CSC GOLF SECTION. X mas Bash 2018 JANUARY Recent Events. A total of 45 participants teed off at Warren. Golf & Country Club for our annual X'mas

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1 Members Interests Come FIRST! CSC GOLF SECTION JANUARY 2019 Recent Events X mas Bash 2018 A total of 45 participants teed off at Warren Golf & Country Club for our annual X'mas Bash on Friday, 14 December Instead of our usual Monthly Medal, a different format was implemented for this special event. Participants were divided into two teams - Santa or Reindeer to play against each other for the day. All players were issued hairbands for their respective teams before their golf game. On top of that, a special event was played Challenge Our Sponsor, where all players played against our event sponsor, Mr Steven Chia. $30 in cash (donated by Mr Chia) was the prize for anyone scoring better than Mr Chia in the System 36, Stableford. 1

2 During dinner, the golfers were issued a Poker Card each and thinking that it was for the lucky draw. It was then announced that the card issued was for them to come forward to participate in the mini games! Mr Steven Chia giving out angbao to the winners What s Christmas without caroling? Our Golf Sub-Committee members led the group into singing Jingle Bells to liven up the event. Eagle Award Congrats to Mr Eric Lee who received an Eagle Award from the Golf Section for achieving his Eagle at our 26th Annual Golf Marina Bay Golf Course at Par 4, Hole 3 on 5 October Hole-in-One Award The Golf Section also presented an Award to Ms Lynn Yong who got a Warren Golf & Country Club at Par 3, Hole 16 on 17 November Well done, Lynn! 2

3 Team Santa doing their forfeit The winning team for the X mas Bash 2018 was TEAM REINDEER, defeating Team Santa by 580 : 578 Well done to all participants! The night ended off with a lucky draw galore where all participants walked off with prizes ranging from chocolates to wine & luggage bags. Charity To top it all, the charity mood of our GS members prevailed where $800 was raised for the President s Challenge. Thank you everyone! Last but not least, a big thank you to Mr Steven Chia and Mr Gui Boon Sui for their generosity which helped made our Christmas Bash so fun and joyous! Congrats Team Reindeer! 3

4 International Amateur Championship 2019 by Society of Singapore Golfers Good value for your money! This is a non-profit and counting event for World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and will be held at Tering Bay Golf & Country Club from 30 June 2019 to 3 July 2019 in Batam, Indonesia. Rate: SGD385 (Twin) SGD505 (Single) Inclusive of: Two-way Ferry (Singapore > Batam) 3 nights Batam View Beach Resort 1 practice round on 30 June & 3 competitive rounds from 1 3 July Caddie & Buggy fees & Prizes 3 Breakfast, 4 Lunch, 3 Dinner 4

5 Learn to Play Golf Lessons are applicable to all levels! Lessons will be held at NSRCC Changi. 10-hours Beginner Course Program $650 each for 2 $580 each for 3 $500 each for 4 Lesson 1 Intro to Golf Lesson 2 Swing Mechanics Lesson 3 Putting Lesson 4 Chipping Lesson 5 Pitching Lesson 6 Tee Shots Lesson 7 Sand Bunker Lesson 8 Rules Workshop Lesson 9 On-course You may also brush up and improve your golfing skills through Mr Brad! Lessons Rate Time 1pax 2pax 3pax 4pax 1 hour $132 $ hours $374 $ hours $605 $418 $330 $ hours $1188 $792 $638 $ hours $1650 $1188 $968 - CSC members receive a 20% discount off these rates. 5

