The Day
A quiet Sunday on the Jagorawi Toll saw 20 Tee Setters take advantage of the smooth traffic conditions to have a quick trip down to Permata Sentul for our only visit of the year to take on its rolling and hilly layout.
The toll may have been relatively traffic free but that does not help the map reading skills of taxi drivers as 2 of our group were to discover; once they arrived we were to share their adventures as they ended up well off the tarmac somewhere in the back reaches of Sentul thus arriving a little later than planned. A good reminder to all that it is best to check where you are going and monitor the directions being taken if you are not using your usual driver.
Apart from the late arrivals, we had a relatively untroubled day as the course was quiet and despite some thunder, the rain stayed away until well after the round was completed. The heavily cored greens, whilst usual for this time of year, made putting a lottery but otherwise the course played well with the elevation changes providing a good test of how much extra club to take. The challenge of the layout reflected in only 3 of our group scoring net par or better on the day.
No newcomers but a big welcome back to Glen Menyennett after 31 weeks. Thank you to VP Ric Wymer for taking care of the registrations and scoring on the day. Photos of the day are here.
The Play
Our small group meant that almost everyone managed to get their name in the highlights sheet. A 3 way tie for Most Strokes of 10 by Matt Otto, Jari Antikainen and Indar Dhaliwal and 2 skirts by James Ross and Mike Webb ensured the Treasurer could collect some fines as despite the greens condition, no Monster Putter was recorded on the day. With the Clubhouse being quiet, some of the staff decided to photo-b0mb our prize giving as can been seen in the pictures.
Our First Sandy was by Roger Finnie who was recognized for another prize whilst First Birdie went to James Ross ensuring he could recover his fine. Most Improved was Lorenzo Marengo whilst Low Putts was shared by Craig Binks and Geoff Thwaites but both were gone by the time of the presentation. Low Gross went to Simon Oxley.
Our Low Next prizes went to best net of the day Jeff Durham, a clearly not too rusty Glen Menyennett and to Roger Finnie.
Congratulations to all our winners and the detailed scoring can be found here.
Rancamaya 25th – 26th May 2019: Only 12 Days to go!
This ever popular event is less than 2 weeks away and so its a last call 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 both DOGS and Tee Set again. The full details are on the web-site menu page so please check it out here and contact Mark to make your hotel booking as soon as possible.
Please see the attached list of who Mark has registered as signed up so far. Please check your details and if you have not already done so please advise on any guests under your booking and for those staying Saturday night, please confirm numbers for the BBQ.
Survarna outing…. any interested players?
Survarna have published their Ramadan rates as attached and word is they wish to contact us about a Tee Set visit.
The reports on the course are very positive from a number of Tee Setters but the facilities remain a low priority on their investment planning so there is not really an area to host our post round event.
Likelihood is they will only have a deal for us during the week and so is anyone interested say the week of 27th May? Please send President Roger Finnie a whatsapp message if you are and we’ll see what they come up with.!
Next Up: Monthly Medal Cengkareng Sunday 19th May 2019 and Eclectic X Round II
This Sunday we head back to one of Jakarta’s finest courses and one of Tee Set’s most popular venues, Cengkareng, home for Tee Set’s Monthly Medal for 2019. We are holding our Monthly Medal one week earlier than normal thanks to the Cengkareng management team for advising us that the greens will be cored next week and offering us the opportunity to play earlier in the month. The support is much appreciated thank you.
In addition to being the 5th Monthly Medal of the year, this week will also be the second round of Cycle X of the Tee Set Eclectic and so a good opportunity to lay down a marker (or improve your score) in seeking to wrest the Eclectic Trophy from our current Champion, Lorenzo Marengo. We’ve not had a 2-time winner yet so will this be the cycle when someone breaks the rhythm?
Whilst there is a lot to attract players for this week, we also welcome those who just wish to enjoy a pleasant trip across the rolling fairways, guided round by Cengkareng’s well trained caddies and then to sit and enjoy one of its famous Margaritas to cool you down afterwards.
If you are able to join us for a very reasonable Rp850,000 walking please sign up here. Tee time is 12pm as usual.
Reminder: For those who would prefer not to walk, in addition to the hover boards to glide across the rolling fairways, Cengkareng management have purchased a limited number of golf carts. If you wish to reserve one please contact the Golf reservations staff at Cengkareng directly. As the carts are limited in number and we do not have visibility to those already booked on the day, your Tee Set Committee is not involved to the reservation of the carts.
Tee Set Match-Play
We are now 3 weeks into the current round which will run until 30 June. Whilst it seems a long window, many will be taking some holidays over the next few weeks so please be pro-active to make arrangements to get your matches played as soon as possible.
Details of who is playing who can be found on the Match Play page of the web-site.
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