The Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore

Stefan Masuhr enjoys both watching and playing golf. He is member of the Roehampton Club in London, as well as the Singapore Island Country Club and the Sentosa Golf Club, both in Singapore.

Playing at these clubs is one of Masuhr’s favourite hobbies and he has also enjoyed several golf holidays that have seen him play around the world in countries such as China, Australia, Japan and the US.

The Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore is home to the challenging Serapong course which ranks at number 79 in Golf Digest’s top 100 greatest golf courses in the world. Serapong also featured on the top 100 in 2016 when it ranked at number 58, and is the only course in the whole of Singapore to be part of the prestigious list.

The creation of renowned American golf course designer Ronald Fream, Serapong was established in 1982 on Sentosa Island. Located just 20 minutes from Singapore’s central business district, the course boasts amazing views of the city skyline as well as views over Singapore harbour.

The par-72 course has 18 holes and measures 6,675 meters in total. The Serapong is a strategic course that sees the bunkers frame the landing area for the majority of the course. A recent renovation saw the course become more challenging and fast paced, with a redesign for both the course and the bunker complexes.

 

Gene Bates was the architect that oversaw the rebunkering at Serapong, which was highly praised for its focus on the Singapore skyline as the course’s legendary backdrop. The third hole on the course is one of the most striking - measuring 439 meters, the hole loops around giving players an amazing view of the Singapore harbour.

Serapong is host to the Singapore Open and is one of the top five Asian championship courses. The course has received many accolades and awards, including ‘Best Golf Course’ and ‘Best Tournament of the Year’ for the SMBC Singapore Open in 2017. Golf Digest named it the ‘Best Golf Course in Singapore’ in 2009.

As well as being one of the best courses in the world, the Serapong course at Sentosa Golf Club is committed to being eco-friendly and environmentally responsible. The club’s most recent efforts towards becoming a green golf course has seen a ban on plastic water bottles on its golf carts. Plastic bottles will be replaced with water stations installed throughout the course, which is predicted to save up to 150,000 bottles each year.