Laguna range will be closed permanently (end aug)

Newbie Golfer Posts : 5 Join date : 2013-04-30

for those who still have lessons with the pros, please make plans to finish your package by the end of august.

Senior Golfer Posts : 260 Join date : 2010-01-05

Also take note that there are no refunds for unused range ball credits so please finish them asap

Senior Golfer Posts : 258 Join date : 2012-07-30

It sucks but it is what it is. Great SPGA Pros, great range... gone.

Junior Golfer Posts : 108 Join date : 2010-01-24

is the academy moving to somewhere else?

Senior Golfer Posts : 289 Join date : 2010-12-18

It's a great range. Anyone knows why they closing it down?

mariateo wrote:: It's a great range. Anyone knows why they closing it down?

For the hotel lor......

mariateo wrote:: It's a great range. Anyone knows why they closing it down?

It's Mloy's secret training ground. Go figure Wink

Very Active Golfer Posts : 845 Join date : 2013-03-10

Will torque golf still be there?

flashpacker wrote:: Will torque golf still be there?

Nope. I heard that they're moving too Sad

Newbie Golfer Posts : 94 Join date : 2012-09-30

Anyone knows where Torque Golf is moving to?

newspaper article put Laguna in such a good light. Club has no need to consult members so no need waste time to check what the member want. But now close down driving range....where do members practice ?

Hall of Fame Golfer Posts : 6385 Join date : 2009-06-18

i don't think the club is at all interested where the members practice. i hope that the new hotel operators, Dusit Thani do not end up like VW.

Junior Golfer Posts : 160 Join date : 2012-05-22

I remember reading recent issue of Golf and Digest (Singapore issue) Laguna GC review and it pretty much said, having no member committee relives conflict btw members (ie committee member having priority tee time vs reg members..) Thus its better way of running golf club. For me this is very highly debatable.

This closing of range w/out consulting members shows management priority is not priority but making all mighty $$$ is

If I'm not mistaken, Laguna GC is a proprietary club.

And let's not forget Peter Kwee is known first and foremost as a businessman more than a philanthropist.

So no surprise.

olivewine wrote:: is the academy moving to somewhere else?

I will be moving to seletar country club. I believe Ren is moving to OCC. Unsure about the rest.

In any case I hope the others have found/will find a new place soon!

Senior Golfer Posts : 258 Join date : 2012-07-30

I'm a social member at Laguna and live within walking distance, and will really miss the convenience of the place. Last weekend I walked over at 7am and ended up sharing the chipping green with Scott Barr for an hour. He was prepping for next month's Omega European Masters which is part of the Asian Tour calendar. Pretty cool way to practice.

Somehow I can't see things like that happening at my next nearest course, NSRCC.

Allen Kelly, Chang Ren Chiat, and Justin Han have been great people to know and to learn from, and I hope to continue to learn from them wherever they end up.

I'll be using that range until it closes on Saturday, 31 August and look forward to raising a tin of Carlsberg after hitting that last ball.

Super Active Golfer Posts : 1313 Join date : 2010-06-14

My understanding from Allen is that the range will be closed as they construct the hotel. A smaller range will open sometime in the future but I doubt there will be chipping green. From the way it was described to me, the range will resemble a narrow corridor. Anyway, as much as I agree with the negative opinions expressed above on proprietary clubs, the construction of the hotel was a condition imposed by the govt to extend it's lease.

I too occasionally practice my chipping at laguna and will probably have to move to mbgc in the future and cough up $10 or whatever it is.

The biggest loss for me is losing the nearby services of Allen Kelly who is an excellent coach.

If Ren is moving to OCC, that's great news for me! Smile

This sucks coz I actually think Laguna range is the better one with a sand practice area plus putting and chipping.

gino wrote:: If Ren is moving to OCC, that's great news for me! This sucks coz I actually think Laguna range is the better one with a sand practice area plus putting and chipping.

OCC ? then OCC will have 2 academies?

Super Active Golfer Posts : 2100 Join date : 2009-11-30

What I understand is that occ has Phil brew academy on 2nd floor, and the ground floor has free lance coaches not affiliated with Phil brew academy
Maybe occ regulars can confirm

Junior Golfer Posts : 230 Join date : 2009-12-14

And coach shorthitter moving to where?

Super Active Golfer Posts : 2100 Join date : 2009-11-30

shorthitter is still weighing up his options...
He'll keep everyone posted I'm sure. If not, then some of us will update for him.

Junior Golfer Posts : 184 Join date : 2013-04-03

pocketace wrote:: What I understand is that occ has Phil brew academy on 2nd floor, and the ground floor has free lance coaches not affiliated with Phil brew academy
Maybe occ regulars can confirm

Yeah, there's a number of resident pros on the left side of the 1st floor range. Guess we will see Ren there.

pocketace wrote:: What I understand is that occ has Phil brew academy on 2nd floor, and the ground floor has free lance coaches not affiliated with Phil brew academy
Maybe occ regulars can confirm

Yup the coaches working on the ground floor do not work for Phil but for OCC itself.

Hey Justin, because of this later evening I going over laguna to clear my credits

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