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October to December 2019 ENDING SOON – PREFERRED PRICING AND EXTENSION OFFER Membership Opportunities BEYOND 2021 PROGRAMME
LAGUNANATIONAL.COM EXTENSION OPTIONS FOR YOUR YEAR 2021 MEMBERSHIP
Eligible Members may have already received the official club mailing and the follow up email. The club has curated 7 unique options described below. They are being offered at special preferred pricing reflecting Laguna National’s recognition of your past support of the club. This special preferred pricing is only available until October 31, 2019, after which time a market launch will occur for these membership categories and significant price increases will be applicable.
PROJECTED SOFT OPENING OF NEW CLUBHOUSE AND RECREATION FACILITIES – EARLY Q2 – 2020
FIVE YEAR TERM MEMBERSHIP Golfing privileges at both golf courses, 7 days of the week, for 5 years after your existing Membership Term concludes (June 2021). Social & Recreation privileges 7 days of the week.
WEEKDAY PLUS+ MASTERS, WEEKDAY PLUS+ CLASSIC & WEEKDAY PLUS+ DUAL Golfing privileges on weekdays with the option to select Masters or Classic Course, or both courses. Additional golfing privileges on Sundays and Public Holidays after 1.30 pm for a fee of $100, subject to availability. Social & Recreation privileges on weekdays.
SINGLE COURSE MEMBERSHIP – FULL-MASTERS, FULL-CLASSIC Golfing privileges at single course of your choosing 7 days of the week. You may also play the other golf course (the one you did not select) at the prevailing Member Guest Fee. Social & Recreation privileges 7 days of the week.
2040 FULL MEMBERSHIP (BOTH COURSES) Golfing privileges at both courses, 7 days of the week, until lease expires in December, 2040. Social & Recreation privileges 7 days of the week. (Only applicable to Members who joined before June 2012)
For your personalised consultation, and to obtain the specific pricing applicable to your current category of Membership, please contact Senior Membership Manager Maggie Tuya at +65 6248 1706 or [email protected]
PROGRESS VIEWING TOURS
Progress viewing tours of the Hotel and Clubhouse sites will be held on October 20, 27 and 28 at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm. To confirm your participation, please contact Membership at +65 6248 1712 or [email protected]. Limited slots available. CONTRIBUTORS
DR JAY-LEE NAIR JACK WONG MARK BATES Based in Singapore, Jay-Lee is a From caddie to coach and rules A PGA of Canada professional, Mark sports psychologist with Mental guru to tournament director, there has over 20 years’ experience in the Notes Consulting. During her are few areas in golf which Jack has golf industry and is a self-proclaimed college days in the United States not experienced during more than a ‘Golf Nut’ who lives, eats and she played NCAA Division I golf with decade in the industry. A graduate breathes golf. Mark has dedicated academic All-American honours. of the University of Arkansas, Jack his career to growing the game of A Laguna National member, Jay-Lee joined Laguna National as Golf golf. His passion for teaching the is passionate about helping young Operations and Member Services game and enhancing enjoyment of golfers to achieve their full potential Manager in 2019 after two years at the ‘golf experience’ can only be in both golf and studies. Keppel Club and a four-year stint at described as infectious. Warren Golf & Country Club.
MARK ISLEY SPENCER ROBINSON STEPHEN MORIARTY Mark started his career in Florida and Having cut his journalistic teeth An experienced British PGA-qualified now boasts 35 years of experience in England, Spencer arrived in Professional and Leadbetter Senior in maintaining and managing high- Hong Kong in 1984 to assume an Certified Instructor with a proven track profile golf courses, private golf clubs editorial position at the South China record of establishing, developing and major golf tournaments. For the Morning Post. In 2002 he moved to and growing the Leadbetter brand in past 27 years, Mark has made Asia Singapore. During the course of the new locations, Englishman Stephen his home with extended stints in Bali past three decades he has been a enjoyed spells in Korea and Indonesia and Bintan before joining Laguna close observer of Asian sport, writing before assuming responsibility for National as Director of Agronomy and commentating for leading media the setting up and running of the and Project Manager. including ESPN and Fox Sports. Leadbetter Golf Academy at Laguna National. Welcome to the Family
We would like to extend a warm Lagunian welcome to the following new Members who have recently joined us.
Solmaz Altin Tomotaka Ota Peter Baik Lawrence HA Pang James Beedle Sean TC Peng Richard Broad James Rothwell Chen Zhihong Kunal Shah Masashi Chikahisa Matthew Shoult Dev Dhiman Uday Sinha Kosuke Kobatake Daniel Tan Leon Koh Weijin Masaya Ueda Alvin Lim Yew Huey Jason Um Sharon Lim Steven Watson Lim Tiong Wee Titus Wu Songren Eric Low Xu Li Yasuhiro Manita Akira Yaku Kei Murata Yoshifumi Yanagisawa Atsuo Ogaki Sean Yokota Oh Kuang Eng HIGHLIGHTS October to December 2019
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Manila Treats in Store Ahead of a Club trip to the Philippines, we report on what the Laguna National contingent can look forward to encountering at The Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club, Sherwood Hills Golf Club and Splendido Taal Golf & Country Club.
Taking Care of Our Courses In the first article of a new series, we turn the spotlight on a Laguna National Member who is instilling in his young son 50 a sense of responsibility about maintaining the condition of the Club’s award-winning courses. 20
Club Champions Crowned Desmond Kim (pictured) and Edina Szalkai wrote their What’s New in Food and Beverage names into Laguna National’s history books with eye- With the end of another year rapidly approaching, catching performances to win the 2019 Club Championships it’s time to ease into the festive spirit – with the help of for men and women respectively. Laguna National Golf & Country Club. CONTENTS October to December 2019
Edina Szalkai proved too strong for her rivals in the Ladies Club Championship.
CLUB PRIVILEGE DINING Taking Care of The Global Game What's New 10 Our Courses 34 50 In F&B Academy Anniversary Manila’s Prime Festive Takeaways 12 Celebrations 36 Golfing Retreats 51 On the Ball Bouncing Back Signature Specials 14 at Laguna 38 from Adversity 52 from our Chefs Sim Shows the Way Expanding Your Glenfiddich Takes 16 for Laguna Staff 40 Shot Options 54 Centre Stage United Nations Bottle Promotions PEOPLE 42 Support for Open 55 Water Initiative Sweet Taste of REGULARS 20 Success! Welcome to Schoolboy Scorches 03 New Members 24 Masters Course Editor's Message: Thai Teen Trumps 07 Spencer Robinson 28 Singapore Rivals Calendar of Events 30 More Than a Feeling 56 CLUB DIRECTORY
Executive Management Team
PATRICK BOWERS MARK ISLEY ELIZABETH TAN Strategic Advisor to Chairman Director of Agronomy Director of Sales [email protected] [email protected] ERIC PIATTI Hotel General Manager SUE GAN MAGGIE TUYA (Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore) Director of Sales & Marketing Senior Membership Manager [email protected] [email protected] LIONEL ROBERTS Club Manager VICTORIA OON STEPHEN MORIARTY [email protected] Director of Rooms Leadbetter Golf Academy Director [email protected] [email protected] NG JIN TONG Finance Director TIFFANY ONG [email protected] Director of Events [email protected] MARK BATES Director of Golf Operations [email protected]
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hroughout its history, Laguna National Golf & Country Club has had a rich and proud For the first time, Laguna National Members Ttradition of staging major national and international tournaments. have the chance to head to Augusta National to watch the climax to the 2020 Masters From the Singapore Open, Caltex Masters and The Championship at Tournament and see the next champion Laguna National to the World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Causeway fitted for his Green Jacket. Trophy and the Samsung Ladies Masters and Korean LPGA Tour Championship, the fairways of Laguna win of his fledgeling career. He’ll also That should whet the appetite for National’s Masters and Classic courses take heart from the fact that among April, 2020, when, for the first time, have frequently been graced by the the many famous names inscribed Laguna National Members have the world’s elite professional golfers. on the Singapore Open Amateur chance to head to Augusta National Championship trophy are Thaworn to watch the climax to the Masters In 2019, the Club’s two championship Wiratchant (1987) and Thongchai Tournament and see the next layouts have once more played host Jaidee (1998), both of whom have champion fitted for his Green Jacket. to significant events – this time high- gone on to enjoy illustrious careers profile amateur tournaments at which among those who play-for-pay. This exclusive golf experience is we may well have witnessed some of complemented by seven rounds of the initial, tentative steps of young As you’ll also read within this latest golf – three days at championship- hopefuls setting out on exciting paths issue of Laguna Lifestyle, Laguna calibre courses in the Atlanta area, that they hope will lead to fairway National’s 2019 male and female Club three days at Pinehurst Resort (site of fame and fortune. Championship winners have been the 2024 US Open) and a final game crowned. Adding to the excitement at Tobacco Road. In May, the Masters Course was the this year was the introduction of a venue for the inaugural Asia-Pacific 36-hole Senior Club Championship, As spaces are limited, those that are Junior Amateur at which Malaysian another first for Laguna National. interested are encouraged to sign up Zubair Mohd Firdaus and Korean as soon as possible. Truly, it promises Jeong Ji-roo emerged as the Boys’ We also celebrate the first anniversary to be the trip of a lifetime. and Girls’ winners respectively. of the Leadbetter Golf Academy (LGA). Located at Laguna Practice, under the Two months later it was the Classic stewardship of Stephen Moriarty Festive Greetings Course that was in the spotlight the LGA has quickly established itself from Management and Staff when it staged the 72nd edition as one of the most popular learning at Laguna National of the Singapore Open Amateur centres in Singapore. Championship, the first occasion this grand old, history-laden tournament Not only do many Laguna National had come to Laguna National. Members like to work on improving their games, but also they enjoy Presented perfectly by Director experiencing new golfing challenges of Agronomy Mark Isley and his around the region, and sometimes a team, the Classic Course received little further afield. widespread praise … as did 15-year- old Denwit ‘David’ Boriboonsub. In mid-November, a trip has been arranged to the Philippines where Making up for the disappointment a six-day, five-night visit includes of finishing runner-up in the Asia- rounds at Splendido Taal Golf Club, Pacific Junior Amateur, the Thai Sherwood Hills Golf Club and Manila marked himself down as a star-in- Southwoods Golf & Country Club the-making by landing the biggest (Legends and Masters courses). CLUB
Chastening challenges: The par-four 10th hole on the Classic Course (left) and the par-three eighth hole on the Masters Course (right) require accurate shots to avoid the plentiful hazards that lie in wait. Nothing is more endangered in the modern world than the powerful combination of hard work toward meaningful goals joined with an exuberant embrace of the present moment.
