Keppel poised to make Sime home

Advanced membership extensions help club meet $7m-$10m shortfall for course takeover

Golfers travelling in their buggies at the Keppel Club golf course on Bukit Chermin Road. The club is set to take on the running of the Singapore Island Country Club's Sime course. ST FILE PHOTO
Golfers travelling in their buggies at the Keppel Club golf course on Bukit Chermin Road. The club is set to take on the running of the Singapore Island Country Club's Sime course. ST FILE PHOTO
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With 2,480 Keppel Club members choosing to pay the $5,350 top-up fee to extend their membership, the club is one step closer to gaining a new home.

In October, it was announced that Keppel, whose lease at Bukit Chermin expires on Dec 31 next year, had been offered the chance to operate Singapore Island Country Club's (SICC) Sime Course from Jan 1, 2022, to Dec 31, 2030.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 09, 2020, with the headline Keppel poised to make Sime home. Subscribe