Sembawang Golf Club

2008 wrote:

If u open your eyes bigger u will see the score card posted by willytan has the distance to hazards from various tee box. Get your facts right before u complain.

Playing in sembawang as guest is only $90. One of the cheapest in Singapore with a new course and u still complain about the $ they charged and no service?

Maybe my IPad camera didn't focus properly therefore the distance can't be seen properly. 

Sincerely apologies.

willytan wrote:

2008 wrote:

If u open your eyes bigger u will see the score card posted by willytan has the distance to hazards from various tee box. Get your facts right before u complain.

Playing in sembawang as guest is only $90. One of the cheapest in Singapore with a new course and u still complain about the $ they charged and no service?

Maybe my IPad camera didn't focus properly therefore the distance can't be seen properly. 

Sincerely apologies.

willy, no need to apologize, this one we talk talk, n for professional GADGET people, they buy what the want, we complain wat we can.

mengteck, thanks for advising to carry more balls, good advise for this raining season

I am playing with CLUBS AND BALLS  game .  Always looking to see my tube or 3 come back. scratch /cut... I want them back.

I walk the course regularly and find that the terrain does post challenges in the game itself, not to mention the carefully positioned bunkers, waters, etc. Some game management would be required. 

Some info are available on the Tee box (e.g Hole 13, where you can try to drive to the open fairway or towards the green directly), so just check out the board before tee-ing off.

My fav hole would be no 3 on the front and 18 on the back.

Most importantly have fun and enjoy the game in SCC!

abadan wrote:

I think Sembawang GC can 1 on several par 4's for long hitters off the white tees.

Played a charity event there last week. just for the fun of it.. tried going for the green w driver off the white tees on hole 13. ended up about 12' to a back pin but missed my eagle putt. keke

Although original thread was started 3 yrs ago. Slinger has a very good point. Not all holes require driver off the tee. course management is very important. Think ahead. Try to "lay up" to a comfortable distance for you approach shots. 

I personally prefer to leave about 90-100m for my approach shots. therefore... i minus off 100m from the hole.. and if its anything more than 230m left or more.. then i'll use driver. I'll also tee off w 3w on most par 5's unless there's a chance for 2 on.

eg.. if i drive 240-250m with driver.. and 220m with my 3w.

If the hole is about 290-320.. i'll tee off with a 3w.. leaving myself with 90-110m.. easy wedge or 9i max. leaves less room for errors. If i use driver and crush it.. i'd prob be left with an awkward 50-70m pitch shot. easier for me to put it close w a full swing PW from 100m then a controlled half or 3/4 wedge shot to 60-70m.

Check out the link below for hole by hole course layout. cheers
http://www.sembawanggolf.org.sg/#/golfing/

Thank you Abadan for sharing your game thoughts, i guess it is much applicable for other courses as well for course management. Cheers!

enwee wrote:

Turbo wrote:

2008 wrote:

uncleP wrote:

mengteck, half way house sell, pro shop sell,  your beautiful course if can loose ball, then all the money gone stupid for the revamp . 
the club should display distance to water, bunker clearly.
Then go hit the ball straight.

It is our famous Commando golf course.
Yah

Which course u play guarantee u won't lose ball? Go buy a range finder if u think the course doesn't provide u the distance. But even with the distance, u also go water and bunker.

Executive course at Mandai ...

U sure??? When u in bad luck, even on fairway also lost ball

Maybe your ball plugged inside the soft fairway, huh?  Or the monkeys picked your ball. Juz kiddin, bro ...

abadan wrote:

I think Sembawang GC can 1 on several par 4's for long hitters off the white tees.

Played a charity event there last week. just for the fun of it.. tried going for the green w driver off the white tees on hole 13. ended up about 12' to a back pin but missed my eagle putt. keke

Although original thread was started 3 yrs ago. Slinger has a very good point. Not all holes require driver off the tee. course management is very important. Think ahead. Try to "lay up" to a comfortable distance for you approach shots. 

I personally prefer to leave about 90-100m for my approach shots. therefore... i minus off 100m from the hole.. and if its anything more than 230m left or more.. then i'll use driver. I'll also tee off w 3w on most par 5's unless there's a chance for 2 on.

eg.. if i drive 240-250m with driver.. and 220m with my 3w.

Bro, you must be a strong hitter ... Maybe one day I should learn a thing or two from ya on how to drive a PAR 4 hole, huh?

Turbo wrote:

abadan wrote:

I think Sembawang GC can 1 on several par 4's for long hitters off the white tees.

Played a charity event there last week. just for the fun of it.. tried going for the green w driver off the white tees on hole 13. ended up about 12' to a back pin but missed my eagle putt. keke

Although original thread was started 3 yrs ago. Slinger has a very good point. Not all holes require driver off the tee. course management is very important. Think ahead. Try to "lay up" to a comfortable distance for you approach shots. 

I personally prefer to leave about 90-100m for my approach shots. therefore... i minus off 100m from the hole.. and if its anything more than 230m left or more.. then i'll use driver. I'll also tee off w 3w on most par 5's unless there's a chance for 2 on.

eg.. if i drive 240-250m with driver.. and 220m with my 3w.

Bro, you must be a strong hitter ... Maybe one day I should learn a thing or two from ya on how to drive a PAR 4 hole, huh?

Turbo, I have no doubt he can! Really long hitter this chap!  


Anyway, I find that SCC is really a nice course to play after the reno and at a decent rate some more. No complaints whatsoever.
I do not owe a distance finder device......usually relying on distance markers and course map to gauge distance to water hazards or whatever.

Played twice at SCC.....No complaints whatsoever about the club thus far. Pace of game is nice and lots of thinking on tee box required as you gotta manage your landing area for a decent 2nd shot at most holes

Nice place to golf, in summary!

p.s. Thanks to those who have shared tips on playing this course. Keep it coming. That;s the kind of sharing we need here in the forum.

