The men's champion team from Paya Lebar Methodist Church. - Methodist Welfare Services picture.
THE Methodist Welfare
Services' (MWS) Charity Golf Fellowship has not lost its power
to gather Methodists and friends for a round on the greens. More
than 200 avid golfers descended on Raffles Country Club's Lake
Coure on July 10 to take part in this year's fund-raising tournament.
Close to 60 golfers willingly took the early morning flights as
there were not enough flights in the afternoon to accommodate
them.
Dr Lee Boon Yang, the Minister for Information, Communications
and the Arts, who was this year's Guest-of-Honour, joined the
players in the afternoon and during the fellowship dinner at which
he gave away the prizes.
The Dr Tay Eng Soon Cup was won by the men's team from Paya Lebar
Methodist Church (PLMC), while the Rosalyn Tay Cup went to the
ladies' team from Kampong Kapor Methodist Church (KKMC). The top
male golfer was Mr John Ong Hui Boon from PLMC and the top female
golfer was Ms Ruth Wee from KKMC.
Convened by KKMC, there were many firsts in this year's charity
golf tournament. Mr Jimmy Fu donated the first challenge trophy
for a Pastors' Challenge and the Rev Dr Norman Wong was its first
recipient for the "Best Stableford Score for Pastor".
Entertainment was provided throughout the dinner by the Seletar
Country Club Band with Ms Rosita Ng and Ms Phyllis Wong performing
some crowd favourites. Another first was the Emcee's call for
the diners to sing onstage for a donation of $50. The Rev Dr Kang
Ho Soon, Pastor-in-Charge of KKMC, was persuaded to sing when
Mr Rodney Tan donated $500.
With such good support, the event raised about $215,000 nett.
This will go towards funding services and programmes for the MWS'
5,500 beneficiaries.
First organised in 1989, the MWS Charity Golf Fellowship is the
most-awaited fund-raising event in the MWS calendar. Methodist
churches take turns to organise the event, bringing together Methodists
and friends with a passion for golf to help raise funds to provide
services and programmes for the disadvantaged.
Grace Methodist Church will convene next year's tournament.