Sunday 31st March 2019; Cengkareng

The Day

With the start of the school holidays resulting in several regulars being away, a modest turnout of 34 Tee Setters joined us at Cengkareng this week for our Monthly Medal and round 1 of Eclectic X. Returning after 3 weeks away, the President was left wondering whether he was with the right group as there were more players out on the practice area, led by the VP of Almost Everything, than in the club-house enjoying a beer before the round – quite un-Tee Set! but equally encouraging to see everyone working on their games.

As usual we were treated to a great day out with the friendly and well trained caddies looking after us on the course and the team in the club house ensuring we were well fed and watered both before and after the round. The course was in good condition, recovering from the recent rains, and the weather stayed dry all day despite us needing to take a 20 minute break near the end of the round due to the lightening & thunderstorms which rolled overhead, thankfully without blessing us with any drops of rain.

2 new comers this week as we gave Suprachai Suesomboon and Peraphon a warm Tee Set welcome. In addition to enjoying their rounds, they joined our growing and regular whisky group which was in full swing quite late into the evening.

A warm welcome back to Divya Prakash Ahuja after 27 weeks. Pictures of the day are here and a big thank you to Craig Edwards & Matthew Powell for the pre-game coordination and to VP Ric Wymer & Dave Prosser for the post round scoring.

The Play

As usual at Cengkareng, we had both some excellent scores and a few fines to keep the Treasurer happy. On the latter, we invited Mark Johnson and Arthur Mallari to come and take their pick of the Tee Set dress up outfits for their Skirts whilst Albert Arcenas (42) and Matt Otto (12) were pictured with the accessories for Monster Putter and Most Strokes, respectively.

Albert was able to make a net return winning back his fine with his First Sandy Par on hole 4 whilst Samret Raungrit won First Birdie with his effort on hole 6. Most Improved went to Richie Tiblani after coming home 11 strokes better.

Low Gross went to Tim Knight after his 81 off the stick whilst our Monthly Medal skill prizes went to James Ross (NTP) and Lorenzo Marengo (Long Drive).

Our main winners in the net category, all with great scores, were Len Ogembo (68), James Ross (66) and Joe Callahan (68) whilst our Monthly Medalist for March was David Prosser after his best of the day 74 gross returned him an excellent 43 points to squeeze out James Ross by a stroke.

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

Tee Set Match-Play Championship

2 more matches played with Divya Prakash Ahuja defeating Matt Otto 4&3 whilst Matthew Powell edged Ric Wymer 3&1.

A reminder to everyone still to complete the first knock-out round that the matches should be completed by 21st April 2019 so there are just 3 Sundays left. Please visit the Match Play tab to find your opponent and make the arrangements to complete your match before the deadline.

Next Up: Sunday 7th April 2019 Imperial 11.55am Rp950k

Sunday sees us return to our local “K” klub, Imperial. Imperial’s layout is always a strong golfing challenge and the Club House offers excellent views over the course to enjoy along with the good service and your chosen refreshment.

Tee time is 11.55 a.m. and the price Rp950,000 with carts. We will need to provide names to the course on Saturday morning latest so please sign up as soon as you can to help us with the administration with Imperial. Those that can join us please sign up here.

Rancamaya weekend 25th – 26th May 2019

The ever popular week-end is only 8 weeks away and so its time to plan for a great get-away week-end. A big thank you to Mark Johnson for taking the lead in coordinating the arrangements for this event again and please read on as there is important information and instructions below. The details are also on the web-site menu page

Have you ever wondered what golf heaven might be like? … if so then come and join us for a weekend away at Tee Set’s beloved Rancamaya – and find out!

The outline program for the weekend, based at the “R Hotel” is as follows:

Saturday May 25th, 2019

Check in for families from 11 am, grab an early lunch, just chill out, practice your short game or stretch it out on the range in case you need/want it.

After paying your green fees (will be about Rp700k including cart but tbc) and topping up your cool boxes, we should be ready to try to conquer the course with an unofficial tee off time of 12:30pm. Just form up into flights and get out there, nothing formal today as this is not an official Tee Set round, i.e. no skirts or Low Net and all that stuff, that’s tomorrow!

If you have not already done so, check in after playing at the hotel for the unencumbered (or do it before if you feel like it, as they may have rooms ready).

For those who felt they came out second best to the course the masseuses in the hotel will be ready to put you back into shape.

Those finding the mountain climate too cool can warm up in the sauna or Jacuzzi throughout their stay.

From 19:00 till late, there will a BBQ in, and in front of, the Club House for all registered paid for by Tee Set funds (don’t worry, the distance from the club house to the hotel is no longer than a short par 3), during which we will fraternize with tomorrow’s competition, the D.O.G.S. You are greatly encouraged to bring a or a few bottles of wine, as well as any other beverages you might want to consume or share, but don’t forget to buy a beer or two from the club as well.

Sunday May 26th, 2019

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant (own account but included in room fee if booked with us below). Check out of the hotel for those without families or accompanying partners.

Pay your green fees, etc. (tbc as above).

Tee Set registration in the Clubhouse from 10.00am approximately for those who came just for the Sunday game, although we expect only few such pilgrims because certainly nobody will want to miss out on a weekend like this unless they really have to.

With a likely tee off time of 11:30 based on prior year’s experience, be ready to get out on the course as soon as the Starter calls.

Play your round, including if you have been selected to play against the D.O.G.S. to help Tee Set retain the trophy, otherwise it is a normal Tee Set round.

After submission of all score cards, fines payment, prize giving and a few beers for the road it is off you go – just don’t forget to check your family out of the hotel if you brought them and are not staying over until the Monday as we expect a few to do – and take them back to Jakarta with you.

Rooms

There are a variety of room types on offer at the following special rates (inclusive of the 21% government tax & service charge) for any night of that weekend:

As some of the popular room types are in short supply, these fill up quickly – Deluxe rooms will be queen twin rooms only as the king bedded rooms are already full. To secure your desired room type and to make your booking, please email directly to Mark Johnson at markstevenjohnson56@gmail.com as soon as possible. Rooms will be allocated based on first come, first served and Mark will advise you to select another room type if your first choice is not available.