The national tournament has, since 1961, showcased Singapore’s best talent and brought the world’s top stars to these shores
[SINGAPORE] For the last 65 years and counting, golf’s Singapore Open has become such an important fixture on the local sports calendar that, without it, many fans here suffer from withdrawal symptoms akin to anxiety.
Case in point: There were three instances when the annual event was not held due to various reasons.
From 2002 to 2004, 2013 to 2015, and in 2021, the absence of sponsors and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic struck a body blow to the event, forcing those seven editions to be cancelled.
Singapore’s national golfers were stuck without a top-tier tournament to play in. Golf fans were numbed without their annual entertainment sustenance.
And gone too was the chance to exhibit Singapore’s many beautiful courses, such as the Sentosa Golf Club’s award-winning Serapong Course, to a global television audience and on social media.
And without this tournament, there was one fewer opportunity to have the world’s best golfers come to our shores to play.
