15yr old Academy student Marc Ong has taken a share of the first round lead after shooting a solid bogey-free round of 1-under par 71 at the 2011 Singapore National Amateur Championship. Marc made the turn at the Raffles Country Club Palm Course in 1-under par before reeling off 9 consecutive pars on the back nine.
The Championship is played over 36 holes of strokeplay with the top 16 players in the Men's division then qualifying for the matchplay section of the tournament, where the championship will be decided.
Marc shares the lead with former Academy student Gregory Foo. During his time training at our Academy, Greg had an outstanding junior record of achievement, winning numerous titles including the Asia-Pacific Junior Championship, Singapore Junior Open Golf Championship as well as a 3rd place finish at the prestigous Callaway Junior World Championships.
The Singapore National Amateur Championship has provided much success to our Academy students over the years, with the likes of Daren Lim, Patrick Tang, Lam Zhi Qun and Quincy Quek hoisting the trophy. In actual fact, 9 of the 11 winners in the National Amateur Championship's history have come through our Academy's training program!
Koh Sock Hwee, having recently just returned from competing at the World University Games, is currently in 4th position amongst the Ladies after her opening round. The National Amateur Championship included a Ladies division for the first time in 2010 and was won by another former Academy student Melissa Loh.
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