AH COU R NT E R M Y H C A L U N B A T SI E NGAPOR Tanah Merah Country Club E-newsmagazine • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 • ISSUE 1 • MCI (P) 020/06/2018 AND NOW FOR 2019 editor’s note 5 Tanah Merah Country Club Singapore’s Premier Golf & Country Club Tampines gives TMCC BY GODFREY pride of place among ROBERT region’s best New layout offers a high-standard course, fabulous clubhouse and top-class facilities. t was an eventful 2018 for Tanah Merah Country Club, For the bigger reason is that the Tampines facilities Imarked by a dramatic switch of many programmes have improved tremendously, and the clubhouse to the club’s Tampines layout. stands as a major model of sophistication. And rightly so. Expansive and roomy, the banquet rooms are top- class, the terrace area is wide and open allowing free For with more land to be lost at the Garden layout ventilation and the changing rooms are among the because of Government acquisition, the plan to place best seen in the top clubs of the region. more emphasis at the Tampines side is a move in the right direction. In light of this, the soft opening was done in September 2018, and major annual events such as the Combined So in April last year, the new 18-hole championship Captains’ Day, Golf Yuletide Challenge and the New Experience with TMCC Tampines course was opened; rather in a simple way Year’s Eve countdown were held at Tampines for the as the clubhouse, buggy bay and parking areas were first time in many years. still in the process of being sorted out. And, judging by feedback from the record turnouts, Limited flights were allowed initially as the course both events were a huge success, especially the was new and in the process of being tested out, with 31 December grand function which greatly pleased emphasis placed on feedback so that many things the diners who responded by saying that this annual could be ironed out. celebration should continue at Tampines. And gradually as more and more members were However, the TMCC management is not one to just sit allowed to play, the fine-tuning of the course was in down and lap up the laurels. The general committee process, leading to what today is a superb layout, is willing to even manage to the minutest detail to ready to welcome the world’s top professionals for ensure that the club’s lofty standards are raised and competition. that it remains among the best clubs in the region. It is a long course off the black tees, and even off the Without taking any credit from the always-reliable white tees it plays generally long with two par-fours Garden which had so often put TMCC on the world nudging the 400-metre mark. golfing map, testament to that for the time being is a Tampines layout offering a fascinating course, But the club’s general committee agrees that the luxurious facilities and a delectable food menu that course still needs some fine-tuning, and is working on can only make you keep coming back. positive feedback and daily rides round the course to ensure that everything is in proper order, even where The Tampines Course will be officially opened on landscaping is concerned. Saturday, 23 February, with a fund-raising event to raise money for three charities: MediaCorp Enable Now that the fabulous clubhouse is completed, and Fund, Down Syndrome Association, and Stroke the buggy bay and parking areas are carefully seen Support Station. ESM Goh Chok Tong will be the to, many important events have been moved from the guest-of-honour and Konica Minolta has generously Garden site to Tampines. come in as a main sponsor, donating $100,000. Also stepping forward as a donor is BMW, who has come No doubt, another reason for the move is that the in as a platinum sponsor and hole-in-one sponsor as Garden course is set for redevelopment from February. well. And there won’t be any de-emphasis on the Garden course. New General Committee member Joey Chang, who has been made the Events & Marketing Convenor is leading the charge to make this event a highly successful one. And he is happy that he is getting all- round support from Who’s Who at the club. Patron Emeritus SM Goh Chok Tong AH COU R NT E R M Y H C A L U N B A Chairman Ng Kee Choe T SI E NGAPOR Deputy Chairman Choo Chiau Beng Tanah Merah Country Club E-newsmagazine • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 • ISSUE 1 • MCI (P) 020/06/2018 GE N ERAL COMMITTEE ( A PRIL 2018 TO A P R I L 2 0 2 0 ) Committee President Ho Beng Huat & Management Vice President Lee Kwong Weng lists Captain Lee Lian Hong Treasurer Victor Liew Cheng San contentsJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 Convenor, Events & Marketing Joey Chang Convenor, Food & Beverage Benny Tay Yew Lim Convenor, House & Recreation Kazuo Sugino Members Dr Goh Hoon Pur Ronald Ong AND NOW FOR 2019 Gillian Sim Siu Lin David Soh Sai Sim Tan Kah Han Wee Jim Hock Daniel Yeo Chin Tuan MA N A G EME N T GENERAL MANAGER Kok Min Yee [email protected] 6592 0300 o N T H E C o v ER PA to GM Lee Pei Wen [email protected] 6592 0301 DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Kevin Khoo [email protected] 6592 0332 F&B Manager Kelvin Tham [email protected] 6592 0385 08 Executive Chef William Tay [email protected] 6592 0374 2019 New Year Countdown Party Assistant F&B Manager Kelvin Tong [email protected] 6592 0386 Assistant F&B Manager Sharon Lee [email protected] 6592 0302 G E T T H E S C o o P Marketing Manager Han May Leng [email protected] 6592 0303 Marketing & Events Executive Joe Peck [email protected] 6592 0317 Marketing & Sales Executive Wong Pei Ying [email protected] 6592 0305 20 Marcom Executive Ash Low [email protected] 6592 0304 Members’ Introduction Night DIRECTOR OF GOLF Ian GeoffreyR oberts [email protected] 6592 0382 Senior Golf Executive Samantha Leong [email protected] 6592 0340 22 Golf Executive Dennis Tay [email protected] 6283 2925 - Garden View Restaurant One-Day Closure Horticulture Manager Sim Ee Min [email protected] 6592 0351 - Reciprocal Arrangement With Clearwater Course Superintendent Adrian Tng [email protected] 6592 0394 Bay Golf & Country Club To Be Converted W H AT ’ S o N BITES AND CHEER Course Superintendent Derrick Tan [email protected] 6592 0249 To Affiliate Relationship Sports & Recreation Executive Dean Singh [email protected] 6592 0312 65 Children’s Adventure Camp 2018 76 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Daniel Jee [email protected] 6592 0333 23 56 January 2019 Johnnie Walker Gold Label Night Accountant Thricia Boo [email protected] 6592 0337 SGA-CHS o N the ca l endar F&B Cost Controller Jack Lim [email protected] 6513 1279 Self-posting of Social Golf Scores Assistant Manager, Purchasing Patrick Poon [email protected] 6592 0323 58 80 Jackpot Executive Dino Lim [email protected] 65920 308 February 2019 68 Wine of the Month / 24 Celebrating & Reminiscing 36 Beer Promotion DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SERVICES Jeanie Milakov [email protected] 6592 0330 - The 20 most important changes to S o cia l fun spectacular years at Garden Assistant Manager, HR/Admin Alice Yap [email protected] 6592 0454 the rules of golf 2019 HR Executive Shirley Siew [email protected] 6592 0328 - TMCC Staff Day 81 HR & Admin Executive Dennis Tong [email protected] 6592 0325 60 69 Whisky Promotions IT Manager Christopher Kwek [email protected] 6592 0336 Korean See-thru Rice Cakes Valentine’s Tennis Double IT Administrator Jacky Cai [email protected] 6592 0384 25 Assistant Manager, Membership Services Eileen Lin [email protected] 6592 0326 Closure of Club Facilities during LNY 2019 with Beanpaste Flowers 82 Facilities Manager Eddie Lee [email protected] 6592 0320 70 Garden Golfers’ Terrace Golfing Facilities Executive Abdul Wahab Bin Mohamed Noor [email protected] 6592 0321 S W I N G T I M E 61 Weekend Specials Housekeeper Shahrul Bin Abdul Rahman [email protected] 6592 0360 Lunar New Year Delicacies - Pencai Chief Security Officer Abdul Rahman Bin Yacob [email protected] 6592 0347 72 84 26 Sports & Recreation Tampines Golfers’ Terrace and C O N TA C T U S Hainan Golf Trip 2018 62 G OL F Telephone Tampines Golfers’ Lounge Ed ITOR Lunar New Year Delicacies Garden Golf Office 6592 0343 / 6545 1731 72 Lunch Specials Godfrey Robert Tampines Golf Office 6513 7818 / 6513 7819 38 sp o rting fun Personal Trainers Off I C I A L P HOTO G RAPHER S Ladies Social Christmas 2018 F OO D & B E V ERA G E 86 Telephone Frank Foo Garden View Restaurant 6592 0388 / 6545 2891 63 74 Lunar New Year Set Menus Frederick Tan 42 Social Activities Garden Golfers’ Terrace 6592 0380 / 6545 4603 Golf Yuletide Challenge 2018 Tennis Singles Tournament Tampines Golfers’ Lounge 6513 7815 Edward Gan 90 Private Dining Rooms Bookings 6592 0388 Tharm Sook Wai 64 75 Club Information Private Functions Bookings 6592 0386 G o l F E R ’ S Z o N E Kitchen Workshops Tanah Merah Newsmagazine Children’s Party S PORT S & RE C REATIO N Telephone is published bi-monthly by 95 Swimming, Squash & Tennis 6592 0312 / 6592 0313 50 Quiz & Win The Glass Gym 6592 0309 Tanah Merah Country Club, Golf Etiquette Series Jackpot Lounge 6592 0308 1 Tanah Merah Coast Road, -Repairing Divots Singapore 498722.