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Revolutionising the Range! Leadbetter Golf Academy Tips • New Rules of Golf Joy of Joondalup January to March 2019 LAGUNA NATIONAL FIVE-YEAR TERM MEMBERSHIP Enjoy limited time offer at $45,000* • Full golfing privileges at Laguna National's two world-class courses. • Spouse and children (below 21 years of age) included under the membership with no additional fees. • Invite up to three guests for golfing. • Enjoy member prices at our award-winning restaurant, The Nest. • Access international reciprocal clubs. • Preferred rates at Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore Resort Hotel. *Subject to GST For your personalised consultation, please contact our Senior Membership Manager, Maggie Tuya at +65 6248 1706 or [email protected] Contributors Welcome to the Family Patrick Bowers Spencer Robinson We would like to extend a warm Lagunian welcome With more than 25 years of experience, Having cut his journalistic teeth in to our new Members who have recently joined us. Patrick has managed 60 high-end clubs England, Spencer arrived in Hong across 30 countries and 5 continents. Kong in 1984 to assume an editorial His career highlights include 9 years position at the South China Morning with IMG where he worked for Tiger Post. In 2002 he moved to Singapore. Woods and was appointed as Vice During the course of the past 3 dec- President of Sports & Golf for Dubai ades he has been a close observer of Event Management Corporation by His Asian sport, writing and commentat- Levend Arisoy Naoshige Murata Highness Sheikh Mohammed. ing for leading media including ESPN Jiten Arora Takashi Naemura and Fox Sports. Christopher Brankin Kazuki Ohara Philip Cheng Tsuyoshi Oyama Yeany Tan Jack Ng Michel Delbecq Rahul Pereira Ge Zujun Ketan Samani Prior to taking up her post as Golf Op- Laguna National’s very own marathon Gee York Yong Susie Seow erations and Member Services Man- man! Jack completed his first mara- Guo Long Vishal Sharma ager at Laguna National in late 2017, thon last year in Japan – and is now His Excellency Niclas Kvarnstrom Jeff Tisdall Yeany’s golfing career had seen her training for future challenges. He also Dan Lee Aaron Warnke spend time living in Malaysia, Austral- brings to life Laguna Lifestyle with his Lee Dong-sun Erica Wu Yuting ia, the United States and Abu Dhabi. inventive graphic design. Born and Lee Jun-ho Yasuo Yamada Yeany was a stalwart of the women’s brought up in Malaysia, Jack is in his Daisuke Mochizuki Kenichi Yamana golf team at the University of Michi- fourth year with Laguna National hav- gan from where she graduated in ing previously worked as a graphic 2011. designer at The Pines. Dr Jay-Lee Nair Mark Bates Based in Singapore, Jay-Lee is a sports A PGA of Canada professional, Mark psychologist with Mental Notes Con- has over 20 years’ experience in the sulting. During her college days in the golf industry and is a self-proclaimed United States she played NCAA Divi- ‘Golf Nut’ who lives, eats and breathes sion I golf with academic All-American golf. Mark has dedicated his career to honours. A Laguna National member, growing the game of golf. His passion Jay-Lee is passionate about helping for teaching the game and enhancing young golfers to achieve their full po- enjoyment of the ‘golf experience’ can tential in both golf and studies. only be described as infectious. Mark Isley Stephen moriatry Mark started his career in Florida and An experienced British PGA-qualified now boasts 34 years of experience in Professional and Leadbetter Senior maintaining and managing high-pro- Certified Instructor with a proven track file golf courses, private golf clubs record of establishing, developing and and major golf tournaments. For the growing the Leadbetter brand in new past 26 years, Mark has made Asia locations, Englishman Stephen enjoyed his home with extended stints in Bali spells in Korea and Indonesia before and Bintan before joining Laguna Na- assuming responsibility for the setting tional as Director of Agronomy and up and running of the Leadbetter Golf Project Manager. Academy at Laguna National. Highlights contents January to March 2019 January to March 2019 TOP OF THE RANGE In another notable development for golf in Southeast Asia, Laguna National Golf & 12 Country Club has lived up to its pioneering reputation with the installation of Toptracer Range at the Club’s Teaching and Practice Facility. 