Keppel Club cuts monthly fee to $1

It will also slash membership transfer fees by 25% as it explores options after lease ends

An aerial view of Keppel Club's golf course. The club's lease expires in December 2021. It is looking at several options, including becoming a social club with tie-ups for golfing with clubs in Johor Baru, Batam or local clubs. Another option is a me
An aerial view of Keppel Club's golf course. The club's lease expires in December 2021. It is looking at several options, including becoming a social club with tie-ups for golfing with clubs in Johor Baru, Batam or local clubs. Another option is a merger with Changi Golf Club. ST FILE PHOTO
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Keppel Club, faced with the daunting prospects of lease expiry in December 2021, will cut members' monthly subscription fees to a nominal $1 for the next 12 months from July 1 and slash membership transfer fees by 25 per cent.

This follows a similar move more than a year ago by Raffles Country Club, which is due to hand over its 143ha site in Tuas to the Singapore Land Authority by the end of next month.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 21, 2018, with the headline Keppel Club cuts monthly fee to $1. Subscribe