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In & Around NSRCC
The
Sky Range
at NSRCC
Changi
D
ue to the expansion of Changi
Airport and proposed road
works, part of our land had to be
returned to the state. With the
remaining land, there was just
sufficient area left to build a 9-hole
and our driving range.
The land return was in phases,
and a plot of remnant land was
used from the previous golf course
to build a temporary driving range.
This temporary land would serve
our members until the plot needed
to be returned to the state in early
2020.
The quest for a permanent driving
range beyond 2020 went on for a
while. Based on a typical driving
range, a 4ha land space is a luxury
we did not have. Studies from
various projects in the United
States and South Korea revealed
that a suspended driving range
was a possible engineering idea.
However, each of these projects
was unique in their own way,
leaving us to devise a plan to
innovate our own version.
Following a long 18-month
journey, with guidance from the
Redevelopment Committee and
General Committee, NSRCC is
proud to unveil our brand new Sky
Range and provide our members
and guests the ability to practice
their swing within unique settings.
The Sky Range is a project by
NSRCC together in collaboration
with Defence Science and
Technology
Agency,
which
managed the programme to
construct the very first suspended
driving range in Southeast Asia,
where the entire golf ball netting
is built over existing buildings and
carpark.
Top 10 Facts about our Sky Range
1 First elevated driving
range in Southeast Asia 3 Entire structure is built
from steel 4 15 high masts of up
to 44m to support the
nettings 5 Site area of driving
range is approximately
12,250m2
6 5-storeys high
with elevators and
washrooms on every
floor 7 3 levels of practice
bays with 14 practice
bays at each level, for
a total of 42 bays 8 Distance markers at
30m, 60m, 100m, 140m,
180m & 220m
9 Launch Monitor System, convex
mirror, WiFi, USB charging port
at each bay
18 RESORT VIEW
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Highest viewing point in its southern site with
panoramic coastal views of Changi beach
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Supporting facilities such as Golf
Academies, Club Fitting services, Rooftop
Café and a golf bag locker room