In November, the Lakeside CIS Huskies golf club competed in the first ever ACSIS golf tournament in Batam, Indonesia. Our golfers competed against players from seven other international schools in Singapore. I am so proud of all our golfers - they really put their heart into the game and showed no fear of taking on risks. Our goal with the tournament was not about winning, but in gaining some valuable experience and learning more about this challenging sport. At the end of the day Emil Thorling made us proud by winning gold medal in the 12-14U category!

Thank you to Emil and his father Andrea Thorling for sharing their experiences during the golf tournament.

Let’s hear about their golfing experience.

Emil:

I started playing golf with my father towards the end of the summer of 2016. I got my green card (a basic golf certificate) and played one or two rounds, and then continued playing again the following summer.

At first I didn’t really want to play in the Batam tournament since I thought everyone was going to be much better than me. I was super surprised and very happy that I won!

My favourite part of the game (and my strongest) is chipping the ball up on the green because I feel so professional when the ball lands beside the flag. Before I started playing golf, I was amazed when I saw people do it on television and was surprised to find out that I could do it too! I do want to improve my putting because this is an area that can really hurt a golfer’s score.

My favourite golf player is, of course, Henrik Stenson because he is the best Swedish player!

Emil’s Father: Andreas

CIS’ golfing programme was in important part of Emil’s tournament preparation because it allowed him to practice after school and to help out with the younger kids. He and I also spent some time together on the driving range, and played a practice round of golf at the Champions Golf Course, a public course near Bukit Timah.

Golf is a wonderfully social game where you spend a lot of time together with your fellow golfers and, because of the handicap system, you can compete with each other regardless of your playing level. Now that Emil is interested in golf, I hope that I can play more often.

I want Emil to have fun and play as much or as little as he wants and to really enjoy the game. In life, that is a big question. I would like him to continue to develop as a human being, have fun, meet interesting people and become the best person he can be. Most important of all, I want him to be happy and enjoy whatever he does.