OTHER EVENTS

Annual match between SSGS and Changi Golf Club ** 12 Feb 2017The annual inter-club friendly match with Changi Golf Club (CGC) was revived this year with 32 members participating. Our memberslost the match but we thoroughly enjoyed the kind and warm hospitality of the members from Changi Golf Club (CGC). The exciting dayended with a scrumptious buffet dinner with lots of beer, karaoke singing and most importantly great fun and cheer.

Our Captain led the team to express our heartfelt appreciation to Dr BK Nair, President of CGC for our host club’s warm friendship anda most memorable event.

Annual Chinese New Year Lunch ** 14 Feb 2017The 2017 annual Chinese New Year lunch was held at the Imperial Court Restaurant to raise funds for the Society of the Aged Sick.Held on 14 Feb, members and guests took up 19 tables. Additionally, 30 residents of the from the Aged Sick Home were treated to thesumptuous lunch with each resident receiving a Hong Bao, complete with entertainment provided by the Music Mix band. A total of$15,300 was raised for the Home and the cheque was presented to Mr. Joe Ong, COO from the Society of the Aged Sick. The event waschaired by Vice President Peter Koh.

CORRIGENDUMResults of 33rd ASEAN Senior Amateur Golf Championship 2016 in Brunei Darussalam

We wish to add in the results for the E Division which was left out in the last issue of the SSGS Newsletter in Jan 2017.The oversight is regretted.

UPCOMING EVENTS/ACTIVITIESDate Events/ Activities Venue

11 – 12 Jul Batam, Indonesia 2D/1N (Prizes sponsored by Tan Weng Wat) Batam, Indonesia

30 Jul Gray Kai Friendly Golf SICC

15 Aug August monthly medal (Prizes sponsored by Dicky Tan) Seletar CC

15 Sep 49th Anniversary Championship cum Fundraising Game in SICC SICC

24 Sep - 3 Oct Overseas Golf Trip Hokkaido, Japan

11 Oct October monthly medal (Prizes sponsored by Peh Choon Seng) Warren GC

16 Nov November monthly medal (Prizes sponsored by Peh Choon Beng) Sembawang GC

14 Dec December monthly medal TMCC

L-R: Vincent Chua, Peh Choon Seng, SVP Pang Boon Hee,Tan Teow Chong, Ong Siew Keong, Tan Weng Wat

VIP flight (L–R): Changi member, VP Peter Koh, Michael AK Koh,Dr BK Nair President of Changi Golf Club

Mr Joe Ong, COO from Society of the Aged Sick received the chequefrom Dato’ Loh Ah Joo and VP Peter Koh

L–R: David Yeow, Patron Tan Ah Lye, Dato’ Loh Ah Joo,SVP Pang Boon Hee

E DivisionShek Kam Chew 2nd Position with 72 points

Ajit Singh Gill 6th Position with 65 points

SSGS News JULY 2017

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President’s MessageDATO’ LOH AH JOO

How time flies!

Once again, we held our AGM and I would like to thank all ourmembers for your support to re-elect me as President once again.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the past committeefor their contribution in time and efforts in helping to manage ayear of fruitful activities for all SSGS members. On the committee’sbehalf, I would like to thank Mr David Yeow and Mr John Cheng

for their past contributions. At the same time, I would like to congratulateMr Pang Boon Hee who had served as our Honorary Secretary for the past 20 years forbeing elected as the Senior Vice President for the coming term. We are truly appreciativeof the invaluable contributions of these former committee members.

Moving forward, the committee is pleased to welcome Mr Vincent Chua andMr Raymond Chua. We are always on the lookout for new ideas and look forward tothe fresh breath of air that these two new committee members will bring to the Society’sleadership and the types of events and activities that we will plan for our members.

On a related note, I would urge members to continue to give feedback and suggestionson more activities that we can organise to make our Society a more inclusive groupand to spend more meaningful time together. We are open to any interesting ideas andthese need not necessarily be golf related.

We look forward to hearing from you and meanwhile, happy golfing as always!

PatronsMr Leong Mun Sum, PBM, BBMMr Loh Kim Chah, PBM, BBMMr Tan Ah Lye, PBM

PresidentDato’ Loh Ah Joo, DPMJ

Senior Vice PresidentMr Pang Boon Hee

Vice PresidentCol (Ret) Raymond Tan, PPAMr Peter Koh, PBM

CaptainMr Terence Ng

Vice CaptainMr Joseph Ong

Hon SecretaryMr David Ong Tong Liong

Hon TreasurerMr George Seow

Asst Hon TreasurerMr Tommy Tan

Committee MemberMr Henry LooMr Thomas LeeMr Vincent ChuaMr Raymond Chua

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Sitting:L - R : Joseph Ong (Vice Captain), David Ong (Hon Sec), Pang Boon Hee (Snr Vice President),Dato’ Loh Ah Joo (President), Peter Koh (Vice President), George Seow (Hon Treasurer)

Standing:L - R : Matthew Lui (Office Manager), Vincent Chua (Committee member), Tommy Tan(Asst Hon Treasurer), Henry Loo (Committee member), Raymond Chua (Committee member).

