Venue

The Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) was formed in 1963 after the merger of the Royal Singapore Golf Club and the Royal Island Club. With clubhouses in two separate locations (Island Location and Bukit Location) and four 18-hole golf courses, it is the biggest golf club in Singapore.

 

The Island Location's New Course, considered the most challenging at the club, features natural terrain, wildlife and rainforest and is carved from natural virgin jungle. Officially opened in 1970, the 6,506-metre course was originally designed by Frank Pennink.

 

Three-time Open Championship winner Peter Thomson later took on the challenge of remodelling the course and upgraded it to a sand-based layout boasting a state-of-the-art drainage system that allows it to remain playable throughout the year. The redeveloped New Course was opened in 2002.

 

Said Eugene Yang, Honorary Treasurer of The Singapore Island Country Club: “Providing the venue for this championship will rank as one of our club’s greatest achievements. The Singapore Island Country Club has a distinguished history of hosting major events and we promise to bring that experience to bear in staging the Asian Amateur Championship.”

 

Type of Grass (New Course):

 

Tee-boxes       Zoysia

Fairways         Zoysia

Greens            TifDwarf Bermuda