Category: Golfer’s Zone
Handicap Headaches No More
Tired of scrambling to figure out your handicap before a stroke-play event? Well, 2023 brings good news for golfers! The R&A’s latest rules update shifts the responsibility of declaring your handicap in stroke play events from your shoulders to the golfing department’s. Remember those pre-2023 days? Deciphering course handicaps, playing handicaps, the different sets of… Continue reading Handicap Headaches No More
What to do when you damage your club during the round
If you damage your club during the round, you have a few options: What Constitutes a Damaged Club? The term “damaged club” has a broad application. It applies to any form of change to the club, including: How to Replace a Damaged Club: To replace a damaged club, you must first go to the committee… Continue reading What to do when you damage your club during the round
Slow play can be a bane that takes away golfers’ enjoyment
Tanah Merah Country Club has embarked on a campaign for considerate golfing, and one of the areas it wants to clean up is Pace of Play. Slow play is a growing concern compounded with busy courses and high utilisation rates. It turns a leisurely game into a maddening one for golfers who are trying to… Continue reading Slow play can be a bane that takes away golfers’ enjoyment
What to Do When Your Ball is Embedded Anywhere on the Golf Course
A ball is considered embedded when it is in its own pitch mark and below the level of the ground. To check if your ball is embedded, you can use a tee to mark and lift your ball. If it’s not embedded, you must replace the ball back to it’s original position without cleaning it.… Continue reading What to Do When Your Ball is Embedded Anywhere on the Golf Course
Guns and Roses share honours after historic tie
For the first time, the TMCC Guns and Roses Matchplay Series ended in an exciting tie. In a move away from the normal sudden-death play-off or advantage for defending champions, the two team captains – non-playing Lady Captain, Gillian Sim and General Committee Member Melvin Choo — agreed pre-match that in case of a tie,… Continue reading Guns and Roses share honours after historic tie
TMCC Receives “Best New Golf Event of the Year in 2022” Commendation at the Singapore Golf Association Annual Gala and Awards Dinner
The 2023 Singapore Golf Association (SGA) Annual Gala and Awards dinner took place at the Grand Ballroom, Orchid Country Club, where an assemblage of industry stakeholders, squad members, juniors, staff, and officials convened on the evening of November 15, 2023, to commemorate the eventful 2022/2023 golf season. This event served as a platform to honour… Continue reading TMCC Receives “Best New Golf Event of the Year in 2022” Commendation at the Singapore Golf Association Annual Gala and Awards Dinner
Hole-in-one Achievers (October 2023)
Chipping Onto An Uphill Green
With many of the undulating greens found on TMCC’s courses – Tampines in particular – we very often find ourselves chipping onto an uphill putting surface. Here are a few simple pointers on how you can simplify this shot. The setup is integral to performing this short properly. Place your feet about one and a… Continue reading Chipping Onto An Uphill Green
A perfect night to celebrate the year’s champions
Everyone a winner. Lap of honour. Winner takes all. Nothing succeeds like success. These phrases embody champions. So, it was only appropriate that the event, previously known as “TMCC Annual Prize Presentation” was renamed “Champions Dinner & Prize Presentation” to accurately reflect the social event’s celebration of champions of golf and sports. Consequently, the winning… Continue reading A perfect night to celebrate the year’s champions