Philip Ang, is a Golf Clubmakers Association (GCA) USA accredited professional clubmaker who passed the club-making examination with distinction in one sitting. He was awarded “Distinguished Clubmaker” in 1997 by Golfsmith International Inc. USA.

Custom club-fitting is a science behind the game. A professional clubmaker must not only be able to assemble a right club from component design specifications, his theoretical and skill-fitting knowledge must be matched by his intimate understanding of the golfing physics and the practical aspects of executing a good golf swing.

In my opinion, the golfing public cannot accept the fact that a good clubmaker can be born of a passive golfer nor with just a sound and strong technical background of club making. Since I do have an acceptable level of proficiency in playing (handicap 8 within first two years of playing golf in 1985), I decided to take on the challenge of certifying myself as a teaching professional through the United States Golf Teachers Federation (USGTF) certification programme for which I also achieved the stringent test in one sitting in 1997. Being a certified teaching professional also enhanced my dimensions in club-fitting. It is also important to keep pace with equipment development in the golfing world as many golfers would want to own the latest equipment.

As part of my continuing passion for dynamism and scaling new heights in my profession, I decided to vie for the prestigious International Clubmaker of the Year award. Amidst a very stringent and high profiled competition, I was conferred the Winner of GCA International Clubmaker of the Year, 1999-2000. This is a very special and treasured award as I am the first Asian, and a definite first for Singapore, to break the domination of what had been a non-Asian competence for the last decade.

To enhance my spectrum of experience, I undertook, passed and been awarded the USGTF Certified Master Teaching Professional. This is the highest level of USGTF certifications. As a recognition of my skills and experience, I have also been appointed by USGTF-Asia as their USGTF-Asia Certification Course Lecturer & Examiner.

A good clubmaker needs to have an in-depth knowledge of both the hard and soft aspects of golf, ranging from the experience of the basic tools used, material science/metallurgy of making golf equipment components coupled with the understanding of golf swing bio-mechanic and also the understanding of golfers’ needs and wants. The technical know-how incorporated with the intimate understanding of physiological attributes of my prospects can enable me to enhance and improve a golfer’s game within his athletic and physical abilities through a proper club-fitting regime.

It is my pleasure to present to you my services and competencies in helping you search for the ‘dream’ clubs to elevate your golf game to the highest horizon.