As one of the leading and most prestigious golf destinations in Singapore and the Asia region, Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) boasts two immaculate golf courses – Garden and Tampines – which have been validated by the many accolades and awards garnered over the years. The fine fairways of TMCC golf courses have also been the welcome carpet that have beguiled golf greats, dignitaries, and celebrities.
In 1978, the ad hoc Committee of TMCC was formed to determine golf course designers and Clubhouse architects. This landmark meeting was a significant milestone that paved the way for the formation of the Pro-Tem Management Committee in 1980, with the aim to manage the development of the Club course and facilities. Since its official opening in 1984, the Club has played host to several premiere events including the Singapore Open, Johnnie Walker Classic, Tiger Skins, Lexus Cup and the HSBC Women’s Champions.
Strategically located on Singapore’s East Coast nestled among acres of open fairways and picturesque greenery, TMCC is also home to a luxurious Clubhouse, an Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, as well as four F&B outlets with over 220 dedicated staff. The suite of premier facilities, coupled with TMCC’s two distinguished golf courses, ensure members and guests experience a standard attained by only the finest of such establishments in the region.
The Birth of An Idea
And just like that, planted was the seed that would flourish to become the multiple-award-winning Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) today. Sculpted from a barren piece of reclaimed land, TMCC has been nurtured to excellence to be one of the most distinctive country clubs in Asia today, and home to two resplendent golf courses, Garden Course and Tampines Course.
In the very year that TMCC was officially launched in 1984, work had already begun to improve the Club by adding its second course, the Tampines Course. Every year since, either on or off the courses, the Club has striven to constantly improve itself and to deliver its promise to its members to be among the best in Singapore and in the region.
The Club is indebted to the enthusiasm, perseverance and passion of a number of people who have unstintingly devoted their time and experience to realise the vision. While it is not possible to recognise everyone, there are a few exceptional people who deserve special acknowledgement.
Sim Kee Boon, Founding Chairman, was a consistent force and source of motivation and inspiration in the development and progress of the Club. Many have been moved by his visionary leadership and innovative ideas. Other pioneers whose contributions were instrumental in giving form, shape and character to the Club include Wong Hung Khim, then Deputy Chairman; Lee Kim Yew, then-President; A Vijiaratnam, Vice President (1984); Tan Puay Huat, then Club Captain and K K Teoh, then Vice Captain (1984).
In addition, members of the Club’s Pro-Tem Management Committee, including Lim Hock San, Treasurer; Dr Harold Chan, Patrick Chan, K R Chandran, Cheong Thiam Siew, Chua Lian Ho, Chung Kek Choo, Foo Kok Swee, Goh Keng Chew, Dr Anthony Ong, B K Wong and Wong Yew Kwan, are remembered for their singular zeal and devotion to the building of this world-class institution.