– Old Tom Morris, a 19th-century pioneer of golf, a figure of great importance in the development of the game and a multiple British Open champion. 10 Club Taking Care of Our Courses
Yeo Teck Seng and son Nigel take pride in maintaining Laguna National’s courses in pristine condition. Picture by Jack Wong. Club 11
In the first article in a new series focusing on ‘care of our courses’, we turn the spotlight on a Laguna National Member who is instilling in his young son a sense of responsibility about maintaining the condition of the Club’s award-winning courses.
ow many times have you cursed your misfortune when your ball has come to rest in a divot on the fairway or in footprints in the bunker? Or when an Hunrepaired pitch mark on the green interferes with the line of your putt?
Finding yourself in such a situation is one of the greatest frustrations of playing golf. Yet it need not be that way.
If Members and guests took greater pride in caring for our courses then we’d all be a whole lot happier.
Indeed, Laguna National’s Director of Agnomoy Mark Nigel Yeo repairing a Isley and his dedicated team of greenkeepers and course pitch mark on the green. managers are forever pulling out their hair at the lack of respect shown to the Masters and Classic courses by a considerable proportion of the people who get to play them.
Of course there are Members who go out of their way to contribute to the cause and consider it their duty to ensure that the course is in a better condition when they finish their round than it was when they started. I always say to my son
Yeo Teck Seng is one such person. that if you take care
“I always say that if you take care of the course, then the of the course, then the course will take care of you,” said Yeo, who plays regularly at the Club with wife, Eesan Ng, and their 11-year-old son, course will take care Nigel. of you. Ever since Nigel began playing golf, Teck Seng has tried to – Yeo Teck Seng instill a sense of pride in him about maintaining the Laguna National courses.
“I have tried to impress on him that everyone has a responsibility to look after our courses. It’s really the very He said: “If one of them is in a bunker and is preparing to least we should be doing. I think the message I have tried hit their shot, then I’ll try and get a rake ready for the sand to pass onto Nigel is that you must lead by example. to be smoothed over after the shot has been played.
“We are blessed at Laguna National to have two courses “It’s not a tedious or time-consuming process ... and it that are presented in pristine condition. It’s up to us to helps to speed up play.” It also helps to make the game keep them that way.” more enjoyable for everyone else on the course.
According to Yeo, showing such common courtesies as Isley said: “Thanks to Teck Seng, Nigel and all of our replacing divots, repairing pitch marks and raking bunkers Members who contribute to making sure that the Masters should not slow down the pace of play. and Classic courses at Laguna are always in the best condition possible. Whether playing alongside family or friends, Yeo is conscious of helping out his flight-mates. “We greatly appreciate their efforts.” 12 Club
Shinji Fukushima David Bradshaw Stephen Moriarty Nigel Bark
he month of September marked the one-year anniversary since Academy David Leadbetter unveiled This unique brand of teaching at Singapore’s Laguna National Golf & Anniversary Country Club. Housed at Laguna National’s state- of-the-art Laguna Practice, the Celebrations Leadbetter Golf Academy (LGA), a joint venture between Laguna Stephen Moriarty has been associated National and the famed instructor, has with the Leadbetter brand for more than proved an overwhelming success. 21 years, firstly as a student and then, Indeed, from the moment we opened for the last 14 years, as a coach. For the our doors for business we have felt overwhelming support from Laguna past year he has been based in Singapore National and its Members. as Academy Director at the Leadbetter Golf Academy at Laguna National Golf Each and every day since we launched, we’ve been doing our best & Country Club. On the occasion of the to assist our customers to become first anniversary of the Academy, Moriarty more accomplished players, fix those pesky slices, hooks, topped shots and reflects on the instant success of the duffs, and lose considerably fewer acclaimed teaching facility. balls at the island green 17th hole of the Classic Course and the equally intimidating par-three 17th at the Masters Course! Club 13
Each and every day since we launched, we’ve been doing our best to assist our customers to become more accomplished players, fix those pesky slices, hooks, topped shots and duffs.
I’m delighted to say that we’ve If you are yet to meet any of our team We believe that nurturing golfers assembled a top-quality line-up here in Singapore, please take the from a young age is an important of instructors at the Academy. opportunity to sign up for Play with part of our job here. So much so Currently, our team is made up of a Pro, the Club’s monthly initiative that in 2020 we’re planning to Shinji Fukushima, Nigel Bark, David that allows you to play alongside a launch the Academy’s full-time Bradshaw and myself. professional of your choice. Doing so programme to work with student- is free for Laguna National Members athletes by providing them with the During the course of our first year, for and has provided a great opportunity most comprehensive programme in me it’s been a pleasure to watch the for us to meet and play with so many the region so that they can become team develop their coaching skills and Members already. tomorrow’s superstars. establish themselves as LGA coaches. As has always been the case, the As we go forth into our second year, I’m All members of the Leadbetter over-riding mission of our Academy excited for the further enhancements coaching team progress through an is to help students along their golfing to our coaching team, to see the extensive certification programme. journey and assist them to find greater continued progress of our existing In September, we launched a new enjoyment in this sport that we love. students, and to meet new students global platform called Leadbetter looking to take up or improve their University to keep our coaches at the We’re proud to say that we’ve already game. We’re also hopeful that during very forefront of the industry. enjoyed many success stories with the year ahead we’ll receive a visit LGA students winning competitions, from David Leadbetter and be able to This will be delivered by David improving their handicaps, and tie that in with an event for Members. Leadbetter personally, as well as dramatically lowering personal best leading industry experts. scores along the way. Prior to that, I’d like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you Furthermore, to help cater to the One of the other key areas of our to everyone who has supported the growing number of new golfers at Academy is the junior programme which Leadbetter Golf Academy at Laguna the practice facility and offer greater we've seen grow rapidly in these first 12 National. We very much look forward access to students wanting to take on- months. The LGA Kids Programme, the to helping you enjoy the beautiful course tuition, we’re in the process of Advanced Junior Programme and the game in 2020 … and for many more looking to recruit a fifth coach before Junior Term Programme now cater to years to come. the year-end. nearly 100 juniors. 14 Club
ON THE BALL AT LAGUNA
Paul Walsh (left) and Lee Sharpe (right) during their visit to Laguna National. Picture by Mave Liau.
