Golf target: Two S'porean women at next Olympics

Plans are in place to grow women's golf in Singapore with the aim of getting more players into the next two Olympics as the fraternity seek to ride on the momentum of a milestone year by Shannon Tan.

- Kimberly Kwek

The 20-year-old made history as the first Singaporean to win on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and qualify for the Olympics.

She also became the first female golfer to feature in the Majors when she played at the prestigious Evian Championship and made the cut at the Women's British Open.

Buoyed by the achievement, the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) and the Singapore Ladies Golf Association (SLGA) set out several goals, including having two women's golfers qualify for the 2028 and/or 2032 Olympics when they reaffirmed their commitment to The Royal & Ancient's (R&A) Women in Golf Charter in late September.

SLGA president Gillian Sim said: "We want to see (Singapore) golf out there in the world rankings, we want to encourage our girls.

"I'm very passionate about promoting the game of golf to young kids such that we have more Olympians, ladies playing on tours like the LET.

"We only have one Shannon playing, I want to have more Singaporeans... Look at the Thais, look at the Filipinos, the Koreans.