Junior Development Programme
Golf As early as August 1948, it was suggested that the Club might as well start training the future champions while they are young and so save them the trials through which many of the Members hack their way! The…
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Clubhouse Evolution
From a tentative tent…. A tentative tent like the one above that was the first “clubhouse” The coterie of 30 who founded the SGC must be commended for their passion – indeed, lust – for golf as they went…
Celebrating A Life Well-Lived
We are privileged as Members of this Club to have many interesting personalities and personages in our midst. One such personality was Dr. Agoes Salim whose friendship I have always treasured over the years ever since we had an informal…
The Membership
Merdeka – and then Think Big The Federation of Malaya was finally granted Independence on 31 August, 1957. To this day, many a proud nationalist still cherish the memory of the emotions evoked by our first Prime Minister Tunku…
The Membership
The Formative Years At the birth of the lusty infant on 24 June 1893, delivered into the golfing world mainly through the painstaking efforts of the Glassfords and the Meikles, there were 30 eager founder Members, all Europeans. With the…
Golf Course Development and Reconstruction (Part 5)
Getting the Approval It was a bit of a rush getting to the approval stage. The Committee was of the view that if we were to wait for all the detailed plans and drawings to be produced and cost out,…
Golf Course Development and Reconstruction (Part 4)
THE MASTER PLAN It is perhaps useful to mention a few prominent features of the master plan. As it was the intention to produce a golf course suitable for championship play, length was a paramount consideration. To achieve this, N&H…
Golf Course Development and Reconstruction (Part 3)
7th hole Suleiman Course (2008) THE REBUILDING OF THE SULEIMAN COURSE AND 1ST NINE NEW COURSE The Suleiman Course was originally constructed in the early 1950s from the RM20,000 (a big sum then) donated by some RSGC Members who were…
RSGC – Recognition of The Best
As Members of RSGC, we recognise the tradition and heritage of our club and golf courses and carry our Membership with pride. Through the years our golf course has hosted many marquee local and international competitions. We also acknowledge, with…
Golf Course Development and Reconstruction (Part 2)
TIME TO CALL IN THE PROFESSIONALS Renovation to the courses did not stop in 1974. In the subsequent years, there was much effort at making minor improvements to the courses mainly with regards to building or enlarging tee boxes and…