Two English football legends found time for a golf game at Laguna National during a recent stopover in Singapore.
ore than two decades may “We’re fortunate to have the chance have elapsed since they to play golf when we travel … and We’re fortunate to graced the hallowed turf play gorgeous courses like this,” have the chance to Mof Old Trafford and Anfield, but the said Walsh, who plays to a handicap names and deeds of Lee Sharpe of 12. “I’ve always enjoyed coming play golf when we and Paul Walsh remain etched in to Laguna National,” he added, the memory of followers of English recalling an appearance at the club in travel … and play football. the Caltex Masters Pro-Am alongside gorgeous courses Spanish pro Ignacio Garrido. While Sharpe was a gifted member like this. of Sir Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering As a father of two young children, – Ex-Liverpool star Manchester United squad of the mid- 48-year-old Sharpe’s golf-playing Paul Walsh 1990s, Walsh’s reputation as a goal opportunities when at home are poacher soared during a productive limited. “I played more golf when spell at Liverpool. I was still playing football,” said Sharpe, admitting that he was among These days, the duo are still delivering a group of Manchester United players “City and Liverpool will again be the goods – not only as pundits of the who used to defy Sir Alex and head fighting it out for the title,” said English Premier League, but also as to the course after training, alongside Sharpe, whose prediction was keen golfers. Paul Ince, Gary Pallister and Paul endorsed by Walsh. Scholes, among others. “It’s great for us to be able to “At the moment, City and Liverpool come and play at clubs like Laguna Although he remains a United are ahead of the rest. They both have National,” said four-handicapper follower and fan, Sharpe, who won exceptional managers and so much Sharpe, during a recent visit to eight caps for England, does not strength in depth in their squads,” Singapore with Masters Football believe his former team can challenge said 56-year-old Walsh, a key player Asia, an organisation for high-profile Manchester City and Liverpool for in Liverpool’s league and FA Cup- ex-footballers that aims to connect Premier League honours this season. double winning team of 1985-86. passionate fans with football greats.
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Sim Shows the Way for Laguna Staff
Benjamin Sim shows the style that took him to victory in the Staff Handicap Division.
Some 30 members of staff were among a 65-strong field that participated in Laguna National’s 2019 Member-Staff Golf Day.
t did not take long for new staff member Benjamin Sim to stamp his mark at the Club.
ISim, who took up his position as Golf Relations Officer at Laguna National this year, displayed his golfing prowess with an impressive 39-point Stableford haul to top the standings in the Staff Handicap Division.
A low single-figure handicapper, Sim proved too strong for his rivals over the Classic Course, finishing two points in front of past winner Mamat (Muhammad Khalifah).
As well as a Handicap Division, there was a PC Division for Staff who are new to the game with pride of place going to Rajasekaran, who finished ahead of Sivanesan Venkatraman (Raman) and Lim Shi Wen over nine holes.
Using a System 36 format, David Rae took top spot among the Members with 39 points, edging out Mohd Majeed on a countback. Third place went to Chong Sek Sing with 38 points. Club 17
Leading Scores
Member Handicap Division
1. David Rae, 39 points (OCB) 2. Mohd Majeed, 39 points 3. Chong Sek Sing, 38 points 4. Sean Peng, 37 points (OCB) 5. Steve Eastman 37 points
Staff Handicap Division Sam Dovey powers a drive. Mayumi Ito, Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa, Lynn Chia and Katherine Kemp. 1. Benjamin Sim, 39 points 2. Muhammad Khalifah (Mamat), 37 points 3. Abdullah, 36 points (OCB) 4. Jono Pardi, 36 points 5. Evan Huang, 35 points (OCB) 6. Kasim Bin Ahmad, 35 points (OCB) 7. Dwayne Mason, 35 points
Staff PC Division
1. Rajasekaran,13 points 2. Sivanesan Venkatraman (Raman), 10 points Peter Lim, Vincent Cheang You Kong, George Lee and Jack Wong. 3. Lim Shi Wen, 9 points
Members of staff from a variety of departments at Laguna National Golf & Country Club took part in the event.
“The Member-Staff Golf Day is a highlight on the calendar for many of our staff,” said Lionel Roberts, Laguna National’s Club Manager.
“Not only was it an opportunity for them to play on the Classic Course, but also a chance to mix with Members.
“Our thanks go to all the Members who supported this event, by taking part and by providing generous donations and prizes for the staff.”
Following the tournament, a prize-giving dinner was held at The Nest with a total of 60 staff in attendance. More than 50 lucky draw prizes Evan Huang receives his prize from Mark Bates. were handed out.
The Member-Staff Golf Day is a highlight on the calendar for many of our staff. – Lionel Roberts, Laguna National’s Club Manager PEOPLE Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. - American basketball great Michael Jordan.
Poh Yee Tiong, Desmond Kim, Sue Yap, Edina Szalkai and Jay Jhaveri celebrate their respective Club Championship victories. 20 People Sweet Taste of Success!
Edina Szalkai and Desmond Kim were all smiles after claiming notable victories in the Club Championship.
Edina Szalkai and Desmond Kim heir triumphs may have come in contrasting fashion, but the sense of accomplishment for etched their names into Laguna both Desmond Kim and Edina Szalkai was Ttangible. National’s history books with eye- In a nail-biting finale, Kim held his nerve to deny catching performances to win the Bryan Lim a fifth Men’s Club Championship title with a brilliant birdie at the third hole of a topsy- 2019 Club Championships for men turvy sudden-death play-off. and women respectively. For her part, Szalkai was a model of consistency as she enjoyed a rather less stressful final-day passage en route to her first Ladies Club Championship crown.
Also in celebratory mood were Poh Yee Tiong (Men’s Intermediate Division winner) and Thomas Lim (Men’s Novice Division winner).
To cap a memorable event that attracted a record field of 67 Members, Jay Jhaveri and Sue Yap Soh Mooi created a notable slice of history by topping the standings in the Senior Championship categories. It was the first time Senior Divisions had been included, adding a new dimension to what is the highlight on the Club’s annual calendar.
Bryan Lim (left), Jayaditya Saluja (centre) and Desmond Kim before teeing-off in the final round. People 21
01. Rhee Sang-bo (left), 01. 02. Jay Jhaveri (centre) and Declan Byrne were the three leading players in the Men’s Senior Championship.
02. Leading Ladies: Edina Szalkai (far left), Loh Wai Fun (second left), Wendy Lim (centre), Cindy Yap (second right) and Chung Yu Young.
03. Vivek Nath strikes an approach shot. 03. 04.
04. Sue Yap extricates her ball from a bunker.
Mark Bates, Laguna National’s Director of Golf Especially he struggled over the closing stretch in Operations, said: “Our thanks to all Members the opening two rounds, dropping four strokes over who participated and special congratulations to the last four holes to sign for an 80 in round one Desmond and Edina. Both are worthy and deserving on the Masters Course. Similar late lapses meant he Club champions. had to settle for a 76 over the Classic Course in the second round. “Two years ago we had less than 30 entries. We said then that it was our aim to build the prestige Heading into the final round over the Masters of the Club Championship. The fact that we had Course, Kim was tied at the top with Lim on 156 – almost 70 entries this year is an encouraging sign – three strokes in front of 2007 Club Championship as was the response to the decision to add a Senior winner Dustin Wilburn and promising youngster Championship Division for the men and ladies.” Jayaditya Saluja.
Five years after claiming the Club Championship At the turn, Kim and Lim could still not be separated, when aged 15, Kim made a welcome return to the both covering the front nine in two-over 38. Then winner’s circle. the real drama began to unfold.
Older and wiser he may be than when he lifted the Lim ran-up a double-bogey six at trophy in 2014, but this success was all the more 10 to hand the initiative to Kim. satisfying given that he’s spent the past two years At the par-five 11th, though, in National Service, severely restricting his golfing. Kim handed it back when he hooked his drive out of “Golf has had to take a back seat,” said Kim, a bounds en route to a former member of the National Development triple-bogey eight. Squad. Clearly rattled, Kim had Despite still striking the ball prodigious distances, further bogeys at 12 Kim’s game, by his own admission, is somewhat and 13 to trail Lim rusty. by three shots Desmond Kim with five holes lines up a putt. remaining. 22 People
Special congratulations to Desmond and Edina. Both are worthy and deserving Club champions.
– Mark Bates
Wendy Lim (foreground) congratulates Edina Szalkai.
