Last 18-hole public golf course in Singapore to be redeveloped - Site succumbs to pressure for housing in city-state

Losing ground: A golfer playing at a private club in Sentosa, Singapore. Other sports grounds in the city such as the Singapore Turf club have had to make way for homes. — AP

Singapore: Singapore closed its last public 18-hole golf course last weekend, with the Marina Bay site overlooking the financial hub’s skyline succumbing to the government’s drive to redevelop land.

Opened less than 18 years ago, the course hosted its final rounds for the public last Saturday as it joins others in Singapore that have closed or shrunk in recent years. Only one public course remains, a nine-hole venue in the north of the city-state.