Captain’s Corner [August 2025]
So much to do, and so little time to get it all done. Following our recent AGM in late June, the Committee has been refreshed with new members, including familiar faces like Eddy Chen, Wan Din, and Ally Azwin. We…
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Vice Captain’s Message [July 2025]
Members may have noticed their drives gaining impressive distance lately, a welcome perk of the dry season. With firmer fairways and sunnier skies, the course plays shorter. While golfers enjoy the added roll, do take this into account and ensure…
Captain’s Corner [June 2025]
Dear Members, Location, Location, Location! I covered both our Investment and our Tender policies in the two previous Captains Corner. In this episode, we look at the third leg of how we protect our Club’s assets and some circumstances that…
Captain’s Corner [May 2025]
Too much trust is folly in an imperfect world.” “Trust but verify.” “In our mothers we trust” but for everyone else, there is RSGC’s Tender Policy. In last month’s Captain’s Corner, I shared why our Investment Guidelines are a critical…
Captain’s Corner [April 2025]
Dear Members, “I can resist everything except temptation”, “Common sense is not all that common” and “The skills required to get a job often have nothing to do with what is required to do the job itself.” These three quotes…
Club Update [March 2025]
From Bonds to Grass It’s been several months since I took on the role of Greens Convenor, and I must say, it has been an interesting journey. I have become rather familiar with grass and I would like to share…
Captain’s Corner [Feb 2025]
Dear Members, Happy New Year! Punctuality is the thief of time but it does not have to be. The punctual person is always kept waiting by those who are either late by design or late by dereliction. We joined RSGC’s…
Captain’s Corner [Jan 2025]
Dear Members, Before you ask a consequential question make sure you already know the likely answer. The EGM on 7 December asked Members how they felt about our non-golf sporting facilities. We asked if they wanted additional Pickleball and new…
Captain’s Corner [Dec 2024]
Dear Members, Hindsight is always 20 Paul Tudor Jones, a famed hedge fund protagonist in a recent interview sighted that “All roads lead to Inflation” referring to currency debasement as the only solution to the quandary of exceedingly high levels…
Captain’s Corner [Nov 2024]
Dear Members, East or West, Home is Best. I just returned from a week-long golfing escapade in Perth touring our Reciprocal Clubs with 3 other very agreeable and like-minded RSGC Members. Royal Fremantle, Royal Perth, Cottesloe, Mount Lawley, Joondalup and…