eMagazine 2009 Sep/Oct issue

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SEPT/OCT 2009
THE
BLUE HERON
BROUGHT TO YOU BY JURONG COUNTRY CLUB
A Simple Luxury...
Premier Club Floors:
Sky Lounge:
In our relentless effort to upgrade our hotel
facilities to meet the ever increasing expectations
of today’s discerning business travelers, we
have created 6 floors of Premier Club Executive
Rooms and Suites located on the top 3 floors of
both towers.
A 4,000 square feet 2-level executive lounge
located on the top floor of Peninsula Tower
comes with spectacular unobstructed views of
the Raffles City, the Esplanade, the upcoming
Integrated Resorts at Marina Bay, the Central
Business District, Singapore River, Boat Quay,
Chinatown up to Clark Quay. What’s more – the
outdoor balconies on the upper level adds to
the sights and sounds of the Singapore Night
Race with the circuit running parallel to the
hotel building.
The Premier Club Floors consist of Club Rooms,
Club Studios, Club Executive Suites and Club
Deluxe Suites.
A large, working desk with high speed internet
access provides ample space for work in the room
while the Sky Lounge on the 22nd floor provides
the facilities and privileges for the guests which
include personalised check-in and check-out,
breakfast, coffee/tea throughout the day at Sky
Lounge, complimentary evening cocktail from
6.00 pm to 8.00 pm, 2 pieces complimentary
pressing or laundry (regular service), daily shoe
shine and more…
Sky Lounge is accessible to all Premier Club
Floor guests and is equipped with projector
screen on wall for ‘live’ telecast, event
presentations, product launches and high-end
parties.
Club Champions
Meet the
page 26 & 27
It’s Time For
page 35
Oktoberfest
Golf Vouchers For Your Friend
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CLUB DIRECTORY
GOLF
Golfing Reception
6568 5186 / 7 / 8
Weekdays 7am – 7.30pm
Weekends 7am – 7pm
Driving Range
6560 7370
Tues 12pm – 11pm
Mon & Wed Sat 7am – 11pm
Sun 7am – 9pm
Pro Shops
@ Driving Range
@ Clubhouse
6560 7370
6567 7506
Daily 7am – 9.30pm
Heartland Golf School
6568 5118 / 6563 2455
Daily 9am – 9pm
KinderGolf
6562 5823
Daily 9am – 6pm • Sat 8.30am – 5pm
Pool Reception
6568 5101 / 2
Daily 7.30am – 9.30pm
Jackpot Room
6568 5132
6560 5655 ext.248
Daily 9am – 1am
Gym
6568 5103
Daily 6.30am – 10pm
Golfers’ Terrace
6568 5111
Mon to Sat 7am – 11pm • Sun 7am – 8pm
Green Banyan
6568 5110
Daily 11am – 10pm
Izumi
6899 1971
Daily 11.30am – 2.30pm / 6pm – 10.30pm
Fu Lin Men
6569 7011
Mon to Sun 11am – 3pm / 5.30pm – 10.30pm
Time Out Pub
6560 5655 ext.203
Mon to Fri 5pm – 1am
Sat 4pm – 1am • Sun 5pm – 12mn
SOCIAL & RECREATION
FOOD & BEVERAGE
6568 5101 (Daily 10am – 5pm)
6560 5655 ext 203 (Daily 5pm – 10pm)
Karaoke Bookings
CHANGING ROOMS
Clubhouse Men’s
6568 5161
Clubhouse Ladies’
6568 5162
Poolside Men’s
6568 5121
Poolside Ladies’
6568 5122
*Info subject to changes without prior notice
SUB-COMMITTEE
AUDIT
Chairman
Members
Simon Tan
Chuah Yak Ngi
Goh Leng Kwang
Moh Chong Tau
Wong Seng Hung
COMMUNICATION & CHANNELS
Chairman
Lim Kian Kok
Members
Lily Poh
DISCIPLINARY
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Members
Cheong Tuck Meng
Dilip Kumar
George See
Mavis Soh
David Wee
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT
Chairman
Jimmy Koh
Members
K C Foong
Kwan Cheng Fai
Swee Kee Siong
William Teo
Bobby Wee
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Chairman
Bernard Chia
Members
Chew Kah Chuan
Simon Yuen
LIFESTYLE
Chairman
Vice Chairlady
Members
Charles Chua
Jennifer Sim
Andrew Lam
John Leung
Susan Mah
Richard Ng
Robin Soh
Linda Tong
Gladys Wee
Jimmy Lim
June Wu
ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Chairman
Lim Kian Kok
Member
Ben Kwek
Lim Kah Cheong
PROCUREMENT & TENDER
Chairman
Michael Kwan
Vice Chairman
Bernard Chia
Members
Daniel Chan
Lim Gim Hong
Eddie Ong
GOLF
Chairman
Vice Captain
Lady Captain
Lady Vice Captain
Members
Bobby Wee
Joseph Pereira
Loh Ju Fern
Jasmine Ng
Kim Ki Bong
Joe Lim
Helen Low
Naranjan Singh
Ross Tan
Vincent Tan
Tony Yue
GOLF COURSE UPGRADING COMMITTEE
Chairman
Bobby Wee
Vice-Chairman
Joe Pereira
Members
Narajan Singh
Tony Yue
Ting Sa Tee
Jeffrey Yu
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Foreword
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Improvements
8
News
9
Membership Perks
14
Club Scene
16
Up Close And Personal
18
One Day In The life Of ...
21
Calendar of Club Events
22
Golf Rules 101
24
Golf
25
Lifestyle
32
Wine & Dine
39
N
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CLUB OFFICIALS
Founder Member
Honoured Member
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
GENERAL COMMITTEE
President
Vice-President
Captain
Honorary Treasurer
Members
Goh Keng Swee
Goh Chok Tong
Willie Cheng
Tan Gee Paw
Dr Tan Cheng Bock
Lim Kian Kok
Bobby Wee
Loh Ju Fern
Cheong Tuck Meng
Charles Chua
Michael Kwan
P K Wong
Simon Tan
CLUB MANAGEMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
General Manager
Peter Goh
FINANCE & ADMIN
Head
Accounts
Membership
Evelyn Chia
evelyn_chia@jcc.org.sg
Tel: 6568 5108/136 finance@jcc.org.sg
Tel: 6568 5154/7
membership@jcc.org.sg
GOLF
Head
Manager, Golf Course
Golf Reception
Sangkuni Kunjan
sangkuni_kunjan@jcc.org.sg
Kok Cheong Ming cheongming_kok@jcc.org.sg
Tel: 6568 5186/7/8 golfreception@jcc.org.sg
LIFESTYLE
Head
Asst. Manager, S&R
Pool Reception
Banquet
Duty Steward
Tan Chow Jin
Tony Pang
Tel: 6568 5101/2
Tel: 6568 5115
Tel: 9108 1066
chowjin_tan@jcc.org.sg
tony_pang@jcc.org.sg
recreation@jcc.org.sg
banquet@jcc.org.sg
Sales & Marketing
Manager
Selena Lim
selena_lim@jcc.org.sg
FACILITIES
Head
Duty Supervisor
Security
Jackson Chang
Tel: 9007 2663
Tel: 9717 6820
jackson_chang@jcc.org.sg
HUMAN RESOURCE
Head
Helen Tan
helen_tan@jcc.org.sg
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any means without written permission of the publisher. MICA (P) 147/05/2009.
JURONG COUNTRY CLUB
9 Science Centre Road Singapore 609078 • Tel: (65) 6560 5655 • Fax: (65) 6567 1900 • www.jcc.org.sg
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FOREWORD
Someone asked me recently what is the value of our club membership. While I
rattled off the figure, something else was on my mind. What is the real value of a
club membership?
Where lies the value? Is it in old decrepit buildings
that scream memories, legacies and heritage,
spanking new facades that assert hopes, expectations
and desires… or is it in the heart of its members?
I prefer to think it’s the latter that builds a club,
because while we can buy hardware, it is the “heartware” that defines a club. Members make and mark
a club. Dollars make sense to operate, manage and
sustain, but nothing rules like the heart.
And it is the heart of Jurong members that have made
so many of our past fund-raising events a success.
Time and again, members and friends of Jurong
Country Club have turned out in droves to raise
funds and help disadvantaged families in Singapore,
especially those around the Jurong area. When the
2004 Tsunami hit our neighbour, Jurong’s heart-ware
was once again tapped to rebuild many destroyed
lives. This year’s recently concluded YHI Jurong
Open Charity Golf was no different. I am heartened by the response shown by
members and friends, and would like to take this moment to personally thank
everyone who has contributed to the success of the Open.
Definitely, the value of a Jurong Country Club membership lies in our heart-ware
– our heart for our friends and compassion for our neighbours, coupled with an
unmistakable passion for life!
A passion that has kept the walls of the Club ringing even as they need repeated
coats of paint to keep them spanking new. Despite our maturing Golfers’
Terrace looking far from the polished expensive cafes of some newer clubs,
members and guests favour its casual intimacy. Diehard fans of the Sunset
Terrace enjoy its laid-back serenity, especially in the muted evening hours. And
though continually plagued by various maintenance problems that require real
attention, our golf course continues to enjoy almost full capacities, and we
continue to draw more. If the success of the recent Korean Night is anything to
go by, our club is positively “happening”!
So as we enter the final quarter of this year and prepare for new waves of change
in 2010, I hope one thing will not change in Jurong. That is the heart of our
Jurong members. May it always burn with passion for golf, compassion for our
friends and light the halls of the club with the ferocity of a tigress defending her
den.
To this end, I bid you all join me as we celebrate the renewal of family ties with
our annual Lantern Festival on 27 September. Then on 16 and 17 October, let
us celebrate our friendships with hearty German fare and bountiful steins in an
extended 2-day long Oktoberfest!
In the words of my German friend, Ein Prosit!
Peter Goh
General Manager
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It is the heart of Jurong
members that have made
so many of our past
fund-raising events a
success. Time and again,
members and friends of
Jurong Country Club
have turned out in droves
to raise funds and help
disadvantaged families
in Singapore. This year’s
recently concluded YHI
Jurong Open Charity
Golf was no different.
I am heartened by the
response shown by
members and friends, and
would like to take this
moment to personally
thank everyone who has
contributed to the success
of the Open.
FOREWORD
Dear members
As I have mentioned during our Dialogue Session on 17 July, we are making
plans for a major course upgrade sometime in 2010. For information, our last
golf course re-construction took place 17 years ago and it is in need of a major
upgrade. For the record, local golf clubs upgrade their courses between 6 and
13 years after construction or renovation.
The problems we have to face on a constant basis in an aging course such as
ours are numerous and costly. We have serious drainage problems on both
nines, turf is severely contaminated with weeds especially nutgrass, excessive
organic matter build-up, mutation of turf on the greens resulting in inconsistent
putting speed, tight golfing corridor on the front nine which restricts sunlight
and airflow, an obsolete irrigation system and shrinking greens. Maintaining
an aging course has become very expensive and if we are to remain status quo
we will have to spend an additional $1million a year just on patchwork repairs
with no significant improvements to the course on the whole.
