared the Malaysian custom. 30 grouchy golfers returned to the bus to unload our golf bags and retraced the Malaysian custom once more. This delay means a fast track of our breakfast and onward journey to The Els club in Desaru. Thankfully, we arrived on time. Any grouses dissipated in face of the luxuriously challenging Vijay (Valley) course. The 18-hole Valley Course is a true test of golf, complete with elevation changes and breath-taking scenery. Designed by Ernie Els Design in collaboration with 3-time Major Champion Vijay Singh the Par 72, 7,200 yard golf course provides golfers the chance to use a variety of shots throughout their round as they traverse the rolling landscape of Desaru Coast. After lunch, the drive to Hotel Granada at Bukit Indah was greeted with mirth when we were told of someone who donated his dirty clothes to The Els Club! The evening saw 30 senior golfers thronging the nightlife of bustling Bukit Indah, a popular shopping and eating enclave for Singaporeans and middle class Johoreans. After breakfast and checkout, it s a 10 min bus ride to The Horizon Hills Golf Club. Design by renowned Australian course architect Ross Watson, Horizon Hills has made a name for itself thanks to its slick, undulating greens, fairways carpeted with paspalum grass and a superb layout. Watson, a preacher of risk-reward design, shows off his architectural beliefs as early as Hole No. 2 which is a tricky Par 5. The view from the slightly elevated teebox presents the unwary with a slight jolt two creeks bisect the fairway coupled with a lateral water hazard running the entire length on the left. The first thing that comes to the mind is how do you play this hole? After a good lunch and prize presentation, all were ready for home. Someone did not return his key and he claimed innocence with proof. The whole bus came alive and it was akin to a school bus of rowdy school boys teasing and taunting each other nonstop. It was a mood of levity and laughter where new friendship were minted and plans for more golf and trips were made. It was awesome just watching these seniors reliving their youth again. Seniors Division Champion Ng Boon Hong 34pts 1 st Runner Up Lim Soo Hwee 31pts Page 3 of 6

4 June Monthly Medal (13 June 2018) Article by Jim Koh The day started very well. Slightly cloudy skies. Monsoon season over for the year. All s well. Should be having good weather for this time of year! Ronnie {Sports & Events Manager} and his team had set up their registration station early and by 11.00am some eager members had already arrived. Most of the participants for the Medal were ready and eager for action in anticipation of a challenging game of golf on the beautiful Sembawang CC layout. The flights were divided into two groups to start on the 1 st or 10 th Tees pm 1 st Tee. Off they went pm 10 th Tee. Game on! (Why the 1 minute difference in start time? Probably because the 9 th Hole was nearer!) Each group comprised 4 flights. And the Golf Captain and I were in the last flight to tee off on the 1 st Hole. And then, the Siren sounded! Play suspended. Lightning activity nearby! Bummer! So.we all made a beeline to the Golfers terrace to await the Gods fancy! Simon was telling us that he had just undergone a swing change due to a left shoulder injury and that he has a more usable swing. With the golf captain keeping us company and buying us drinks, the wait was pleasant and entertaining. Finally, at 2.56pm, the all clear signal was announced and we proceeded to restart our game! Two holes later, the Siren went off for the second time that day! Inclement weather put a stop to the contest and an early dinner was ordered. C est La Vie! All good golfers are philosophical about the weather! Thanks to the wonderful organisers for the selfless time and effort! Page 4 of 6

5 Overseas Trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia (10 to 14 May 2018) Upon arrival at the Siem Reap International Airport, the heavy downpour has began to stop, thankfully, under the light drizzling rain, we walked to the coach and loaded the baggage and golf bags. It was an unexpected weather where a hot sunny city welcomed everyone with a rainy day. Then, we realised it was a rainy season, according to our tour guide. The next few days, golfers played at the Siem Booyoung Country Club and Angkor Golf Resort while taking in the scenic landscape of Siem Reap Despite being a golfing trip, we had the opportunity to site-see at various historic landmarks of Siem Reap. We even woke up early to watch the beautiful sunrise at Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Hertiage Site that embodies the might of the Khner civilisation during the 12 th century. Thereafter, we had our breakfast and proceeded back to Angkor Wat for tour and climbed many steep stairs. It was quite exhausting and yet enjoyable. There were other activities including taking a cruise along Tonle Sap Lake, dropping by a floating village and visiting monuments such as the Rolous temples and Neak Pean island. We enjoyed each other s company, and the dinner was accompanied by local dance performances, which was eye-opening and entertaining! Coincidentally, 13 May was Mother s Day and the celebration was incorporated to the farewell dinner! Our Convenor, Joseph even arranged cake and flowers for all the mothers, what a sweet gesture! All in all, a truly contented and memorable trip! Overall Champion Overall Champion Melvin Chan 42 / 34 pts Booyoung Golf Club Champion Henry Wee 36pts 1 st Runner Up Joseph Ng 35pts 2 nd Runner Up David Foo 34pts Angkor Golf Resort Champion Lim Thian Loke 33pts 1 st Runner Up Wong Bee Ling 31pts 2 nd Runner Up Toh Beng Khoon 30pts Page 5 of 6

6 NUSS GOLF SECTION HANDICAP REVISION SYSTEM EFFECTIVE FROM 1 FEBRUARY Members with an Actual Score of an equivalent Stableford Points of 40 or more will have their Handicap Indexes (HI) revised (Revised NUSS HI) according to the table below. 2. Revised NUSS HI will be maintained for a period of six months unless the member s Singapore Golf Association (SGA) HI is lower than the Revised NUSS HI during the six month period, in which case the lower HI will apply. 3. Member s Actual Score is calculated based on 100% HI. Should the format of play differ (e.g. 80% of HI), the Actual Score is obtained by adjusting to 100% HI. 4. The NUSS Golf Section Handicap Revision System shall apply only to NUSS Golf Section organised monthly medals and games (local and overseas). 5. The decision of the NUSS Golf Section Committee shall be final. Actual Score - Stableford Points (or its equivalent) Cut in Handicap Index or better 5 The table (below) lists section members whose handicaps have been revised based on their previous game(s). For any queries regarding your Handicap Index Revision, please Kelly at kellykoh@nuss.org.sg. Name Period Revised Handicap Index April Tan February July Anton Chan April September Stanley Lim April September Melvin Chan June 2018 May Page 6 of 6