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To facilitate all walks of life in Kuching and surroundings to play and enjoy the game of golf and to set an academy to train juniors to excel further and be the elite players in Malaysia.

   Latar Belakang Pertubuhan   

1870, December
The Rajah's Arms was established as the first ever hotel in Kuching at the site of the present Kuching Touris Information Centre.

1875
The Rajah's Arms was put up for sale for $3,000. The Second Rajah of Sarawak, Rajah Charles Brooke, purchased the build to use as The Sarawak Club

1876, 1st January
The Sarawak Club was lent to the public for use as a clubhouse-cum-hotel. The Rajah directed that all Government officers of the Rajah be accepted as members. The first committee members consisted of W.G. Brodie, W.M. Crocker, James Ines and Dr. E.P. Houghton. The honorary secretary was C.S. Pearse.

1893
The club was renovated and the bowling alley was added to the Club.

1896
The European ladies of the time formed a ladies club at the corner of Khoo Huu Yeang Street and Barrack Road. This club eventually became known as the Ranee's Club.

1906, 5th August
The Kuching Social Club was established to cater for the needs of Europeans who were not the Rajah's officers

1911, 22nd June
The Sarawak Club, relocated at a house called 'KMARK', at what was previously known as Rock Road and now known as Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg. It was formally opened by Rajah Charles Brooke.

1920
The Ranee's Club, the women-only Club of Kuching, was dissolved. The Kuching Social Club was also believed to have dissolved at this time. Women started to be accepted as members at The Sarawak Club.

1920s
The Club's new golf course was established across the road from the site of the present clubhouse.

1927
The Sarawak Club was relocated to its present site, on what was then known as Golf Links Road. Its relocation is said to also be the confirmation of the acceptance of the members of the Ranee Club and the Kuching Social Club into The Sarawak Club.

1927, 29th August
The Sarawak Club was officially opened at its present site, here at Jalan Taman Budaya by the Tuan Muda, Captain Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke. A library was proposed by the Tuan Muda to be added to the Club.

1941-1945, World War II
During the Japanese Occupation, Senior Japanese Officers used the club. it featured a restaurant, billiards, and archery range and a rice storage area.

1948
First Hole-in-One recorded by C.W. Dawson in Hole 4.

1950s
Mr. (later Tan Sri Datuk) Ong Kee Hui became the first local to be admitted as member to The Sarawak Club.

1950s
Children first allowed at the Club but only till 7.00pm.

1959
The first Kuching and Sarawak Club swimming pool was opened. It was officiated by one Mrs Person.

1968
The first local presiden. Dr. Yim Khai Sun took office.

1972, March
Sarawak Club received the visit of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth.

1980
Sarawak Club Golf Course's 60 year land leased expired and the State allowed a temporary/annual occupation and use of the land for golfing until further notice.

1983
The State Government commenced development of the Sarawak Club and Country Club (now known as Kelab Golf Sarawak) and offered it to The Sarawak Club to take over. Members at an Extra-ordinary Meeting declined the offer by a narrow margin. Hence the decision was made to remain at the present site without golfing.

1985
The bowling alley was demolished and gave way to the gymnasium.

1986
The Sarawak Club's golf course temporary/annual lease was not renewed and the site was finally returned to the State Government to be used for the establishment of a Civic Centre and Amphitheatre for Kuching.

1986
The Sarawak Club received the visit of the Then Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di Pertuan Agong Sulan Iskandar Shah after laying the foundation stone at the new Civic Centre site.

1988-1991
The Sarawak Club underwent extensive re-development done in 3 phases over 2 years and totaling RM3.5 million. Works included a new 50-meter swimming pool, the back section of the present clubhouse holding 4 new squash courts, a new snooker room, new library, office, and other facilities. The new clubhouse was officially opened by the Chief Minister of Sarawak, YAB Datuk Abdul Taib Mahmud on 1 December 1991.

1990
The tennis and squash facilities of The Sarawak Club were used to host the 1990 SUKMA (Sukan Malaysia) Games.

1999
A new wing was added to the Hornbill Restaurant. The kitchen was extended and extension was done for the back-wing to the clubhouse-a new Audio Visual lounge and the Brooke Chambers (a room for meetings and seminars) were added there. This was done at a cost of RM3.5 million.

1999
Basketball was introduced to The Sarawak Club with the conversion of Tennis Court No.5. Subsequently, futsal was played on the basketball court on selected days.

2000, 1st January
Membership of The Sarawak Club became transferable for the first time.

2001
The Sarawak Club celebrated its 125th anniversary.

2005, 20th December
The Sarawak Club multi-storey car park was completed to hold another 80 parking bays.

2005, 16th August
Construction of the golf course commenced at the UNIMAS site.

2006, 27th July
The Sarawak Club was razed to the ground by a fire lasting some 3 hours starting at approximately 3am.

2006, 21st September
The restoration and reconstruction efforts of city clubhouse began.

2007, 15th March
The foundation stone was laid by then President of The Sarawak Club, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz Dato' Haji Husain for the clubhouse of the golf at Samarahan course and construction began.

2007, 26th April
Restoration and reconstruction of the city clubhouse achieved practical completion.

2007, 28th July
The reconstructed clubhouse was offically declared open by YAB Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, one year and a day after the fire of 27 July 2006.

SARAWAK CLUB GOLF: SINCE 1920
But perhaps the major sport being reclaimed by Sarawak Club members now is golf, with the soon-to-be completed construction of the golf course. Golf has been in existence in Kuching since the early 1890s.

Extracted from “Kuching 1868-1890: Charles Brooke (1)”

By Elizabeth Pollard

In the early 1890s, golf suddenly came into vogue and addicts could be seen hitting balls up and down the government grazing grounds. Nothing seemed to dampen their enthusiasm, and at last a course was laid out at government expense in 1899. At first it was only a very small course, but later it was extended across what we now call Crookshank Road to make it into nine-hole course, and the first bi-monthly medal was awarded in september of the year.

Much had been written and said about the golfing days at the Golf links. Here is what The Sarawak Club Deputy President has to say it:

The Sarawak Club was home to the first golf course in East Malaysia. Golf was first played in the 1880s “across river” in the vicinity of the Astana. It was played on what was known to be grazing grounds for goal and cows!

The game was the moved and provided a proper 9-hole course. The golf course was situated on to what is today Jalan Ong Kee Hui (formerly known as Central Road) where some pepper vines were demolished to make way for six holes.
The course was further extended by another 3 holes into Crookshank Road around the 1900s.

Around 1920, the course was shifted to the site that is now occupied by the Civic Centre (Dewan Suarah) and the Amphitheatre (Panggung Udara). Holes 1, 2, 3 and 7, 8 and 9 were laid out on the site which is now occupied by the Civic Centre-Sarawak Lawn Tennis Courts. Holes 4, 5, 6 were sited across the road (Golf Links) at the site now occupied by the Amphitheatre. The 60-year lease for the gol

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