With the course upgrade targeted for next year, a Golf Course Upgrading
Committee has been formed and we are in the final process of selecting a golf
course architect to prepare a conceptual design for a walking as well as buggies
on course with minimum changes to the existing layout but with bigger greens,
improved drainage and irrigation system. With new turfs species both on
fairways and greens, we should see our course reclaiming its past glory as one
of the best courses in Singapore.
By now, members would have known that the Club has awarded a 3-year
contract with effect from July to Pan West Private Limited to operate the Proshops and driving range based on the highest tender price. Members would
now have a wider choice and be able to enjoy a wider range of golf products
right at our own doorstep.
Since the beginning of 2009, the Club has signed seven more fully reciprocal
agreements with Haderslev Golfklub in Denmark, The Links Kennedy Bay
in Western Australia; three clubs in West Malaysia namely Kota Permai Golf
and Country Club Selangor, Kajang Hills Golf Club Selangor and Staffield
Country Club Negeri Sembilan; Kelab Golf Sarawak in East Malaysia and
Tokyo American Club, a social club in Japan. We are still actively looking into
expanding our list of reciprocities.
I am also proud to announce that our 33rd Jurong Open Charity Golf held from
28 to 30 Sept was concluded with resounding success! For the first time, we
managed to raise over $200,000 in aid of Charity. This achievement is all the
more momentous considering the recovering economy. We now have more
funds to disburse to our adopted charities, and this is without doubt due to the
concerted effort and commitment of ALL involved in this event – from the staff/
management to members, friends and sponsors. THANK YOU for the team spirit
and camaraderie!
Until next time, cheers!
With the course upgrade
targeted for next year, a
Golf Course Upgrading
Committee has been
formed and we are in the
final process of selecting
a golf course architect
to prepare a conceptual
design. With new turfs
both on fairways and
greens, we should see
our course reclaiming
its past glory as one
of the best courses in
Singapore.
Bobby Wee
Captain
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40 Clubs and
Counting!
NEW!
Love Tennis? Then You’ll Love
The Houston Racquet Club
Proud recipient of the 2008
Organisation of the Year Award
from the USTA for the entire
United States, the Houston
Racquet Club (HRC) represents
a unique alternative in country
clubs. It starts with their
incomparable tennis facilities,
but goes much further than that.
JCC members enjoy complimentary social access at our social reciprocal
clubs. Obtain your JCC Introduction Card from the S&R Reception Counter
before making your visit. Call our S&R Reception at 6568 5101 for enquiries.
UNITED STATES
Founded in 1965, HRC was
the first major club in Houston,
Texas, to be devoted primarily to
tennis. From the inception of the
club, tennis has been an integral
part of its personality and the
club is in fact the birthplace of
the women’s professional tennis
tour!
Situated on 31 beautifully
landscaped and wooded acres
in the heart of the fashionable
Memorial neighborhood, HRC
is an oasis of secure relaxation
providing unparalleled tennis,
fitness and distinctive social
atmosphere. In addition to a very
active tennis community, the club
offers a wide variety of amenities
to round out a healthy, family
oriented lifestyle with a resortstyle swimming pool, 25m lap
pool, health & fitness centre, softsurface jogging trail, racquetball
court, full service locker rooms,
formal and informal dining and
banqueting facilities as well as
various social activities for all
ages.
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✦
For weekdays only
1 Flight only on Tue and Thu
1 Flight only on Wed and Thu
Social club only. Access open to both
social and golfing members.
✦ ✦ Social members may also visit these
clubs for social access.
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U.S.A NEW!
HOUSTON RACQUET CLUB
10709 Memorial Dr
Houston, TX 77024
Tel: (713) 464 4811
Fax: (713) 464-1364
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CHINA
JIANGYIN YANGTZE INTERNATIONAL
COUNTRY CLUB
155 Gong Yuan Lu Jiangyin
Jiangsu China 214431
Tel: 86-0510-86855333
MEISHI MAYFLOWER INTERNATIONAL
GOLF CLUB
88 West Binhai Road Haikou City
Hainan Province
China 570311
Tel: 86898-68701122
DENMARK
TIANJIN PEARL BEACH
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY CLUB
Ying-Cheng South Island Hangu District
Tianjin China 300480
Tel : 86-022-67201919
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DENMARK
HADERSLEV GOLFKLUB
Viggo Carstensens Vej 7
6100 Haderslev, Denmark
Tel: +45 7452 8301
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ALMERIA CLUB/ OLD CHENG DU CLUB
Wu Yue Palace Road
Wen Shu Fang Chengdu 610017
Sichuan China
Tel: 86-10-65816333
SHANGHAI RACQUET CLUB
Lane 555 Jinfeng Lu Hua Cao Town
Minhang District Shanghai
201107 China
Hotline: (021) 2201 0168
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ORIENT (XIAMEN) GOLF & COUNTRY
CLUB
5888 Ma Qing Road
Haicang District Xiamen
Fujian China
Tel (86) 0592 -6530803
JAPAN
TOKYO AMERICAN CLUB
4-25-46 Takanawa
Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0074
Japan
Tel: 03-4588-0381
SHANGHAI WEST GOLF CLUB
Zhouzhuang Kunshan Jiangsu
215325 China
Tel: (0) 512-5720 3888
THAILAND
GASSAN KHUNTAN GOLF & RESORT
222 Moo 3 Thapladuk Mae Tha
Lamphun Thailand 51140
Tel: (66) 053 507 006-8
JAPAN
CHINA
GASSAN LAKE CITY GOLF & RESORT
88 Moo 7 Ban Thi Lamphun 51180
Tel: (66) 2674 5555
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BANGALORE NEW!
KARNATAKA GOLF ASSOCIATION
No.1, Golf Avenue Kodihalli Off Airport Road
P.B. No 817 Bangalore 560008
Tel: 080-40 09 00 00/01 / Fax : 080 - 2521 7348
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MALAYSIA
AYER KEROH COUNTRY CLUB BERHAD
Km 14.5 Jalan Ayer Keroh
75750 Malacca Malaysia
Tel: 02 606 233 2000 / 606 233 2001
BUKIT JAMBUL COUNTRY CLUB
2 Jalan Bukit Jambul 11900 Bayan Lepas
Penang Malaysia
Tel: 020-4-6442255
DAMAI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Jalan Santubong P.O.Box B203 3862 Kuching
Sarawak Malaysia
Tel: 6082-846088
KELAB GOLF NEGARA SUBANG
Jalan Ss7/2 Kelana Jaya 47301
Petaling Jaya
Selangor Malaysia
Tel: 02-03-78760388
KOTA PERMAI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB #
No. 1 Jalan 31/100A, Kota Kemuning Section 31
40460 Shah Alam
Selangor Malaysia
Tel: 02-03-5122 3700
TROPICANA GOLF & COUNTRY RESORT
Jalan Kelab Tropicana Golf &
Country Resort
47410 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Malaysia
Tel: 603-7804 8888
KELAB GOLF SARAWAK NEW!
Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: 608-2409 66
STAFFIELD COUNTRY CLUB
Batu 13, Jalan Seremban - Kuala Lumpur Road
71700 Mantin Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus,
Malaysia
Tel: 603-816 6117
TANJONG PUTERI GOLF RESORT BERHAD
Po Box 117 81707 Pasir Gudang
Johor Bahru Malaysia
Tel 07-271 1888. Fax 07-271 1333
TIARA MELAKA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Air Keroh Jalan Gapam PO Box 473
75760 Malacca Malaysia
Tel 020-6-231 1111/2366. Fax 020-6-231 4122
HONG KONG
GASSAN MARINA GOLF CLUB
88 Moo7 A. Ban Thi T. Ban Thi
Lamphun 51180 Thailand
Tel: (66) 5392 1888
BANGALORE
HONG KONG
BUTTERFIELD’S ✦
Doset House Taikoo Place
979 King’s Road Hong Kong
Tel: 2968 5555
THAILAND
BRUNEI
SRI LANKA
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SRI LANKA
ROYAL COLOMBO GOLF CLUB
223 Model Farm Road
Colombo 8 Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-1691401 / 94-112674519
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SINGAPORE
KEPPEL CLUB ∆
10 Bukit Chermin Road
Singapore 109918
Tel: 6375 5567
SEMBAWANG COUNTRY CLUB ∆
249 Sembawang Road
(Enter Via Toranto Road)
Singapore 758352
Tel: 6257 0642
WARREN GOLF & COUNTRY
CLUB ∆
81 Choa Chu Kang Way
Singapore 688263
Tel: 6586 1211/ 245
RAFFLES COUNTRY CLUB #
450 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
Singapore 639932
Tel: (65) 6864 0888
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
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BRUNEI
JERUDONG PARK COUNTRY
CLUB✦✦
Jerudong Bg 3122
Brunei Darussalam
Tel: 673-261 1582
INDONESIA
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INDONESIA
CIPUTRA GOLF & FAMILY
CLUB✦✦
Jalan Citraraya Utama
Citraraya Surabaya 60219
Tel: 62-31-7412555
DAMAI INDAH GOLF &
COUNTRY CLUB
Bumi Sepong Damai Course
Jl Bukit Golf I Sektor Vi Serpong
Tangerang 15310 Indonesia
Tel: 62-21-537-0290
GUNUNG GEULIS COUNTRY
CLUB
Jalan Pasir Angin-Gadog
Kabupaten Bogor
Jawa Barat Indonesia
Tel: 62-251-825 7500
PANTAI INDAH KAPUK COURSE
Jl Marina Indah Penjaringan
Kapuk
Jakarta 14470 Indonesia
Tel: 62-21-588-2388
Fax: 62-21-588-2391
AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRALIA
MELVILLE GLADES GOLF
CLUB
Beasley Road Leeming
Western Australia 6149
Tel: 61-8-9332 7333
THE LINKS KENNEDY BAY
199 Port Kennedy Drive
Port Kennedy
WA 6172
Tel: +61 8 9524 5991
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THE AMERICAN CLUB
Level 15 131 Macquarie Street
Sydney Nsw 2000 Australia
BINTAN LAGOON GOLF &
BEACH RESORT
Jalan Indera Segara Lagoi Bintan
Utara Riau Province Indonesia
Tel 62-770-691388
Singapore Sales Office:
Tel 6223-3223
RIA BINTAN GOLF AND
COUNTRY CLUB
Jl. Perigi Raja Lagoi Bintan Resorts
Bintan Utara Kepulauan Riau
29152 Indonesia
Tel (62-770) 692868
SOUTHLINKS COUNTRY CLUB
Jalan Gajah Mada 9km Skp Sei
Ladi Sekupang
Batam Indonesia 29400
Tel: (62-778) 324128/168
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IMPROVEMENTS
Road Widening Works Along Jurong Hollow Tining
& Sand Top
Town Hall
In line with the Government’s plan to transform Jurong into Jurong Lake District, Dressing
the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has already commenced road-widening
works along congested roads surrounding and leading to the Club, starting with
current closures at Jurong East St. 12. More closures and re-routings can be
expected as the LTA carries out its road works in phases from now till 2011.
