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Our environmental policy in place is largely created by our in-house team, our goal is to be carbon neutral at some point in the near future
to air ratio, reduce the rising PH, remove organic build-up and strengthen the Cation Exchange Capacity of the soils so that they will be compatible and competitive for the next ten years or more.
We are also removing all the sand from our bunkers and replacing it with fresh clean sand. Each bunker will be given fresh liners and new white sand to reinstate consistency, texture and tournament ready compaction for improved playability. We will be adding a few new tees, a few strategic bunkers, and will be putting the golf course back into championship condition by October. The New Tanjong Course will also be seeing a new green on the 3rd hole. This will add about 50 yards to the hole and will develop a new strategic green with a daunting McKenzie style bunker lying underneath it.
What projects have been undertaken in recent years?
A few years ago, we rebuilt The New Tanjong course as it had aged and had become a bit obsolete. This was a massive project in which we moved over 750,000 cubic yards of dirt, re-engineered the lake
system to create the new irrigation system, introduced a new cart pass system, built new greens and tees, with a new SubAir system, all in eight months.
Are you and your staff compliant with current legislation?
We continue to keep ourselves up to date with the current legislation and continue to educate our staff and see what is needed to be on the forefront of modern-day life. Singapore is a very progressive community and city which forces you to be on the front of things.
Do you offer ongoing training to your staff?
We do as much training in-house as possible and offer training to our staff. We also are the home of the Asia Pacific R&A office and are lucky that they are in our clubhouse and we can get a lot of firsthand training, as well as firsthand topics from our relationship with them.
Are you considering employing or do you currently employ apprentices?
Every year we take on new interns from a local Singapore Polytechnic college. It is a
pleasure to see some of our young bright faces at work.
Do you employ a health and safety officer?
The Corporation does have a health and safety officer. Additionally, we have some internal club health and safety regulations and training that is implemented on a daily basis. We also have made sure that 75% of us are CPR certified.
How do you purchase machinery?
Currently, we purchase machinery through local dealers, but moving forward we plan to engage and prepare to implement a leasing program. We are not loyal to any manufacturer; we are state owned and when we run a tender for new equipment it usually goes to the low bid.
Are there any new pieces of kit that have significantly helped to improve your playing surfaces?
The new GPS spray rigs have made an enormous difference to our program. No matter how good our technicians and operators are, there are always man-made mistakes when using spray rigs. The new
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