KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Malaysian veteran golfer Nellan Vellasamy no longer walks among us. The 71-year-old passed away at 2.30am this morning (May 16, 2020) at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya. According to his son Tharvindren, Nellan complained of a tightness in his torso, so they rushed him...
Nellan was an accomplished professional and a well-loved teaching professional. — Picture by Patrick Wong/Saujana GCC
“My father had always done things his own way. He was always joking. Even at the hospital, despite having just vomited, he was still joking with the nurses. I could hear laughter behind the curtains,” said Tharvindren, who revealed that the MCO was difficult for his father as he wasn’t used to staying put at home.
Nellan was the eldest of 10 siblings who grew up around the Royal Selangor Golf Club area. His family – including him, starting at age 13 – earned a livelihood at the country’s premier golf club. Not many people can say they shared a lesson with crooner Engelbert Humperdinck or caddied for Malaysia’s then prime ministers Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak, as well as former premier of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.
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