Changes can also be expected along Jurong Town Hall Road itself as LTA adds
an extra lane each to both directions of the stretch of road from Jurong East
Central to AYE.
Though these works have minimal impact upon the Club itself, except for slight
adjustments to the Blue Tee of Hole 4, we would like to caution members to be
more careful as they drive to the Club.
The Club will be carrying out hollow
tining and sand top dressing on the
greens from Monday 31 August to
Friday 4 September. There will be
no night golf during this period, and
golfers will have to play on temporary
alternate greens.
When The Lights
Are Out…
Who do you call after office hours in
the Club?
• Duty Manager
Tel: 6568 5132
• Night Security
Tel: 9161 8623
• Night Golf Supervisor
Tel: 9109 5954
• Housekeeping Supervisor
Tel: 9007 2663
• S&R Night Duty Steward
Tel: 9108 1066
Repair Of Netting Following Storm
High mast nettings damaged during stormy winds were repaired and reinforced
with stronger footings to weigh them down for safety purposes and ensure
longer lasting durability.
Before
After
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Before
After
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
• Police
Tel: 999
• Fire / Ambulance
Tel: 995
Before
After
NEWS
New Photo Wall At The Green Banyan
Our Maintenance team and club
carpenter putting up a new photo
wall at the Green Banyan featuring
artistic photography from around
the world. The Gallery was fully
constructed and installed in-house,
saving the Club thousands of dollars if
the job were outsourced. Kudos to the
Maintenance team!
You Asked, We Give
Our maintenance team installed new LCD TVs at the Time
Out Pub so members can now enjoy live sports screenings
at the pub’s large screen projectors and LCD TVs from
within the pub, or on large screen plasma TVs at the pub’s
terrace. Viva la sports!
Before
After
New Wallpaper At
Function Rooms
The Albizia, Ficus and Tembusu function rooms were given
a new lease of life with fresh new wallpaper. To book our
function rooms, call Jycelin at 6568 5115.
Before
Before
After
After
Work-in-progess
Putting the final touches
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NEWS
Roll Call
We welcome the following new staff to the JCC family. We are certain the
additions will enhance our services to members as we strive to be the premier
golf club in Singapore!
Three “Heads” Are Better Than One
With this belief, the Club adds three new dynamos to the Management Team, K.
Sangkuni P. Kunjan, Tan Chow Jin and Selena Lim. Sangkuni, or better known as
SK, joins the Jurong team as Head of Golf while Chow Jin helms both the Sports &
Recreation and F&B departments as the new Head of Lifestyle. Selena adds punch
to the dynamic duo as the Club’s new Sales & Marketing Manager.
A 16-year industry veteran, SK has extensive experience working in major
countries within Asia. Well equipped with the knowledge of golf operations,
course maintenance, turf management as well as course maintenance machineries,
the Club is looking forward to tap on his expertise for our impending course
upgrading project. As an accomplished golf professional with accredited teaching
qualifications, his inputs on training modules for junior golf development have
proven to be highly effective for Asians. Most recently, SK oversaw 2 major
Amateur events in Indonesia, which today are recorded as the Largest Amateur Golf
Championship in Indonesia. Amongst other achievements, SK was instrumental in
turning around a bleeding Club to a profitable one.
New Head of Golf, SK
Chow Jin, who prefers going by the name CJ, is another industry veteran who brings
with him more than a decade of experience in both F&B and business development.
CJ garnered his extensive experience through stints with notable and renowned
F&B chains both locally and regionally. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration majoring in Travel Industry Management and a Diploma in Hotel
& Catering Management, CJ’s major achievements included the development and
implementation of F&B Marketing Plans, F&B Standard Operating Procedures and
Master Training Programmes. With exposure in the pre-opening and opening phases
of new outlets for independent F&B chains, CJ will bring novel ideas to our table if we
re-furbish our F&B outlets and kitchen. In addition to CJ’s F&B operational experience,
the Club is also looking forward to tap on his business development skills to raise our
F&B and S&R throughputs.
New Head of Lifestyle, CJ
Fresh from a 5-year stint in Shanghai, Selena returns to Singapore with priceless
experience in marketing and promoting the local Shanghai golf club that she was
working in to expatriates. On top of that, her portfolio included increasing the
number of reciprocal clubs, selling the club’s products and services to the expatriate
community for Greater China & Shanghai, sourcing sponsors for major events as
well as organizing major golf competitions and social events for the club. Selena
also has extensive experience in sales and marketing from the tourism and F&B
industries.
With these new additions, the existing Management team has also been
restructured to better position the Club to meet the challenges in our competitive
business environment. The following positions were re-designated:
New Sales & Marketing Manager, Selena Lim
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1. Manager (Finance & Admin) to
Head of Finance & Admin
2. Manager (Facilities) to
Head of Facilities
3. Manager (Human Resource) to
Head of Human Resource
NEWS
New Face In Human Resource
The Club welcomes Jessica Teo as our new Human Resource Executive. Jessica
comes with over 8 years of HR experience in various industries including
leisure, logistics, manufacturing, energy & IT. She holds a post-graduate
Diploma in Human Resource Management and subsequently obtained an
Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of
Cambridge.
Congratulations!
To Maimunah Abdul Kadir, our Golf
Reception Supervisor for achieving
the Best Employee Award for the
Quarter April to June 2009
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9 Science Centre Road Singapore 609078 (Next to
Singapore Science Centre)
Tel: (65) 6560 5655 • Fax: (65) 6567 1900 • www.jcc.org.sg
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NEWS
GOLF
Golf Course Upgrading Committee
In view of the club’s major golf
course redevelopment plan, the Club
recently formed the Golf Course
Upgrading Committee (GCUC) to
oversee the project’s development
and progress. Formed in April
this year, the GCUC is helmed by
Captain Bobby Wee with ViceCaptain Joe Pereira, with members
Naranjan Singh, Tony Yue, Ting Sa
Tee and Jeffrey Yu. Each comes with
their expertise to complement the
project, in various fields such as soil
investigation and engineering.
Historical Facts
The idea to upgrade the course was
first mooted in 2006 when it was
recognised that, since its initial
modeling works 17 years ago, the
Club has not embarked on any major
upgrading of the course to improve
and increase its value.
Current Progress
The current golf committee is continuing preparatory
work that began two years ago. Tenders have been called
to invite golf course architects to draw up a master plan,
engage quantity surveyors and invite irrigation consultants
– all expected to be completed by the end of October.
Plans will be prepared for members’ approval at the next
AGM in March.
On top of the above problems, the back nine suffers
additionally due to it being completely backfilled from
swampland. The 6m of peaty soil is followed by soft clay
underneath, and as many knows, the back-nine suffers
from a high water table. These affect the course’s drainage
system and members’ quality of play.
Detailed Studies
The GCUC aims to address the above problems with the
overall redevelopment of the course, while improving the
course and allowing for a versatile concept for walking,
buggy-play and night golfing. The committee also aims
to increase the putting surface, introduce good open
drainage concepts to improve surface run-off, review the
length of certain holes for safety reasons, re-align tees,
as well as install new smart irrigation systems with wall
to wall coverage. Certain trees will also be transplanted
to increase sunlight and allow airflow to the turf grass, as
well as introduce more appropriate trees for the back nine.
Comparative studies were done between the JCC course
and other notable courses in Singapore. Some of the more
popular courses reported a trend of remodeling their
course every three to ten years, with continuous upgrades
being carried out even when the course was remodeled
just a year ago. In contrast, our course has not been
upgraded for 17 years.
Current Problems
The golf course has been facing various problems, such as:
• most of the sub-soil drainage pipes are choked and not
in proper working condition
• insufficient sand capping on the fairways and rough
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• contamination of nutgrass (weeds) on about 85% of
the tee boxes and fairways
• organic build up of at least 150mm in most areas
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Future Aims
The committee expects that the project will take about a
year per nine-hole and work will most likely start on the
front nine first, once members give their nod of approval at
the coming AGM.
NEWS
Interim Improvements On
The Course
Rip raps, otherwise known as “rock armour”, were erected around
the ponds of the second nine to prevent erosion. As many know, our
second nine sits on a soft clay ground and erosion inevitably occurs
due to ground movement. The rip raps help to strengthen the pond
edges while adding character and a touch of natural beauty to the
pond.
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MEMBERSHIP PERKS
Market Price of Club Membership
Roll Call
The membership price for our Local Transferable Golf Membership saw a slight
decline in August from the previous transacted price of $45,800 in July (depicted
by the blue line). A continued increase was observed in Transferable Social
memberships, which saw the latest transacted price rise to $4,300 in August, up
from the previous transacted prices of $3,900 in May, $3,500 in February, and
then $4,000 in July.
We welcome the following new
members to the JCC family and bid
goodbye to those who transferred
their memberships. Thank you for
your support!
The market price of the Local Transferable Golfing membership with Unsecured
Notes (green line) maintained at $80,000 as per the last transaction in June last
year.
Congratulations!
To the following winners of the Customer Satisfaction Survey lucky draw!
Position
Name
Prize
1st
Rajan C Retnam
$600 F&B Vouchers
2nd
Boon A M Adam
$100 F&B Vouchers
3rd
Lee Kee Kiang
$100 F&B Vouchers
4th
Chang Wing Seng
$100 F&B Vouchers
5th
Lo Ngai Hung
$100 F&B Vouchers
6th
Lui Ling
Golf Voucher
7th
Tan Siew Eng
Golf Voucher
8th
Ng Keng Guan
Golf Voucher
9th
Cheong Hock Wee
Golf Voucher
10th
Tsumura Eiji
Golf Voucher
Welcome
GOLF
Douglas Chee Beng Choon
Foong Siew Luan
Hoshina Tomoyuki
Ishigami Hisakazu
Ng Soo Kee
Pong Chen Khuang
Raymond Ng Leong Min
Remus Ong Hong Han
Ricky Tan Boon Siang
Tan Kok Cheng
Watanabe Hideki
SOCIAL
Adrea Teh Ting Wen
Andrew Lo Chi Ming
Baptista Deanne Tamara
Chan Him Son
Dalven See Kee Ian
Daniel Oh
Eddie Chong Yan Chin
Jessica Lim Jit Poh
Keith Edward Jackson
Khin War War Moe
Song Pang Lin
Tan Kok Eng
Vincent Teo
Goodbye
GOLF
Chen Hsien Chang
Hiroji Iba
Jimmy Yap Thiam Aun
Ong Oon Teck
Orita Narihiro
Satoshi Nakamura
Suraj Kumar Mishra
SOCIAL
Foo Pei Kee
Lee Seck Yeng
Leon Bock Yu-Lung
Louis Mok Kuan Yong
Michael Teo Kok Eng
Michelle Loh Say Moey
Shirina Yap Kim Yeok
Sonny Ho Ket Shing
Tan Kin Theng
Winston Baptista
Yau Kiam Fee
TERM GOLF
Mats Fredrik Allan Oscarsson
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MEMBERSHIP PERKS
New Term Golfing Weekday
Membership
Better Value,
Great Discount
For those who prefer to play golf on weekdays without having to
pay green fees, this membership is for you! For just $6,500 per
year, you can sign up for a Term Golfing Weekday membership
that entitles you to just that. And if you suddenly feel the itch for a
weekend game, just top up with a guest fee!
unt off the Term
Enjoy up to 20% disco
you sign up for
Membership rates when
our Membership
more than a year. Call
more
Dept @ 6568 5154/7 for
Since the Term Golfing Weekday membership offers better value
for money for our members, we’ve therefore chucked the Term
Golfing (Basic) plan out the window for our new sign-ups. So if
you’re thinking of making the switch, call us now at 6568 5154/7.
information.
