SINGAPORE GOLF ASSOCIATION2014 AnnuAl RepoRt

2014 ANNUAL REPORT (APR 14 – MAR 15)

INTROdUcTION

FY 2014 saw new highs being established by our amateur

golfers. We achieved our best ever performance at the World

Amateur Team Championship (Eisenhower Trophy) with a 25th team

position. We also continued our winning streak with a 4th consecutive

win over MGA in our annual match. Our 2nd place finish in the 54th

Putra Cup and our 7th place team finish in the 17th Asian Games were

other notable achievements.

This momentum continued into early FY2015 when Team Singapore

achieved its best SEA Games performance with a podium finish in all

four events winning the men’s team and individual silver medals and

women’s team and individual bronze medals at the 28th SEA Games.

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53rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The SGA 53rd AGM was held on 29 Jul 14 at the SICC Bukit

Location. The AGM elected Mr James Koh Cher Siang, Chairman

SICC, as the Chairman of the SGA Governing Council for the ensuing

year. The outgoing Chairman, Mr Lee Ek Tieng, stepped down after

relinquishing his chairmanship of Raffles Country Club.

Mr Bob Tan was re-appointed President for a third term of office

whilst Mr Goh Hup Chor was reappointed Vice President. Mr Yee

Woon Yim and Ms Loh Ju Fern were appointed Honorary Secretary

and Honorary Treasurer, respectively. Mr Andrew Kwa stepped down

as Honorary Secretary after serving two terms of office.

Outgoing Chairman, Mr Lee Ek Tieng (left), receiving a memento from Chairman SGA, Mr James Koh.

President SGA, Mr Bob Tan, thanking outgoing Chairman for his contributions to SGA.

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Three members of the Executive Board, Mr Kong choong Soon,

Mr Paul Thomas and Ms Marvane E were reappointed and four

were newly appointed, Mr Ross Tan, Mr Phua Hua Seng, Mr Lee

Lian Hong and Mr Tay Liam Wee.

Bob TanPresident

James KohChairman

Goh Hup ChorVice President

Yee Woon YimHon Secretary

Marvane EMember

Loh Ju FernHon Treasurer

Kong Choong SoonMember

Phua Hua SengMember

Ross TanMember

Tay Liam WeeMember

Paul ThomasMember

Lee Lian HongMember

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TEAM AcHIEVEMENTS IN REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

29th World Amateur Team championship (Eisenhower Trophy)

Japan hosted the World Amateur Team Championship from

10 – 13 Sep 14. Team USA won for the 15th time, successfully

defending its 2012 title. Team Canada won the silver medal whilst

Team Spain won the bronze medal.

Team Singapore finished in a four way tie in 25th position. This

is Singapore’s best ever performance in the Eisenhower Trophy

tournament finishing as the 3rd best Asian team behind Chinese

Taipei and Korea.

Jonathan Woo, Marc Ong and Johnson Poh at the opening ceremony.

Team members with coach Luke Cantelo. From left, Kok Jo Ee, Amanda Tan and Koh Sock Hwee posing with the Espirito Santo Trophy.

Team members posing with the Eisenhower Trophy.

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SGA vs MGA Annual Match

SGA narrowly beat MGA 12½ to 11½ points to make it our 4th

consecutive win in our annual match. The 2014 edition of this

annual match which began in 1976 was hosted by MGA at the

Glenmarie Golf & Country Club from 11 to 12 Nov 2014.

Team SGA receiving the championship trophy, from left, President MGA, Tan Sri Mohd Anwar, Johnson Poh, President SGA Bob Tan,

Jerome Ng and Team Manager Roko Kho.

President MGA presenting SGA player Goh Jen with the gold medallion.

President SGA presenting MGA players with the silver medallion.

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Teams players and officials giving the thumbs up.

Team SGA on the first day. Team SGA on the first day.

SGA team officials and players at the 18th green.

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54th SEA Amateur Golf Team championship (Putra cup)

In the 54th SEA Amateur Golf Team Championship (Putra Cup)

hosted by Brunei at the Empire Hotel & Country Club from 11 to

17 Oct 14, we finished in 2nd place behind winner Thailand. Malaysia

finished in third position.

Our ladies did well, too, to finish in 3rd position at the 6th Santi Cup

which was held concurrently with Putra Cup and two other junior

tournaments, namely, the 8th Lion City Cup and the 2nd Kartini Cup.

Team Singapore receiving the 1st runner up Putra Cup trophy from His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik.

Team Singapore posing with the 2nd runner up Santi Cup trophy with His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik. 9

Putra Cup team members, from left: Gregory Foo, Johnson Poh, Marc Ong and Abdul Hadi.

Lion City Cup team members, from left, James Leow, Louis Tee and Lucius Toh.

Kartini Cup team members, from left, Jacqueline Young, Wong Yen Ting and Sarah Tan.

His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik in a group photograph with team officials and SGA Hon Sec Yee Woon Yim on the extreme right.

Santi Cup team members, from left: Amanda Tan, Koh Sock Hwee, Goh Jen and

Volunteer team manager Ang Siew Yan.

His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik meeting

MGA President Tan Sri Mohd Anwar and

SGA Hon Sec Yee Woon Yim.

SGA Hon Sec Yee Woon Yim with, from left, Coach Luke Cantelo,

Abdul Hadi, Marc Ong and Team Manager Roko Kho.

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17th Asian Games

The 17th Asian Games golf tournament was hosted by Korea at

the Dream Park Country Club from 25 to 28 Sep 14. Chinese

Taipei won the gold medal followed by Korea winning the silver and

Thailand the bronze. China and Japan were tied in 4th position with

India in 6th position. Singapore finished in 7th position.

Asian Games team members, from left: Gregory Foo, Jonathan Woo,

Marc Ong and Johnson Poh.

Team members posing at the 15th Hole during the practice round.

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INdIVIdUAL AcHIEVEMENTS IN REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

Our players continued to dominate Malaysian State tournaments. Abdul

Hadi successfully defended the Negeri Sembilan Amateur Open and

won three others, the Johor Amateur Open, the Penang Amateur Open and

the Malacca Amateur Open. Lucius Toh won the Selangor Amateur Open,

his first win in an international tournament, whilst Marc Ong finished

second in the 112th Malaysian Amateur Championship.

Our ladies also made good progress with two players making their maiden

victory. Koh Sock Hwee achieved a major breakthrough in her amateur

career winning the SLGA Amateur Open. Goh Jen achieved her first

international victory when she won the Hong Kong Ladies Open Amateur.

Abdul Hadi with the Johor Amateur Open trophy.

Koh Sock Hwee with the SLGA Amateur C’ship trophy and President SLGA Ms Loh Ju Fern.

Goh Jen with the HK Ladies Amateur Open trophy.

Abdul Hadi with the NS Amateur Open trophy.

Lucius Toh with the Selangor Amateur Open trophy.

Marc Ong 1st runner up at the Malaysian Amateur C’ship.

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Jerome Ng achieved a top 10 finish ending in tied 8th position at the

Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, a by invitation only tournament

with the winner being invited to the US Masters.

Jerome Ng at the 2014 APAC.

Singapore players at the 2014 APAC, from left: Jonathan Woo, Gregory Foo, coach Luke Cantelo, Jerome Ng, President SGA Bob Tan, Exec Board member Tay Liam Wee, Johnson Poh, Marc Ong and Wong Qi Wen. 13

3rd Singapore National Senior Amateur championship

The 3rd Singapore National Senior Amateur Championship was

held at the Warren Golf & Country Club from 20 – 22 May 2014.

The winner was Douglas Ooi.

LOcAL AMATEUR TOURNAMENTS

Douglas Ooi receiving his trophy from Vice President SGA Goh Hup Chor.

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Singapore Junior Golf championship 2014

This tournament was hosted by Keppel Club from 4 – 6 Jun 2014.

Thai Sangchai Keawcharoen and James Leow were declared joint

winners after both finished tied and bad weather prevented a play-

off. James Leow was also the recipient of the Best Local Boy Trophy.

The overall Girl Champion was Thai Budsabakorn Sukapan.

Joint winners Sangchai Keawcharoen (left) and James Leow.

Budsabakorn Sukapan receiving her trophy from SGA Exec Board member and

Captain Keppel Club Kong Choong Soon.

All the winners of the Singapore Junior Golf Championship.

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67th Singapore Open Amateur championship

The 67th edition of our premier amateur tournament, the

Singapore Open Amateur championship, was hosted by the

Singapore Island country club at the venerable Island course from

14 to 18 Jul 2014.

Thai danthai Boonma won the tournament after a play-off with

compatriot Natipong Srithong. Gregory Foo took the 2nd Runner-up

position.

Danthai Boonma with President SGA Bob Tan.

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15th Singapore National Amateur championship

The 15th SNAC was played at the Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course,

from 12 to 15 August 2014.