Not in the picture: Terence Ng (Captain), Raymond Tan (Vice President), Thomas Lee(Committee Member)

Month A division B Division C Division D Division

19 Jan (Seletar CC) Cancelled due to rain

15 Feb (OCC) Champion Andy Ang Gim Hoon Vincent Chua Lau Koi Fong Peh Choon Seng

Runner Up Daniel Lo John Baey Tong Chong Heong Shek Kam Chew

17 Mar (Keppel Club) Champion Wong Heng Cheong Anthony KK Tan Henry KS Lim Peh Choon Seng

Runner Up Andy Ang Gim Hoon Lee Kang Hock Lim Tiam Teck Andrew Yeo

19 April (Seletar CC) Cancelled due to rain

3 May (SICC Island) Champion David Lai Teo Keow Seng Vincent Chua Charlie Ng

Runner Up Goh Eng Yew Lim King Loong Andrew TS Teo Gopal Banerji

7 June (SICC New) Champion Daniel Lo Ricky Seah Lam Kok Lim Ting Hui Peh Choon Seng

Runner Up Chong Kok Kee Chua Liak Chng Dicky Tan Edward Tan Yew Liang

AGM Gold Medal Champion Vincent Chua

Best Gross Teo Keow Seng

RESULTS OF MONTHLY MEDALS (JAN – JUN)

VP Peter Koh presenting to Dr Soh Chee Sengthe 1st Prize of a $500 travel voucher in theLucky Draw, sponsored by BC Seah.

March Medal B Division Runner up,Lee Kang Hock

May Medal C Division Runner up, Andrew Teopictured with SVP Pang Boon Hee

May Medal A Division Winner, David Laireceiving his prize from SVP Pang Boon Hee

AGM Gold Medal 2017 Best Gross Gold Medal& May Medal B Division Winner, Teo Keow Sengreceiving his prizes from Dato’ Loh Ah Joo.

Gold Medal 2017 Champion Winner and MayMedal C Division Winner, Vincent Chuareceiving his trophy from Dato’ Loh Ah Joo

May Medal D Division Winner, Charlie Ngreceiving his prize from SVP Pang Boon Hee

May Medal A Division Runner up,Goh Eng Yew with SVP Pang Boon Hee

John Wong with Patron KC Loh

L–R: SICC Senior Manager (Events)Marilyn Cheok, Ross Tan SGA President,Sunny Bay

L–R: Sandy Ouyang, Michael AK Koh,Tommy Tan, Francis Lee, Hiew Bon Yock

L–R: Wong Seng Hung, Ong Lay Chong,Vincent Lye, Fator Wong

OVERSEAS GOLF TRIPSSingapore Senior Golfers Society (SSGS) vs Thailand Senior Golfers Association (TSGA) 2017 Friendly MatchBangkok, Thailand ** 8 - 13 Jan 2017

As always, golfing in the Land of Smiles is tremendously enjoyable because of the well-known friendliness of the Thai people. Upon ourarrival, we headed immediately for Khao Kheow Golf Club where we were warmly received to play our first round of golf.

The following day, we played the Interport match against our hosts from TSGA at the Pleasant Valley Golf Club. Once again, we wereunable to hold off the might of the Thais. Nonetheless, the day ended with a delicious barbecue seafood dinner, complete with wonder-ful entertainment by a Thai band.

That evening we checked into the Bangkok Marriott Courtyard Hotel which was our base for the rest of our stay. The hotel alwaysimpresses with its generous buffet breakfast and fresh fruit juices! The location was excellent with shopping centres and restaurantsare all within easy walking distance.

The following day we played at the newly opened Royal Bang Pa-in Golf Club, operations for which were not stable yet. However, webelieve that it looked promising and will certainly improve in the near future.

Our next and last game was played at Nikanti Golf Club with a unique layout of 3 X 6 hole courses which somewhat helped to speed upthe game.A relatively new club, the buggies at Nikanti had GPS monitors to help us with our game and the caddies were also welltrained with good course knowledge. Well worth a return trip although this is a members club.

Confederation of ASEAN Senior Golfers Association (CASGA) Intermediate General Meeting 2017Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ** 28 - 30 March 2017

Six members of our SSGS General Committee led by President Dato’ Loh Ah Joo attended the CASGA Intermediate General Meeting(IGM) held in Kuala Lumpur from 28 - 30 Mar. Together with Vice President Peter Koh, Hon Secretary Pang Boon Hee, Vice CaptainJoseph Ong and Committee member David Ong and Patrons Tan Ah Lye and K C Loh, the group played two games at the Templer ParkCountry Club and Tropicana Golf & Country Club.

The IGM was held in Templer Park Club house where the discussion centered on the forthcoming 34th ASEAN Seniors AmateurChampionship to be held in the Philippines from 17 - 20 Oct 2017.

TSGA President Chadej Musigavong andSSGS Captain Terence Ng

We are ready to go!

L-R: BG (Retd) Dato’ Jofri Abdullah (BDASG),President Chadej Musigavong (TSGA), Vice Captain Joseph Ong (SSGS),Dr Agoes Salim (CASGA Secretary General)

L-R: Jofri Abdullah (BDASG), Melito S Salazar Jr (FPASGI),Chadej Musigavong (TSGA), Dr Ir Y Kolopaking (ISGS),Joseph Ong (SSGS), Veerapol Niyomthai (TSGA)

Team SingaporeL-R: KC Loh, Pang Boon Hee, Peh Choon Seng, Lau Koi Fong,Joseph Ong, Tan Ah Lye, Vincent Chua, David Ong, Peter Koh

This way to dinner please