Keppel Club has accepted the offer to manage one of SICC 18-hole golf courses, after NTUC had turned down the opportunity due to “financial considerations”. Keppel Club said on Thurs that it will be managing the SICC’s Sime Public Course from 2022, and that it was excited to be given the opportunity. In particular, it will continue with the club’s effort in youth golf developments, the club said. The SICC, which is Singapore’s oldest golf and country club, manages four 18-hole courses, with two at the Bukit location near MacRitchie Reservoir and two at its Island location at Thomson Road. In 2014, the Government announced that one of SICC’s courses at the Bukit location would be converted into a public course and managed by the labour movement following the end of SICC’s lease. Keppel Club said that the immediate focus is to work closely with MCCY and SportSG on the conditions for operating Sime Public Course. It will also work with SICC for the “sharing and smooth operations of the golf courses at Bukit location”.... Continue Reading