Johnson Poh was the men’s champion, his second win having won the first

time in 2010. Goh Jen was the women’s champion.

SNAC Women’s Champion, Goh Jen, and Men’s Champion, Johnson Poh, with their trophies.

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SGA Inter club League 2014

The SGA Inter Club League 2014 prize presentation dinner was held

on 2 Oct 14 at the Keppel Club. The Guest of Honour was President

SGA, Bob Tan, and guests included Governing Council members, Exec

Board members, club captains and lady captains and participants of

the SGA ICL.

The Overall Champion was NSRCC which amassed a total of 33 points

winning 11 out of the 12 legs. This is NSRCC’s fourth straight win

since the new match play format was introduced in 2011. The Overall

Champion 1st Runner Up was SICC and 2nd Runner Up was TMCC.

The 2014 SGA ICL Overall Champion National Service Resort & Country Club

The SGA ICL Overall Champion 1st Runner Up Singapore Island Country Club

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Trophies were also awarded by President SGA to winners of the SGA

Inter-Associate Members’ League during the prize presentation dinner.

The SGA ICL Overall Champion 2nd Runner Up Tanah Merah Country Club

Acers Bon Club – “A” Division Winner Society of Singapore Golfers – “B” Division Winner

Society of Singapore Golfers – “C” Division Winner

Society of Singapore Golfers – “D” Division Winner

Acers Bon Club – “Ladies” Division Winner

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25th Singapore Open Senior Amateur championship

The winner of the 25th edition of the Singapore Open Senior

Amateur Championship, hosted by Sembawang Country Club

from 7 – 10 Oct 2014, was David Foo.

Champion David Foo (left) posing with SGA Hon Sec Yee Woon Yim.

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HSBc Youth Golf challenge

Four HSBC Youth Golf Challenge legs were successfully held and

the Overall Champion was Leonard Tee.

Division winners of the HSBC YGC 1st Leg, from left: James Leow, Sarah Tan, Erika Layson and Charles Alliston.

HSBC YGC 2nd Leg Division winners, from left: James Leow, Deanna Ngo, Jacqueline Tan and Louis Tee.

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HSBC YGC 4th Leg Division Winners, from left: Donovan Lee, Ryan Wong, 2014 Overall Champion Leonard Tee, Sarah Tan and Erika Layson.

HSBC YGC 3rd Leg Girls “A” Division Winner,

Jacqueline Young, receiving her trophy from Ms Penny Quek, HSBC Brand Governance/Marketing.

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The Singapore Open was again not staged this year.

However, on 28 Jan 15, we announced that the Singapore Open will

return with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as the

new title sponsor and co-sanctioned by Asian Tour and Japan Golf

Tour Organisation (JGTO). It will be staged at the Serapong Course,

Sentosa Golf Club, from 28 – 31 Jan 2016.

SINGAPORE OPEN

Press conference on 28 Jan 15 from left: Executive Chairman WSG Seamus O’Brien, President SGA Bob Tan, MD SMBC Masayuki Shimura and Chairman AT Kyi Hla Han.

President SGA Bob Tan and MD SMBC Masayuki Shimura with the Singapore Open trophy.

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The AGF AGM was held on 15 Oct 2014 at the Empire Hotel

& Country Club, Brunei. Delegates from Brunei, Indonesia,

Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand attended

the AGM chaired by AGF Sec Gen Datuk Mohamed Zain Mohamed

Yusuk together with President AGF Pengiran Dato Haji Mustapha.

Hon Sec SGA, Yee Woon Yim, represented Singapore at the AGM.

ASEAN GOLF FEdERATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Delegates attending the 2014 ASEAN Golf Federation AGM chaired by President AGF Pengiran Dato Haji Mustapha (left) and AGF Sec Gen Datuk Mohamed Zain.

Outgoing President AGF Pengiran Dato Haji Mustapha presenting the AGF flag to

Thailand Golf Association representative.

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The APGC AGM was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club on 22 Oct 2014

with delegates from twenty countries attending. Singapore was represented by

President SGA, Bob Tan.

ASIA PAcIFIc GOLF cONFEdERATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

APGC Executive Committee, from left, Treasurer Philip Hassal, Vice Chairman Dilip Thomas, Chairman Dr David Cherry, and Members Keisuke Muratsu and Mohammad Ali.

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The R&A conducted a Teach the Teachers’ Seminar at the Mines

Resort, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 29 Mar 2015. Delegates from

Asean, Australia, Chinese Taipei, India, Japan, Korea and South Africa

attended this seminar which was a follow up to the first one held in

Thailand in 2012.

SGA was represented by Dennis Tan, Chairman Rules Sub-Committee,

Raymond Tan and Peter Teo, General Manager SGA.

R&A TEAcH THE TEAcHERS’ SEMINAR

Chairman R&A Rules Committee Chris Hilton leading the seminar.

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The annual SGA/Parents’ Dialogue was held on 25 Apr 15 at

the SICC auditorium. Letters of appointment were presented to

members of the 2015 SGA National and Development Squads. Squad

members were also presented their attire sponsored by TMaG.

SGA/PARENTS’ ANNUAL dIALOGUE

President SGA Bob Tan making his welcome address.

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Coach Luke Cantelo answering a query from parent Ang Siew Yan.

Parents and players

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Johnson Poh topped the SGA Order of Merit for 2014. He was

presented the SGA President’s Trophy for his outstanding

achievements.

SGA PRESIdENT’S TROPHY

Johnson Poh receiving the SGA President’s Trophy.

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The SGA 2015 National Squad saw the inclusion of four new

members to their ranks. They are James Leow, Sarah Tan,

Jacqueline Young and Wong Yen Ting.

2015 NATIONAL ANd dEVELOPMENT SQUAdS

New National Squad members, clockwise from top left: Jacqueline Young, Sarah Tan, Wong Yen Ting and James Leow.

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A total of nine new members were also inducted to the SGA

development Squad. They are charles Alliston, dane Ang, Jeryl

Tan, Sanjay Anand, Nicholas Mok, Erika Layson, Vanessa Khoo,

Linette chua and Maisarah Saadon.

New Development Squad members, clockwise from top left: Charles Alliston, Dane Ang, Jeryl Tan, Nicholas Mok and Sanjay Anand.

New Development Squad members, clockwise from top left: Erika Layson, Vanessa Khoo, Maisarah Saadon and Linette Chua.

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An SGA Community Engagement Committee, headed by SGA Exec Board member and Captain Jurong Country Club, Mr Ross Tan, was formed to study how SGA could engage

the community to better promote and develop golf.

The CEC actively worked with Ministry of Education to seek ways on how to place golf as a sport to be adopted under the “Sports for Schools” programme. It also worked with various SGA Ordinary Members on how to support this initiative. The initiatives being developed are planned to come on line in FY2016.

The practice of offering complimentary flights to SGA Ordinary Members hosting SGA tournaments was established in 2006. This privilege allows those who host our tournaments

to receive two flights per day from other Ordinary Members for the duration of the event. This practice continued in FY2014 and helped lightened the task of our Members hosting SGA events.

The SGA Centralised Handicapping System project to streamline our current handicap process was started this year. This new system will track all golfers who play on any of the golf

courses in Singapore. Scores can be posted either by the clubs or individually by golfers through club terminals or via the internet. At the end of each month, the system will compute the data centrally and distribute the relevant handicap scoring data to all SGA Members’ Handicap Committees to enable them to carry out their Handicap Committee’s responsibilities. The system will come on line in FY2016.

As part of SGA’s effort to encourage the development of junior golf programmes, subsidies ranging from S$4,000 to S$8,000 were disbursed to our Ordinary Members in FY2014.

Higher subsidies were given to those with programmes that are open to non-members to serve as incentives for our Ordinary Members to make their facilities available to non-members.

SGA cOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT cOMMITTEE

cOMPLIMENTARY FLIGHTS FOR SGA ORdINARY MEMBERS HOSTING SGA EVENTS

SGA cENTRALISEd HANdIcAPPING SYSTEM

SUBSIdIES FOR SGA ORdINARY MEMBERS’ JUNIOR GOLF dEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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Preparation for the 28th SEA Games golf tournament went full swing

during the last quarter of FY 2014. The Golf Organising Committee

was formed with Vice President SGA, Goh Hup Chor, as Chairman and SGC

General Manager, Andy Johnston, the Tournament Director.

The SGA Training & Selection Sub-Committee shortlisted 11 players (7

men and 4 women) for further training and assessment with the final team

selection of 4 men and 3 women players made at the end of March. They

were Johnson Poh, Jonathan Woo, Marc Ong, Abdul Hadi, Koh Sock Hwee,

Goh Jen and Amanda Tan.

