Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort (TPGR) is the first golf
resort in Johor to offer a Golf Apprenticeship Programme to secondary students
aged 16 and above and the first school to benefit from this is the neighbouring,
SMK Tanjung Puteri Resort.
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| Exchanging the Memorandum of Understanding during the signing ceremony at Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort |
This programme received the support and approval of the
Pasir Gudang District Education Department and a Memorandum of Understanding
was recently signed between the two parties at the closing ceremony of the 47th
Golf Carnival for the Johor Education Services’ Sports & Culture
Association held at TPGR.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by State Education,
Manpower and Technology Committee Chairman, Tuan Haji Aminolhuda Haji Hassan,
Deputy Director of Education (School Management) AB Rahim Lamin, TPGR Director,
Dato Rahim Ramli and TPGR General Manager, Ivan Teo, among other VIPs and
golfers.
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| TPGR Course Marshall, Indra, showing participants how to drive a golf buggy |
Haji Aminolhuda said that while golf was once a sport
that was virtually impossible for most youngsters to play, now it was made
possible by the generosity of TPGR.
He took the opportunity to thank TPGR for initiating
and sponsoring this programme as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility to
the local community.
He commented that this was a historical moment in
Johor which marked the start of training a future golf protégé and hoped that
in 10 years’ time, a child from Pasir Gudang would represent the nation in an
international golf tournament.
This inaugural apprentice programme with students is
the brainchild of Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort, Golf Manager, Goh Hock Lai, which
aims to develop a new generation of junior golf talents and ultimately
transform Pasir Gudang into Malaysia’s Golfing District.
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| TPGR Golf Manager, Goh Hock Lai, giving a briefing to student participants |
Students participating in this programme will undergo
training modules in various aspects of golf operations including buggy care, the
job scope of a golf caddy, starter, attendant, marshal and other roles in golf
course management.
Participants will also learn about golf course rules
and design, golf course maintenance as well as basic training in playing golf such
as the correct posture and swing to tee off.
Through this programme, TPGR aims to equip the youths
with hands-on training and experience and also prepare them to embark on a
career in the golf industry.
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| Participants collecting golf balls from the course |
The award-winning TPGR was developed in 1990 with
three international standard championship golf courses – each with an identity
of its own – the Plantation Course, Village Course and Straits Course.
The resort also has a two-tier 52-bay driving range
situated next to the clubhouse as well as a practice green to hone each golfer’s
putting skills.
Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort is at Jalan Tanjung Puteri 1, Tanjung Puteri Resort,
81700 Pasir Gudang, Johor. Tel: +607 -2711888.
For more info, visit website: www.tpgr.com