Now, Saluja was Lim’s closest pursuer, just one With 108 metres to the flag, Kim launched his adrift. 58-degree wedge high into the hazy sky. His ball landed 15 feet beyond the pin and spun back to It was the point of no return for Kim. “I had trouble within tap-in distance. When Lim’s 25-foot birdie finishing off my rounds on the first two days so I attempt failed to drop, the contest was over. just told myself to keep my focus,” said Kim, who regained momentum with a testing 12-foot downhill “I didn’t make a single birdie in the last round birdie putt at 14. while Desmond holed everything on those last few holes,” reflected a rueful Lim, who also lost out to The next twist came at the 15th, where Saluja’s Kim in the Club’s 36-hole Match Play Championship birdie-four saw him rise to the top of the leaderboard final in 2016. alongside Lim while Kim trailed by two. While golf will remain an important part of Kim’s It was then Saluja’s turn to run into trouble, pulling life, his primary focus for now is the lecture rooms his drive into the trees on 16. After reaching the at NUS where he will be studying accounting and green in three, he three-putted while his playing business. partners both made gutsy up-and-downs for par. And what of his golfing future? “For now I’m going Despite salvaging a bogey at 17 after hitting his to be a social golfer. But I still want to play some tee-shot into the hazard, Saluja’s bold bid for competitive golf. You never quite know what the glory following an uncharacteristically error-strewn future holds.” opening 86 was over. As was the case with the men, the final round of the But Kim was refusing to throw in the towel, holing a Ladies Championship teed-off with two players in a clutch 10-footer for an unlikely par save at 17 where share of the lead – Szalkai and Wendy Lim, both of Lim was unable to make a three after missing the whom were seeking their first title after finishing as green left. runners-up in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
A monster drive at 18 raised Kim’s hopes of erasing Setting out from the 10th, it was Szalkai who drew the one-stroke deficit, which he duly achieved first blood with a birdie-two at the short 12th. courtesy of a sweetly-struck 15-foot right-to-left Turning in 38, she extended her advantage to four birdie putt on the home green. shots with nine holes to play.
That meant he matched Lim’s closing 77 and left the Szalkai then stuttered briefly as Lim cut the deficit duo locked together on 233 after 54 holes. to just one after 11 holes. From there, though, Szalkai reasserted her authority, covering the final Returning to the 18th for the play-off, the hole was seven holes in even-par to bound clear and add the twice halved in pars. At the third time of asking, Club Championship crown to the Ladies Match Play it was Kim who prevailed after producing a timely Championship title she won for the first time late masterstroke. last year. People 23
RESULTS
Men’s Club Men’s Intermediate Ladies Club Championship Division Division Championship Division
LEADING GROSS SCORES LEADING GROSS SCORES LEADING GROSS SCORES 233 – Desmond Kim* (80-76-77) 261 – Poh Yee Tiong (86-91-84) 236 – Edina Szalkai (78-80-78) 233 – Bryan Lim (74-82-77) 268 – Shahid Sen (85-87-96) 247 – Wendy Lim (79-79-89) 235 – Jayaditya Saluja (86-73-76) 271 – Olivier Magaud (85-94-92) 269 – Loh Wai Fun (87-93-89) 237 – Dustin Wilburn (81-78-78) 273 – Hafeez A. Choudhry (88-93-92) 272 – Chung Yu Young (86-93-93) 245 – David Rae (85-81-79) 280 – Graham Bibby (90-101-89) 275 – Cindy SP Yap (83-97-95) 246 – Jonathan Woodward (82-82-82) 280 – Wong Cheng Ho (87-100-93) LEADING NETT SCORES 251 – Vivek Nath (82-82-87) LEADING NETT SCORES 212 – Edina Szalkai (70-72-70) 252 – Matthew Pollard (82-84-86) 217 – Wang Wensheng (67-72-78) 212 – Loh Wai Fun (68-74-70) 253 – Aaditya Alok (83-86-84) 220 – Poh Yee Tiong (72-78-70) 217 260 – Sumit Mahendra (86-88-86) – Wendy Lim (69-69-79) 222 – Wong Cheng Ho (67-82-73) * Kim beat Lim at the third hole of a sudden- 233 – Cindy SP Yap (69-83-81) death play-off 227 – Shahid Sen (71-74-82) 242 – Chung Yu Young (76-83-83) 229 – Clinton Ang (76-75-78) LEADING NETT SCORES 222 – Jonathan Woodward (74-74-74) 227 – Desmond Kim (78-74-75) Ladies Senior Men’s Senior 227 – Vivek Nath (74-74-79) Championship Division Championship Division 228 – Dustin Wilburn (78-75-75) LEADING GROSS SCORES 228 – David Rae (79-76-73) LEADING GROSS SCORES 189 – Sue Yap Soh Mooi (95-94) 230 – Sumit Mahendra (76-78-76) 164 – Jay Jhaveri (82-82) 191 – See Siew Kheng (97-94) 230 – Bryan Lim (73-81-76) 166 – Rhee Sang-bo (80-86) 235 – Jayaditya Saluja (86-73-76) 168 – Declan Byrne (84-84) LEADING NETT SCORES 235 – Sandip Talukar (83-74-78) 170 – Arjun Dosaj (89-81) 152 – Sue Yap Soh Mooi (77-75) 238 – Aaditya Alok (78-81-79) LEADING NETT SCORES 157 – See Siew Kheng (80-77) 146 – Rhee Sang-bo (70-76) 161 – Fernland Ooi (83-78) 147 – Arjun Dosaj (78-69) 167 – Margaret Soh (89-78) Men’s Novice Division 150 – Jay Jhaveri (75-75) 152 – Chong Sek Sing (75-77) LEADING GROSS SCORES 153 – Nilesh Navlakha (79-74) 271 – Thomas Lim (93-90-88) 272 – Law Khim Huat (88-97-87) 286 – Francis Lee (90-102-94)
LEADING NETT SCORES 207 – Law Khim Huat (66-76-65) 208 – Thomas Lim (72-69-67) 220 – Francis Lee (68-80-72) 24 People Schoolboy Scorches Masters Course
Top Left and Right Davian Tan and Matthew Pollard are congratulated on their winning performances by Golf Operations Manager Jack Wong.
Bottom Right Ivy Song receives her prize from Director of Golf Mark Bates.
A promising teenager and a handful For Davian, who was playing off a handicap index of 22.3, that translated into a formidable nett score of 59 that none of new members made their mark on of his rivals came close to matching. Laguna National’s Monthly Medals It was a fine effort from the teenager who had posted a during the third quarter of 2019. gross 98 in the June Medal over the Masters Course and Pictures by Dwayne Mason. whose exceptional performance has seen his handicap index adjusted to 15.6 for a three-month period.
Davian, who took up the game when aged seven, is the roducing the round of his young life, Davian Tan brother of 16-year-old Darryl Tan, a two-handicapper who captured his first Laguna National Golf & Country has represented Laguna National in league play and who PClub victory. won Best Nett in the Men’s Division ‘A’ in the June Medal. Competing in the Men’s Division ‘C’ category in the July As players are only eligible to win one prize, the award for Monthly Medal, the 13-year-old schoolboy surprised even the Best Gross in Men’s Division ‘C’ in July went to new himself as he carded a gross 87 from the White Tees on the member Gareth Phillips, who marked his maiden Laguna Masters Course. National Medal appearance with a round of 89. People 25
M NTHLY MEDALs
July Medal August Medal
MASTERS COURSE CLASSIC COURSE (STROKE PLAY) (STABLEFORD)
Men’s Division ‘A’ Men’s Division ‘A’
Best Gross: 78 – David Rae 1. Steve Eastman – 39 points
Best Nett: 70 – Matthew Pollard 2. Aaron Warnke – 37 points
Steve Eastman is congratulated by Men’s Division ‘B’ Men’s Division ‘B’ Cheng Xiangang. Best Gross: 85 – Brian Cook 1. Steve Burton – 40 points
Best Nett: 69 – Shahid Sen 2. Thomas Khoo – 34 points
Men’s Division ‘C’ Men’s Division ‘C’
Best Gross: 89 – Gareth Phillips 1. Duncan Martin – 47 points
Best Nett: 59 – Davian Tan 2. Justin Ng – 43 points
Ladies Division Ladies Division
Best Gross: 87 – Mayumi Ito 1. Ivy Song – 42 points Michelle Cher celebrates after holing out. Best Nett: 69 – Sharon Kong 2. Wendy Lim – 41 points
In Men’s Division ‘A’, familiar names were to the fore in the Song underlined the steady improvement to her game stroke play format. since joining the club this year by amassing 42 Stableford points to edge out the ever-consistent Wendy Lim in the While former Laguna National Match Play champion David Ladies Division. Rae fired a 78 (Best Gross), Matthew Pollard continued his excellent run of results by topping the Best Nett standings For good measure, Song also walked off with the prize for with a 70. He also won the prize for the Longest Drive with the Ladies’ Longest Drive thanks to a booming 233-yard a 270-yard tee shot at the 15th hole. strike on the 14th hole.