Dr Tan Eng Liang, Chairman of the Special Training Assistance Committee

(STAC), 28th SEA Games Chef de Mission Nicholas Fang and STAC members

visited our golfers carrying out centralised training at the SICC Millennium

Course on 10 Mar 15. Vice President SGA Goh Hup Chor was present to

welcome Dr Tan and STAC members.

28TH SOUTH EAST ASIA GAMES

Dr Tan giving a pep talk to players Koh Sock Hwee, Abdul Hadi, Jerome Ng and Marc Ong

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As part of the training programme, renowned golf psychologist Sean

Lynch conducted two psychology sessions with our SEA Games

players. The first was carried out in Australia and the second was

done on 5 May 15 at Sentosa Golf Club.

Players also had dinner with SGA President, Vice President and

Hon Treasurer together with Sean Lynch and coach Luke Cantelo.

Sean Lynch going through putting drills with the players.

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The 28th SEA Games golf tournament was held at Sentosa Golf Club

Serapong Course from 7 – 12 Jun 15. Thailand won all four gold

medals winning the men’s and women’s team and individual events.

Singapore achieved our best SEA Games performance with a podium

finish in all four events winning the men’s team and individual

silver and women’s team and individual bronze. Indonesia won the

women’s team silver and the men’s team bronze.

Men’s teams on the winners’ podium, from left: Team Singapore (Silver), Team Thailand (Gold) and Team Indonesia (Bronze).

Women’s winning teams on the podium, from left: Team Indonesia (Silver), Team Thailand (Gold) and Team Singapore (Bronze).

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Men’s Individual medallists, Johnson Poh (Silver),

Natipong Srithong (Gold) and Tawan Phongphun (Bronze) posing with Vice President SGA Goh Hup Chor and

President SGA Bob Tan.

Women’s Individual winners on the podium, from left:

President SGC Low Teo Ping, Rivani Sihotang (Silver),

Suthavee Chanachai (Gold), Koh Sock Hwee (Bronze) and President SLGA Loh Ju Fern.

Koh Sock Hwee, Goh Jen and Amanda Tan

proudly showing off their medals with

President SGA Bob Tan.

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Sponsorship

The SGA Inter Club League continued to enjoy the sponsorship of

Asia Pacific Breweries at all the 13 SGA ICL legs as well as at the

prize presentation dinner. However, Daimler SEA Pte Ltd decided to

cease sponsorship of this event.

FINANcIAL MATTERS

HSBC continued with its strong support for

junior golf development by sponsoring the

HSBC Youth Golf Challenge series for 2014

making this their 7th year of sponsorship.

Backdrop at the SGA ICC prize presentation dinner

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Jaermann & Stubi – The Timepiece of Golf sponsored a Hole-in-One

prize of a golf watch from the “Time to Play” Series at two of our

tournaments, the 67th Singapore Open Amateur Championship and

the 25th Singapore Open Senior Amateur Championship.

TaylorMade-adidas Golf continued its

support for SGA as the official apparel

sponsor for FY 2014 as well as for the

28th SEA Games. Squad members were

presented their TMaG attire at the annual

SGA Parents’ Dialogue.

Johnson Poh receiving his TMaG attire from President SGA Bob Tan

28th SEA Games team members in their TMaG attire.

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SGA policy relating to the management and avoidance of conflicts of interest is

as follows:

a. Each SGA Executive Board Member and staff shall declare in writing the

nature and extent of any relationship, arrangement, contract or agreement,

which may result in a conflict of interest.

b. When there is a change to a Board member or staff interests, the board member

or staff shall provide an update to the secretariat as soon as is practicable.

c. The disclosure of interests shall be tabled at the next practical Executive

Board meeting, unless circumstances require, in which case, they shall be

communicated as soon as possible to the other Board members and to staff.

d. Where a Board member or staff is in a position of conflict of interest,

the Board member should declare himself (or herself) as conflicted and offer

not to participate in the discussion. Persons in a conflict of interest shall

abstain from any decisions made on the matter. All disclosures and the nature

of the discussions and decisions shall be appropriately minuted in the notes

of the meeting.

e. Where a Board member expects to find himself (or herself) in a significant

conflict of interest position, he should seek, in the first instance, to minimize

his (or her) participation in the process that could lead to the conflict of

interest.

f. The Board will seek to avoid perceptions of any conflicts of interest in its

financial dealings.

SGA has submitted the Online Evaluation Checklist via the Charity Portal at

www.charities.gov.sg.

Yee Woon Yim

Honorary Secretary

SGA cONFLIcT OF INTERESTS POLIcY

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cHAIRMANMr James Koh Cher Siang • Chairman SICC

MEMBERS

Dr Gordon Tay • President CGC

Mr Lee Chong Kwee • Chairman JCC

Mr Lai Mun Onn • President KepC

Mr Peter Kwee • Chairman LNGCC

LG Ng Chee Meng • President NSRCC

Mr Chong Kee Hiong • President OCC

Mr Tan Soo Nan • Chairman RCC

Mr Khoo Teng Chye • Chairman SelCC

LG Ng Chee Meng • President SemCC

Mr Low Teo Ping • President SenGC

Mr Ng Kee Choe • Chairman TMCC

Mr Patrick Kwek • President WGCC

PRESIdENT • Mr Bob Tan

VIcE PRESIdENT • Mr Goh Hup Chor

HON SEcRETARY • Mr Yee Woon Yim

HON TREASURER • Ms Loh Ju Fern

MEMBERS

Mr Kong Choong Soon

Ms Marvane E

Mr Lee Lian Hong

Mr Ross Tan

Mr Paul Thomas

Mr Phua Hua Seng

Mr Tay Liam Wee

Legal AdvisorMr Andrew Lim

SGA GOVERNING cOUNcIL MEMBERS

SGA EXEcUTIVE BOARd MEMBERS

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cHAIRMANMr Ross Tan

MEMBERSMr Kong Choong Soon

Mr Lee Lian HongMr Arthur Loh

Mr Raymond Tan

cHAIRMANMr Kong Choong Soon

MEMBERSMr Phua Hua Seng

Mr Ross Tan

SGA SUB-cOMMITTEES

SGA cOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUB-cOMMITTEE

SGA AUdIT SUB-cOMMITTE

Training & Selection Tournament Handicap Rules

Goh Hup Chor Yee Woon Yim Kong Choong Soon Dennis Tan

CGC Vincent Teo Vincent Teo Ong Chew Meng Fardanshah Aziz

JCC Ross Tan Albert Ng John Soh Edwin Pereira

KepC Kong Choong Soon Kong Choong Soon Mohamed Tahir Ling Kok Pin

LNGCC Bradley Leahey Bradley Leahey Goh Joon Lian Chua Leng Heok

NSRCC Tan Kah Han David Huang William Chua Brian Tan

OCC Oscar Oliverio Tan Ah Ee Tan Ah Ee Stewart Lee

RCC Mark Higgs Loh Kum Cheun Yeo Swee Tuan Loh Kum Cheun

SelCC Phua Hua Seng David Foo Tan York Peng Tan York Peng

SemCC Derric Low Derric Low Andrew Yeo Paul Giovanni

SenGC Ben Low Andy Johnston Vernon Khoo Foo Chee Liam

SICC Paul Thomas Paul Thomas Dennis Thomas Dennis Thomas

TMCC Lee Lian Hong Ken Lye Hia Hui Kim Ken Lye

WGCC Oh Kian Beng Ng Kwang Iak Ng Kwang Iak Henry Thang

SLGA Loh Ju Fern Loh Ju Fern

SLGA Marvane E Meenah Fong

Coach Luke Cantelo

ChairmanMembers

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112th Malaysian Amateur championship1. SGA sent a contingent of ten players together with newly appointed coach Luke Cantelo

and team manager Roko Kho to attend this tournament held at the Royal Perak Golf Club

from 22 – 25 May 2014.

2. Cory Crawford of Australia won the tournament with an overall 6-under 282 (71, 71, 66,

74). Marc Ong finished 3 shots behind in second position with 3-under 285 (72, 70, 70, 73).

Zihao Chen (72, 71, 75, 68) of China shared third place on 2-under 286 with Jarryd Felton

(72, 72, 70, 72) of Australia.

3. The results of our other players were:

a. T9th – Gregory Foo 4-over 292 (75, 71, 73, 73)

b. T12th – Johnson Poh 5-over 293 (71, 73, 75, 74)

c. T17th – Abdul Hadi 8-over 296 (79, 74, 73, 70)

d. T33rd – Lucius Toh 17-over 305 (75, 72, 78, 75)

e. T41st – Thomas Tan 21-over 309 (75, 73, 82, 79)

f. T46th – George Foo 23-over 311 (78, 78, 77, 78)

g. 49th – Jerome Ng 25-over 313 (86, 72, 85, 70)

h. T52nd – Edgar Oh 27-over 315 (79, 73, 81, 82)

i. Missed cut set at 14-over 158:

i. Chung Hong Zheng 15-over 159 (81, 78)

27th MPI Saujana Amateur championship 20144. SGA sent 9 National Squad members to participate in this tournament that was held from

27 – 29 May 2014 after they competed in the 112th Malaysian Amateur Open. They were

accompanied by National Coach Luke Cantelo and Team Manager Roko Kho. The other

Singapore players were students of the Singapore Sports School which sponsored their trip.