Why Stop At 1?
Based on request from members, our
Term Golfing (Family Extension)
membership scheme has now bee
n extended to your second child!
In the past, you could extend the
full Golfing membership privileges
to only one child (above 21 years
old) for 5 years at $10,000. Now,
you can extend the same privileges
to another child at $15,000
for a similar 5 year period. This Term
Golfing (Family Extension)
memberships come with the option
to convert to a full Transferable
Golfing membership during the 5-ye
ar term by topping up the
difference between the market pric
e of the Transferable Golfing
membership and the term fee.
Call our Membership Dept at 656
8 5154/7 for terms and conditions,
or visit our website at www.jcc.or
g.sg.
Family Transfer
Fee For Social
Members
Reduced!
Ever wanted to transfer your Social
membership to your spouse or child
but felt that the transfer fee was too
high? Good news for social members!
The family transfer fee for a
Transferable Social membership
has been reduced to $500, from the
previous amount of $1,000. For more
information, please find out from our
Membership Dept at 6568 5154/7.
INTRODUCE A
MEMBER SCHEME
EXISTING MEMBERS
who introduce a new TERM GOLFING
(Weekday / Enhanced) Member will be
awarded with six weekday green fee vouchers
or $400 worth of Food & Beverage vouchers!
For introduction of a TERM SOCIAL
Member, $100 worth of Food & Beverage
vouchers will be awarded!
For more information, please call our
Membership Dept at 65685154/7
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CLUB SCENE
Meeting The
Members
Some 30 members and their spouses
turned up for the Meet-the-Committee
Members (MCMN) Night on Tuesday
14 July at the Ficus Ballroom. This
regular get-together allows our new
members opportunity to meet and
mingle with the Club’s General
Committee members as well as our
fellow members. What do our new
members think of the Club and our
efforts to welcome them into the JCC
family?
Prentice Mark Forsyth
New Transferable Golfing Member
The MCMN is very useful. It feels good that
the committee members take time to come
and meet us new members. It’s a very
worthwhile session, and I get to meet new
members. In fact, I really appreciate the
Management talking about the upcoming
activities, it gives me an orientation on
what’s happening.
Why I joined the Club? Well, actually I’ve
played in Jurong Country Club frequently
with friends who are members, and I was
looking for a golf club, since I already own
a social club. I like the way the course is
managed and marshaled here. There are
no planes going over all the time, and the
management has really shown me some
sincere efforts in the way they manage the
club. It really does seem like the Club has
done their homework on the costing and
planning of the golf course redevelopment,
and I hope that members will support it too
to move the plan forward. With the time
left on our lease, it is really worthwhile to
redevelop the course and add more value
to the club.
Tan Han Tiong
New Transferable Golfing Member
I think the MCMN is a good gesture by the
committee to welcome us new members
into the JCC family. It’s really a good
opportunity for us to get a chance to talk
to the committee members one-on-one,
which I may not have opportunity to do
otherwise.
I joined the Club because it’s convenient,
within the vicinity of my home. I also like
the Golfers’ Terrace and the layout of
the golf course, which allows me to play
both day and night. I hope that there will
be more space to expand and develop
the club further, like maybe adding an
additional course in future (laughs). I know
it sounds difficult at the moment, but it’s
just an idea. I find it good that the Club’s
constantly trying to improve!
Khin War War Moe
New Term Social Member
Gordon Scott Henderson
New Term Golfing (Basic) Member
I personally find the MCMN enjoyable.
I joined the Club mainly because it has
night golfing and it’s near to my work place
and home. It allows me more opportunity
to play golf (laughs). I really like that the
Club is very friendly, and that the golf
medals are so well organised. I even get
phone call reminders for my slots – well
done! I am frankly looking forward to the
golf course renovation and a chance to
play a nicer course. In fact, my wife is also
just beginning to learn golf and it’s good
that the Club has an executive course,
which allows her to practise on the course,
without any feelings of pressure. It allows
her to play quite easily.
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I think the MCM is really helpful in helping
me integrate into Jurong Country Club.
All the committee members are very
kind and sincerely welcome all the new
members. I feel like I truly belong here.
That’s what made me choose Jurong over
other clubs – I am very impressed by how
the committee members treat all the new
members and I want to be a part of it.
On top of that I definitely like the location,
its vast size, its great facilities and last
of all its quiet and peaceful atmosphere
that does wonders for me. I love the
restaurants (the Green Banyan) and hope
that the sauna will be available the whole
day for all members, as some members
are missing out on this wonderful treat due
to their busy schedule. I also hope for a
steam-room as this will complement the
sauna and make the Club’s facilities more
complete!
CLUB SCENE
Welcomed Transparency
The Eugenia Room was packed to the door on Friday 17 July as almost
one hundred members crowded the hall for the Club’s first Kopi-Chat
session. Initiated by the Channels and Communication Committee,
which is headed by the Club’s Vice-President K K Lim, the Kopi-Chat
is aimed at increasing the levels of transparency in club governance
while at the same time improving two-way communication between
members and the policy makers of the Club.
The informal dialogue session started promptly at 7pm even as
members continued to stroll in and pull up chairs with dinner in
hand. Club President Dr Tan Cheng Bock started the ball rolling
with an overview of the Club’s current position before handing
the mike over to Captain Bobby Wee, who took the floor through plans for a
major redevelopment of the golf course. Members were given a comprehensive
presentation into the trending patterns of various golf course upgrades by
other clubs, as well as problems faced by our current aging golf course, which
was last upgraded 17 years ago. By the end of the insightful session, the floor
unanimously welcomed the proposed change, even after being informed of
the estimated fees that may have to be levied upon members in order to ensure
the plans pull through. Dr Tan took to the floor once again before ending the
night’s session to share the progress of the hotel development project and
give insight into further plans for a
What members thought of the Kopi-Chat?
major redevelopment of the club.
Allows update of information on things happening in the Club (Chia KW)
He invited members to join the next
Good opportunity to make friends and give individual suggestions (Connie Yong)
Kopi-Chat session with the chairmen
Good openness of the presenters on the issues they are considering (Anon)
of the Infrastructure Development and
Good, informative and friendly – transparent to members (Patrick Lim)
Lifestyle committees.
Liked best the Captain’s and
especially Dr Tan’s speeches!
(Loke YS)
The presenters are wellprepared and very informative.
(Forsyth)
Valuable feedback and good
opportunity to meet fellow members
(Elizabeth Chan)
Liked the frank and open briefing
and discussion (Anon)
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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Club Champions 2009
009 – Chia Chong Zheng
For the second year running, Chia
Chong Zheng and May Goh defy
the typical description of golf being
a gentleman’s game. Seventeen-year
old Chong Zheng and petite May once
again scrambled the golf denomination
when they beat other players to defend
their Club Championship, each with
a massive nine-strokes difference from
their leading opponents.
We took a few minutes of their time to
find out what drive these focused and
determined players.
BH: Congratulations on being crowned Club
Champ once again! How does it feel being the
youngest two-time Club Champion?
CCZ: Thank you! It definitely feels great to win
this title again, and being the youngest player to
win the club championship twice is beyond my
expectation.
BH: Tell us, how was this year’s Competition
different from last year’s?
CCZ: Well, just by looking at the scores this
year, the club championship has taken a
big step to reach another notch higher! The
competition within me as well as my fellow
competitors was immense and this definitely
bodes well for the years to come.
BH: Any particular pressure to perform “up to
expectation” and win the crown? How did you
cope with it?
CCZ: I had immense pressure from my friends
and some fellow competitors. They told me:
“This title is yours for sure! No one can take
this away from you! “I humbly took in their
comments. But I tried my best to remain
focused and managed to stick to my game
plan.
BH: So share with us, what was your game
plan?
CCZ: I feel that statistics is a very important
aspect in golf. Statistics meaning the number
of greens and fairways in regulation hit during
a round. Hence, my main game plan was to hit
most of the fairways, which then gave me the
chance to hit the green in regulation for a good
chance for a birdie, or at worst a 3-putt bogey.
This game plan helped me to remain focused
when it comes to the tee shot and that gave me
the advantage over my opponents.
BH: Tell us! Did you also think that “Ah! This
one’s mine!” for the Club Championship, or that
you’ll score this for sure?
CCZ: Yes, at times this thought flashes through
my mind before and during the round. However,
having lost a competition due to complacency
before, I remembered those incidents. Thus,
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I told myself not to be over-confident and
complacent, do not be too satisfied, and to
keep pushing to play even better.
BH: You were also a top-favourite to win in
the HSBC Youth Challenge, leading on the
first day, but lost on count-back. Any take on
that?
CCZ: Well, I did my best on the last day, but
Joshua Ho (the winner of that event) played
exceptionally well that day. Although countbacks aren’t the nicest of ways to determine
the winner, I’ll accept it and take the positives
out of the 2-day event!
What his flight mates thought of his game?
Jimmy Goh:
Chong Zheng
shows lots of
experience
in playing
competitions. He
has well-rounded
skills and very
good iron play.
BH: After Edwin Pereira, you are the only
16-year old to win the Club Championship
twice in a row in almost 30 years. Any advise
to younger golfers who aspire to be in your
spot one day?
Leon See:
Chong
Zheng is in
a league of
his own!
CCZ: Ha-ha I didn’t know that! I’m 17 years
and 6 months old already by the way, getting
old! Well, golf
olf
is all about the
mind. Control
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your mind,
instead of it
controlling
you. This is
the advice my
dad always
nags me on..
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Jesse
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Chong Zheng
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Club Champions 2009 – May Goh
BH: Congratulations on being crowned Club Champ once again! How does it feel being the twotime Club Champion?
MG: Elated! I want to thank God for being my pillar of strength, my coach for his support and last
but not least my good friends for their encouragement and love.
BH: What have you been doing to keep yourself in top form for the Club Championship?
MG: I focused on my short game this year especially on my chipping and putting. I trained hard
on my irons so that I can have higher percentage of green regulations.
