Proposals for new golf courses in Singapore

Hi golfers.
I am doing some school project on how can we make new innovative golf courses in Singapore without taking up too much of our limited land space. I hope that golfers in this forum could feedback on the proposals below. Thank you.

Firstly, we propose the building of a miniature golf course on the roof-top of 4 or 5 condominium blocks. The roof tops of these 4 to 5 blocks are combined into one whole big roof top for the golf course by link bridges. It will have a four-in-one concept, consisting of a rooftop garden, jacuzzi, minigolf and a mini driving range. So far, such a minigolf concept on the ground level, called Lilliputt already exist in East Coast Park. Rooftop driving ranges are also present in a lot of countries like Japan, Philippines, Korea and USA. Hence, we think this idea is feasible. Besides, we also emailed Mr Michael Cabel, golf course superintendent of Warren golf course to seek his opinion on our proposal and he thinks it is feasible too.

Our second proposal is an innovation from ‘gambling cruises’. We propose having a golf course built on a relatively large floating platform South of Singapore, probably near Sentosa or even further out in open waters (not conflicting with shipping routes). This platform would be a moveable platform which enables flexibility of space use (e.g. any future developments such as land reclamation or dam building would not affect the platform). We can then have luxury cruises with the theme of ‘Golfing cruises’ plying this route. These large ships would have a golf course with a driving range as well as a few holes on board. Remaining holes would be situated on a floating platform as shown in the attached picture, taken from Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course in Idaho. The grass of the platform would be synthetic grass so that maintenance is not as intensive and that fertilizers and pesticides are done away with to minimize environmental pollution to our sea.

For our last proposal, which we think is fairly ambitious, is to house an entire 18-hole golf course within a whole building, with the ball passing through every level of the building (similar to how the multi-storey carpark is built). Every level will have a hole for golfers to hit the ball into, with the ball then falling through the hole to the floor below and so on. Thus, the game will start on the top floor with a rooftop driving range and ends at the bottom with a café situated there for golfers, so as to let them relax after a good game. Moreover since this is indoor golf, we can use temperate turf grass species, as based on the turf grass lecture, they are of a better quality.

Go virtual golf n save all these troubles.

built more bridges to JB and built large long luxurious golf courses there. where is my par 6 holes!!!!!

Ideas not practical.

1. I dont think any serious golfer will consider a proper 18 holes with just putting strokes.

2. Already golf takes too much time from my family. Still have to take cruise? Only possible if its packaged as a golfing holiday.

3. How high u want each floor of each building? Go to a driving range and see how high and far a ball flies.

I would create a golf zone in johor. Create a special golfers only lane in the check point and this lane drives direct to the golf zone. Golfers cannot drive outside the golf zone. Golfers will have special entry pass that go only to the golf zone. Build massage parlors, seafood restaurants and ktvs in the golfvzone for after golf entertainment. Have 52 * 9 holes in the zone. One for each week a year. Stim

Gray wrote:

Ideas not practical.

1. I dont think any serious golfer will consider a proper 18 holes with just putting strokes.

2. Already golf takes too much time from my family. Still have to take cruise? Only possible if its packaged as a golfing holiday.

3. How high u want each floor of each building? Go to a driving range and see how high and far a ball flies.

I would create a golf zone in johor. Create a special golfers only lane in the check point and this lane drives direct to the golf zone. Golfers cannot drive outside the golf zone. Golfers will have special entry pass that go only to the golf zone. Build massage parlors, seafood restaurants and ktvs in the golfvzone for after golf entertainment. Have 52 * 9 holes in the zone. One for each week a year. Stim

latter for 'Golf Zone Exclusion' program

anyway the driving range idea may be more feasible, even indoor driving range so can operate for 24 hours and in the comfort of aircon, (we have lots of empty large buildings, contrary to popular beliefs of limited land and space..its more like limited commercial and residential place)

Gray wrote:

Ideas not practical.

I would create a golf zone in johor. Create a special golfers only lane in the check point and this lane drives direct to the golf zone. Golfers cannot drive outside the golf zone. Golfers will have special entry pass that go only to the golf zone. Build massage parlors, seafood restaurants and ktvs in the golfvzone for after golf entertainment. Have 52 * 9 holes in the zone. One for each week a year. Stim

Wah I like this idea very much!!
ASEAN version of Mission Hills!
Now how to table this to both SG and Malaysian Gov?
Part of Iskandar project maybe???

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Gray wrote:

Ideas not practical.

I would create a golf zone in johor. Create a special golfers only lane in the check point and this lane drives direct to the golf zone. Golfers cannot drive outside the golf zone. Golfers will have special entry pass that go only to the golf zone. Build massage parlors, seafood restaurants and ktvs in the golfvzone for after golf entertainment. Have 52 * 9 holes in the zone. One for each week a year. Stim

Wah I like this idea very much!!
ASEAN version of Mission Hills!
Now how to table this to both SG and Malaysian Gov?
Part of Iskandar project maybe???

the first step is to join Politics....good luck bro

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the first step is to join Politics....good luck bro

Errh pass I don't have that calling and I enjoy getting into stuff that politicians are not suppose to do!!

Since now is election fever, u just write to newspaper say u want lor. Before election, whatever u want u can get. After election whatever u want, ..?