As well as winning the February Medal, Pollard was runner- In the three Men’s Divisions, all of the winners bettered up in March, when he also won the Mercedes Trophy their handicaps. Qualifying Round. With 39 points, Eastman finished two ahead of Aaron In the Men’s Division ‘B’ section, top honours went to Warnke, who was also runner-up in Division ‘A’ in the May Brian Cook (Best Gross) and Shahid Sen (Best Nett), Medal. while Mayumi Ito (Best Gross) and Sharon Kong (Best Nett) became the seventh different winners in the Ladies In Division ‘B’, Burton’s 40-point haul gave him a Division this year. commanding success from Thomas Khoo, while Martin’s tally of 47 points was four in front of second-placed Justin Moving to the Classic Course for the August Monthly Ng in Division ‘C’. Medal, Ivy Song, Steve Eastman, Steve Burton and Duncan Martin were the outstanding performers. 26 People
AUGUST MEDAL ACTION
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01. Nasir Kausar, Vipul Aggarwal, Rajeev Ahuja and Sangeet Bedi. 03.
02. Sumit Mahendra tees-off.
03. Andrew Lee, Gregory Gelhaus, Andrew McGrath and Brian Cook.
04. Majeed Hassan lines up a putt as Mike Kerr looks on.
05. See Siew Keng and Michelle Cher.
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06. Suzie Seow, Wendy Lim, Ivy Song and 06. Mayumi Ito.
07. Steve Eastman stayed on the right track in the August Medal.
08. Peter Song, Harsh Saluja, Sumit Mahendra and Declan Byrne.
09. Kavya Keshaw waits her turn as Stephanie Peh prepares to putt.
10. Watched by Ivy Song, Wendy Lim putts out on the final green.
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Low Wee Jin (left) and Nicklaus Chiam (right) in relaxed mood with Denwit Boriboonsub before teeing-off in the final round. Picture by Singapore Golf Association.
hai teenager Denwit ‘David’ Boriboonsub had no hesitation in labelling Laguna National Golf & Thai Teen Country Club’s Classic Course as the toughest test Tof golf he’s ever faced.
“I’ve never seen a course quite like this,” said the 15-year- Trumps old student, who underlined his rapidly rising reputation with a wonderfully mature performance to emerge Singapore triumphant in the 72nd edition of the Singapore Open Amateur Championship.
Rivals On a tense final day, Denwit maintained his composure to repel the twin Singapore challenges of Nicklaus Chiam and Low Wee Jin.
A slice of golfing history was made With a closing one-under-par 71, Denwit posted a winning when Laguna National hosted the 2019 four-round aggregate of five-under 283. “What a course! It’s tough, long … and windy,” said the champion, who did Singapore Open Amateur Championship, not even enjoy the luxury of a full practice round, being the first time since the event’s restricted to 16 holes before darkness set in. inauguration in 1948 that it had been “Before the first round, I didn’t think I’d have a chance held at the East Coast venue. of winning. I was thinking a top-five would be good,” admitted the teenager, who attends a Pattaya-based international school and who’s a member at Siam Country Club.
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I’ve never seen a course quite like this. It’s tough, long … and windy. -Denwit ‘David’ Boriboonsub
Denwit Boriboonsub celebrates his success in the 72nd Singapore Open Amateur Championship. Picture by Singapore Golf Association.
However, sticking rigidly to a safety-first gameplan, It led to an eighth successive par and meant he could Denwit, who will not turn 16 until February, 2020, quickly afford to bogey the 18th and still finish three strokes ahead worked his way to the top of the leaderboard thanks to of Low. an opening 68. A 74 on day two saw him drop back, but a two-under 70 in the third round was enough for him to Completing a good week for local players, former regain his place at the summit. Southeast Asian Games team gold medallist Joshua Ho finished fourth individually. His plan was to try and drive the ball in the fairway and avoid trouble. He executed perfectly, grinding out pars With his triumph, Denwit follows in the large footsteps of and looking to the par-fives to pick up shots. fellow-Thais Thaworn Wiratchant (1987) and Thongchai Jaidee (1998), whose Singapore Open Amateur “This is my first win in a big tournament,” said Denwit, Championship successes proved to be a springboard to for whom success was especially sweet given that he had decorated professional careers. narrowly missed out on winning the inaugural Asia-Pacific Junior Amateur over Laguna National’s Masters Course in On the back of his win, Denit rose to 805th in The R&A May. World Amateur Golf Ranking – a position he will have a chance to further improve upon when he returns to the On that occasion he had to settle for second place after Island Republic to line-up in the SMBC Singapore Open bogeys on 16 and 17 allowed Malaysian Zubair Mohd at Sentosa in January, one of the rewards for winning at Firdaus to overhaul him. Laguna National.
Learning from that experience, Denwit remained calm Speaking at the prize-giving ceremony, Jerome Ng, the down the stretch in the Singapore Open Amateur Singapore Golf Association’s General Manager, praised Championship in spite of the pressure being exerted by the host venue. Chiam and Low. “Our thanks go to Laguna National for staging the Holding a slender advantage, he kept his pursuers at bay tournament and to Mark Isley (Director of Agronomy) with a solid par at 16 followed by a sweetly-struck eight- and his team for presenting the Classic Course in such iron at 17 that came to rest safely on the island green. magnificent condition, great fairways and great greens,” said Ng. 30 People
How can you judge the strength of the grip you should have on a golf club? In the latest exclusive instructional article for Laguna Lifestyle, Shinji Fukshima, an Instructor at the Leadbetter Golf Academy at Laguna National Golf & Country Club, explains.
here’s nothing better than a natural, free-flowing With my students, I recommend for them to concentrate golf swing. It sounds so simple, yet in reality it’s on the feeling of the index finger of their right hand (for difficult for many of us to achieve. right-handed players), from the beginning of the swing all T the way through until the finish position. So, how should you ‘feel’ a golf club when you swing? Think about it. You don’t have to use any power with this finger. But with a good, light grip, you should be able to feel it all the time. When you swing, which hand or which part of your body are you using to control the golf club? Is it your left arm Once you can feel your index finger lightly on the club or your right arm? Perhaps it’s your shoulder. Or maybe, shaft, you’ll find that you can control the swing. Especially you’re relying on your upper body. Or is it your lower body? this applies to young children and ladies who don’t have enough power to swing fast.
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With my students, I recommend for them to concentrate on the feeling of the index finger of their right hand (for right-handed players), from the beginning of the swing all the way through until the finish position.
Over the past 18 years, Shinji Fukushima has been steadily growing a highly-successful client base in Singapore. Shinji had his first experience of the Leadbetter Academies in 1996, working with several of David Leadbetter’s senior coaches in Florida prior to turning professional. After competing in mini Tour events in America, he also had success on the Asian, Thai, Indian and Malaysian Tours. Through years of experience as a player, Shinji’s main concepts for his students are to keep the golf swing simple and natural, focusing on sound fundamentals and good basic movements. Now his career has completed a full circle as a member of the LGA coaching team at Laguna National.
TO ENCOURAGE THIS FEELING, TRY OUT THIS SIMPLE DRILL.
Hold a ballpoint pen in Side view Top view 1. the index finger on your right hand.
Concentrating on the 2. feeling of your index finger, take your arm back in a swinging motion.
Complete the swing, all 3. the time noting the feeling of your index finger.
Having done that exercise with a ballpoint pen, now switch to a golf club, using both your hands. You’ll be amazed at the different feeling you’ll experience.
You’ll find also that your club position will be better and you’ll be able to develop a more natural swing.
The Leadbetter Golf Academy (LGA) is housed at Laguna National’s state-of-the-art Laguna Practice, located at 610A Upper East Coast Road, 465404. PRIVILEGE Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian lawyer, politician, social activist and writer who is considered to be the father of his country.
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Bearwood Lakes, England
Walt Disney World Golf, United States of America
Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai Privilege 35 THE GLOBAL GAME
Be invited into a world of privileged access with your Laguna National golfing membership.
s an esteemed Member of Laguna National Golf & Country Club, not only do you and your family have privileged access to our award-winning championship courses and Club facilities, but also you are privy to an exclusive collection of more than 250 Aprestigious golf properties around the world.
This quarter, we have added a number of new reciprocal and affiliate clubs, including a quintet of venues in the United States – the famed Walt Disney World Golf at Lake Buena Vista, Bear Creek Country Club (Henderson), Canyon Oaks Country Club (Chico), Falls Village Golf Club (Durham) and Gettysvue Polo Golf & Country Club (Knoxville).
Elsewhere, there have also been other notable additions to the list including Bearwood Lakes Golf Club (England), Royal Golf La Bagnaia in the Tuscan countryside and Address Montgomerie and Arabian Ranches Golf Club in the Middle East.
HOW TO MAKE A BOOKING
Please contact Club Concierge at 6248 1779 or email [email protected] with your date of visit, preferred tee-time, choice of golf course, name of players, membership number(s) and any other special requests. Club Concierge will connect you to the destination club via email.
