18TH JANUARY 2008

KinderGolf, the world’s first and only preschooler golf specialist for young children from ages two to seven, is opening its first KinderGolf school in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California, USA on 1st February 2008.

“We are very excited to open our first flagship KinderGolf school in the USA. This flagship school marks KinderGolf as the world’s only preschooler golf specialist to span Asia and the USA, the largest golf markets in the world. It allows KinderGolf to bridge a greater sharing and exchange of knowledge, systems and technologies between the USA and Asia. This furthers our goal to consistently bring the best-in-class to all KinderGolfers; as well as bringing families and countries closer through golf. ” - says Ms. Donna Lee, Founder & CEO, KinderGolf.

Founded in 2000, KinderGolf provides an innovative learning environment that teaches each child golf in a fun, safe and holistic way, with creative children-specific teaching methodology and instructional aids under the KinderGolf Developmental System (KDS).

“KinderGolf @ Fountain Valley is our showcase for the USA. We are confident the families and children here will benefit from the proven KinderGolf programs – with its structured approach in nurturing strong golf foundation and positive life skills like teamwork, discipline and respect. We definitely look forward to more interactions and student exchange programs between the USA and the rest of the world.” - says Ms. Jennifer Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, KinderGolf USA.

“As a follow-up to this flagship store, we have already lined up several other locations ready to for KinderGolf programs in Florida and Canada. In addition, our USA team is following up on the numerous business partnership enquiries we’ve received for KinderGolf in the USA.” – adds Ms. Donna Lee.

Formal classes will commence 1 February 2008 at KinderGolf @ Fountain Valley.

For more information, please contact:
Yeong Wee Tan, KinderGolf tel: +65.93388160 email: weetan.yeong @ kindergolf.com
Jennifer Roberts, KinderGolf USA tel: +1.714.9372011 e-mail: jenniferR @ kindergolfusa.com

For more information, visit www.kindergolf.com and www.kindergolfusa.com.

The success stories of 11 leading Asian companies will be told in a new six-part series
to be aired on Channel NewsAsia.

“Asian Dragons Rising” will profile their challenges and experiences and give an insight into how these companies are riding on the region’s dynamic economic growth.

Produced in partnership with Stratagem Consultants, the series will debut on January 25 on Channel NewsAsia Singapore and Channel NewsAsia International, which can be viewed in over 20 territories in Asia.

The 11 companies featured together operate in up to 72 countries and in a myriad of industries - from online games and retail to education, technology and property development.

One of the companies is KinderGolf.

Yeong Wee Tan, Chief Operating Officer Asia, KinderGolf, said: “This programme is excellent because it reaches out to a wide audience in Asia and internationally.

“It allows us to share with our market our strategies, our business plans, and be able to engage with them at a business level what we intend to do.” - CNA/ms

The CNA Asian Dragons program will be broadcasted at the following timings :

CNA Singapore:
• Telecast 1: Fri (1st Feb) 9.30pm
• Telecast 2: Sat (2nd Feb) 12.30am
• Telecast 3: Sat (2nd Feb) 6.30am
• Telecast 4: Sat (2nd Feb) 6.00pm
• Telecast 5: Sun (3rd Feb) 3.30pm

CNA International:
• Telecast 1: Fri (1st Feb) 9.30pm
• Telecast 2: Sat (2nd Feb) 12.30am
• Telecast 3: Mon (4th Feb) 9.30am
• Telecast 4: Tue (5th Feb) 12.30pm
• Telecast 5: Wed (6th Feb) 4.30pm

25th October 25th 2007
article by Janice Goh

Ms Alicia Huang is a golf instructor. But her students are not the typical group of adult learners. Instead, they are a group of giggly, adorable and sometimes bratty two- to seven-year-olds. Far from being a bunch of little terrors, her young charges are a joy to teach, she finds. She considers her job a privilege as she values the chance to groom the next generation of golf players.

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24TH SEPTEMBER 2007
Sets new benchmark with unique preschooler golf franchise.

KinderGolf, the world’s first and only preschooler golf specialist for young
children from two to seven years old, received the prestigious Promising
Franchisor Award 2007 from the Franchising & Licensing Association,
Singapore during the FLAsia 2007 Gala Dinner on 21st Sep 2007.

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28TH AUGUST 2007
Unique full format regional golf open competition for children ages 4 to 12 years old.

KinderGolf, the world’s leading preschooler golf specialist for young children from two to seven years old, will run the SuperJuniors Golf Championships 2007 “SuperJuniors” from Nov to Dec this year.

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28TH AUGUST 2007
3 new schools in next two months in Singapore, Jakarta and Surabaya.

KinderGolf, the world’s leading preschooler golf specialist for young children from two to seven years old, is on track to open 3 new KinderGolf schools in the next two months to meet the increased demand in Singapore, Jakarta and Surabaya.

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Written by Ms. Donna Lee.

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Written by Ms. Donna Lee.

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The Asian edition of The Wall Street Journal this weekend is running a story about a new trend in that part of the world: organized golf programs for kids as young as 2. In Singapore, a chain of eight schools called KinderGolf gets tots swinging clubs in brightly colored storefront locations. The instructors, all women chosen for their nurturing qualities, don’t force the toddlers to train, but the walls are lined with mirrors and giant photographs of golf greats like Ben Hogan and Ernie Els. By age 7, the most advanced golfers are regularly playing in nine-hole tournaments.

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With visions of Tiger, more parents are hiring swing doctors for 2-year-olds. But does it work?

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