5. Thai Danthai Boonma won the tournament shooting 2-over 74 in the final round for a

2-under 214 (69, 71, 74) to beat second round leader Aussie Jarryd Felton by a single stroke.

Jarryd Felton finished in second position on 1-under 215 (70, 69, 76). Justin Quiban of the

Philippines took third spot with even par 216 (71, 71, 74).

6. Marc Ong was again our best player finishing in 8th position at 4-over 220 (74, 72, 74)

followed by Johnson Poh (76, 72, 73) and Gregory Foo (72, 73, 76) who shared the 9th

position with two other players at 5-over 221.

dETAILS OF OVERSEAS TOURNAMENTS

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7. The results of other Singapore players were:

a. 13th - Jerome Ng 6-over 222 (71, 81, 70)

b. T16th - Abdul Hadi 9-over 225 (76, 73, 76)

c. 21st - Chung Hong Zheng 13-over 229 (78, 73, 78)

d. 29th - George Foo 18-over 234 (79, 80, 75)

e. 32nd - Thomas Tan 20-over 236 (81, 79, 76)

f. T35th - Louis Tee 23-over 239 (83, 77, 79)

g. T39th - Lucius Toh 25-over 241 (80, 75, 86)

h. T43rd - Jordan Tsan 27-over 243 (81, 78, 84)

- Tommy Tan 27-over 243 (78, 74, 91)

i. T49th - Ryan Wong 30-over 246 (83, 83, 80)

j. T53rd - Nicholas Mok 31-over 247 (80, 80, 87)

Negeri Sembilan Amateur Open8. Abdul Hadi shot a brilliant 7-under 209 (71, 71, 67) to retain his Negri Sembilan Amateur

Open title. One shot behind in second position at 6-under 210 (66, 74, 70) was Jerome Ng.

Gregory Foo finished in third spot with 1-under 215 (71, 74, 70).

9. The winner of the Ladies’ Division was Malaysian Nur Eliana Ariffin who finished on 2-under

214 (73, 73, 68). Koh Sock Hwee was second with 4-over 220 (74, 74, 72).

10. The 2014 Negri Sembilan Amateur Open was held at the Port Dickson Golf & Country Club

from 6 – 8 Jun 14.

2014 Taiwan Amateur Golf championship11. The 2014 Taiwan Amateur Golf Championship was held at Sunrise Golf and Country Club

from 19 – 22 Aug 14. SGA sent four players together with national coach Luke Cantelo to

participate.

12. Wang Wei Lun won the tournament with 8-under 280 (69, 74, 65, 72). In second position was

Kao Teng with 3-under 285 (76, 70, 69, 70). Malaysian Chan Tuck Soon shot 6-under 66 on

the last day to take the 3rd spot with 2-under 286 (74, 74, 72, 66).

13. Our best performer was Marc Ong (71, 71, 73, 72) who shared the 4th position with Liu Yu

Jui (77, 69, 71, 70) with both at 1-under 287. Johnson Poh (80, 77, 70, 68) and Abdul Hadi

(70, 81, 72, 72) were tied in 10th position at 7-over 295 whilst Gregory Foo finished in 15th

position with three other players at 9-over 297 (74, 71, 76, 76).

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14. In the Ladies Division, Chen Chih Min (75, 72, 75, 73) won after a play-off with Lee Chia

Pei (72, 72, 78, 73) after both finished with 7-over 295.

15. Koh Sock Hwee finished in 5th position with 12-over 300 (79, 71, 74, 76) and Amanda Tan

in 10th with 20-over 308 (74, 83, 76, 75).

2014 World Amateur Team championship16. The World Amateur Team Championship is a biennial international amateur competition

conducted by the International Golf Federation (IGF). The competition, which was held for

the 26th time was hosted by the Japan Golf Association.

17. The Men’s teams play for the Eisenhower Trophy whilst the Women’s teams play for the

Espirito Santo Trophy. The Espirito Santo Trophy was played from 3 – 6 Sep 14 whilst the

Eisenhower Trophy was played from 10 – 13 Sep 14.

18. In the Women’s’ WATC, Australia took the Espirito Santo Trophy with a score of 29

under 547. Canada took the silver medal with 27 under 549 followed by Korea with

26 under 550. Denmark finished fourth at 556, followed by Sweden and the USA tied for

fifth at 557, Mexico in seventh at 560, England and host Japan tied for eighth at 562 and

the Philippines in 10th at 563.

19. Brooke Henderson topped the individual ranking at 19 under 269 (66, 69, 66, 68)

followed by Minjee Lee at 16-under 272 (73, 70, 64, 65) and Alison Lee at 14-under 274

(68, 70, 68, 68).

20. Team Singapore was represented by Koh Sock Hwee, Kok Jo Ee and Amanda Tan. They

finished in tied 36th position at 25-over 601. Koh Sock Hwee shot 10-over 298 (75, 68, 75,

80) to finish in tied 78th, followed by Kok Jo Ee at 22-over 310 (75, 78, 78, 79) in T109th

and Amanda Tan 23-over 311 (78, 82, 72, 79) in T111th

21. In the Men’s’ World Amateur Team Championship, Team USA won for the 15th time,

successfully defending its 2012 title in Turkey, with a record score of 38 under 534. Canada

won the silver medal, two strokes behind the USA at 536 and Spain won the bronze medal

at 537.

22. Team Singapore, represented by Jonathan Woo, Johnson Poh and Marc Ong finished in a

four way tie in 25th position with 14 under 558. This is Team Singapore’s best ever

performance in the Eisenhower Trophy tournament making it the 3rd best Asian team

behind Chinese Taipei (23 under 549) and Korea (21 under 551).

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23. Results of other Asian teams were:

a. T29th - India - 12 under 560

Japan

b. T33rd - Thailand - 9 under 563

c. T35th - Malaysia - 8 under 564

d. 38th - PRC - 7 under 565

e. T39th - Hong Kong - 5 under 567

f. 47th - Philippines - 22 over 594

24. In the Individual Event, Jon Rahm shot 23-under 263 (70, 64, 62, 67) to take the title,

beating the previous mark for low individual score for 72 holes held by golf legend Jack

Nicklaus who shot 269 in 1960. Three other players shared the second spot at 20-under 266.

They were Lucas Herbert (69, 64, 67, 66), Victor Perez (69, 65, 66, 66) and Alejandro Tosti

(68, 67, 64, 67).

25. Jonathan Woo shot 8-under 278 (70, 67, 70, 71) to finish in tied 39th position. Johnson

Poh finished in tied 103rd with 3-over 289 (72, 73, 73, 71) and Marc Ong in tied 123rd with

8-over 294 (81, 71, 66, 76).

80th Singha Thailand Amateur Open26. The 80th Singha Thailand Amateur Open was held at the Panya Indra Golf Club from 9 – 12

Sep 14. We sent a team of 5 players to participate.

27. Sarit Suwannarut of Thailand won the event with a score of 12-under 276 (69, 66, 69, 72). Ye Htet Aung of Myanmar took the second spot with 9-under 279 (73, 68, 69, 69).

28. Abdul Hadi finished in third position just one shot away at 8-under 280 (71, 70, 66, 73) followed by Gregory Foo in fourth at 6-under 282 (71, 72, 69, 70). At 4-under 284 were Jerome Ng (71, 70, 74, 69) and Fadhli Soetarso of Indonesia (73, 69, 72, 70).

29. Thai Kanyalak Preedasuttijit took the Ladies’ title with 8-under 280 (73, 67, 67, 73) followed by fellow Thai Parinda Phokan at 6-under 282 (73, 71, 66, 72) and Filipina Yuka Saso at 3-under 285 (71, 74, 70, 70).

30. Goh Jen shared the 9th position with 2 others at 3-over 291 (74, 74, 71, 72) whilst Elizabeth Ang finished in tied 36th at 36-over 324 (83, 80, 79, 82).

2014 Malaysian Junior Open31. This tournament, held at the Sabah Golf & Country Club from 11 to 13 Sep 14, was won by

Park Sang Ho of Korea with a score of 3-under 213 (67, 74, 72). Solomon Emilio Rosidin (78, 73, 70) of Malaysia and Eekarat Leksuwan (73, 74, 74) of Thailand shared the second

spot at 5-over 221.

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32. SGA sent Lucius Toh and Sarah Tan to participate in this tournament. Lucius Toh missed

the cut after two rounds of 81and 76 whilst Sarah Tan finished in 10th position in the

Girls’ Division with 22-over 238 (80, 78, 80). The Singapore Sports School also participated

in this tournament with their students.