Club Concierge will contact the destination club, make the booking and furnish you with the appropriate Letter of Introduction. As many of the reciprocal/special access clubs are booked up in advance, please note that reservation of tee-time is subject to availability.
You are highly recommended, therefore, to contact Club Concierge well ahead of your travel dates so they can assist in booking the club of your choice or help to suggest alternatives.
Please do not contact overseas clubs directly as a Letter of Introduction from your home club is compulsory.
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Manila Southwoods boasts two award-winning Jack Nicklaus-designed courses.
Manila’s Prime Golfing Retreats A group of Laguna National Members and guests will experience the delights of three of the Philippines’ best-known golfing venues when they embark on a ‘Manila Golf Retreat’ from November 12 –17. Ahead of their trip, Laguna Lifestyle reports on what the Singapore contingent can look forward to encountering at The Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club, Sherwood Hills Golf Club and Splendido Taal Golf & Country Club.
or more than a quarter-of-a-century, The Manila The main clubhouse overlooks the 18th green, the 10th Southwoods Golf and Country Club has been at the tee and the ninth island green of The Masters, while there forefront of the golf club industry in the Philippines. is a separate clubhouse for The Legends that is generally F used for corporate tournaments. Located to the south of Manila, in the city of Carmona and lush province of Cavite, a 30-minute drive from the While the surrounding property includes a 2,300-lot gated business district of Makati, the club features two Jack community with a Sports Club, shared by the club members Nicklaus-designed ‘Signature Golf Courses’ – The Masters and residents, both The Masters and The Legends were and The Legends. designed especially for championship tournament play.
Spread over 140 hectares of former cane fields, they were Indeed, throughout its history, Manila Southwoods has had the first golf courses in the Philippines to be sculpted by a proud record of staging major national and international the Golden Bear. golfing events.
Opened in the early-1990s, the golf courses were the first As well as hosting the Philippines Open on four occasions, of many constructed by the leader of golf course with the club was the venue for the Men’s World Amateur Team gated community developments in the country – Fil-Estate Championships for the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 when Golf and Development Incorporated. The courses were an Australian quartet including David Gleeson and Jarrod scientifically designed with the environment in mind and Moseley claimed top honours ahead of Sweden and have an extensive water capture conservation system. a Spanish team featuring a teenager by the name of Sergio Garcia. Singapore was represented by Douglas Tay Len Po, Jimmy Aw Eng Heow, Eugene Oei and Lam Chih Bing. Privilege 37
CLUB INFORMATION
Manila Southwoods Golf & Sherwood Hills Golf Club Splendido Taal Golf & Country Club Country Club Congressional Road, Carmona, Governor’s Drive, Brgy, Cabezas, Taal Rudge Road, Laurel Batangas, Cavite, Philippines Philippines Philippines Number of holes: 36 Number of holes: 18 Number of holes: 18 Designer: Jack Nicklaus Designer: Jack Nicklaus Designer: Greg Norman T: +63-46 430-0266 T: +63-46 419-0671 T: +63-02 519-4131 E: frontdesk.manilasouthwoods@ E: [email protected] E: [email protected] gmail.com W: www.sherwoodhills.ph W: www.splendidotaalgolfclub.com W: www.manilasouthwoods.com
As professional and amateur visitors have discovered, Surrounding the golf course is the 87-hectare fairway lots both courses at Manila Southwoods have the distinctive and residential enclaves of the Splendido Taal Residential Nicklaus angled greens and copious bunkers. Accuracy Estates, owned by JAKA Tagaytay Holdings Corporation. and distance control with approach shots are crucial. Leading architectural firm RR Payumo and Partners, in Arguably the premier championship course in the collaboration with Steven Leach and Associates for the Philippines, The Masters is punctuated by multiple interiors, designed the Spanish-Mediterranean-inspired creek crossings and lakes. For its part, The Legends is Splendido Taal Golf Clubhouse. accentuated by undulating mounds and dog-leg holes. Sherwood Hills Golf Club Long-standing Chairman Bob Sobrepeña is especially proud of the club’s environmental stewardship efforts, dating back to 1999 when it became the first fully certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in Asia.
He said: “Through the success of the Audubon programme at Southwoods, we have shown that properly-managed golf courses provide numerous benefits to the environment and the local communities. All golfers are encouraged to embrace the Manila Southwoods’ commitment to the environment.”
Splendido Taal Golf & Country Club Another Nicklaus Signature Course, Sherwood Hills is located in Trece Martires City in the heart of Cavite.
Construction of the golf course started in early 1997 and was opened to members in August, 1998. The California mission-inspired clubhouse was inaugurated in October, 2000 and features a belfry and watch tower from where there’s a splendid panoramic view of the vast expanse of the nature-contoured golf course and residential development.
The veranda offers the best viewpoint of golfers starting as well as finishing their round. Sprawled on a 152-hectare man-made valley nestled amid the mountain ridges of the Grand Taal, with a dramatic view of the Taal Volcano and lake, this Greg Norman- designed course was opened in 2002.
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Altering your body language or walk can be a highly effective way to reverse negative emotional reactions. Bouncing Back from Adversity
reat golfers have a seemingly uncanny ability Developing and maintaining a positive to bounce back from making mistakes during a approach to dealing with errors can round, or from disappointing rounds in important play a major role in how you perform Gtournaments. Coincidence? Absolutely not.
on the golf course. So says sports As Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Lexi Thompson and psychologist Dr Jay-Lee Nair in her Ko Jin-young will all attest, being able to develop and latest contribution to Laguna Lifestyle. maintain a positive approach to dealing with errors has played a large part in many of their respective successes.
A Negative Approach to Mistakes Coaches and caddies alike talk to me about the frustration they experience when watching their players make errors on the course, and then go on to psychologically beat themselves up. These players focus on the mistake, continue to talk about it on the 12th tee when the error occurred on the ninth green. These players become Visit Dr Jay-Lee Nair at the Singapore Sports Medicine Centre unfocused on what is important: the next shot. Negative to learn how to shape your performance process. and unproductive thoughts allow doubt to creep in, Location: confidence can plummet, and performance deteriorates. 10 Sinaran Drive, Novena Medical Centre, As a result, players who respond to mistakes in negative #08-07 to 11, #08-32 to 33, Singapore 307506. ways seldom reach their full potential. Tel: 6737-1000 Privilege 39
A positive approach is first built on a foundation of acceptance that mistakes are inevitable and a realisation that the mistake is not permanent and can be changed or rectified.
Dr Jay-Lee Nair
Bounce-Back Factor Positive Responses in Action A positive approach is first built on a foundation of Body language: Altering your body language or walk can acceptance that mistakes are inevitable and a realisation be a highly effective way to reverse negative emotional that the mistake is not permanent and can be changed or reactions. Most players do not place enough weight on rectified. A positive approach to mistakes is NOT about how powerful this type of action can be. For instance, if being satisfied or accepting less than your best. It’s a you are the type of player who productive approach where players realise golf is a game starts to rush your walk and involving errors. Invariably, the winners are those players looks down in thought after a who bounce back quickly and consistently. The goal is to few errors, this can translate learn from the errors and move on. to rushed pre-shot routines and fast swings. To reverse this Developing a positive response to mistakes often requires chain-reaction, you might need more than just re-directing your attention and ‘forgetting to slow the pace of your walk, about it’. To be truly effective in your attempts to bounce look up and out at the course, back, you must develop an action plan that includes both and stretch to reduce the key thoughts and actions. tension you feel. Recognising the type of switch you need to Positive Response in Thought and Discussion create is an important step and Refocus cues: First create a guiding attitude you want to everyone has slightly different live by as a player – an attitude that is based on adaptability needs. and intensity when things aren’t going well, and does not accept quitting or feeling sorry for yourself. Then come up Leave the error behind you: Following a frustrating three- with one or two words that sum up this attitude for you as putt or a really poor shot that has left you in trouble, most a mission statement, such as: ‘Stay Hungry’, ‘Never Quit’, players walk on from these errors too quickly still carrying or ‘Love the Battle’. Use these words as ‘Refocus Cues’ the mistake with them as they move to the next shot. Create when you experience adversity on the course and stop the an action that helps you to leave the mistake behind. For negative responses cascading out of control. example, take a moment to visualise the shot you wanted to see, and then let it be. Make a commitment to placing Productive self-talk and conversations with others: Review your club back into your bag only after you have assessed the type of conversation you have with yourself and with why you made the error and are ready to move on. Do not your caddie or coach when you make poor mistakes during place the club back into the bag until you can let it go. a round. Some players can get more openly negative when they have someone there to complain to, such as their Plan Your Positive Approach to Mistakes caddie or coach, compared to times when they are alone All of these strategies seem easy enough to do, but if you on the course. This type of action must be controlled. do not plan specifically the key thoughts and actions you You have to practice discipline in what you choose to talk will engage, they won’t suddenly take shape when adversity about. Your discussion can be reactive and maintain your strikes, and your default reactions are likely to take over. focus in the past and on how frustrated you feel, or it can Select at least ONE key thought and action as your ‘go to be proactive and focus on the ‘task at hand’. An effective plan’, and then share it with your coach or caddie. Sharing approach to creating a proactive discussion is to ask your positive reaction plan will allow your supporters to yourself: ‘What is my plan for this next shot?’, ‘What do provide feedback on how well you are responding in I need to do right here, right now?’ Think and do. When accordance with your plan, particularly the body language you focus your discussion with yourself and your caddie on changes. Sharing the plan with others also enhances your the present moment you can rapidly regain control of your accountability. In fact, we’re all better at following through emotions and make more clear decisions. with our plans when we know we are being monitored.
