The Day
Being the last Sunday before the start of Ramadan meant a lot of families were out and about visiting relatives and showing respect to dearly departed loved ones. The trip out to Sentul was congested getting through Cibubur but thinned out heading further south. Mark Johnson spoke of some traffic horror stories from the day before and our fingers were crossed, but on the bright side such inconvenience would not be repeated for our trip back in the evening. In fact the return trip was a near dream run with only congestion as you’d expect around the always inefficient toll booths.
Upon arrival at Permata Sentul the first indication of potential trouble ahead was an overflowing car park due to the big tournament in the morning. The restaurant was near empty, apart from a dozen very attractive waitresses, so the earlier birds kicked back with a bit to eat and a couple of cold Bintangs. Discussions commenced with the starter about the promised mini shot gun start at 1pm but his imminent disappearance gave the second hint all was not right. Just before 1:00 all 25 golfers ventured out to their carts but with no allocated tee boxes. Finally the starter shooed us off to number 1 and number 10 and the rest is history, since the last group didn’t tee off till 1:45 finishing before dark was always going to be a struggle. Around half of the groups scraped home to finish, but those unlucky enough not to finish before darkness had the Duckworth scoring method applied to their missed 2 or 3 holes. Despite the runaround given by the starter at the start, play was quick and cool under overcast skies. It is a beautiful course and it’s a real pity the long rainy season and the Jags traffic restricts our schedule to play there only once or twice a year. At Rp700K a round, inclusive of cart, it’s a steal and the restaurant has a very varied menu. Probably too varied as discovered by Billy Lloyd who ambitiously took on a Korean selection or two and suffered dire consequences well into the next morning. His double whammy was not being able to cope with the fastest greens we have seen anywhere in Jakarta this year. Lessons learnt. 1) Pass on the chicken katsu curry and 2) leave your approach shots on the fringe.
We had 3 Newcomers: Rod Robinson, Shaun China and Sibusiso Ntonga to whom we wish a warm Tee Set welcome.
We only had one Welcome Back worth mentioning: Brandon Curson after 49 weeks.
The Play
Mark Johnson took full advantage of the fact there were only 2 A Grade players present to win Low Net A Grade with his rather ordinary net 77. Not to be undone by his wife recent performances, Ric Wymer had the round of the day by winning Low Net B Grade with his amazing net 62 he attributed to “Permata Sentul being short and tight and being lucky enough to hit many greens in regulation”. While Dirk Kruip won Low Net C Grade with his excellent net 66.
Singing ex-President Craig Ewers could have won Low Gross for his fine 88 off the stick had he not had to run to attend the prestigious Indonesian Choice Award 2017 next door in Sentul.
Low Putts was awarded to Anna Wilson for needing only 28 putts on the day.
James Ross won First Birdie on his 2nd hole.
First Sandy Par was awarded to Jaco Zaayman for his effort on his 13th hole.
First Par Over 30 was not claimed this week, as the few that qualified for it didn’t manage any.
Jeff Durham was awarded Most Improved for shaving 9 shots on his back nine.
Most Strokes was awarded to Glen Menyennett for his 11 shots on a hole.
Our good friend Bill Lloyd had a rough day on the greens and merited the less coveted Monster Putter for his 41 hits of the flatstick, including 5 putts on a par 3 where he was on the green in 1, so got his picture with our Tee Set Monkey for free as he also got a skirt.
Even though not as spectacular as last week, Permata Sentul produced 6 skirts this week, or 26% of the men playing, for: James Ross, Newcomer Shaun China, Matthew Cherrett, Bill Lloyd and Brandon Curson, pictured below:
and John Suermondt pictured separately:
You can enjoy more pictures of the day here and consult the player by player results here.
Other News
Tee Set Match Play
Sunday the first match of the third round of our 2017 Match Play competition was completed, in which Laurie O’Threeputt O’Connor defeated Geoff The Caddy Whisperer Thwaites 4 and 3. Even though you still have until June 25 to complete this round, you are encouraged to do so as early as possible, and the Monthly Medal is normally a good opportunity given most players are present, for more details consult our Match Play page.
Rancamaya Weekend vs. D.O.G.S.
Probably one of the last reminders, since we need to finalize soon the hotel rooms and BBQ for this great June 10 and 11 weekend, if you haven’t done so yet I encourage you to register for it on our Rancamaya weekend 2017 page.
Next Up
A return to Padang Golf Modern for our popular Monthly Medal at 770,000 Rp including cart, with a tee off time of 11:30, but don’t be late, so please register here.
Note that this Monthly Medal round will also count as the first of our Tee Set Eclectic Cycle 6.
Tee Set 