Singapore golf faces gloom without a recognised star
Pros are inconsistent, amateurs need uplift before the next SEA Games in August.
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QUNICY Quek fires a 66 and 65 (10 birdies) for an 11-under total after two rounds. Carry that score into a major golf tournament, and Quek, a prospective No 1 in Singapore, would be in a position to earn big money. Unfortunately, he was playing at a local professional tournament at Sembawang Country Club, and what he earned was just more than "coffee money", said a fellow professional.
No doubt, if Quek repeats that form in the coming series of Singapore Professional Golfers' Association (SPGA) events and finishes in the top two each time, he would make enough to cover his expenses to venture into more regional tournaments.
This scenario begs a big question: Why is it that our leading professionals can play so well in local tournaments but struggle when pitted against the region's big names when the playing conditions are the same - off the black tees, facing natural hazards (Sembawang is reputed to be a commando course), and negotiating tricky greens.
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