Turbo wrote:

abadan wrote:

I think Sembawang GC can 1 on several par 4's for long hitters off the white tees.

Played a charity event there last week. just for the fun of it.. tried going for the green w driver off the white tees on hole 13. ended up about 12' to a back pin but missed my eagle putt. keke

Although original thread was started 3 yrs ago. Slinger has a very good point. Not all holes require driver off the tee. course management is very important. Think ahead. Try to "lay up" to a comfortable distance for you approach shots. 

I personally prefer to leave about 90-100m for my approach shots. therefore... i minus off 100m from the hole.. and if its anything more than 230m left or more.. then i'll use driver. I'll also tee off w 3w on most par 5's unless there's a chance for 2 on.

eg.. if i drive 240-250m with driver.. and 220m with my 3w.

Bro, you must be a strong hitter ... Maybe one day I should learn a thing or two from ya on how to drive a PAR 4 hole, huh?

As bro asahi had mention, he is very long off the tee recently I heard he becoming more accurate. 

enwee wrote:

Turbo wrote:

abadan wrote:

I think Sembawang GC can 1 on several par 4's for long hitters off the white tees.

Played a charity event there last week. just for the fun of it.. tried going for the green w driver off the white tees on hole 13. ended up about 12' to a back pin but missed my eagle putt. keke

Although original thread was started 3 yrs ago. Slinger has a very good point. Not all holes require driver off the tee. course management is very important. Think ahead. Try to "lay up" to a comfortable distance for you approach shots. 

I personally prefer to leave about 90-100m for my approach shots. therefore... i minus off 100m from the hole.. and if its anything more than 230m left or more.. then i'll use driver. I'll also tee off w 3w on most par 5's unless there's a chance for 2 on.

eg.. if i drive 240-250m with driver.. and 220m with my 3w.

Bro, you must be a strong hitter ... Maybe one day I should learn a thing or two from ya on how to drive a PAR 4 hole, huh?

As bro asahi had mention, he is very long off the tee recently I heard he becoming more accurate. 

Long yet accuracy is wat Sembawang course needed fm a golfer! There re possibilities of a one on fr short par 4!  
And we guessed Dan bro re the selected one beside 2008 bro.  
Dun jio me fr game guys....
The number you ve just dialled is nt in use...The pm u ve just sent re rejected. 

I have confirmed that there are Hole by Hole pictorial boards with distances from various tee (Black, Blue, White and Red) to the hazards.  Just watch out for it

As my hotpool bro will say, an lah! 

With yr skill, not updated also no issue one.

Btw, that guide seems to be the old one. Hole 2 is a par 4 now.

asahi wrote:

As my hotpool bro will say, an lah! 

With yr skill, not updated also no issue one.

Lol..can see, wack the ball there, cannot see, just lay up...An lah!

ok 

"An Lah" will be my swing thought

mowen wrote:

ok 

"An Lah" will be my swing thought

pls lah, u keppel A div winner leh....

somemore post FB say got 4 pcs meal....

somemore of the somemore.... got free lunch twr

no need to scare lah....


let u sit with the SCC GPS aka mr cool

u shd be worried abt him....

but then again.... "an lah"

cos u are mr 4 pcs meal.....

Thought was a steamboat dinner at Tiong Bahru on Sunday evening?

Can anyone here tell me if the right side of hole #14 at Sembawang is OB especially when you hit the ball into right bushes atop the green?
Tks.

ahhoe wrote:

Can anyone here tell me if the right side of hole #14 at Sembawang is OB especially when you hit the ball into right bushes atop the green?
Tks.

I dun remember that there are any OB markers on the right side of the green. Will check n confirm next week when I play there again.

Can anyone else affirm that?

Hole 14 is now the long par 4, index 3. There is no OB on the right. But there are thick trees and bushed along the fence.. Usually lost ball if u hit into there

Thanks guys.
Reason I asked was because one of my flight mate hit the ball into the bushes on the right atop the green and claimed that there were red stakes and so take a penalty stroke instead of playing from where he should be playing or take a two penalty strokes for social game.
I did not bother to verify but was sure that there are no red stakes there.
Thanks for the inputs.
Cheers.

Last time I was playing there... The marshals told us that even your in the flower bed there is no free relief. U got play from where it is. Else there is a penalty. Not sure this is rule applies to their course only or other courses as well??

I remember for Marina flower bed is free relief. No penalty.

ahhoe wrote:

Thanks guys.
Reason I asked was because one of my flight mate hit the ball into the bushes on the right atop the green and claimed that there were red stakes and so take a penalty stroke instead of playing from where he should be playing or take a two penalty strokes for social game.
I did not bother to verify but was sure that there are no red stakes there.
Thanks for the inputs.
Cheers.

There are no red stakes

sim.t.lim wrote:

Last time I was playing there... The marshals told us that even your in the flower bed there is no free relief. U got play from where it is. Else there is a penalty. Not sure this is rule applies to their course only or other courses as well??

I remember for Marina flower bed is free relief. No penalty.

To clear the misunderstanding, certain brown low bushes are marks with flower bed. Only a few are marked as flower bed yellow boards. The rest of those brown bushes are part of the course and play as it lies if u can find your ball inside them. Else, it is considered lost ball.

 mengteck71 wrote:

ahhoe wrote:

Thanks guys.
Reason I asked was because one of my flight mate hit the ball into the bushes on the right atop the green and claimed that there were red stakes and so take a penalty stroke instead of playing from where he should be playing or take a two penalty strokes for social game.
I did not bother to verify but was sure that there are no red stakes there.
Thanks for the inputs.
Cheers.

There are no red stakes

Concurred....