6 Level 1 3: New starter in the game to a PC level Junior Program Level 4 5: PC level to Golf Handicap level (Recreation) Level 6 7: Competitively minded golfers Level 8 9: For dedicated & ambitious golfers Time 1pax 2pax 3pax 4pax 1 hour $120 $80 $60 $50 10 hours $1080 $720 $480 $ hours $2052 $1368 $912 $760 CSC members receive a 20% discount off these rates. Booking for Golfing Slots at Ponderosa GCC 1. Send a WhatsApp message to book your slot - Mobile No: Indicate your NAME, CSC Membership No., Date of play Preferred time slot; Names of Members & Guests 3. Normally, you can expect a response quite soon; otherwise you should send a reminder. 4. Once you have a confirmation message from Ponderosa, you then call the CSC Front Office to inform that you have made the reservation and had received confirmation. CSC Front Office will then send an to Ponderosa to confirm your Membership with Name & Number with cc to you. 5. That s it.you can then proceed to Ponderosa for your game BUT don't forget to bring your CSC Membership Card to show them at the registration counter. Note: Your guests pay the prevailing Member Guest Green Fee just like all Ponderosa Members. a. Often times, like currently, Ponderosa also have special rates for Senior Players. b. As a CSC Member, you only pay RM42.75 as buggy fee and insurance fee at the Registration Counter. c. CSC will charge S$5.00 plus GST (weekday) and S$10.00 plus GST (weekend) to your account as an admin charge. Please make your bookings as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Both Ponderosa and CSC might not be able to help with last minute bookings. 6

7 Rules of Golf 2019 The R&A & the USGA have issued the new Rules of Golf 2019 which will come into effect in Jan The Rules of Golf App is available FREE on IPhone, IPad and Android. For more information, please visit Below is a Brief on the changes to the Rules of Golf for CSC Golf Section Members to use as a basic guide: 1. There are now only 24 Rules as compared to 34 previously. 2. Terms like Through the Green, Closely Mown Area, Nearest Point of Relief are no more in use. Even terms like Water Hazard or Lateral Water Hazard have been changed. 3. There are new Terms like General Area, Penalty Area, Red/Yellow Penalty Areas, Defined Areas, Reference Point, Relief Area, Back on the Line of Relief. 4. Defined areas are the 4 specific areas called teeing area, penalty areas, bunkers and the putting green. 5. Teeing area is the area where you are teeing off from. Previously called T- Box or Teeing Ground 6. General area covers the entire area of the Course except the teeing area where you are playing from, bunkers, penalty areas and the putting green of the Hole you are playing. This was previously called Through the Green. 7. Penalty area, Red Penalty area and Yellow Penalty area were previously called hazards. 8. Temporary Water previously called Casual Water 9. Reference point The spot where your previous stroke was made (which if not known must be estimated. Also means the point from which the size of relief area is measured. 10. Relief area is the area within which you must drop a ball after taking relief. Remember that it is measured with the longest club in the bag other than your putter. 11. Back on the line relief is the imaginary line extended (as far as you like) from the flagstick to a Reference point and beyond. 7

8 12. Nearest Point of Complete Relief previously called Nearest Point of Relief 13. Lost ball search time is now reduced to 3 Mins only. 14. Out of Bounds (OB) or Lost Ball situations when in doubt whether a ball might be OB or Loss, unless there is a local rule (by the golf Club) whereby you are allowed to drop a ball at a Relief Area, it is recommended that you always play a Provisional Ball. Always announce clearly that you are playing a provisional ball and also announce the type and number of the ball you are playing. 15. Ball moved during search for ball No penalty; just place it back to approximately where it was. 16. Embedded ball anywhere in the General Area free drop. Previously, only allowed free drop in closely mown areas. 17. Club length means the longest club in the bag other than a putter. (Some putters are very long these days!) 18. A player may always substitute a ball when taking relief. 19. Dropping a ball drop at knee height. If mistakenly dropped, there is no penalty, just re-drop. A dropped ball MUST rest within the Relief Area. 20. If a ball lies on a wrong green, you MUST take full relief and do not take stance on the wrong green to play next shot. 21. When playing your ball and it accidentally hits you or equipment no penalty. Of course it should not be done purposefully. 22. Double hits with one stroke considered as one stroke only. 23. In a bunker: Golfer can lean on the club, can remove loose impediments, can leave clubs in the bunker but still cannot test the sand surface or ground the club or touch the sand on your backswing. 24. Can remove loose impediments anywhere in General Area or bunker or penalty area but ball cannot be moved. 25. Ball unplayable in bunker now there is a 4th option: Can drop a ball behind the bunker - back on the line of relief under penalty of 2 strokes. 26. Now you can ground the club or touch the water or ground your club in a Penalty area without penalty. Previously you were not allowed to ground your club in a hazard or touch the ground or water in a hazard. 27. Ball on green accidentally moved by player no penalty but must be replaced. 8