33. Results of other Singapore players:

g. T5th – Ryan Wong 10-over 226 (73, 75, 78)

h. 11th – Louis Tee 18-over 234 (80, 76, 78)

i. T13th – Tommy Tan 23-over 239 (81, 79, 79)

Jeryl Tan Foo Yew 23-over 239 (78, 76, 85)

Hong Kong Ladies Open Amateur34. Goh Jen achieved her first international victory when she won the 2014 Hong Kong Ladies

Open Amateur, held at the Hong Kong Golf Club from 24 – 26 Sep 14, with 4-over 220

(71, 76, 73).

35. In tied second place were Yin Yuan Ru (76, 73, 74) of China and Vivian Lee (74, 74, 75) of

Hong Kong with both at 7-over 223.

17th Asian Games36. Team Singapore golf team departed on 21 Sep 14 to participate in the 17th Asian Games golf

tournament. The tournament was held at Dream Park Country Club from 25 to 28 Sep 14.

37. The team members were Jonathan Woo, Johnson Poh, Marc Ong and Gregory Foo and

national coach Luke Cantelo.

38. Chinese Taipei won the gold medal with 45-under 819. Korea took the silver with 38-under

826 and Thailand the bronze with 31-under 833. China and Japan were tied in 4th position

at 29-under 835 and followed by India with 25-under 839.

39. Pan Cheng Tsung (TPE) took the gold individual medal with 17-under 271 (66, 69, 65, 71)

whilst Kim Namhun (KOR) took silver with 15-under 273 (67, 72, 66, 68) and Yu Chun An

(TPE) bronze with 12-under 276 (70, 66, 73, 67).

40. Singapore finished in 7th position at 13-under 851. Individually, Johnson Poh was the best

Singapore player finishing in T16th position at 5-under 283 (70, 73, 71, 69) followed by

Jonathan Woo (75, 72, 71, 69) and Marc Ong (70, 71, 73, 73) in T26th at 1-under 287 and

Gregory Foo at even par 288 (71, 71, 73, 73) in T29th.

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42nd Selangor Amateur Open41. Lucius Toh won his first international tournament at the 42nd Selangor Amateur Open with

a 1-over 217 (75, 72, 70). Trailing Malaysian Amir Nazrin by 6 shots going into Round 3,

he shot a creditable 2-under 70 to win by 1 shot. Amir Nazrin had to settle for second after

a 5-over 77 gave him a 2-over 218 (71, 70, 77) final score. Malaysian Galven Green finished

in third with 5-over 221 (70, 76, 75).

42. Lucius Toh’s win ensured that the trophy remains in Singapore’s hand after Jerome Ng

won it in 2013. The defending champion finished in 8th position.

43. The Ladies Division was won by Malaysian Diane Luke with 12-over 228 (73, 74, 81).

Amanda Tan (84, 73, 72) and Koh Sock Hwee (78, 78, 73) finished in tied second place after

posting even par 72 and 1-over par 73, respectively, in the final round. Both finished on

13-over 229 just 1 shot behind the winner.

44. SGA sent a contingent of 22 players to participate in the 42nd Selangor Amateur Open

led by Team Manager Roko Kho and accompanied by National Coach Luke Cantelo who

joined the group on the second day after returning from the 17th Asian Games. The

tournament was held at the Kelab Rahman Putra Malaysia from 30 Sep to 2 Oct 14.

45. Results of other Singapore players:

Men

4th – Abdul Hadi 6-over 222 (79, 70, 73)

5th – Wong Qi Wen 7-over 223 (78, 75, 70)

6th – Joshua Ho 8-over 224 (83, 72, 69)

8th – Jerome Ng 10-over 226 (76, 76, 74)

9th – Tommy Tan 12-over 228 (76, 81, 71)

10th – Thomas Tan 13-over 229 (77, 79, 73)

T11th – George Foo 14-over 230 (79, 76, 75)

13th – Leonard Tee 15-over 231 (79, 73, 79)

14th – Billie Pay 16-over 232 (79, 79, 74)

T15th – Ryan Wong 17-over 233 (78, 80, 75)

T20th – Louis Tee 20-over 236 (81, 73, 82)

T24th – Edgar Oh 22-over 238 (80, 80, 78)

31st – Nicholas Lim 28-over 244 (86, 78, 80)

T32nd – Jordan Tsan 29-over 245 (84, 83, 78)

Missed cut (at 23-over)

Tan Yong Jia – 25-over 169 (80, 89)

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Ladies

6th – Goh Jen 16-over 232 (72, 79, 81)

T9th – Jacqueline Young 23-over 239 (78, 76, 85)

15th – Elizabeth Ang 26-over 242 (79, 83, 80)

17th – Sarah Tan 28-over 244 (79, 86, 79)

54th South East Asia Amateur Golf Team championship (Putra cup) 46. The 54th South East Asia Amateur Golf Team Championship (Putra Cup) was hosted by

Brunei at the Empire Hotel & Country Club from 11 - 17 Oct 14. There were four tournaments

running concurrently, namely, the 54th Putra Cup, 8th Lion City Cup, 6th Santi Cup and the

2nd Kartini Cup. A total of seven countries participated in these tournaments.

47. Team Thailand won the 54th Putra Cup with a total score of 821. Team Singapore did well

to finish in second position with 844. Team Malaysia finished in third position with 857.

48. Team Thailand also won the Lion City Cup and the Kartini Cup. Team Philippines was the only

team that prevented Team Thailand from making a clean sweep by taking the Santi Cup.

49. In the Putra Cup Individual event, Thai players Danthai Boonma at 15-under 269 (66, 61,

70, 72), Natipong Srithong at 11-under 273 (69, 71, 67, 66) and Kasidit Lepkurte at 5-under

279 (72, 69, 68, 70) took the top three positions. Johnson Poh finished in 4th spot at 4-under

280 (68, 71, 67, 74) followed by Low Khai Jei of Malaysia at 2-under 282 (69, 71, 70, 72) and

Gregory Foo at 1-over 285 (72, 73, 70, 70).

50. Team Singapore (581) also did well to finish in third position in the Santi Cup behind Team

Philippines (544) and Team Thailand (557).

51. His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Malik graced the prize presentation ceremony and

presented trophies to the winning teams and players. His Royal Highness also met team

officials after the prize presentation. Singapore was represented by Honorary Secretary Yee

Woon Yim and General Manager Peter Teo.

2014 Asia Pacific Amateur championship52. The 2014 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf

Club, Australia, from 23 – 26 Oct 14. The six invited Singapore players, Jerome Ng,

Jonathan Woo, Johnson Poh, Marc Ong, Gregory Foo and Wong Qi Wen were accompanied

by National Coach Luke Cantelo. President SGA Bob Tan,Executive Board Member

Tay Liam Wee and GM Peter Teo also attended the tournament.

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53. Australian Antonio Murdaca was the winner shooting 13-under 275 (69, 68, 67, 71) to

win by a clear seven shots. Horikawa Mikumu of Japan took second spot with 6-under 282

(75, 91, 67, 69) whilst another Australian Todd Sinnott finished in third position at 5-under

283 (67, 71, 74, 71).

54. Three Singapore players did well to shoot sub-par in the final round with Jerome Ng

shooting 2-under 70 for a 1-under 287 (74, 70, 73, 70) to finish in a 4 way tie in 8th position,

Jonathan Woo also shooting 2-under 70 to finish on 2-over 290 (78, 70, 72, 70) in T17th

position and Marc Ong 3-under 69 for a 5-over 293 (73, 79, 72, 69) and a T 25th position.

Wong Qi Wen finished in T42nd with 13-over 301 (78, 74, 73, 76).

55. Johnson Poh (80, 75) and Gregory Foo (78, 78) both missed the cut after round two set

at 10-over 154.

SGA vs MGA Annual Match 201456. SGA narrowly beat MGA by 12½ to 11½ points in the SGA vs MGA Annual Match that

was hosted by MGA at the Glenmarie Golf & Country Club from 11 to 12 Nov 2014. This is

the 4th consecutive win by SGA in the annual match that was started in 1976.

57. SGA took the early lead in the morning Four Ball matches winning 4 points to MGA’s 2

points. However, MGA drew level when it took 4 points from the afternoon Foursomes to

SGA’s 2 points. Both teams then started the Singles matches the next day equally matched

with 6 points. SGA won 6 matches and halved 1 match to collect the 6½ points for a total

of 12 ½ points to win.

58. President MGA, Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, hosted President SGA Bob Tan, to a

welcome dinner. Also present were Vice Presidents of MGA, Datuk Mohammed Zain Yusof

and Low Teck San and Vice President SGA Goh Hup Chor and other senior officials.

59. President MGA presented the MGA SGA Challenge Trophy to SGA at the prize

presentation lunch.