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Titleist’s U Series utility irons are available at Laguna National Golf & Country Club’s Pro Shop with special pricing for Members.
he new Titleist U Series utility irons offer two unique • The U•500 is the player’s utility iron designed for superior models – U•500 and U•510 – designed to expand a shot making. The extremely versatile, low loft utility player’s shot options at the top end of the bag. features a compact shape that delivers high launch with T a soft landing and precise distance control. Called ‘utility irons’ for a reason, the new U•500 and U•510 models produce more distance than a standard iron and • The U•510 provides hybrid-like performance in a less spin than a hybrid – delivering that one shot a golfer forgiving, muscular iron shape. The high-launching, requires precisely when it’s needed. easier-playing utility offers a larger, wide-sole design for consistent shot-after-shot performance. U•510 creates In golf shops since August 30, Titleist says its U Series such a powerful combination of distance, launch and utilities combine forged L-face technology with extreme forgiveness that Titleist engineers were able to create a amounts of high-density tungsten ‘to deliver higher 16-degree one-iron that is very playable from both the launch and faster ball speeds for game-changing long iron tee and turf. performance’. Already the most played utility irons on the PGA Tour – and in the bags of Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth and Jimmy Walker – the new U Series utilities were prominently on display at July’s Open Championship, where U•500 and U•510 were the number one utility iron models in play.
“There are a lot of golfers out there who don’t want to play a hybrid, but are still searching for that kind of performance at the long end of their iron set,” said Josh Talge, Vice President, Titleist Golf Clubs. • U 500 is the “They want to be able to launch it higher and farther, they want to be able to shape shots, they want to be able to incredibly versatile land it close to the hole – they just want to do it with an iron utility iron that in their hands. Everything that went into U•500 and U•510 was geared towards giving these golfers the performance, Tour players have look and feel they’ve always hoped for in a long iron, and maybe didn’t think was possible.” been asking us for. “U•500 is the incredibly versatile utility iron that Tour players have been asking us for,” said Marni Ines, Director of Iron Development, Titleist Golf Club R&D.
Ines added: “It shares a similar size and shape to our prior MARNI INES generation T-MB iron, but has been completely reimagined Director of Iron Development to give players specialised long iron performance. It’s Titleist Golf Club R&D faster, launches higher, lands softer, and feels better through impact.” Privilege 41
Uniquely designed U•500 and U•510 models maximise long iron performance through increased launch, speed and forgiveness.
Titleist U•500 Titleist U•510 Technology and Performance Technology and Performance
The U•500 is a highly technical utility iron with a The U•510 is a muscular, wide-soled utility iron compact shape that delivers versatility, speed that provides hybrid-like performance with and precision distance. incredible forgiveness. • Strategic High Density Tungsten Weighting • The larger, more forgiving blade features a (98 grams on average) produces a low Centre wide sole that promotes easy launch from the of Gravity for increased launch with trajectory tee or turf. control, and a high Moment of Inertia for • Strategic High Density Tungsten Weighting balance and stability through the shot. (95 grams on average) produces a low • Titleist’s thinnest, forged SUP-10 L-Face Insert and deep Centre of Gravity for maximum maximises ball speed for more distance. launch with shot-stopping control, and a high Moment of Inertia for stability and • Player’s shape provides shot-shaping forgiveness. confidence at address. • A forged SUP-10 L-Face Insert maximises ball • Loft Options: 2I (17º), 3I (20º), 4I (23º). speed for more distance. • Loft Options: 1I (16º), 2I (18º), 3I (20º), 4I (22º)
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Anders Jacobson (left) with Tom Watson, Global Ambassador for The Open, and Martin Slumbers at the launch of The Open Water initiative at Portrush. Picture by The R&A.
The 148th edition of the he 2019 Open Championship became one of the first major global sporting events to remove single-use plastic water bottles in a move Open Championship at supported by the United Nations. Royal Portrush in County T Antrim was not only The Open Water initiative was developed with Bluewater – the leading global notable for the victory of innovator in drinking water solutions – to deliver a pioneering new approach to supplying drinking water at a major event by using water refilling stations Shane Lowry or the fact and reusable stainless steel bottles to deliver pure fresh water directly to fans, that it was the first time players, staff and officials at The Open. in 68 years that the event The project was supported by UN Environment’s Clean Seas campaign and was held in Northern aimed to raise awareness of the issue of global marine plastic pollution and the Ireland. need to protect the world’s oceans and coastlines, including the marine life that inhabits them.
Daniel Cooney, Communication Deputy Director from UN Environment, said: “Sport offers a unique opportunity to engage with a global audience on environmental issues. We commend this initiative to tackle marine plastic pollution. The Open offers a powerful platform to influence how people think about drinking water and its associated impact on the natural environment.”
More than 5,000 special edition reusable BPA-free stainless steel Bluewater water bottles were given to fans free of charge at The Open and were also on sale throughout the Royal Portrush venue at a special promotional price of less than five pounds. Furthermore, fans were encouraged to bring their own refillable water bottles to use at the championship.
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All golfers playing in The Open received a personalised Players’ Edition stainless Bluewater technology steel Bluewater water bottle with their name laser-engraved on it. A limited number of the Players’ Edition bottles were made available for sale in The Open offers solutions enabling Shop and at The Open Camping Village for fans wishing to purchase a special souvenir gift. water to be purified and dispensed locally at Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said: “The Open has a close relationship with nature and the coastal system of the world’s finest links courses point of consumption and it is important that we safeguard them for future generations. – with minimal waste –
“We have all learned so much of the destructive impact of plastic in the world’s thereby eliminating oceans and we believe we have to take steps to remove all single-use plastic water bottles from The Open in order to encourage fans and players to use the need for single-use alternative and more sustainable materials.” plastic bottles and their
Anders Jacobson, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blue, the polluting transportation. impact-led investment company which owns Stockholm-based Bluewater, said: “We are honoured and delighted to be collaborating with The R&A on The Open Water project, which blazes a purposeful message of the key role world- class sporting organisations can play when it comes to leaving a cleaner planet for future generations.
“Bluewater technology offers solutions enabling water to be purified and dispensed locally at point of consumption – with minimal waste – thereby eliminating the need for single-use plastic bottles and their polluting transportation.”
Life Water aluminium cans were also used as ready-sealed containers to provide water in some areas of the venue. The Life Water zero plastic cans are filled with natural British spring water, are made from 70% recycled aluminium, are 100% recyclable and BPA-free.
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Enjoy traditional festive fare at Laguna National Golf & Country Club. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
– JRR Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist and academic, who is best known as the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. 50 Dining WHAT's NEW in F&B The Nest will be a hive of activity during the final quarter of 2019.
ith the end of another year rapidly approaching, it’s time to ease into the festive spirit – with the help of Laguna National Golf & Country Events at WClub. The Nest As well as all your usual favourites and monthly Signature Specials from our chefs, Laguna National will be pulling out all the stops to ensure you and your Laguna National Members friends and family enjoy a memorable holiday period. are encouraged to discover the infinite possibilities of Whether you’re planning on eating in or dining out (or a combination of both) over Christmas and New Year, we’ll be delighted to cater to your every need. holding your business or social events at the Club. Over the following few pages, we whet your appetite with details of special menu selections that will be on offer from October through to December. Our dedicated team at The Nest is able to customise Suffice to say that if you’re a fan of Bangers and Mash, Fish Head Curry and Lobster Thermidor and Char-Grilled Lobster then you won’t want to miss out! your event right down to the smallest detail. Come and In keeping with tradition, Laguna National is also pleased to confirm an talk to us next time extensive festive takeaway menu consisting of evergreen favourites and all the trimmings – from roasted turkey to honey glazed boneless ham and roasted you pay us a visit or call rack of lamb and Australian rib eye to the ever-popular Christmas log cake Kevin Ling at 6248 1674. (vanilla or chocolate).
