With 19 days left to Christmas, TMCC created an atmosphere for Noel with a colourful golf event on 6 December, signifying all aspects of the Nativity history.
Red and green were the dominant colours as clones of Santa waddled around the course, with golfers attired in clothing that signified the yuletide season. Buggies adorned in lacy Christmas apparel and costumes dotted the expansive course.
The singing of carols and hymns was kept for the post-match function at the Banquet Lounge, where the symbolic lighting of the Christmas Tree took pride of place in a stunning display of twinkling lights, marking the official start of the festive season at TMCC.
It was during this moment that the club’s Santa — ho, ho, ho — made his appearance.
Club Captain Dr. Goh Hoon Pur, Events & Marketing Convenor Benny Tay, and General Manager Elliott Gray officiated at the light-up in front of a cheering crowd of over 100.
The dinner menu was “out of this world”, and the sumptuous spread of roasted turkey breast and bone-in ham at the carving station drew long queues of diners. The laksa at the Live Station and other festive dishes whetted the crowd’s appetites, while the chocolate log cake provided a perfect sweet ending.
The food went down well with the whisky, beer and wine that were plentiful, and even the supposed teetotallers were seen indulging.
Live entertainment by the entertaining five-piece band Reverie added “oomph” to the dinner and their belting, especially of oldies, drew favourable response from a charged-up singing crowd.
The ever charismatic and energetic emcee Ross Sarpani put the dots together with his easy-going manners and his game segment Christmas Bingo brought about a touch of twist that eventually saw all tables each winning a bottle of wine.
Earlier, on a perfect day for golf, 92 players enjoyed themselves with a fun round even though the challenging Tampines Course tamed many of them.
What was most impressive about the golf event, however, was that — as revealed during the prize-giving at dinner — many winners came from a youthful cohort, underlining that there is a future for golf at the club and in the country.
Many of the winners were from the Millennium Membership — launched earlier this year — which appears to have paid off for the club and the game in general.
The top three winners in the men’s category were Russell Su, Raphael Low and Ethan Ng, with septuagenarian Dr Goh Hoon Pur claiming fourth prize. The Nearest the Pin winners were Lee Tze Yuan, Eugene Seah, John Yak and Jonathan Chia, with Lim Meng Lee claiming the Nearest the Line prize.
The top three ladies were Sara Lew, Sirikit Oh and Chua Zhi Min, while Derek William won the top lucky draw prize — one of 30 — a golf voucher for four to play at Pineapple Valley Golf Club in Hua Hin, Thailand.
It was a long list of winners, but the real winners were the club and all who turned up for a truly classy event.