BH: You are a regular on the course. Did you find this year’s Competition different from last
year’s? What’s better and what’s worse?
MG: Yes, last year, we played off the silver tee and unless you are a long hitter, green
regulations is an issue. This year we played off the Red tee, which is shorter but a good drive
is needed. The second shot is crucial – it has to be precise and accurate in order to be put on
regulations. For some holes, I used my 3 Wood instead to tee off so that I could place my ball in
play. And the weather for the first two days were exceptionally “hot”, it really drained you when
you need to stay focused on your game. Even then, I thoroughly enjoyed the competition and the
company.
BH: Any particular pressure to perform “up to
expectation” and win the crown? If yes, from
whom and how did you cope with it?
MG: Well, it is natural for one to feel pressured
in any competitions, especially so when you
are defending the title. Bob Rotella’s book “Golf
is a Game of Confidence”, taught me to stay
patient and accept the imperfect shots and
move on to the next hole. I have learnt to keep
my mental sound and strong through each
round, put aside all the “expectations” and just
enjoy each round as it comes.
BH: You met 8-time winner Irene Tan again in
this year’s Competition… any thoughts?
MG: I have always enjoyed playing golf with
Irene. Besides, it is the course that we are
challenging and not any individual.
May Goh
BH: Although you had a bad day on the 2nd round where you lost to Irene by 5 strokes, you
were still leading by 6 strokes overall. Share your thoughts on how it felt and what kept you
going?
MG: It was a very hot and humid Saturday for the 2nd round… the heat was utterly unbearable
and I could feel the sun “burning” my skin!!! It was difficult to stay focused throughout the game.
My tempo was very fast and I couldn’t sink in putts… I tried to stay calm and patient at the green,
and kept drinking water to avoid dehydration.
BH: On the final day, you returned in top form and left Irene behind by a total of 9 strokes
overall… any reflections?
MG: I woke up in the morning feeling very relaxed and filled with confidence, and I put day two
behind me. I thank God that the weather was very nice on Sunday… especially after the rain. I
stayed focus and smiled even when I had a bad shot and I was able to sink in more putts and
thus keep my score low.
BH: So how do you stay relaxed?
MG: (laughs) By singing! It is one of the formulas I often use whenever I feel unsettled to calm
myself down! I have learnt over time to take one shot at a time and count your strokes only
after you finish your game. In addition, you must trust your swing and keep your swing thoughts
simple. Follow your game plan. The key factor to playing good golf is CONFIDENCE!
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Golden Boys and Girls
At the recent “Fun in the Sun” Swim Meet hosted at The Pines on Sunday
31 May, a group of our junior swimmers flew the club flag high when
they returned with 18 Gold medals for Jurong Country Club.
This is only the second year running that our Jurong swimmers entered the
Meet and we are honoured that our boys and girls did us proud. Here’s a
little insight into what these little dynamos thought about their win.
Aaron Siow (10)
I’m overjoyed! This is
my first time winning
an event and it makes
me happy to finally get
a trophy! I hope to win
first place for my next
individual event… but I
need to work hard on my
butterfly stroke…
Catherine Loy (9)
I want to win more medals for
the September AIMS! Training
and focus helped me win this
event… I’ll double up for the
next. I like winning because
it makes me feel like I am a
special swimmer. My mantra?
Never give up!
Huang Kangsheng Carson (13)
I like to win because it shows that at
least I’m getting something out of my
training. I want to thank my coach for
pushing me on and on and on during
training, and that has been what
helped me in adding more medals
to my shelf! Training and focus is
really important in any competition
and I hope that at the next event, I’ll
win another award or two!
Goh Wei Jie (14)
I enjoy competitive
swimming as much
as I enjoy living! So
my aim is to win the
next event! I believe my
endurance helped me
win!
Amanda Baey (13)
My parents and friends, plus
training and focus of course,
helped me win. To me, winning
is a reward for my hard work…
but I also enjoy Badminton!
Ong Guan Lin (11)
Focus and hard work helped me
win… For my next event, I want
to break my Personal Best for
backstroke! Swimming is to
me like an exam, challenging
all the difficult questions (eg
personal best time)!
FROM THE COACH
So, Coach Leonard, the guy who made
it all possible! This is only the Club’s
second time joining the competition,
what did you think of the team’s chances
BEFORE the event?
I was more concern about the process of
getting the team ready for the swim meet
than winning it. When we won 18 out of
the 22 events, I was pleasantly surprised!
When JCC was crowned the overall
winner, what was your reaction?
My first reaction was surprise, but the
kids had really done the club proud! It
was also their hard work from all the
hours of training.
What did you think worked for this
year’s competition that was missing from
last year’s?
We were better prepared and the kids
were mentally ready compared to last
year. They believed they would do better
this year…
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Who did you think were the brightest
stars of the competition?
Catherine Loy, Goh Wei Jie, Ong Guan
Lin, Amanda Baey, Malcolm Baey
What are your hopes for the swim team?
To be able to have a finalist in next year’s
national swim meet.
What kind of training regime did the
team go through?
Technical, Tactical, Mental
With this win, will you be putting them
through a more strenuous training
programme with higher expectations?
I will plan according to their ability and
take it one step at a time, as I would not
want the kids to lose interest at this stage
of their “swimming career”. Let us build
a stronger swim team for the future and
increase the participation rate of the
“Learn to Swim” program.
Coach Leonard
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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ...
The Horticulturist!
See how
I grow!
Def: Horticulturist – one who practices garden cultivation and
management
In JCC – one who assists in the management of the golf course,
from itsy bitsy little worms on the green to massive plans
for course redevelopment!
Many may not know that our club employs a horticulturist to assist in the
day to day upkeep of not only the green life on the golf course, but also to
help our course manager in the complexities of golf course management.
And on whose shoulders do these wide-ranging scope of works fall on?
Bubbly Nikkole Ng, graduate of University of Queensland’s Applied Science
programme majoring in Horticulture. We hitched a ride in Nikkole’s buggy to
find out what’s a day like in the life of a JCC Horticulturist!
In
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The Nikkole File
Born: 21 July 1986 as
Nikkole Ng Xiu Wen
Is She a Crabby
Cancer?
According to
Assistant Course
Supervisor
Ishak…
“A little bit sometimes (then laughs
heartily). No, Nikkole doesn’t raise her
voice or scold, her face just darkens
slightly and it’s enough to send our boys
scrambling!”
Status:
Comfort Food: Soupy noodles
and Japanese food – especially
Chawanmushi! (Now you know where
she gets hair like silk and skin like smooth
creamy chocolate!)
afé here…
Favourite Spot on the Course
Imagine a c
ew!
very good vi
View of the 14th hole from the Tee Box.
Gives her a very satisfied feeling. Looks
complete with green, water and flowers…
How do you relieve stress?
Just drive around the course
for a short breather, but
otherwise off the grounds of
JCC this girls gets her stress
reliever from a good dose
of…
RETAIL THERAPY!
Golf
Swim
Roller-blade
Legend:
Single & available
Sorry boys, this
one’s taken!
Halt! This one’s
married!
Something you did not
know
about Nikkole!
SHE LOVES TO DOLL
UP!
Yes, you would not see
her in
pants when she’s out on
a date!
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CALENDAR OF CLUB EVENTS
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
September
1
Hollow Tining &
Sand Top Dressing
(Nite Golf Closed)
2
Hollow Tining &
Sand Top Dressing
(Nite Golf Closed)
3
4
Hollow Tining &
Sand Top Dressing
(Nite Golf Closed)
5
School Holiday
6
8th AIMS Swim
Meet
Hollow Tining &
Sand Top Dressing
(Nite Golf Closed)
• GB International Weekend Buffet
• GT Weekend Special - Roasted Whole Pork Knuckle
7
8
9
10
11
Golf course
closed
12
13
C Medal / Ladies’
Medal
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Hari Raya Puasa
Golf course
closed
A&B Medal
21 Public Holiday 22
Golf course
closed
23
Golf course
closed
Lantern
Festival
24
25
27 Sept 2009
26
27
Chairman’s Cup
Lantern Festival
28
Golf course
closed
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CALENDAR OF CLUB EVENTS
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
October
1
Golf course
closed
5
2
OKTOBERFEST
Fri 16 & Sat 17 Oct, 5pm @
Golfers’ Terrace
6
7
8
SATURDAY
3
SUNDAY
4
C Medal / Ladies’
Medals
Fishing Competition
9
10
11
A&B Medal
Golf course
closed
12
13
14
15
Golf course
closed
16
Oktoberfest Golf
Challenge
Oktoberfest Party
17
Deepavali
18
Oktoberfest Golf
Challenge
Oktoberfest Party
19
20
21
22
Annual GA
Tournament
Golf course
closed
23
24
Senior Medals /
Ladies’ Four Ball
Better Ball
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Captains’ Team vs
Vice-Captains’ Team
Golf course
closed
November
30
2
1
3
Golf course
closed
9
Golf course
closed
16
Golf course
closed
23
Golf course
closed
4
4D/3N
OVERSEAS
10
11
FAMILY
SPORTS CAMP
17
24
18
26-29 NOV
25
5
6
12
13
7
8
14
15
C Medal / Ladies’
Medals
A&B Medal
19
20
21
22
26
27 Hari Raya Haji 28
29
Family Sports Camp @ Bintan Agro
School Holiday
Family Sports Camp @ Bintan Agro
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GOLF RULES 101
Pace Of Play
Help prevent slow play by practicing the tips below:
1 Plan your shot while walking to your ball or while others are playing.
2 Line up your putt when others are putting.
3 Be ready to play when it is your turn.
4 Walk briskly between shots.
5 Walk directly to your golf ball; don’t follow others unless assisting in a
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search.
If riding, take several clubs with you to your ball so you won’t have to
walk back to the cart.
Don’t step off yardarge for every single golf shot; develop an “eye” for
distance.
Be efficient with pre-shot routine.
Take quick practice swing.
Play a provisional ball if you think the original might be lost outside a
water hazard or out of bounds.
Leave your clubs on the side of the putting green towards the next tee.
Exit putting green promptly after holing out.
Unless experienced, play the standard tees, not the championship tees.
Thought Of The
Month
Golf is a gentleman’s game, so even
when we lose our balls on the green,
let’s not allow that to affect our
temperaments and make us lose our
heads. Remember, your game can
be affected by the carelessness of
the players before you, and similarly
the enjoyment of the players after
you can be affected by your lack of
consideration.
Replace / Repair Divots
Recommended Pace of Play Guide by USGA
Pour
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GOLF
Club Championship Special
Chong Zheng Retains Title
Chia Chong Zheng retained the Club Championship, outscoring his rivals over
four days of competition. Chong Zheng was again the runaway winner by a
massive nine strokes, the same margin he scored over the runner-up last year.
His four-round aggregate score of gross 293 was also very much improved from
his winning score of 305 last year.