For those who are planning on entertaining at home, then take the pain away from having to cook yourself by ordering one of our specially-prepared ‘Party Packages’. Available from November 20 to December 25, the items on offer are listed on the facing page.
To avoid disappointment, please remember to place your order a minimum of four days in advance.
In this season of goodwill, it would be remiss of us not to complement the fabulous food options with a wide array of beverages.
In addition to the bottle promotions that are set out on Page 55, if you’re looking to stock up on your whisky collection ahead of the holidays then set aside some time on November 23-24.
From 11 am to 7 pm on those dates, Laguna National will be staging a Whisky Fair. Make sure to drop by at the lobby area where admission is free.
A total of four different suppliers will be showcasing more than 40 whisky selections for sampling and purchase at ‘not-to-be-missed prices’. Among the well-known brands you can look forward to trying out are Johnnie Walker, Macallan, Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Dalmore.
Whether for personal consumption or a festive gift, it’s your chance to choose the whiskies that suit your palate. Dining 51
FEsTIve ta KeaWaYS Available from November 20 to December 25 Last order on Saturday, December 21. Place your order a minimum of four days in advance.
1. Roasted Turkey 5. Christmas Log Cake 7. Home Party Package – Oven-Roasted US Turkey served Vanilla or Chocolate Jingle All The Way with Giblet Sauce, Cranberry Price: $48.80 (1 kg) • Kale Salad Sauce and Chestnut Stuffing • Potato Salad Price: $98.80 (Approx. 4.5kg) 6. Home Party Package • Homemade Cream of Pumpkin – Feliz Navidad Soup (2 litres) 2. Roasted Rack of Lamb • Kale Salad • Sautéed Vegetables Oven-Roasted Rack of Lamb • Potato Salad • Honey Glazed Boneless Ham served with Mashed Potato • Homemade Cream of Pumpkin (Approx. 2kg) and Mint Sauce Soup (1 litre) • Oven-Roasted US Turkey Price: $98.80 (Approx. 0.9kg) • Sautéed Vegetables (Approx. 4.5kg) • Honey Glazed Boneless Ham • Roasted Australian Rib Eye 3. Australian Rib Eye (Approx. 2kg) (Approx. 2kg) Roasted Beef served with • Oven-Roasted US Turkey • Christmas Log Cake – Baby Potatoes and Homemade (Approx. 4.5kg) Vanilla or Chocolate (2kg) Black Pepper Sauce • Christmas Log Cake – • Two Bottles of House Wine Price: (Min.1kg) $78.80 Vanilla or Chocolate (1kg) (White or Red) 4. Honey Glazed Boneless Ham • A Bottle of House Wine Price: $488.80 (White or Red) Honey Baked Ham served with Roasted Baby Potatoes and Price: $278.80 Homemade Pineapple Sauce Price: $68.80 (Approx. 2kg) 52 Dining Signature Specials from our Chefs
To give our Members even more variety in their menu selection, we are pleased to present a series of Monthly Specials, lovingly created by our chefs. Available during lunch and dinner.
OCTOBER BANGERS AND MASH
Char-grilled assorted sausages (Chorizo, Bratwurst and Nuremberg) served with sauerkraut, mashed potato, grilled corn, sautéed red cabbage with bacon and sautéed red onions with red wine and mustard.
$28.80 (Member) $30.80 (Standard)
NOVEMBER FISH HEAD CURRY
Red Snapper head cooked with homemade spicy curry paste, cabbage, lady fingers, tomatoes and eggplant, served in clay pot.
HALF HEAD $31.80 (Member) $33.80 (Standard)
WHOLE HEAD $47.80 (Member) $49.80 (Standard) Dining 53
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DECEMBER LOBSTER PROMOTION
CHAR-GRILLED LOBSTER LOBSTER THERMIDOR Char-grilled lobster with lemon butter sauce, Oven-baked with creamy mustard sauce, served with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms and melted cheese, served with butter rice. seasonal vegetables and butter rice.
HALF LOBSTER $32.80 (Member), $34.80 (Standard)
WHOLE LOBSTER $62.80 (Member), $66.80 (Standard) 54 Dining Glenfiddich Takes Centre Stage
Made with extraordinary care and attention, each Glenfiddich Single Malt is a work of perfection.
Living up to its billing as the world’s best-selling single-malt whisky, Glenfiddich proved to be the star of the show at a special whisky dinner at The Nest.
aguna National Golf & Country “Based on the excellent turnout and Each of the courses was paired with Club Members discovered the positive feedback, we’ll certainly a Glenfiddich whisky, introduced by the delights of Glenfiddich for be looking at staging more events James Cordiner, Regional Brand Lthemselves when The Nest hosted like this throughout 2020.” Ambassador, The Balvenie (Southeast a five-course dinner pairing with the Asia). award-winning single malt Scotch The dinner commenced with Oyster whisky. Mornay followed by an appetiser of In his role, Cordiner plays a leading Foie Gras, Mushi Ebi Sushi and Sea hand in generating brand awareness The September 13 dinner was a sell- Scallop and Home-made Seafood of Glenfiddich. out with more than 40 Members and Bouillabaisse soup. their guests in attendance. Cordiner said: “Made with For the main course, diners were extraordinary care and attention, each Florence Rozario, Laguna National’s able to choose either Char-Grilled Glenfiddich Single Malt is a work of Restaurant Manager, said: “Once Kurobuta Belly with Mustard Sauce perfection. Ranging from our signature more the response from Members served with Sautéed Vegetables or 12-Year-Old expression to rare, was outstanding. We always enjoy Oven-Roasted Rack of Lamb with Mint vintage and limited edition bottles, putting on special whisky-pairing Jelly served with Sautéed Vegetables. our whisky is renowned worldwide for dinners, especially when there is such its quality and consistency.” strong support. Those with a sweet tooth then savoured the dessert of Home-made Tiramisu Mousse. Dining 55 BOTTLE PROMOTIONs
Chinstrap Sparkling Brut Méthode Champenoise, Vintage 2014 (left) $108 (1 Bottle) Bright straw yellow in colour with glittering golden hues, this Chilean bubbly is vivacious, festive and yet full of elegance, designed to inspire and celebrate life. Subtle fruity flavour, with hints of honeysuckle, cut green apples and touches of candied lemon zest. Freshness bursts onto the palate Auchentoshan Three Wood with satiny texture. Great length, cris and refreshing finish. $208 (1 Bottle); $388 (2 Bottles) This award-winning Auchentoshan Humboldt Reserve has been matured in three different Cabernet Sauvignon / cask types. From American bourbon Cabernet Franc, Vintage 2009 (right) to Spanish Oloroso sherry and finally Glenfiddich 12 Years Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, this is a $88 (1 Bottle) rich, complex whisky with toffee and $348 (2 Bottles) sherry flavours. Rich golden bronze to The classiest of the penguin species the eye and fresh and fruity with long- Glenfiddich’s original, signature single is the Humboldt with its elegant tasting oaky sweetness to the end. malt Scotch whisky has matured for demeanour and gait. Like the at least 12 years in American and bird, Peng Wine’s Humboldt is a Spanish oak casks. Distinctively fresh sophisticated and complex wine with Auchentoshan 18 Years and fruity with a hint of pear, this is a gorgeous purple hue and layer upon $258 (1 Bottle); $488 (2 Bottles) a beautifully crafted single malt with layer of rich aromas and flavours. This a delicately balanced fragrance and a wine has a strong backbone, which Triple distilled and matured in long, smooth and mellow finish. can be consumed now or cellared for American bourbon oak for more than up to 10 years. 18 years, the result is a refreshing Lowland single malt whisky with the added infusion of ripe citrus and green tea, the warmth of toasted almonds and the signature, smooth, delicate Auchentoshan taste.
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OCTOBER
October Medal cum 5 OCT SAT, AM Masters Men’s Club & Ladies Club Match Play Championship – QF Round (Reschedule date if rained out.)
6 OCT SUN, AM Classic Men’s Club & Ladies Club Match Play Championship – 1st Round
12 OCT SAT, AM Classic Men’s Club & Ladies Club Match Play Championship – 2nd Round
Men’s Club & Ladies Club Match Play Championship – 3rd Round 13 OCT SUN, AM Classic Men’s Club Match Play Championship – Final
27 OCT SUN – Deepavali (Public Holiday)
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9 NOV SAT, AM Classic November Medal
22 NOV FRI, AM – New Members Night
28 NOV THU, AM Master November Ladies Meet Up
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7 DEC SAT, AM Classic Gold Medal
25 DEC WED – Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
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