Refinements made in 2007 to The Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club by the Bates Golf Design Group have enhanced the playing experience for competitors in the Barclays Singapore Open and the club’s members.

The course received rave reviews from players in Singapore’s national Open in 2005 and 2006 – particularly from Australian Adam Scott who triumphed on both occasions.

As the club continues to mould the event into ‘Asia’s Major’ the course was modified to strengthen it for the professionals and maintain the enjoyment for members for the remaining 51 weeks of the year.

From the black tees the layout was lengthened by 110 metres, new bunkers were added, and existing ones improved. Some of the fairways were amended so that they are more clearly defined from the tee while many of the greens were reshaped to make the undulations more subtle.

To ensure a consistent playing surface, many areas of the course that were previously prone to foreign grass and weeds were removed and re-established with pure strains of turf. The three grass types are Tiffeagle on the greens, Paspalum CL 2000 tee boxes and Zoysia fairways.

Ronald Fream, the course’s designer, provided input at the strategic planning stage, and applauded moves to fine tune his layout which is playing such an important role in the future of professional golf in the region.

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