The Shanghai Golfers Club membership status is under review now as we start the 2012 season.  We maintain a membership of 135 with current members having until the end of March to confirm their membership. We will then fill open slots from our new member’s waitlist.

We encourage prospective new members to sign up and play as a guest, join us for a beer, and make some new friends. We do have a large waitlist and will not have openings for everyone, so the best way to become a new member is to come out and play! To signup send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

GOLFERS will no longer be penalised if their ball is moved by the wind after addressing it under new rule changes announced yesterday.

The move, which was widely expected following a number of high-profile cases of players being penalised over such an incident, has been agreed by both the R&A and USGA, the game’s two main ruling bodies.

On Rule 18-2b, which relates to a ball moving after address, the two bodies stated: “A new exception is added which exonerates the player from penalty if their ball moves after it has been addressed when it is known or virtually certain that they did not cause the ball to move.

“For example, if it is a gust of wind that moves the ball after it has been addressed, there is no penalty and the ball is played from its new position.”

Full article can be found here.

Effective the first of this month, Tianma has revised the tipping policy for caddies.  They believe that direct cash tips by the caddies players should reduce employee turnover and improve professionalism.

So keep some RMB in your pocket at Tianma, reward great service.