Jesse Elliot Yap, who finished third last year, put up a fine display over four
rounds that earned him the second spot. His aggregate total of 302 was eleven
strokes better than Leon See in third place. Leon’s four-day total gross 313, was
seven strokes better than the next in line.
Results for the Final Four (Men’s) – 13, 14, 20 & 21 July
Position
Name
Overall Score
Daily Score
Winner
Chia Chong Zheng
293
(71, 73, 72, 77)
Runner-Up
Jesse Elliot Yap
302
(76, 70, 81, 75)
Third
Leon See
313
(74, 73, 84, 82)
Fourth
Jimmy Goh
320
(76, 82, 79, 83)
May Reigns Queen Again
Reigning ladies’ champion May Goh proved again that she is the one to beat
when she overcame the challenge of 8 top lady golfers Jurong currently had
to offer. It was May’s first day’s score of gross 80 that shot her into the lead
which she held on till the end of the championship. Her winning gross of
253 was nine strokes better than 8-time champion Irene Tan, who had to play
bridesmaid for the third year running.
In the scramble for the runner-up spot, Irene scored a three-day aggregate of
262, which was just enough to nudge Mill Lim off by a single stroke.
Results for Ladies – 5, 6, 7 July
Position
Name
Overall Score
Daily Score
Winner
May Goh
253
(80, 90, 83)
Runner-Up
Irene Tan
262
(91, 85, 86)
Third
Mill Lim
263
(85, 92, 86)
The Final Four @
The Last Hole…
We caught up with the final four
just before they hit their final shot to
check their pulse and pressure levels!
How’s the team doing? Let us find
out!
Chia Chong Zheng:
A little tense, but
frankly I’m delighted
and trying to stick to
my game plan.
Jesse Yap: Feeling
a little nervous,
but otherwise,
not much of
pressure.
Leon See:
I’m satisfied. I
feel calm, relaxed
and just enjoying
my game.
Jimmy Goh:
It’s a great
experience and
I’m glad it’s
finally over!
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GOLF
Matchplay Championship
Chong Zheng Scores A Double
Chia Chong Zheng won both the Club Championship and the Matchplay
Championship title last year, a double win for the very first time. This year, the 17
year old had already secured the Club Championship in June and, in the Matchplay
Championship for Men held on 18, 19, 25 and 26 July, as the top qualifier, he proved
once again that he was simply the best by
beating the rest to complete his second double
in as many years.
In the knockout rounds, he beat Joe Pereira
by going seven up with five holes to play in
the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, he overcame
Stanley Ang by four and three. It was in the final
that he proved his mettle. After being two holes
down with eight holes to go in the match against
2006 winner Leon See, Chong Zheng took the
next five holes to go two holes clear which he
held on to win on the 17th green.
Leon, who was the second best qualifier, had
reached the final by beating Jimmy Goh in the
quarterfinal by three and one, and sent Gene Kwek packing by winning one up in the
semi-final.
Quarterfinal
Semi-final
Lining up his shot
Final
Chia Chong Zheng
Chia Chong Zheng
Joe Pereira
Won 7 & 5
Chia Chong Zheng
Won 4 & 3
Edwin Pereira
Stanley Ang
Stanley Ang
Won 3 & 2
Chia Chong Zheng
Gene Kwek
Won 2 & 1
Gene Kwek
Chia Lek Kiang
Won 1 up
Leon See
Won 1 up
Jimmy Goh
Leon See
Leon See
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Won 3 & 1
Chong Zheng & Leon See
GOLF
Matchplay Championship
May Hits Three In A Row
Two-time Champion May Goh was back to complete a hat trick of consecutive
wins in an event she had completely dominated since 2007. As soon as the
draw for the knockout stage of the competition was finalised, it looked quite
unlikely that new names would be inscribed onto the Ladies’ Matchplay
Championship Trophy.
At this year’s Matchplay Championship for Ladies held on 18, 19, 25 and 26
July, May was the second best qualifier with eventual runner-up Jang Sang Yi
heading the list of qualifiers. In fact with both players reaching the final, it was
a repeat of the 2007 final in which May had triumphed by six and five.
The final was a closer affair with Sang Yi not giving an inch, taking May right
through the full 18 holes and the game into extra holes. It was, however, on the
first extra hole that the tie was broken when May managed a par with Sang Yi
struggling for a bogey.
Quarterfinal
Semi-final
Final
Jang Sang Yi
Jang Sang Yi
Lim Hwee Sie
Won 3 & 2
Jang Sang Yi
Won after 2
extra holes
Mill Lim
Ngiow Lee Kim
Ngiow Lee Kim
Mark of a winner
Won after 6
extra holes
May Goh
Loh Ju Fern
Won 4 & 3
Jasmine Ng
Jasmine Ng
Won 5 & 3
May Goh
Won on a walkover
Lily Poh
May Goh
May Goh
Won 4 & 3
May Goh One happy
bunny
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GOLF
Richard and Etty Ruswita
Come Out Tops
Richard Ling (24) played some scintillating golf and came out
on top of the Men’s division during the Captains’ Day golf event
held on 11 July. In fact, it was a runaway win for Richard, who
amassed 49 stableford points, as four of his closest challengers
managed only 37 points.
Of the foursome, Teru Kawai (10) had the best score based on
a countback and deservedly took second place while
Tan Swee Teck (24) edged out Vincent Tan (14) for
third place. Vincent’s score was good enough for
fourth place while Naranjan Singh took home the
fifth prize.
Captain &
Richard Ling
Scores in the ladies’ division were fairly close. Etty
Ruswita Ochiai (16) returned with 40 stableford
points for her victory. Junior golfer Gwendolyn Wee
(27) won the second prize, a point behind while
another junior Rebecca De Foe (34) took third spot
on countback from Soodendra (36) when both
returned with 36 points.
Ladies’ Captain &
Etty Ruswita Ochiai
Captain Bobby Wee contributed all the 50 lucky draw prizes for
the event plus 6 lucky draw prizes for GAs, while Lady Captain
Loh Ju Fern contributed prizes for the golf competition. Angelia
Kwan won the top lucky draw prize of a 22” LCD TV.
Results
Winner
Men’s
Richard Ling (24)
49 pts
Etty Ruswita Ochiai (16) 40 pts
37 pts ocb
Gwendolyn Wee (27)
39 pts
Tan Swee Teck (24) 37 pts ocb
Rebecca De Foe (34)
36 pts ocb
Runner-Up Teru Kawai (10)
Third
Ladies’
President & Angelia Kwan
Hat Trick For Swee Teck
H
Lim
Swee
Teck
Lim Swee Teck put up a consistent performance over four
days of competition to win the Crocodile Cup which was
da
held on 6, 14, 20 and 21 July. He returned with a total
he
gross 362 to finish three strokes ahead of Patrick Lam.
gro
Swee Teck, who was runner-up in this event last year,
Sw
rregained the title he won in 2007, making it a hat trick
of wins. His first Crocodile Cup win was in 1995.
o
Patrick, who was leading by two strokes after the third
Pat
round, had to be
Results of Crocodile Cup – 6, 14, 20 & 21 July
contented with the
Position
Name
Overall Score Daily Score
runner-up spot. Eric
Winner
Lim Swee Teck 362
(91, 90, 92, 89)
Lim secured third
Runner-Up Patrick Lam
365
(90, 90, 91, 94)
place, a further six
Third
Eric Lim
371
(95, 93, 91, 92) strokes adrift.
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Correction
We apologise for the omission of
Pearl Wong’s picture in the last issue
of the Blue Heron. Pearl won first
place in
the ladies’
division of
the Easter
Trophy held
on Saturday
11 April
with partner
Helen Lee.
GOLF
Four Ball Better Ball
Forty-four partnerships were involved in the battle to win the Four Ball Better
Ball Competition held on 27 June. The best three teams carded identical nett
63s. The team comprising Daiki Ikeda (19) and Darrin Tan (22) eventually
triumphed on countback, pushing Ong Han Cheong (17) and Loh Ju Fern
(14) into second place, with Etty Ruswita Ochiai (14) and Linda Tong
(23) taking up the third spot.
Results
Winner
Daiki Ikeda (19) / Darrin Tan (22)
Nett 63 ocb
Runner-up
Ong Han Cheong (17) / Loh Ju Fern (14)
Nett 63 ocb
Third
Etty Ruswita Ochiai (14) / Linda Tong (23)
Nett 63
Daiki Ikeda
Darrin Tan
Staff / GA Wins Another Match
Staff and GAs scored another convincing win over members in this annual challenge,
which wa
was postponed from March this year. Held on Tuesday 21 July, the top 10
scorers fr
from each team contributing to the team score based on double Peoria
Stableford points scoring format, the staff and golfer’s assistants tally of 358 points
Stablefor
was 21 points
po
more than the members’ team score of 337 points.
T top individual prize in the members’ division went to May Goh who
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sscored 36 points winning on a count back from Naranjan Singh. Susan Mah
ttook third spot on a count back with 34 points.
In the Staff and GA division, General Manager Peter Goh took the top prize
with his 38 points. GAs took the second to fourth prizes with Abdul Sani and
wit
Amirul, both on 37 points, and Faizal on 36 points respectively on the winners’ list.
Amiru
Results
Member Division: 337 pts
Staff/ GA Division: 358 pts
Winner
May Goh (5)
36 pts ocb
Peter Goh (22)
Runner-Up
Naranjan Singh (8)
36 pts
Abdul Sani (23) 37 pts ocb
Third
Susan Mah (13)
34 pts ocb
Amirul (20)
38 pts
37 pts
Helen Leads A Winning
Team
Helen Li, Pearl Wong and Grace Choo forged
the best combination when they beat five
other threesomes to win the Ladies’ Scramble
Competition held on 18 June, with their
score of gross 76. The team also won the
ballsweeps for both nines.
