SINGAPORE — A roundup of sporting events and developments in Singapore over the past week (December 25-31).
Full schedule of tournaments for young golfers
Young golfers in Singapore will now have more opportunities to get a fresh start by taking part in the Singapore Golf Association’s (SGA) full schedule of junior golf tournaments starting in February 2024.
Following the success of the National Junior Inter-Club League, more than 30 tournaments for juniors across different stages of development will be held at various golf courses and clubs in Singapore in 2024. These include Sentosa Golf Club, Warren Golf and Country Club and Seletar Country. Club, Keppel Golf Club, Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore Island Country Club, Mandai Executive Golf Course, Sembawang Country Club and Orchid Country Club.
The SGA-BFG Junior Golf Series 2024 expands the age range from 5 to 14 years old, allowing more junior golfers to develop their tournament skills while enjoying an atmosphere of quality competition at an affordable price. I can.
They will also have the opportunity to compete for the SGA Junior Development Achievement Medal. This is a performance-based point system that serves as the primary selection tool for SGA’s future teams, junior teams, and international junior tournaments.
The top five Junior Achievement Medal winners in the Boys and Girls A, B and C divisions will also be invited to the final Grand Final of the season to be held at Sentosa Golf Club on December 10, 2024.
Former Lion raises nearly $90,000 for NKF patients in charity match
Former Singapore national football players such as Fandi Ahmad, Malek Awab and Baihakki Kaizan participated in the “Football for Hope – Legendary Battle” held at Jalan Besar Stadium on Christmas Day (December 25). ” event and helped raise nearly $90,000 for the National Kidney Foundation. (NKF) patient.
The event was hosted by NKF and former Singaporean footballer Samsuddin Rahmat, and was attended by Home Affairs and National Development Minister Faishal Ibrahim as a guest of honor, with an audience of 800 people watching the match between the Singapore All Stars and the Stable Boys United team. I watched along with the above supporters. It featured singer Hadi Mirza. The Stable Boys won the match 6-4.
The charity match was also held to commemorate former Singaporean stalwart Rahmat Mawar’s 82nd birthday and to spread the message of healthy living.
Former referee SK Kennedy dies at 59
Former Singapore and FIFA soccer referee SK Kennedy passed away on Tuesday, December 26, at the age of 59. His cause of death has not been made public.
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said in a post on its Facebook page that the former secondary school teacher was an S-League referee from the mid-1990s to the end of 2005 and represented Singapore in international tournaments.
When Kennedy won the S-League referee of the year award in 2002, he donated his $5,000 prize money and all of that season’s referee allowance to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, earning applause from the football fraternity.
“Kennedy had a serious demeanor on the field, but off it he had a gentle demeanor and a passion for caring for the poor in his community,” FAS said in a Facebook post.
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