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60. The detailed results are:

Four Ball Match

MATcH SGA POINTS MGA POINTS 1 GOH JEN DIANNE LUKE JACQUELINE YOUNG ASHLEY LAU

2 KOH SOCK HWEE NUR DURRIYAH DAMIAN ELIZABETH ANG WINNIE NG

3 JOHNSON POH LOW KHAI JEI WONG QI WEN GALVEN KENDALL GREEN

4 JEROME NG CHAN TUCK SOON LUCIUS TOH KUHANESH GANESAN

5 ABDUL HADI MUHD WAFIYUDDIN JOSHUA HO BRYAN TEOH WIYANG

6 MARC ONG DAENG ABDUL RAHMAN EDGAR OH ALVIEN HIEW

4 2

MATcH SGA POINTS MGA POINTS

1 GOH JEN DIANNE LUKE KOH SOCK HWEE NUR DURRIYAH DAMIAN

2 ELIZABETH ANG WINNIE NG JACQUELINE YOUNG ASHLEY LAU

3 WONG QI WEN GALVEN KENDALL GREEN JOHNSON POH LOW KHAI JEI

4 LUCIUS TOH BRYAN TEOH WIYANG ABDUL HADI CHAN TUCK SOON

5 JOSHUA HO KUHANESH GANESAN EDGAR OH MUHD WAFIYUDDIN

6 MARC ONG DAENG ABDUL RAHMAN

2 4

0

0

1 (2&1)

1 (2 Up)

1 (3&2)

1 (4&3)

1 (2&1)

0

0

0

0

1 (4&3)

0

1 (5&4)

1 (5&4)

1 (1 Up)

1 (1 Up)

0

1 (4&3)

1 (5&4)

0

0

0

0

Foursome Match

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2015 Australian Master of the Amateurs championship61. As part of our SEA Games training buildup, six players left for Melbourne with their coach

to participate in the 18th edition of the Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship

held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club from 6 – 9 Jan 15.

62. The players were Johnson Poh, Abdul Hadi, Jonathan Woo, Jerome Ng, Gregory Foo and

Wong Qi Wen and coach Luke Cantelo.

63. Zach Murray won the tournament with a total score of 12-under 276 (69, 69, 67, 71). In

second place was Cory Crawford finishing with 10-under 278 (69, 70, 69, 69) followed by

Bryson DeChambeau at 8-under 280 (66, 74, 68, 72).

64. Abdul Hadi finished as the best Singapore player with 2-over 290 (72, 72, 73, 73) followed

by Jonathan Woo 4 shots behind at 6-over 294 (76, 69, 72, 77) and Jerome Ng at 10-over

298 (71, 75, 79, 73). Wong Qi Wen was 12-over 300 (78. 74. 76. 72) and at 13-over 301 were

Gregory Foo (77, 77, 73, 74) and Johnson Poh (75, 73, 73, 80).

MATcH SGA POINTS MGA POINTS

1 KOH SOCK HWEE 1 (2&1) MWINNIE NG 0

2 GOH JEN ½ (A/S) ASHLEY LAU ½ (A/S)

3 JACQUELINE YOUNG 0 NUR DURRIYAH DAMIAN 1 (2&1)

4 ELIZABETH ANG 0 DIANNE LUKE 1 (7&6)

5 JOHNSON POH 1 (2&1) BRYAN TEOH WIYANG 0

6 JEROME NG 1 (2&1) CHAN TUCK SOON 0

7 EDGAR OH 0 DAENG ABDUL RAHMAN 1 (6&5)

8 MARC ONG 0 LOW KHAI JEI 1 (2&1)

9 JOSHUA HO 0 GALVEN KENDALL GREEN 1 (4&3)

10 ABDUL HADI 1 (3&2) KUHANESH GANESAN 0

11 WONG QI WEN 1 (6&5) ALVIN HIEW 0

12 LUCIUS TOH 1 (1 Up) MUHD WAFIYUDDIN 0

6½ 5½

FULL SGA 12½ MGA 11½ RESULTS

Singles Match

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2015 Australian Amateur championship65. The Australian Amateur Championship was another SEA Games buildup tournament for

our players. Johnson Poh and Gregory Foo qualified for the match play after finishing

6-under 138 (70, 68) and 1-over 145 (74, 71), respectively. However, Johnson Poh lost his

round 1 match play to Aussie B Collyer who beat him 3 & 2. Gregory Foo won his Round

1 match play 2 & 1 playing against New Zealander W Jeon but went down to Aussie Ryan

Ruffels 2 & 1 in round 2.

66. Other Singapore players who participated in the 2015 Australian Amateur Championship,

played at the Australian and the Lakes Golf Clubs from 20 – 25 Jan 15, but did not qualify

for the match play segment were:

• AbdulHadi – 7-over151(75,76)

• MarcOng – 10-over154(80,74)

• WongQiWen – 16-over160(81,79)

• JeromeNg – 17-over161(73,88)

• GohJen – 12-over159

• SarahTan – 17-over164

• AmandaTan – 17-over164

• KohSockHwee – 20-over167

• CallistaChen – 20-over167

Faldo Series Asia Grand Final67. The Faldo Series Asia Grand Final was held at Mission Hills Faldo Course from 18 – 20 Mar 15.

68. Yuki Kamasu of Japan won the 2015 Faldo Series Asia on the first play-off hole. He carded

a total of 9-under 207 (71, 67, 69) to tie with Simon Zach (71, 68, 68) for the play-off. In

third place was Zachary Baucho (USA) at 8-under 208 (70, 69, 69).

69. Tommy Tan played well in his first overseas international tournament representing

Singapore. He shot 9-over 225 (76, 78, 71) to finish in tied 34th position. Jacqueline Young

finished in 67th position with a 27-over 243 (85, 79, 79) whilst Lucius Toh ended in 76th

position with 38-over 254 (82, 88, 84).

dETAILS OF LOcAL TOURNAMENTS3rd Singapore National Senior Amateur championship53. The 3rd Singapore National Senior Amateur Championship was held at the Warren Golf

& Country Club from 20 – 22 May 2014. A total of 79 competitors took part with 33

participants in Divisions “A” and “B”, 8 in Division “C” and 6 in Division “D”. The oldest

participant was 75 years old.

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54. Douglas Ooi shot 4-over 75 in the final round to win with a total of 14-over 227 (74, 78,

75). Defending champion Francis Chia finished second with 16-over 229 (76, 75, 78).

In third position was Ooi Wai Kin who finished on 17-over 230 (76, 77, 77).

55. The prize presentation lunch was graced by Vice President SGA Goh Hup Chor, Captain

Warren Golf & Country Club Oh Kian Beng and Hon Secretary Singapore Senior Golfers

Society Pang Hee Boon.

Singapore Junior Golf championship 201456. This tournament was hosted by Keppel Club from 4 – 6 Jun 2014. A total of ninety

participants took part comprising fifty-nine local and foreign players living in Singapore

and thirty-one foreign players from overseas. The largest foreign contingent was from

Thailand with twelve players. The others were from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Korea,

Myanmar, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam.

57. Joint winners were declared after both Thai Sangchai Keawcharoen and James Leow finished

on 8-over 224 after round 3 and bad weather prevented a play off. James Leow was also the

recipient of the Best Local Boy Trophy.

58. The overall Girl Champion was Thai Budsabakorn Sukapan who finished on 6-over 222 (75,

69, 78). Captain Keppel Club Mr CS Kong presented the winners’ trophies to all.

2014 SLGA Amateur Open59. Koh Sock Hwee achieved a major breakthrough in her amateur career winning the 2014

SLGA Amateur Open held at the Orchid Country Club. She shot 3-under 70 in round three

to win the tournament by 3 shots after finishing with 2-under 217 (75, 72, 70).

60. The 1st Runner Up was Keh Wenyung of New Zealand with 1-over 220 (75, 75, 70) and 2nd

Runner Up was Gennai Goodwin of Australia who also finished on 1-over 220 (73, 75, 72).

61. The results of our other players were:

a. T8th - Fariza Izanie - 225 (78, 72, 75

b. 12th - Cathleen Wong - 228 (76, 76, 76)

c. T16th - Goh Jen - 230 (78, 75, 77)

d. T18th - Amanda Tan - 232 (80, 75, 77)

e. T22nd - Kok Jo Ee - 233 (74, 77, 82)

f. 23rd - Ashley Loh - 235 (79, 77, 79)

g. T25th - Rachel Lim - 236 (81, 80, 75)

- Callista Chen - 236 (80, 78, 78)

h. 28th - Jacqueline Young - 238 (83, 78, 77)

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62. The 2014 SLGA Amateur Open was held at the Par 73 Vanda/Dendro Course from 2 – 4 Jul 14.

67th Singapore Open Amateur championship63. The 67th edition of our premier amateur tournament, the Singapore Open Amateur

Championship, was hosted by the Singapore Island Country Club from 14 to 18 Jul 2014.