Helen Li
Grace Choo
Pearl Wong
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1st Heartland Masters
Heartland Golf Schools would like to thank all the participants that joined our 1st
Heartland Masters held last June 3 and 5 at Jurong Country Club.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS:
Event
Champion
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
9-Holes (Boys)
Warren Lee (51)
Noel Teo (54)
Joel Teo (54)
Travis Letts (55)
9-Holes (Girls)
Chloe Wong (51)
Jaqueline Young (54)
5 Holes
Danny Sarson (23)
Nigel Tan (24)
Zachary Pang (27) Daryl Seow (28)
Alastair Chan (85)
See Chung Yi (81)
Skills Challenge (Boys) Aaron Ong (93)
Skills Challenge (Girls) Tamara Ong (91)
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GOLF
Aces and Scores
A Division
B Division
C Division
June 2009 Medals – Men (6 & 13 June)
Best Nett
Jimmy Goh (11)
Nett 65
John Soh (15)
Nett 72 ocb
Best Gross
Chia Chong Zheng (0)
Gross 71
Thiang Shiang Hiang (14) Gross 87
Lim Swee Teck (18) Gross 91
Runner-up Nett
Yew Hong Eng (12)
Nett 69
Darrel Tan (18)
Lee Peng Kai (21)
Nett 72
Nett 72
Patrick Lam (19)
Nett 71
July 2009 Medals – Men (18 & 25 July)
Best Nett
Willie Wong (10)
Nett 70
Maung Yu Swan (16)
Nett 71 ocb
Eric Lim (19)
Nett 68
Best Gross
Chia Chong Zheng (0)
Gross 73
John Soh (14)
Gross 85
Lee Peng Kai (21)
Gross 91
Runner-up Nett
Lam Tih Kai (10)
Nett 71 ocb William Wu (18)
Nett 71 ocb
Wu Ling Siow (23)
Nett 71
June 2009 Medals – Ladies (5 June)
Best Nett
Ivy Yuen (18)
Nett 63
Andrea Leow (29)
Nett 72
Best Gross
May Goh (8)
Gross 80
Koh Kim Lye (24)
Gross 98
Runner-up Nett
Jasmine Ng (17)
Nett 70
July 2009 Medals – Ladies (18 July)
Best Nett
Etty Ruswita Ochiai 16)
Nett 64
Rebecca De Foe (34)
Nett 65
Best Gross
Jang Sang Yi (13)
Gross 87
Rachel De Foe (34)
Gross 101
Runner-up Nett
Helen Li (16)
Nett 74
Selena De Foe (32)
Nett 75
1st Junior Competition – (9 June)
Winner
Darrin Tan (24)
36 pts
Rebecca De Foe (36)
38 pts
Runner-up
Kenneth Teo (13)
34 pts
Choi Hyeon Wook (24)
33 pts
2nd Junior Competition – (25 June)
Winner
Darrel Tan (17)
43 pts
Rebecca De Foe (36)
44 pts
Runner-up
Ong Yan Ting (25)
40 pts
Choi Hyeon Wook (24)
29 pts
Heron’s
Nest
Our new pairs
of eyes on the
Course! Speedy,
sharp and small
enough to catch
you anywhere!
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LIFESTYLE
From Laps To Loops
The weekend of 24 to 27 June witnessed a mass assortment of 24 swimmers
aged between 8 and 16 lugging all types of sleeping bags and other personal
artillery as they prepared for a 3D4N Swim Camp at none other than JCC’s
Eugenia Room.
Scoff not at the idea! The Eugenia Room was only a doorway to fun and exciting
places. From the parquet-lined Eugenia, the campers were ported to Tampines
SAFRA for exciting archery, bowling and more. So our water babes had the
opportunity to learn more about other sports, as well as glean (otherwise
unavailable) swimmingg tips
p and more from Coach Leonard.
The success of our annual swim
camp is spurring us to organise
more gatherings in future for our
sportsmen and women of the
Club. So look out for the exciting
Family Overseas Sports Camp @
Bintan Agro coming up this 26 to
29 November! Turn to page 36
for details!
!
Who
don
s?
Merman
omb
ter b
wa
’t like
Swim
mers
do it
diffe
on land!
rentl
y…
Rare treat to “Behind the Scenes of a Bowling Alley
n Hood!
I feel like Robi
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Emergency dressing wh
en on land!
LIFESTYLE
JCC Novice Swim Meet
The Club would like to thank all participants and parents
for making the annual JCC Novice Swim Meet held on
Saturday 25 July another success. Congratulations to the
winners and to those who did not win medals this round,
try again for next year!
Squash Friendly With Warren
Our senior squash team
visited the Warren Golf And
Country Club in August for
a round of friendly matches.
Both sides put up eight
players each to compete in
this competition. Though
we were playing away, our
players fought hard as they
ran, puffed and tumbled
their way through these
gruelling matches against
our very tough host. Both
sides fought to a 4-4 draw,
with Warren complimenting
JCC’S oldest player, 69-year
old Chow Hoi Sung for his
sportsmanship.
The long and hard fought
matches were well appreciated by all the players as it provided excellent
workout for all the participants during the hot afternoon. Our host later treated
players to
o a ssumptuous buffet and hopes were exchanged that when we invite
Warren to JCC for a return
retu match, we will field a stronger team.
UPCOMING
COMING
COM
G EVE
EVENTS
EVENT
EV
VENT
EN
NTS
TS – SOCIAL
T
SO
OCIIAL
Fishing Competition
To all Anglers, time to check your fishing rods and get ready for a reeling
good time! Join us for the 2nd Fishing Competition @ the Jurong Course!
We’ve topped up the pond with more Patin fish, Catfish and Red Tilapia, so
ready your cast for the heaviest catch!
Date
Time
Venue
Fees
: Sun 4 Oct
: 7-11pm
: 2nd Nine Halfway House
: $20 per member / $25 per guest / $10 per child
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LIFESTYLE
Absolutely Korean!
Glorious Korean food and heart-pumping entertainment ruled the Golfers’
Terrace on Saturday, 25 July as it was transformed to fit the night’s Korean theme.
From as early as 5pm, luscious smells of Korean delicacies wafted in from the
Terrace tempting guests to satisfy their rumbling tummies as soon as possible.
This of course could not drown out the heart-thumping beat of Korean drums
as one and all geared to welcome the Ambassador of Korea to Singapore, His
Excellency Kim Joong-Keun. Rousing entertainment kicked off with song and
dance performances to top Korean hits. It did not matter that we could not fly
in the Wondergirls – one of our own girl groups from a Singapore-based dance
academy roused the crowd just as wonderfully. A “Samulnori” dance troupe was
even specially flown in to invoke blessings and good luck for the audience and
guests were treated to a wonderful surprise when Mediacorp
celebrity Mrs Jing Ying Ji stepped on to the stage in a colourful
traditional Hanbok! Mrs Jing, who has made Singapore her
home for the last 30 years, gave an absolutely delightful Korean
drum performance, and even shared anecdotes on how she
adjusted to life in Singapore in the early days and met and fell
in love with her husband.
We had an absolutely glorious night and are certain
that many wished the night would never end! To
those who missed our fun and excitement, join us
next year for an even bigger better Korean Fiesta!
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THANK YOU!
To all members, sponsors and
partners who made our Korean
Nite another resounding success.
Special thanks go to Dr Tan
Cheng Bock who sponsored the
top lucky draw prize of a Sony
Ericsson C903 handphone worth
$698, Ms Ha Boyi of Boom Korea
and Golf Committee member Mr
Kim Ki Bong for their support.
LIFESTYLE
UPCOMING EVENTS – SOCIAL
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LIFESTYLE
UPCOMING EVENTS – SPORTS
4D/3N OVERSEAS FAMILY
SPORTS CAMP
26-29 Nov 2009
Love the Sun, Sand & Sea?
Join us as we explore a hidden gem
located on the eastern shores
of Bintan. Cool blue waters,
rich unspoiled corals and white
stretches of sandy beach as
far as the eye can see! Take
part in JCC-organised beach
tournaments for some family
fun, or simply de-stress at the Oceanic
Spa… there’s just so much to do and
see, you’ll just not want to leave!
SEA-SAND-SATIONS!
Have some fun of your own in the sea
and sand (optional activities at own cost)
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•
•
•
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Kayak
Mangrove Tour
Fly Fish
Fishing
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• Snorkelling
• Banana Boat
• Big Mable
• Diving
RATES & ACCOMMODATION
ROOM TYPE
JCC MEMBER
GUEST
Single
$508.25
$572.45
Twin / Triple
$385.20
$449.40
Add Child w/ Bed
$321.00
$385.20
Add Child w/o Bed
$240.75
$304.95
Rates include:
• 2-way ferry tickets (Sin-TG PINANG-SIN)
• 2-way land transfers (Pier-Resort-Pier)
• 2-way local transfers to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal
• Port taxes @ SIN (S$24 per person) + TG Pinang
(S$5 per person)
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• 3 nights’ stay at Bintan Agro Beach Resort (Deluxe Room)
• Daily breakfast, 02 set lunches, 02 set dinner in Resort
• 1x BBQ dinner in Resort
• 1x Half Day City Tour + 1x Lunch at Local Restaurant
on Day 1
• Group Travel Insurance of S$10,000 upon Accidental Death
and Permanent Disablement / S$500 upon Accidental
Medical Reimbursement
• Peak season surcharge and prevailing GST
Rates are valid for minimum group size of 30 participants,
otherwise the rates will be adjusted upward.
BOOKING DEADLINE: Fri, 9 Oct 09
For registration / more details, call the S&R Reception
6568 5101 today!
LIFESTYLE
SUN
27 SEP,
6PM
LANTERN
F E S T I VA L
@ 2nd
Nine
Halfway
House
Time to celebrate the glory of
the Lantern Festival once again!
Join us as we get together for
a moonlit picnic at the Halfway
House and DON’T MISS the fun
of releasing the giant Kong Ming
lanterns into the night sky!
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Pomela Carving Contest
• Lantern Design Contest
• Free Buggy Rides round the golf
course
• Release of Kong Ming Lanterns
• Win Attractive Prizes
Fees:
• Member : $12.84 per adult
$7.49 per child
• Guest
: $21.40 per adult
$10.70 per child
• With buffet dinner provided
*rates are inclusive of prevailing GST
CHRISTMAS LIGHT UP
CEREMONY
Share the Spirit of Christmas with the
recuperating and needy elderly from St
Luke’s Eldercare Home!
Be part of the Jurong Family as we light up
their lives with presents, entertainment,
refreshments and the Spirit of Christmas!
Partake in Joyful Christmas Caroling and
be part of the Mega Light Up!
Date : Saturday, 19 Dec 09
Venue: @ main lobby
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LIFESTYLE
UPCOMING EVENTS – SOCIAL
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New Year w
Thu 31 Dec, 6.30pm – 1am
@ Fu Lin Men
$88 per person
Highlights
– Be entertained by MediaCorp Celebrity
Edmund Toh and Cantopop Queen Karen Lim
– Disco Dancing
– Fantastic Lucky Draw Prizes
For registration / more details, call the S&R Reception
6568 5101 today!
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WINE & DINE
TERRACE
SEPTEMBER &
OCTOBER SPECIALS
@ Golfers’ Terrace
SEPTEMBER &
OCTOBER SPECIALS
@ Green Banyan
PORK LOVERS’ SPECIAL
Indulge in your favourite dishes this September and
October with our Pork Lovers’ Special, for only
$8.80 per set!
AVAILABLE DAILY – only $8.80 per set!
• Bak Kut Teh Soup Set
• Braised Pork Trotters Set
WEEKDAY SEMI-BUFFET
SPECIAL
• Meat Loaf
• Sliced Pork Knuckle
with Wine Sauce
• Mixed German Sausage
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Each main course comes with Mini Salad Bar, Soup and
Dessert of The Day plus Coffee or Tea to round off your
meal.
