The World Golfers Championship Singapore 2008 finals held at Keppel Club

The finals of the World Golfers Championship Singapore 2008 series were held at Keppel Club on Wednesday 8th October 2008.

The Singapore National Finals were graced by Her Royal Highness, Princess Birgitta of Sweden and WGC Founder, Sven Tumba.

Once again National Service Resort & Country Club members shone through with two of their players going on to represent Singapore at the WGC world finals at Mission Inn Golf Resort in Orlando from 21st to 29th November 2008.

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Ryan Lee - Francis Tan Tor Hiang - Harmeet Sahney - Darren Lim Lijie with Sazali Bava, Sven Tumba & Matthew Murray

The WGC 2008 finals results were as follows:

0 – 5 Handicap index division
Champion – Darren Lim Lijie – Tanah Merah Country Club – Nett 72

6 – 10 Handicap Index division
Champion – Harmeet Sabney – Royal Calcutta Golf Club - Nett 67

11 – 15 Handicap Index division
Champion – Francis Tan Tor Hiang – National Service Resort & Country Club - Nett 66

16 – 20 Handicap Index division
Champion – Nicholas Sim Hak Teck – National Service Resort & Country Club - Nett 70

21 – 25 Handicap Index division
Champion – Ryan Lee – My Golf Kaki - Nett 61

WGC World Finalists Contact Details

Darren Lim Lijie, 9622 2845, darenlim@gmail.com

Harmeet Sahney, 9634 2014, harmeetsahney@gmail.com

Francis Tan Tor Hiang, TANTORH@cpchem.com

Nicholas Sim Hak Teck, 9424 4929, nicksim@starhub.net.sg

Ryan Lee, 9179 2339, ryanleetl@yahoo.com

The WGC Singapore, an annual event on the Singapore amateur golf calendar, will stage the Singapore Grand Finals at Keppel Club on Wednesday 8th October 2008 where five of the winners will head off to Orlando, Florida for an all expenses paid trip to the finals to represent Singapore on the international stage.

The WGC Singapore 2008 organisers would like to thank the following WGC Singapore 2008 co-sponsors:

Bacardi-Martini Singapore – Dewar’s Scotch Whisky, Champions Golf Academy, Divot Divas, Field Catering – Aqua Water & Sportade, Le Raisin Trading, Mission Hills Golf Club - China, Quayside Seafood, PGA National - Florida, Peony-Jade Restaurant, Puma Sports, Red Dot Collections @ Singapore Flyer, Singapore Golf Digest & SPH Magazines, StarHub, Style Nordic – HAG, TaylorMade, The New Paper and The Pump Room, Supporter, Singapore Sports Council and the golf sanctioning bodies, Singapore Golf Association and Singapore Ladies Golf Association.

The WGC Singapore supports Singapore 2010: Inaugural Youth Olympic Games

For further enquires please contact:

Matthew Murray
matthew@wgc-singapore.com
Tournament Director
+65 9833 0649; 7: +65 6476 3571

or

Mr Sazali Bava
sazali@wgc-singapore.com
WGC Asia Pacific Advisor
+65 9457 1417

How It Works

World Golfers Championship Singapore 2008 will consist of qualifying rounds of 18 holes each to be played at most of the Singapore golf clubs from April to October this year.

Each round will have a maximum of 128 golfers. The confirmed dates to be played at:

Keppel Club - Wednesday 9th April
Sembawang Country Club - Friday 25th April
Jurong Country Club - Friday 2nd May
Orchid Country Club - Wednesday 18th June
National Service Golf & Country Club - Friday 1st August
Laguna National Golf & Country Club - July
Sentosa Golf Club - Wednesday 6th August

The Singapore Finals will be held in October, 2008, at one of the above courses.

The top five WGC winners from each club will be eligible for the final.
The winners of each of the five handicap categories - 0 -5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20 and 21-25 - will form the team representing Singapore at the 2008 World Golfers Championship Finals to be held at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Florida, USA (missioninnresort.com) from 23-29 November, 2008.

To register, email Matthew Murray at wgc.singapore08@gmail.com or call +65 96399020, or email Sazali Bava at sazali@cneholidays.com
Golf Digest Singapore is the official golf magazine for the 2008 World Golfers’ Championship Singapore.
For more information, visit www.worldgolferschampionship.com.

Image options: Arnold Palmer and/or Seve Ballesteros. In the process of obtaining image from Mission Inn Resort.