This tournament was again held at the venerable Island Course. The 5,945 metre course was

made more challenging when it was reduced to a Par 70 course with both the par 5 Holes,

4th and 11th, converted to par 4.

64. A total of 79 entries comprising 28 top local amateur golfers and 51 foreign players were

received. The list of foreign players included top amateurs from Australia, Bangladesh, Hong

Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Chinese Taipei.

65. There was, for the very first time, an offer of a Hole-in-One prize of a golf watch from the

“Time to Play” Series sponsored by Jaermann & Stubi – The Timepiece of Golf.

66. Top Thai amateur Danthai Boonma (70, 64, 67, 66) won the tournament after a play-off with

compatriot Natipong Srithong (67, 66, 69, 65) on the second play-off hole after both shot

13-under 267.

67. Gregory Foo took the 2nd Runner-Up position with 6-under 274 (72, 67, 66, 69) followed

by Jerome Ng in fourth spot with 4-under 276 (72, 68, 68, 68).

68. President SGA Bob Tan was present to give away the winner’s trophy to the champion whilst

Tournament Director Dennis Thomas presented trophies to the runners up.

7th Warren Ford Amateur Open69. Joshua Ho won the 7th Warren Ford Amateur Open, held from 8 – 10 Jul 14, with even

par 213 (71, 68, 74). Marc Ong finished in second with 1-over 214 (71, 73, 70) followed by

Johnson Poh with 2-over 215 (72, 69, 74).

70. Fariza Izanie Zain took the Ladies title with 13-over 226 (75, 76, 75). Koh Sock Hwee was

two shots behind in second position at 15 over 228 (78, 77, 73) and Munchin Ken third

with 18-over 231 (80, 78, 73).

15th Singapore National Amateur championship71. The 15th SNAC was played at the Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course, from 12 to 15 August

2014. A total of 62 participants, 46 men and 16 women were accepted for the tournament.

Open to only Singapore citizens and permanent residents, competitors played two rounds

of 18 holes stroke play before the top 16 men and top 8 women proceeded to the match

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72. Johnson Poh beat James Leow 8 and 7 to emerge the men’s champion of the 15th Singapore

National Amateur Championship. This was his second win having won the first time in

2010. Goh Jen was the women’s champion after beating Jacqueline Young 6 and 5. The

men’s 2nd runner up was Joshua Shou who beat Nicholas Mok 5 and 4 whilst Koh Sock Hwee

took the women’s 2nd runner up position beating Wong Yen Ting 4 and 3.

73. The prize presentation was attended by President SGA Bob Tan, who gave away the

winners’ trophies, and members of the SGA Executive Board.

SGA Inter club League 201474. The SGA Inter Club League 2014 completed its last leg on 28 Sep 14 and the prize

presentation dinner was held on 2 Oct 14 at the Keppel Club.

75. The Overall Champion was NSRCC which amassed a total of 33 points winning 11 out of

the 12 legs to emerge as champion. This is NSRCC’s fourth straight win since the new match

play format was introduced in 2011.

76. The Overall Champion 1st Runner Up was SICC with 30 points and 2nd Runner Up

was TMCC with 27 points.

77. The winners of the various divisions are as follows:

a. “Senior” Division i. Champion - Singapore Island Country Club ii. Runner Up - Tanah Merah Country Club

b. “B” Division i. Champion - National Service Resort & Country Club ii. Runner Up - Singapore Island Country Club

c. “A” Division i. Champion - Singapore Island Country Club ii. Runner Up - Jurong Country Club

d. “Premier” Division i. Champion - Seletar Country Club ii. Runner Up - Tanah Merah Country Club

e. “Ladies” Division i. Champion - National Service Resort & Country Club ii. Runner Up - Warren Golf & Country Club 1. “A” Division - Keppel Club 2. “B” Division - Warren Golf & Country Club

2014 SGA Inter-Associate Members’ League 78. Five legs were organized for the 2014 SGA Inter Associate Members’ League. Each leg was

hosted by an Associate Member at various venues in Singapore.

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79. The overall winners of the various divisions are:

• “A”DivisionChampion – AcersBonClub

• “B”DivisionChampion - SocietyofSingaporeGolfers

• “C”DivisionChampion - SocietyofSingaporeGolfers

• “D”DivisionChampion - SocietyofSingaporeGolfers

• “Ladies”DivisionChampion –AcersBonClub

25th Singapore Open Senior Amateur championship80. The 25th edition of the Singapore Open Senior Amateur Championship was hosted by

Sembawang Country Club from 7 – 10 Oct 2014. Participants of our premier senior amateur

event included local and overseas senior golfers. Jaermann & Stubi sponsored a Hole-in-

One prize of a golf watch from the “Time to Play” Series.

81. The winner was David Foo who shot 14-over 230 (78, 76, 76) to win by a comfortable

margin. He drew level with second round leader Ng Cheng Hoe at the turn and raced

ahead to finish 5 shots ahead of the field. It was sweet victory for Foo who was runner up

last year.

82. Ralph Aeria (83, 73, 79) took the runner up position on count back followed by Yan Heng

Chok (76, 79, 80) and Ng Cheng Hoe (73, 80, 82) who all finished on 19-over 235.

83. Honorary Secretary SGA, Yee Woon Yim, and Exec Board member, CS Kong, attended the

prize presentation lunch and later presented trophies to the winners.

2014 Faldo Series Singapore championship84. The 2014 Faldo Series Singapore Championship was hosted by Jurong Country Club from

18 – 21 Nov 14.

85. Lucius Toh carded a total of 7-over 223 (78, 72, 73) to win the tournament by 2 shots. This

was his second win in this tournament, having won it last year in 2013.

86. Jacqueline Young finished in overall second position and took the Girls’ Division title with

9-over 225 (76, 74, 75). Second round leader, Tommy Tan, stumbled at the 10th hole with

a quadruple bogey to finish third and winning the Boys’ Division title with 10-over 226

(76, 71, 79).

87. All three winners will get to participate in the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final to be held in

Mission Hills from 9 – 13 Mar 2015. Hon Secretary SGA, Yee Woon Yim, presented trophies

to the winners. Executive Board members, Captain JCC, Ross Tan, and Captain KepClub, CS

Kong, were also present to grace the occasion.

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4th Mizuno Laguna National Junior Golf championship88. SGA Development Squad member, Desmond Kim, won the 4th Mizuno Laguna National

Junior Golf Championship with a score of 1-over 211 (68, 72, 71) at the shortened par 70

LNGCC Masters Course. Fellow DS member Louis Tee was second with 3-over 213 (72, 68,

73) whilst Kim Min Seok took third place with 7-over 217 (75, 74, 68).

89. Kaho Matsubara won the Girls Division with 4-over 214 (73, 72, 69) followed by

Chloe Wong (70, 77, 68) and SGA DS members, Sarah Tan (73, 73, 69) and Wong Yen Ting

(68, 73, 74), with all tied at 5-over 215.

90. The Mizuno Laguna National Junior Golf Championship, held from 24 to 26 Nov 14, was

open to all junior golfers aged 12 to 17.

HSBc Youth Golf challenge91. Four HSBC Youth Golf Challenge legs were successfully held and the details are shown in

the table below:

National Ranking Games 92. Five National Ranking Games were held this year and the details are shown in the table

below:

28th South East Asian Games93. The 28th SEA Games was held at the Sentosa Golf Club Serapong Course from 7 – 12 Jun

15. A total of 56 top golfers from ten countries participated. Eight men’s teams and seven

women’s teams competed for the two team gold medals whilst the thirty-four men and

twenty-two women making up these teams vied for the two gold individual medals.

Legs date Venue “A” Boys “B” Boys “A” Girls “B” Girls

1st Leg 18 – 20 Mar 14 SELCC James Leow Charles Alliston Sarah Tan Erika Layson

2nd Leg 17 – 19 Jun 14 TMCC James Leow Louis Tee Deanna Ngo Jacqueline Tan

3rd Leg 1 – 3 Dec 14 NSRCC Kranji Leonard Tee Donovan Lee Jacqueline Young Erika Layson

4th Leg 18 – 20 Mar 15 SELCC Ryan Wong Donovan Lee Sarah Tan Erika Layson

date Venue Men Winner Ladies Winner

2nd NRG 22 – 24 Apr 14 CGC Johnson Poh Amanda Tan

3rd NRG 24 – 26 Jun 14 NSRCC Johnson Poh Amanda Tan

4th NRG 1 – 3 Sep 14 RCC Johnson Poh Goh Jen

5th NRG 4 – 6 Nov 14 LNGCC Johnson Poh Koh Sock Hwee

6th NRG 10 – 12 Feb 15 CGC Tommy Tan Jacqueline Young

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94. Team Singapore were represented by Jonathan Woo, Johnson Poh, Marc Ong, Abdul Hadi,

Koh Sock Hwee, Goh Jen and Amanda Tan.