Available from
11am to 9pm daily
Except Sunday
11am-7.30pm
WEEKEND SPECIAL
ROASTED WHOLE
PORK KNUCKLE
(available from 11am – 9.30pm on Saturdays
and 11am – 7.30pm on Sundays)
$25
Available daily from 11am to 2.30pm & 6pm to 9.30pm
WEEKEND
INTERNATIONAL
BUFFET
$16.50 per adult /
$10 per child
(available from 11am – 2.30pm and
6pm – 9.30pm every Saturday and Sunday)
All prices subject to prevailing GST (plus surcharge for non-members).
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WINE & DINE
FIRST TIME IN JCC!
For the first time in history, Jurong Country Club
presents its very own line of Red and White wines!
CHARDONNAY 2006
THIS
S
MONTH’
!
SPECIAL
This premium Chardonnay was sourced from the Lower Hunter
Valley
Va
alley w
wine region. After vinification and settling the wine
in stainless
stainle steel tanks in autumn, the wine was tasted. This
Chardonnay
Ch
hardon
has the classic characteristics of subtle peach, guava
and
d a hint
hin of floral notes. A small portion of Verdelo was added
to provide
prov
ovid the added texture and a savoury finishing of soft ripe
fruit acids.
acid
d This white wine would be complementary to Steamed,
Baked Fish and Deep-fried Fish in light soya sauce, Hainanese
Chicken
Chic
Rice, Hokkien Mee and Cold Cuts. Besides, it is
just as pleasurable on its own while snacking on a packet
of Menglembu
M
peanuts and watching your favourite TV
programme.
pro
SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE:
From 1-30 Sep 09 only
$35 per bottle
(U.P. $42 per bottle)
GETTING A GIFT?
Why not get your friends and family the exclusive JCC
labeled wine, specially selected to complement Asian
cuisine? Perfect for any occasion and comes with its
own JCC exclusive wine carrier!
GO
RED!
GE
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E
R
SF
Get a bottle of premium
Cabernet Sauvignon when
you spend $200 in a
single receipt from
JULY TO SEPTEMBER!
WORTH $42 EACH!
*Terms & Conditions apply.
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Year
End
Bonus!
It’s the year-end and we’re
giving away prizes!
Spend $50 at the Golfers’ Terrace,
Green Banyan and Time Out Pub
for a chance to win the following
prizes in our Year-End Bonus Draw!
1ST PRIZE:
LCD TV
2ND PRIZE:
Home Theatre System
3RD PRIZE:
Digital Camera
Consolation prizes
for 10 other winners!
Qualifying Period:
1st October to 30 December 2009
Draw Date: 31 Dec 2009 @ the
Club’s Countdown Party
*Terms & Conditions apply. Presence
at Countdown Party is not required to
be eligible to claim your prize if your
number for the Year-End Bonus Draw
is called. Call 6568 5111 (Golfers’
Terrace) for any clarification.
All prices subject to prevailing GST (plus surcharge for non-members).
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WINE & DINE
September & October Specials
ENJOY 1-FOR-1 TREATS
with the following deluxe set menus!
• Stone Bowl Shark Fin’s & 10-Head Abalone
5-Course Set @
$88 per person
• Lobster & Shark Fin’s 6-Course Set
@ $88 per person
Terms & conditions:
• Strictly for dine-in only from 1st Sept to 31 Oct ‘09
• Valid daily for lunch and dinner
• Not applicable for further discounts or promotion.
Delightful Treats to Send You
Over the Moon
Indulge in the sweet tastes of traditional baked
or snow skin mooncakes, available exclusively
at the Fu Lin Men!
Nicely packaged to make the perfect gift!
Price
Double Yolk
Single Yolk
Plain
4pcs
$38
$35
$32
2pcs
$18
$17
$16
1pc
$9.80
$9
$8.50
Present this coupon to enjoy the following
discounts when ordering your mooncakes!
• 15% off for purchase of 1-10 boxes
• 20% off for purchase of 11-30 boxes
• 25% off for purchase of 31 boxes and above
EARLY BIRD PROMOTION!
• Enjoy additional 5% off when you order
before 19 Sep 09!
Available at:
• Jurong Country Club, #02-01, 9 Science Centre Road. Tel: 6569 7011
• Hotel Royal @ Queens, #02-01, 12 Queen Street. Tel: 6338 2282
All prices subject to prevailing GST (plus surcharge for non-members)
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WINE & DINE
SEPTEMBER SPECIALS
DAILY SPECIAL SET LUNCH @ $20.80
OCTOBER
SPECIALS
DAILY SPECIAL SET
LUNCH @ $18.80
Mon Sushi Moriawase No Tempura Soba
Assorted sushi & buckwheat noodles with tempura
Mon Nigiri Sushi No Tsukimi Soba
Assorted sushi & hot noodles with eggs
Tues Tempura Moria No Gindara Tei
Deep fried shrimps with mixed vegetables & grilled
silver cod fish
Wed Sashimi Moria No Kani-Karaage
Assorted raw fish & deep-fried soft shell crab
Thurs Unagi Kabayaki No Tori Karaage
Grilled river eel & deep fried chicken
Fri
Wed Saba Shio No Agedashi Tofu
Grilled mackerel with deep fried bean curd in sauce
Thurs Buta Shogayaki No Satsuma Age Tempura
Pan-fried pork with special sauce & deep-fried fish
cake
Fri
Tori Katsu No Saba Shio Tei
Deep fried chicken & grilled mackerel
Yakiniku Steak No Age Shumai
Beef with special sauce & deep-fried siew mai
All sets will be served with steamed rice, steamed egg,
pickles, miso soup and fruits.
All sets will be served with steamed rice, steamed egg,
pickles, miso soup and fruits.
CHEF’S RECOMMENDATION
Satsuma Age Tempura
(Deep-fried fish cake)
Tues Sashimi Moriawase No Tori Momoage
Assorted raw fish with deep fried chicken
CHEF’S RECOMMENDATION
Hotate Furai
(Breaded deep-fried scallops)
$8.00
All prices subject to prevailing GST (plus surcharge for non-members)
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$8.00
WINE & DINE
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CLUB DIRECTORY
GOLF
Golfing Reception
6568 5186 / 7 / 8
Weekdays 7am – 7.30pm
Weekends 7am – 7pm
Driving Range
6560 7370
Tues 12pm – 11pm
Mon & Wed Sat 7am – 11pm
Sun 7am – 9pm
Pro Shops
@ Driving Range
@ Clubhouse
6560 7370
6567 7506
Heartland Golf School
6568 5118 / 6563 2455
Daily 9am – 9pm
KinderGolf
6562 5823
Daily 9am – 6pm • Sat 8.30am – 5pm
Pool Reception
6568 5101 / 2
Daily 7.30am – 9.30pm
Jackpot Room
6568 5132
6560 5655 ext.248
Daily 9am – 1am
Gym
6568 5103
Daily 6.30am – 10pm
Golfers’ Terrace
6568 5111
Mon to Sat 7am – 11pm • Sun 7am – 8pm
Green Banyan
6568 5110
Daily 11am – 10pm
Izumi
6899 1971
Daily 11.30am – 2.30pm / 6pm – 10.30pm
Fu Lin Men
6569 7011
Mon to Sun 11am – 3pm / 5.30pm – 10.30pm
Time Out Pub
6560 5655 ext.203
Mon to Fri 5pm – 1am
Sat 4pm – 1am • Sun 5pm – 12mn
SOCIAL & RECREATION
FOOD & BEVERAGE
6568 5101 (Daily 10am – 5pm)
6560 5655 ext 203 (Daily 5pm – 10pm)
Karaoke Bookings
CHANGING ROOMS
Clubhouse Men’s
6568 5161
Clubhouse Ladies’
6568 5162
Poolside Men’s
6568 5121
Poolside Ladies’
6568 5122
*Info subject to changes without prior notice
SUB-COMMITTEE
AUDIT
Chairman
Members
Simon Tan
Chuah Yak Ngi
Goh Leng Kwang
Moh Chong Tau
Wong Seng Hung
COMMUNICATION & CHANNELS
Chairman
Lim Kian Kok
Members
Lily Poh
DISCIPLINARY
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Members
Cheong Tuck Meng
Dilip Kumar
George See
Mavis Soh
David Wee
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT
Chairman
Jimmy Koh
Members
K C Foong
Kwan Cheng Fai
Swee Kee Siong
William Teo
Bobby Wee
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Chairman
Bernard Chia
Members
Chew Kah Chuan
Simon Yuen
LIFESTYLE
Chairman
Vice Chairlady
Members
Charles Chua
Jennifer Sim
Andrew Lam
John Leung
Susan Mah
Richard Ng
Robin Soh
Linda Tong
Gladys Wee
Jimmy Lim
June Wu
ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Chairman
Lim Kian Kok
Member
Ben Kwek
Lim Kah Cheong
PROCUREMENT & TENDER
Chairman
Michael Kwan
Vice Chairman
Bernard Chia
Members
Daniel Chan
Lim Gim Hong
Eddie Ong
GOLF
Chairman
Vice Captain
Lady Captain
Lady Vice Captain
Members
Bobby Wee
Joseph Pereira
Loh Ju Fern
Jasmine Ng
Kim Ki Bong
Joe Lim
Helen Low
Naranjan Singh
Ross Tan
Vincent Tan
Tony Yue
GOLF COURSE UPGRADING COMMITTEE
Chairman
Bobby Wee
Vice-Chairman
Joe Pereira
Members
Narajan Singh
Tony Yue
Ting Sa Tee
Jeffrey Yu
SEPT/OCT 2009
THE
BLUE HERON
BROUGHT TO YOU BY JURONG COUNTRY CLUB
A Simple Luxury...
Premier Club Floors:
Sky Lounge:
In our relentless effort to upgrade our hotel
facilities to meet the ever increasing expectations
of today’s discerning business travelers, we
have created 6 floors of Premier Club Executive
Rooms and Suites located on the top 3 floors of
both towers.
A 4,000 square feet 2-level executive lounge
located on the top floor of Peninsula Tower
comes with spectacular unobstructed views of
the Raffles City, the Esplanade, the upcoming
Integrated Resorts at Marina Bay, the Central
Business District, Singapore River, Boat Quay,
Chinatown up to Clark Quay. What’s more – the
outdoor balconies on the upper level adds to
the sights and sounds of the Singapore Night
Race with the circuit running parallel to the
hotel building.
The Premier Club Floors consist of Club Rooms,
Club Studios, Club Executive Suites and Club
Deluxe Suites.
A large, working desk with high speed internet
access provides ample space for work in the room
while the Sky Lounge on the 22nd floor provides
the facilities and privileges for the guests which
include personalised check-in and check-out,
breakfast, coffee/tea throughout the day at Sky
Lounge, complimentary evening cocktail from
6.00 pm to 8.00 pm, 2 pieces complimentary
pressing or laundry (regular service), daily shoe
shine and more…
Sky Lounge is accessible to all Premier Club
Floor guests and is equipped with projector
screen on wall for ‘live’ telecast, event
presentations, product launches and high-end
parties.
Club Champions
Meet the
page 26 & 27
It’s Time For
page 35
Oktoberfest
Golf Vouchers For Your Friend
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