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SPORTS CIVIL SERVICE CLUB 17
MDTPRIETHEFLASEENSUUDNRSEDER MHA (SPF) winning team with Mr Tan Boon Huat
26 - 28 August 2015
Intense golf competition reigned over three For teammate Ng Hock Seng, he described his Guest-of-Honour and Chairman Board of Games
days from 24 to 26 August 2015 at the Orchid game on the final day as both stressful and Mr Tan Boon Huat presented prizes to winners.
Country Club as 39 teams played amid varying fulfilling. He knew at the start of the day that As a bonus, it was announced that the top four
weather conditions in the Public Service Golf his team was still trailing. players would be invited to play in the ASEAN
Championship 2015. Golfers were not deterred Civil Service Games to be held in Kuala Lumpur
by rain on day two as they battled in the wet. Golf proved to be a mental game for in November.
Hock Seng and his teammates as they spur
The Singapore Police Force team from the one another to stay composed and patient Results:
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) managed to win as they get into the rhythm of their swings. Champion: Ministry of Home Affairs
their third consecutive championship, but not Their efforts paid off when MHA topped the 1st Runner-Up: Ministry of Education
without a test of grit and determination. The score sheets, with Hock Seng claiming the 2nd Runner-Up: Ministry of Defence (1)
MHA team teed off to a shaky start, which saw top individual prize for the best individual 3rd Runner-Up: Ministry of Defence (2)
them trailed behind their closest contenders for gross score.
most of the tournament.
The three-day tournament closed with a
Team Captain William Goh revealed that team savoury buffet dinner at the country club for
members certainly felt the pressure. “We didn’t all competing golfers. Competitors turned
do as well as expected on the first day, hence comrades as they traded experiences of birdies
we had to step up a gear over the next two and pars with camaraderie and laughter.
days,” William said.
