On 13 April 2017, CIS held its first golf open day sponsored by adidas Golf, a fun afternoon of interactive golfing activities for the CIS community of students and parents at Lakeside. This event was exciting for the whole CIS community (parents, students and the school) as it celebrated three seasons of collaboration of the junior golf programme as part of the exciting extracurricular activities (ECA).

The open day started off with a longest putt competition from the pros and teachers. The kids and parents had fun on the many stations, suitable for all ages, which were set up around the sports field including a batting cage for performing full golf swings, mini putt games and putting greens. Students were challenged to putt the golf ball into the hole, and all tried very hard. CIS merchandise was awarded as prizes for all successful hole-in-ones on the putting greens. Putting stations were a big hit too, with prizes awarded on the Marina Bay, Canada and China themed holes. Players also had fun trying out a complete range of clubs provided by Taylor Made in our custom built on-campus CIS golf cage.

It was great to see all the students, parents and teachers coming together for a fun afternoon.

Golf pros to boost skills coaching

The CIS golf programme will have some exciting new additions for 2017/2018, and Golf Open Day attendees were the first to learn about our new golf pros, who will coach CIS students as part of our ECA programme. We are pleased to confirm Kyi La Han and Ramu, both experienced golf pros, who each have an incredible wealth of experience, will attend our trips to the driving range as part of the ECA, and be on hand to teach the students.

As anyone who plays or has attempted to play, golf can be challenging for even the most patient of people. Thus, our goal is to make the sport fun and engaging, while setting the correct foundations from which the students can build upon. As Huskies golf club is still relatively new, this ECA programme preview will provide students with the in-depth foundation skills and understanding of the game, so they can play the sport competitively and set our school apart as a leader in the field.