If you hit your ball into a red penalty area and there is a cart path between the red penalty area and the fairway, you have three options for taking relief: In the second episode of our rule’s series, “And Now You Know!”, Joyce Lam, SGA Rules Official, covers how to take a relief from… Continue reading How to Take Relief from a Cart Path Next to a Water Hazard
Category: Golfer’s Zone
Lee Hong and Dion Lim Club Championship Titles
Consistency paid off for Tan Lee Hong as he strung three good rounds to claim the Tanah Merah Country Club’s Club Championship at the Garden and Tampines courses in September. Tan shot rounds of 73, 74 and 72, the first round of which played at the par-71 Garden course. The friendly Tan, easily recognisable with… Continue reading Lee Hong and Dion Lim Club Championship Titles
New 2023 Golf Rule: What happens when natural forces cause your ball to move?
In the 2023 Rules of Golf, there is a new exception to Rule 9.3, which states that if a ball is moved by natural forces after being dropped, placed, or replaced while taking a relief and it comes to rest in a different area of the course or out of bounds, the ball must be… Continue reading New 2023 Golf Rule: What happens when natural forces cause your ball to move?
Spaniard Puig is wire-to-wire winner of US$360,000 purse on challenging course
He may have tamed Tanah Merah Country Club’s Tampines course on the first three days of the Singapore International Series earlier this month. With a 19-under total over four rounds with scores of 64, 66, 66 and 73, Spaniard David Puig was simply sensational. Sitting on a very comfortable — to many, just unbeatable –… Continue reading Spaniard Puig is wire-to-wire winner of US$360,000 purse on challenging course
Zimbabwean Pro Golfer Kieran Vincent Inspires at TMCC Golf Clinic
On a thrilling first day of the highly anticipated International Series Singapore (ISS), TMCC organised an exclusive golf clinic at Garden Course led by Zimbabwean Golf Professional, Kieran Vincent. With last year’s golf clinic being a resounding success featuring both Vincent brothers, Scott and Kieran, this year, Kieran took the reins, delivering an instructive and… Continue reading Zimbabwean Pro Golfer Kieran Vincent Inspires at TMCC Golf Clinic
Hole-in-one Achievers (September 2023)
McDowell, Schwartzel and Ogletree poised for International Series Singapore
Major champions Graeme McDowell and Charl Schwartzel are eagerly preparing to battle it out in the highly anticipated International Series Singapore, set to unfold from October 5 – 8, 2023. The two greats of the game will need to overcome American Andy Ogletree, who will be looking to build on a banner season and his… Continue reading McDowell, Schwartzel and Ogletree poised for International Series Singapore
TMCC-adopted Leow scores dramatic victory
James Leow played scintillating golf to snatch a come-from-behind victory in the Singapore Professional Golfers’ Association’s September Golf Challenge at Orchid Country Club a fortnight ago. Trailing Choo Tze Huang and Zaw Moe by three shots, the Tanah Merah Country Club-adopted Leow fired an eight-under 62 to clinch a dramatic victory at Orchid’s Aranda/Vanda courses.… Continue reading TMCC-adopted Leow scores dramatic victory
Close Wins, But Norlia is a Deserving Title Winner
“Accidental” was how Norlia Embong described her title triumph in the Tanah Merah Country Club’s Ladies Club Matchplay Championship. With three “one-up” victories in the July-August event at the Garden course, Norlia could not have been more accurate about her assessment of her performance in the competitive event. However, the battle-hardened multi-title winner of TMCC… Continue reading Close Wins, But Norlia is a Deserving Title Winner