24 LEARN WITH LEADBETTER GOLF ACADEMY Want to tee-off the New Year by gaining yardage? In an exclusive article for Laguna Lifestyle, y, Stephen Moriart Laguna National Chairman Peter Kwee (third right) and Executive Director Kevin Kwee (second right) were part of the Laguna National line-up for the Academy Director at the Leadbetter Golf Academy at Inter-Club match with Keppel Club. Laguna National, reveals one of the keys to being able to strike the golf ball a long way. CLUB 27 Laguna National-Keppel Inter-Club 51 Chef's Recommendations 12 Cover Story: Toptracer Range 28 Ming Bridges: Fair Way to Success 52 Bottle Promotions 16 Maintenance Update: Mark Isley PRIVILEGE 54 Chinese New Year Dining 18 Laguna National-SGA Tie-Up 34 Reciprocal Club Focus: Joondalup Country Club REGULARS PEOPLE 38 Golf’s Modernised Rules 03 Welcome to New Members 22 Laguna National Match Play JOY OF JOONDALUP! Championships 07 Editor’s Message: Nestled in natural bushland just 25 40 New Rules of Golf Spencer Robinson minutes north of Perth’s Central Business 23 Laguna National Gold Medal 44 Titleist’s Fairway Friends 34District, Joondalup Resort offers an oasis The Global Game WHAT’S NEW IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE 32 Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day of relaxation, comfort and state-of-the-art 24 Leadbetter Golf Academy DINING facilities, including 27 memorable holes 56 Calendar of Events will be celebrated with special dining Instruction 50 promotions at The Nest during the first that meander through a network of majestic 50 What's New in F&B quarter of 2019. quarries, lakes and dunes. Front Cover: Laguna National is the first club in the region to introduce the innovative Toptracer Range technology. Club Directory Message from the Editor o, how was your golfing year with the way the modern sport Executive Mark Bates Kevin Fawkes Sin 2018? Did it live up to your For some, golf is played’. Management Director of Golf Operations Culinary Director expectations? Were you suc- is a way of life and [email protected] (Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore) cessful in reaching the goals you a challenge to be To help you familiarise your- Team [email protected] had set out for yourself? self with the key changes and Mark Isley cherished every amendments, make sure to look Patrick Bowers Director of Agronomy Maggie Tuya Perhaps your target was to lower time you tee-it- at the coverage in this edition of Managing Director & CEO Senior Membership Manager [email protected] your handicap or achieve that up. For others, it’s Laguna Lifestyle (Pages 38-40). [email protected] Eric Piatti Sue Gan elusive hole-in-one for which an opportunity Hotel General Manager Director of Sales & Marketing Yeany Tan you’ve been pining. Maybe it to broaden their In keeping with the theme of (Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore) [email protected] Manager of Golf Operations was belatedly to visit that exotic sporting and social making golf more fun and acces- & Member Services golfing destination you’ve long sible, Laguna National Members Lionel Roberts Tiffany Ong [email protected] yearned. Or was it simply play- horizons. For can mark the New Year by taking Club Manager Director of Events ing your dream fourball, along- others still, advantage of some fabulously [email protected] [email protected] Stephen Moriarty side close family or friends? it’s simply a way innovative technology that has Leadbetter Golf Academy Director been installed at our Teaching Ng Jin Tong Elizabeth Tan [email protected] to enjoy the One of the many beauties of and Practice Facility. Finance Director Director of Sales outdoors and get the sport we love and devote so [email protected] [email protected] much time and energy to, is that some exercise. Toptracer Range technology it means something different to provides instant shot replays each and every one of us. and statistical feedback on in- Hotel Mainline Corporate Events & The Nest forward to in golf in general and teractive in-bay screens in hit- T 6542 6888 Banquets (Social/Hotel) T 6248 1711 For some, it’s a way of life and a at Laguna National Golf & Coun- ting bays, which allows players challenge to be cherished every try Club in particular. to make swing adjustments and T 6248 1782 7.00 am to 10.00 pm time you tee-it-up. For others, immediately see the impact on Golf Booking [email protected] [email protected] it’s an opportunity to broaden Many of you will be aware that their performance. T 6248 1777 | 778 | 779 their sporting and social hori- the new Rules of Golf, pub- [email protected] Corporate Events & Teaching & zons. For others still, it’s simply lished by The R&A and the Toptracer Range is a refreshing Banquets (Golf) Practice Facility a way to enjoy the outdoors and United States Golf Association, addition to golf which, as out- Membership Sales T 6248 1761 T 6741 1111 (Main Line) get some exercise. came into effect on January 1, lined in our cover story this is- 2019. sue, is not only targeted at core T 6248 1706 [email protected] T 6542 2204 (Management Office) Whatever your reasons or mo- golfers, but also beginners and [email protected] T 6542 2200 Corporate & (Bunker Lounge) tivation for playing the Royal In the words of David Rickman, enthusiasts who are just look- Tournament Golf T 6542 2201 (Academy Office) and Ancient game, the most Executive Director – Govern- ing for a great night out with Membership Services important point of all is that – ance at The R&A, the modern- friends and family.