95. Team Thailand won the Men’s and Women’s team gold medals. Team Singapore won the

Men’s silver medal and the Women’s bronze medal whilst Team Indonesia took the Men’s

bronze medal and the Women’s silver medal.

96. The full team results are shown in the table below:

97. In the Men’s individual event, Thai Natipong Srithong won the gold medal at the first

playoff hole. He finished on 1-under 287 (70, 73, 73, 71) to tie with Johnson Poh (72, 73,

74, 68) who took the silver. Fellow Thai Tawan Phongphun took the bronze medal with even

par 288 (69, 75, 73, 71). In tied fourth position at 2-over 290 were Jonathan Woo (73, 71,

74, 72) and Thai Sarit Suwannarut (78, 66, 71, 75).

98. The Women’s individual gold medal was won by Thai Suthavee Chanachai with 7-under

209 (71, 69, 69). The silver and bronze medals were contested by three players who all

finished on 4-over 220, in a playoff. Indonesian Rivani Sihotang (70, 77, 73) took the silver

medal at the fourth playoff hole whilst Koh Sock Hwee (69, 74, 77) took the bronze medal.

Thai Pajaree Anannrukarn (72, 74, 74) finished in fourth position.

28th SEA Games – Men’s Team Results

Rank countries R1 R2 R3 R4 Total

1 Thailand 214 212 216 217 859

2 Singapore 215 217 221 214 867

3 Indonesia 233 216 217 217 883

4 Philippines 222 222 222 220 886

5 Malaysia 225 222 222 223 892

6 Myanmar 237 236 223 226 922

7 Laos 230 228 228 236 922

8 Cambodia 275 262 245 264 1046

28th SEA Games – Women’s Team Results

Rank countries R1 R2 R3 Total

1 Thailand 143 140 149 426

2 Indonesia 143 154 149 446

3 Singapore 146 150 156 452

4 Malaysia 151 153 149 453

5 Philippines 155 147 152 454

6 Vietnam 159 156 153 468

7 Myanmar 161 155 160 476

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SGA Men’s Order of Merit 2014 (as at Mar 15)

Rank Player Age Squad club Total Total Stroke divisors Points Average

1 Johnson Poh 23 NS SEL 63 874 71.802 Jonathan Woo 24 SS SICC 62 837 72.983 Abdul Hadi 20 NS NSRCC 65 823 72.234 Marc Ong Chong Ching 19 NS NSRCC 56 769 72.825 Wong Qi Wen 19 NS TMCC 52 760 73.636 Gregory Foo 21 NS TMCC 61 759 72.727 Jerome Ng 25 NS TMCC 60 754 73.458 Joshua Ho 20 NS NSRCC 27 746 73.079 James Leow Kwong Aik 18 DS SelCC 30 590 75.3610 Joshua Shou 25 SS SICC 28 507 74.0011 Lucius Toh 18 NS SEL 63 465 76.6312 George Foo 24 TMCC 42 448 77.0513 Thomas Tan Wei Hao 19 NS OCC 35 409 77.6614 Leonard Tee Zhi Xian 17 DS NSRCC 37 380 77.2415 Louis Tee Jun Jie 15 DS SEL 58 378 77.2616 Tommy Tan Xuan Hao 14 DS OCC 57 366 77.6117 Ryan Wong Wey Ren 15 DS NSRCC 44 327 78.5018 Jesse Yap 22 KepC 12 307 72.4219 Desmond Kim Young Jee 15 DS KepC 31 290 78.0320 Nicholas Mok Chee Yong 17 KepC 46 265 78.7121 Edgar Oh Jie Qi 19 NS NSRCC 43 256 78.9522 Jeryl Tan Foo Yew 15 WGCC 27 250 79.6323 Charles Benjamin Alliston 14 SELCC 44 191 79.8424 Jordan Tsan Ming Kang 16 DS CGC 50 170 80.4825 Nicholas Lim Jian Chao 21 DS NSRCC 13 161 76.9226 Sanjay Anand 16 SICC 14 150 78.9327 Dane Ang Tuan Juin 17 29 148 80.8628 Chung Hong Zheng 21 TMCC 11 146 76.6429 Nicklaus Chiam Yew Chun 19 NS KepC 8 125 76.2530 Tan Yong Jia 20 DS MGK 23 104 80.3531 Billie Pay Kian Heng 20 NSRCC 9 96 78.3332 Joshua Foo Shang Dong 20 SICC 9 86 77.2233 Marc Tan Boon Hao 15 NSRCC 12 50 81.0034 Teng Shao Xuan 14 KepC 22 39 83.8635 Princeton Yeo 20 DS WGCC 3 18 75.6736 Darren Wong Hao Jie 17 WGCC 3 18 83.8637 Brendan Chan Weixuan 20 OCC 5 14 82.8038 Melvin Chew 21 NS SICC 3 0 80.33

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SGA Women’s Order of Merit 2014 (as at Mar 15)

Rank Player Age Squad club Total Total Stroke divisors Points Average1 Koh Sock Hwee 25 NS OCC 55 824 75.14

2 Goh Jen 19 NS NSRCC 51 591 77.02

3 Amanda Tan 16 NS SenGC 40 545 77.75

4 Sarah Tan Wei 17 DS SICC 35 521 77.23

5 Kok Jo Ee 21 SS NSRCC 44 516 78.00

6 Jacqueline Young 16 DS WGCC 50 503 79.23

7 Wong Yen Ting 17 DS KepC 30 433 78.72

8 Fariza Izanie 23 SS WGCC 16 366 77.31 bte Mohammed Zain

9 Linette Chua Wen Ting 17 NSRCC 24 329 80.38

10 Erika Layson 14 NSRCC 23 286 80.87

11 Phoebe Nicole Tan 20 NSRCC 23 271 80.13

12 Ashley Leanne Loh 16 NS SELCC 18 246 78.78

13 Maisarah bte Saadon 18 RCC 26 207 83.54

14 Elizabeth Ang Tsin Yi 19 NS NSRCC 18 200 80.22

15 Callista Chen Wan Qing 16 DS KepC 20 196 82.80

16 Cathleen Wong Su Yin 21 OCC 9 168 78.78

17 Vanessa Khoo 13 SelCC 32 128 84.84

18 Rachel Lim Rui Jia 19 WGCC 13 100 81.00

19 Nicole Mok Shue Yin 14 KEP 26 96 87.35

20 Nadhra Aqilah 21 NSRCC 10 82 84.20 Bte Mohd Saiful

21 Lim Jia Yi 19 OCC 9 68 82.22

22 Low Si Xuan 24 SICC 6 57 81.83

23 Denise Wong 15 WGCC 6 43 87.00

24 Ariel Lee Zhi Zhen 19 KepC 3 36 78.67

25 Sabrina Chau Shu Ning 16 OCC 27 36 89.15

26 Dion Lim Jia Yi 19 TMCC 3 18 80.67

27 Joey Poh 21 SelCC 3 18 82.67

28 Deanna Ngo Wei Qi 16 NSRCC 18 14 88.28

29 Rachel Cheang Ling Lin 17 LNGCC 6 11 88.33

30 Ng Jin Wen 14 RCC 18 7 89.11

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2015 National and development Squad Members

S/No Name Age Remarks

1 Johnson Poh 23

2 Abdul Hadi 20

3 Marc Ong 19

4 Wong Qi Wen 19

5 Gregory Foo 21

6 Joshua Ho 20

7 Lucius Toh 18

8 Thomas Tan 19

9 Edgar Oh 19

10 Nicklaus Chiam 19

11 Melvin Chew 21

12 James Leow 18 New

13 Koh Sock Hwee 25

14 Goh Jen 19

15 Amanda Tan 16

16 Ashley Loh 16

17 Elizabeth Ang 19

18 Sarah Tan 17 New

19 Jacqueline Young 16 New

20 Wong Yen Ting 17 New

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S/No Name Age Remarks

1 Leonard Tee Zhi Xian 17

2 Louis Tee Jun Jie 15

3 Tommy Tan Xuan Hao 14

4 Ryan Wong Wey Ren 15

5 Desmond Kim Young Jee 15

6 Jordan Tsan Ming Kang 16

7 Nicholas Lim 21

8 Tan Yong Jia 20

9 Princeton Yeo 20

10 Low Wee Jin 21

11 Giam Jia Hao 20

12 Nicholas Mok Chee Yong 17 New

13 Jeryl Tan Foo Yew 16 New

14 Charles Benjamin Alliston 15 New

15 Sanjay Anand 16 New

16 Dane Ang Tuan Juin 17 New

17 Callista Chen Wan Qing 17

18 Linette Chua Wen Ting 17 New

19 Erika Layson 14 New

20 Maisarah bte Saadon 18 New

21 Vanessa Khoo 14 New

dEVELOPMENT SQUAd MEMBERS

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