9 28. Ball on the green moved for any reason after being marked no penalty but the ball must be replaced. 29. Nearly all marks (e.g. spike marks, pitch marks, animal damages, etc) on the green can be repaired but not including natural imperfections. 30. You cannot place a club on the green to line up a putt. 31. You or your caddie can touch the surface of the green on the line of putt with hand or club or anything provided the condition of the line of putt is not improved. 32. Your caddie cannot help to line up a putt when you are taking your stance to play, i.e. caddie cannot stand behind the line of putt to guide you like what we commonly see at LPGA events. 33. Your caddie also cannot help to line up a shot when you are taking stance to play a shot from anywhere. 34. Your caddie may lift and replace a ball on the putting green even without the specific authorisation from you to do so. 35. No penalty if your ball hits the flagstick when putting on the green. You can have option to remove the flagstick or not while putting on the green or off the green. 36. A ball wedged between the flagstick and the edge of hole is considered holed out if a part of the ball is below the surface of the green. 37. A player may continue using a damaged club no matter the nature or cause of the damage even if the player damaged it in anger. 38. A player may not replace a damaged club unless the player was not responsible for the damage. 39. Use of DMD (Distance Measuring Device) is allowed. 40. Players are encouraged to play ready golf in a safe and responsible way. This means no need to wait for whose honour to play first or who is further from the hole but make sure it is safe to do so. 41. Golf integrity: a) When a player has good reason to mark and lift a ball to identify it or check for damage or to see whether it is embedded, there is no need to inform a fellow player/competitor or to allow him to witness the process. b) When dropping a ball onto a relief area or dropping a ball from knee height, it is the player s responsibility that he has done everything correctly. 9

10 More complete Information & Clarification can be found at the following site: Disclaimer: The above is a brief summary and guide only and does not cover every aspect of the new Rules of Golf Please refer to the actual Rule Book issued by the R&A and USGA ( for full details. Mr Steven Tan Golf Convenor Pilates & Strengthening Exercises for Golfers Please note that the class has been postponed to March Stay tuned for more details! Contact or Michelle_Lee@chineseswimmingclub.org.sg for enquiries and registration on the above events & lessons! 10

11 CSC-SSC Bilateral cum Angbao Medal Date: Venue: Price: 5D4N Khao Yai Trip Upcoming Events 15 February 2019 (Friday) Tee off approx. 12:30pm Keppel Club $ (GS) $ (CSC) $58.00 (GS - KC) $78.00 (CSC - KC) Date: 4 8 March 2019 Venue: Khao Yai & Bangkok Rate (Twin Single): $838 $975 (GS) / $858 $995 (CSC & Guest) (Limit to 40pax only!) Specially for You Special Rate for CSC Members at Keppel Club From 1 April 2018 till 31 March 2019: $110nett (inclusive of buggy and GST on weekdays only) Minimum 2-ball flight, subjected to maximum three flights per month Golfing Benefits for CSC Members All CSC Members can enjoy the special discounts at the following Golf Clubs. (Weekdays Green & buggy fees, unless otherwise stated): Ponderosa Golf & Country Club CSC Admin Fee: $5.25 (WD) / $10.70 (WE) Buggy Fee: RM42.75 Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort Plantation Course: RM115 Straits/Village Courses: RM105 Impian Emas Golf & Country Club RM25 (9 holes) / RM45 (18 holes) Bintan Lagoon Resort S$70 (WD) / S$110 (WE) Ria Bintan Golf Club Indah Puri Golf Resort S$60 (WD) / S$90 (WE) S$115 (WD) / S$135 (WE) Sembawang Golf Club Changi Golf Club Tues to Fri: $ Green fees & buggy: $64.20 (WD) Saturday (pm) & PH: $180 Sunday (pm): $120 CGC Bookings: Please contact the front for more information on Affiliate and Reciprocal Clubs arrangement. Contacts >>> Golf Convenor Steven Tan Contact: tansteven2015@gmail.com Golf Administrator Michelle Lee Contact: (DID) Michelle_Lee@chineseswimmingclub.org.sg 11