Hot Take: Golf course closures — land use needs can come first without handicapping public access to the sport

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When the tenancy of Mandai Executive Golf Course at Upper Seletar Reservoir expires at the end of this year, it could mark the end of public golf courses in Singapore as we know it.

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In comparison, the nine-hole rates for Keppel Club are S$85.57 for weekdays and S$128.62 for weekends and public holidays. These exclude buggy fees.Online commentators by and large felt that all golf courses are headed the way of the dinosaur — especially so in land-scarce Singapore. For example, the relocation of Keppel Club to Lornie Road from its original location at Bukit Chermin paved the way for a new Greater Southern Waterfront estate.The 48ha site of the golf club will be turned into a new residential precinct there, potentially becoming home to 9,000 households. By comparison, Keppel Club was reported to have around 2,500 individual members as of 2020.

Some examples of sports and recreational spaces that have recently disappeared include the Singapore Turf Club as well as the Olympic-size ice-skating rink in JCube mall.The fading away of golf courses from Singapore’s landscape is inevitable, given the evolving needs of all Singaporeans.

 

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