Ministry of Law (MinLaw) announced in a statement on Sunday that Keppel Club will not get its lease renewed when it runs out in 2021 but the seven other clubs, whose leases run out in less than a decade, are through with new lease extensions till 2030, 2035 or 2040.
The 44 hectares of land which Keppel occupies will be needed for housing development.
Keppel Club will be the first private golf club in Singapore not to get its lease renewed.
Clubs with extended new leases renewal include Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), Tanah Merah Country Club and Sentosa Golf Club, and several others.
SICC, will be offered a new lease for three of its four 18-hole courses. The fourth one will be run as a public course when the lease of Marina Bay Golf Course expires in 2024.
Orchid Country Club will only get its lease extended by seven years till 2030 after which the 107ha site will make way for housing needs.
The announcement ends months of speculation provoked by the Government's indication early last year that some golf club land might be taken back for other uses.
Ministry of Law (MinLaw) announced in a statement on Sunday that Keppel Club will not get its lease renewed when it runs out in 2021 but the seven other clubs, whose leases run out in less than a decade, are through with new lease extensions till 2030, 2035 or 2040.
The 44 hectares of land which Keppel occupies will be needed for housing development.
Keppel Club will be the first private golf club in Singapore not to get its lease renewed.
Clubs with extended new leases renewal include Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), Tanah Merah Country Club and Sentosa Golf Club, and several others.
SICC, will be offered a new lease for three of its four 18-hole courses. The fourth one will be run as a public course when the lease of Marina Bay Golf Course expires in 2024.
Orchid Country Club will only get its lease extended by seven years till 2030 after which the 107ha site will make way for housing needs.
The announcement ends months of speculation provoked by the Government's indication early last year that some golf club land might be taken back for other uses.
source: Sunday Times - 16 Feb 2014