Early on in my journey working in the golf industry I became aware of Sentosa Golf Club and it has been on my bucket list ever since. I finally managed to tick it off recently during a vacation to Singapore and South East Asia, where I got to play the club’s iconic Serapong Course.
The Serapong is regarded as Singapore’s greatest course and renowned as one of Asia’s best, too. We think it’s one of the world’s most incredible golf courses. It recently won Singapore’s, Asia’s, and the World’s Best Golf Course awards at the World Golf Awards, too.
It has hosted multiple Singapore Opens, with the both The Serapong and The Tanjong courses taking turns in hosting the HSBC Women’s World Championship since 2013. It also played host to the 2023 LIV Golf Singapore event won by Talor Gooch.
The Serapong opened in 1982 and was the brainchild of Californian architect Ron Fream, who has designed dozens of courses across the world including Tanah Merah’s Garden Course on the Singapore mainland.
The spectacular 5th hole on the Serapong Course with views of the Singapore Straits, city skyline and Marina Bay Sands
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For those unaware of Sentosa itself, it’s an island to the south of the city that is essentially a place of recreation. It’s small and home to the golf club as well as Universal Studios Singapore, a waterpark, a number of hotels, beaches and other activities like a ‘luge’ downhill karting experience and a hub for the cable cart. It’s easily accessible via a road bridge, the cable cart or a monorail.
Transport on the island is also completely free and Sentosa Golf Club is one of the stops on the free bus, it couldn’t be more convenient.
Once you arrive at the grand clubhouse, you’re greeted by a caddymaster ready to take your clubs before you walk into a reception area where helpful staff are able to assist you with your booking and your locker key. It was a pleasant welcome versus your traditional empty entrance at European clubs where you’re usually left to find your own way.
The grand clubhouse features impressive locker rooms, memorabilia, function rooms, a well stocked pro shop and restaurants
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The locker rooms are seriously impressive, with hundreds of lockers (I had three-time Singapore Open winner Adam Scott‘s locker), refreshments, memorabilia and excellent facilities including a steam room. First impressions are important and Sentosa’s first impressions are ‘wow’.
The reception area features…
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