The Day

Palm Hills staff do a lot of things right but their scheduling again let them down on Sunday.  Apparently 160 players played the course in the morning and were still in the middle of their rounds when Tee Set was due to start at 12 noon, making the starter initially withdraw the promise of a semi-shotgun start off 6 tee boxes and then reinstate it, loading up tee boxes with a mix of Tee Setters and other golfers, and making nobody happy.

Our numbers almost doubled from Friday which added to the stress and they struggled to provide both carts and caddies.  The first three holes took well over an hour, with some groups having a free run after that, and others having to enjoy the taste of beer and the company of their playing partners and caddies to pass the time between shots.

Big welcome to 6 newcomers: Neil, Joshua, Ian, Aay and the Kindler kids, Laney and Henry. Heading the Welcome Backs were Bill and Siska after years away (according to the records!)  and Robert, Kongkiat and VP for Exotic Drinks James (pictured here resuming duty). Also joining us for the first time courtesy of Geoff’s creativity (??) was Brenda2 – a big hit and featured in most of today’s shots, including this one with the real Brenda.

Another great turnout again from the ladies makes a happy VP Mel who has set his mission to increase the number of ladies playing with Tee Set this year.

The Play

So much for claims of Palm Hills being one of the easier courses …which fool ever wrote that?  Some of the highest net scores we have seen for a while.  Only Malty shot under par for the day, and many were in the net 80s and 90s.  Malty was joined in the winners’ circle by Marcello (A Grade) and Bill (B Grade) as well as Roger, Mark and Ian sharing the honours for Low Gross.

The skills prizes were shared around between the grades with Tom snaring first sandy, the first birdie brought to us by El Guapo Enterprises, Bas (yet again!) taking the first par over 30 but only thanks to Malty’s win, Laurie snapping up Most Improved after a slight confusion (sorry Tom), and Jaco and Geoff (The Caddy Whisperer) sharing Low Putts with 30, a great effort on very slow and bumpy greens. We eventually located Geoff for the photo, replenishing fluids after a long day.

A rich harvest of 11 skirts, including one from the VP for Member Benefits and Attracting Ladies, seeking to cement his lead at the top of the skirt propensity table.  Most Strokes was shared by Drew, Jess and Tom (after the kids were excused).  Drew had the memorable “Nelson” score of 11 shots 1 putt on the 18th. Tom and Lis shared Monster Putter but the VP for Almost Everything, chivalrous as ever, stepped in on his wife’s behalf.

Missing Monkey

We may need to recall our friend Sherlock to hunt for clues in the garage of the VP for Almost Everything as our beloved monkey has gone missing after Senayan.  It was last seen in this shot….all three Tee Setters in the shot have not been seen since Senayan so that may be a clue.  If any of you read this and you have the monkey, please send us a photo from your current location with the monkey (a la garden gnome).  Or bring it next week.

Latest News: Tee Set Joins Forces with Bali’s Par 5 Society

With the membership cards almost done, Tee Set will soon be able to announce a range of member benefits being negotiated by VP Member Benefits and Attracting Ladies, and available on presentation of the card.

Bali’s Par 5 Society has a similar scheme providing discounts on green fees and discounts at a number of restaurants in Bali.  Tee Set and Par 5 have agreed to open member benefits to each other.  We have also agreed to play a yearly Battle Royale team event alternating between Bali, Jakarta and other venues in Indonesia.

The first is scheduled for the weekend of 23-24 July in Bali.  Special rates have been negotiated for the stunning Nirwana course at Tanah Lot.  Roger Finnie, a recent convert from Par 5 to Tee Set, has kindly agreed to be the event El Supremo.

Registrations will open later this week when more details on prices and travel arrangements are available.   Tee Set’s scheduled round at Rainbow Hills will go ahead in parallel however we hope to get at least 12 Tee Setters to represent us and have a great weekend in Bali. Non-playing family members are most welcome to join of course.

Tee Set Eclectic

Newly appointed Monthly Medal and Eclectic Supremo Pastis Pascal is clearly getting a grip of things there with the status for the Eclectic available just a day or two after the 3rd round was completed, though this may not be unconnected with his being in the lead right now with a Net 54!!

Full up to date situation here, though worth mentioning that putting this together was something of a trial as there were many scorecards form the last round at Imperial showing a lack arithmetical skills that a 5 year old might be embarrassed about. C’mon guys!!

International Schools Golf Tournament

The above runs from Thursday to Saturday at Jagorawi and Dave Tarcy is still looking for more helpers from Tee Set to act as Marshal for the event. If you can help on one or more of the three days then PLEASE drop Dave an urgent line if you can help on one or more of the three days. Our kids are our future, help them avoid skirts!!

Next Up

We have the opportunity to play at one of Jakarta’s finest courses, BSD, at the price of 909,000 roops starting at 11.42.  Given the length of the course and the continuing damp conditions, play will be off the white tees for men. Register here as usual.