The Day

World Cup final day, late night watching 3rd/4th, Wimbledon finals, Scottish Open or just the middle of the school summer holidays … so many things on this Sunday which coupled with a few late cancellations saw a select group of 23 Tee Setters head out to Kedaton for our once a year pilgrimage to the western reaches of Sunday Tee Set golf.

Nevertheless, a bright sunny day and cooler early morning breezes welcomed all of those who read the 11.00am start time with a couple of later arrivals chasing the rest of the field around the course to make sure we all finished in relatively close timing to each other. The course was in good condition and with the greens being slightly slower than normal, the major danger most faced were some good carries to the Red tees and the canals awaiting the errant drives.

Only 1 newcomer to welcome this week, Kane Griffen, to whom a warm Tee Set welcome was imparted. We also welcomed back Shaun Dickson, Douglas McQuater and Dede Nielen-Groen after 52, 19 and 11 weeks, respectively. We look forward to seeing you all out again soon.

With the President out due to a family commitment, VP Ric Wymer took the reins again to organize the day along with Secretary Brenda Mayland. Many thanks to Ric and Brenda and the photos of the day are here.

The Play

With only 23 players and us harvesting 6 skirts, it was not surprising to see several fines and prizes going to the same person although a few of the prize winners had departed early, no doubt heading home to catch the aforementioned sporting feast on offer later in day.

6 skirts were recorded on the day with Craig Binks, David O’Shea, John Suermondt, Kane Griffen, Shaun Dickson and Tom Grace all sharing the Tee Set dress up outfit. No Monster Putter with everyone getting round in under 40 putts but with 11 strokes on a hole, Dede Nielen-Groen was awarded the Monkey.

With Craig Binks securing Low Putts and winning recovering his fine on a count-back after his 30 putts, Cucu Chandra secured Most Improved with a back nine 5 better than the outward effort. 1st Sandy went to Amol Singhal for his effort on hole 2 whilst first Birdie went to David O’Shea who made sure of the prize on Hole 1 and also recovered his fine.

Shaun Dickson recovered from his skirt to shoot an excellent 78 and take home Low Gross whilst both Tom Grace and Dede Nielen-Groen also overcame their earlier difficulties to secure Low Net B (66) and Low Net C (76), respectively. Taking Low Net A but absent at photo time was Ian Butcher after a net 67.

Congratulations to all our winners and detailed results from the day are here.

Next Up: Pangkalan Jati 22nd July 2018

Next Sunday sees us with a split event week-end as around 20 Tee Setters and families head to Surabaya to take the Finna Challenge as well as to catch up with Finna GM and Tee Setter, Simon Reynolds. For those looking for the regular Tee Set outing in Jakarta, we move from the western reaches of our schedule to our former home course, Pangkalan Jati.

We are not aware that the course has upgraded the booking system so there will always be the last minute registration before play to secure the Sunday PM price from 12pm. With this slight complication, please do not be late to register on the day & get ready before 12pm so we can pay and play once the clock reaches mid-day.

For those still to play their match-play this round, please note there are just 2 Sunday’s left to get the game in before the end of the schedule.

Price is Rp660,000 walking and a shared cart is Rp230,00 per cart. Please join us at PJ by signing up here.

Upcoming events….

(1) 35th Tee Set Birthday: Save the Date 12th August 2018

The Tee Set 35th Anniversary Birthday celebration is now confirmed for 12th August 2018 at Matoa. As usual, it will be a team scramble event and with it being a special anniversary, we are working making the day as fun as possible.

Registrations  and further details on the day will be shared soon but please mark your calendars and start to think about creating  your team. We have a lucky 88 spaces available so first in, best dressed.

For those without teams or wanting to just join without any extra hassle, no problem as we will create some teams of lonely hearts and single golfers…. sign up as usual once it opens later this week.

(2) 4th Annual Asian Tigers 45 Hole Challenge