Inaugural Tee Set vs JAWS Team Matchplay Challenge

We’ll start with this because it really was the highlight of the day and a great first event to have for the new (golf) year, which included 29 of the 38 players registered by Tee Set on the day. Terrific job by both captains, Simon and Tralok, for scraping their teams together, given a few last minute no-shows. And, in a sign of the times, it provided no shortage of post-result drama….

Teeset players are always up for a challenge, so when the new kids on the block JAWS threw down the gauntlet, the offer was too exciting a prospect to decline, game on. To be fair it was more like a family pillow fight, with lots of overlap between the two societies.

Teeset Captain Simon Reynolds and JAWS Captain Tarlok Singh went about their business to select their 20 best (and available), golfing members to fly their societies’ flags into battle with pride amongst the jungles of Jagorawi New Course and the question was: Would it be the JAWS Sharks or Teeset Team swimming to victory down the Cikeas River after 18 holes of matchplay golf?

Match 1: Wait, more later…..

Match 2: Saw big hitter Mike Evangelista (14) and consistent Sunday performer Emil Marcelo (16) take on JAWS Captain Tarlok Singh (13) and Taufik Boenardi (21). The power and distance of Emil and the accuracy and short game guile of Mike was a winning competition with great balance.

TeeSet Win 3 & 2 (2 points)

Match 3: Team GB of Andy Coop (9) and David Prosser (10) vs JAWS Vice Captain Gaurav Shrike (10) and Nick Goodwin (15). Nick and David were booming 300 m drives but more of Nick’s found the fairway, and Team GB sruggled to get going and find any momentum, as Gaurav accurate as ever was throwing darts at the greens.

JAWS Win 5 & 4 (2 Points)

Match 4: The never ending contending Tim Knight (7) and James Bristow (12) took on Bayu (5) and Srivinas Murthy (14). With four quality golfers in one flight, the quality of golf was very high as the match swung from side to side and the match ended up all square as rain stopped play after 14 holes.

Match Drawn (1 Point a piece)

Match 5: Tee Set showed JAWS we had Finns of our own with Sami Kekkonen (15) and Jari (20) taking on Chris Lever (18) and Pras Sutowo (20). Sami fresh on form from a 64 nett in the championships played second fiddle to the veteran matchplayer Jari, whose many years as a JIL player with Sandbaggers proving pivitol as he navigated his wayward partner around the 18 holes of the Jagorawi’s jungle keeping his team ball in play.

TeeSet Win 2 & 1 (2 points)

Match 6: Teesetters Robert Watt (14) and hardy veteran and ex-President Geoff Thwaites (20) took on Interleague legend Iris Rothenburg (12) and Willi G (18). Robert and Geoff had their hands full playing two very experienced golfers in Iris and Willi. Iris knows every nook and cranny of the New Course, played solid as ever and Willi chipped in consistently. The match was won on Iris’s last putt.

JAWS Win 1 Up (2 points)

Match 7: Teeset Matchplay supremos David Baglivio (12) and Arnold Castillon (16) took on the JAWS players Bobby (11) and Parman (14). On paper, the Tee Set team looked strong but they met their match in two very crafty and skilful JAWS players.

JAWS Win 3 & 2 (2 points)

Match 8: Saw Douglas McQuater (14) and Fernando Gaggino (14) take on Yudi Laskito (15) and Avnish Patankar (24). Albeit giving a fair amount of strokes to the JAWS opposition, The course knowledge of long term Jagorawi member and JIL veteran El Guapo proved to canny for the JAWS Sharks who made one mistake too many.

TeeSet Win 3 & 2 (2 points)

Match 9: Teeset 2020 interleague Singles Stalwart and smooth swinging Swede Richard Berg (6) and the gritty and hardy Samret Raungit (11) were a great combination against JAWS organiser in chief, Divya (15) and Vijay (16). T

TeeSet Win 3 & 1 (2 points)

Match 10: Teeset Interleague Captain, Simon Reynolds (7) teamed up with Supachai (15) vs Randy Albert (10) and Arif (15) from JAWS. The game was played in great spirits even in the rain with laughs shared between lost balls and drops from the surrounding jungle. The Teeset Captain and straight shooter Supachai were uncharacterstically wayward off the tee and failed to capitalise from opponents mistakes when given with several missed putts costing them the match to the two sharp shooting Sharks.

And now back to Match 1……

Good friends and Teeset regulars Jude Alexander(19) and Dan Javier (20) took on JAWS players Imran (8) and Diana Budiarti (28). This was a high quality match with Diana maintaining strong form from the Tee Set championships, but, on review, the match was found to have not been in line with the competitition rules and was, by agreement of the societies, declared void.

FINAL RESULT: TeeSet 9 – 9 JAWS

A big thanks to the JAWs team for promoting and creating this new event, and for the integrity displayed on review of the match one result. A draw can be celebrated by both teams as good for Jakarta golf, and a lesson was learnt about being fully aware of the competition rules before play starts. Thanks and best wishes to all!!!!

Standard Competition

Played in parallel to the matches was the standard net strokeplay competition, with 38 players registered. Lots of newcomers – welcome to the Jaws family – and a big welcome back to Peter after 26 weeks away. All photos of the day here.

As usual for Jagorawi, tight scores and not a lot of birdies. Congratulations to net winners – A Grade – Fenando 71, B Grade – the evergreen Geoff Thwaites with 73, and Taufik (no Jaws is not his surname) in C Grade with 73. Randy (no… JAWS is not his real surname either) took low gross of 83. Congratulations to Ric for eventually earning most improved, before later disqualifying himself, recorded here as 9 strokes better score on his second nine but perhaps jumbled by the shotgun start and the stress of organising. All appreciated, Ric!!!!

Next Sunday 13 December 2020, 12 noon – Cengkareng – Monthly Medal

The first Monthly Medal round of the new golf year will be held at Cengkareng. The Monthly Medal is the premium monthly competition played off the blue tees (men) and red tees (women) in the stableford format. Everyone welcome.

Tee off is at 12 noon off Tee Box 1 and 10.

The Monthly Medal and Perpetual Trophy are donated by Geoff Thwaites and Kojo, and we thank them for their support over many years.

Please take notice of this Thursday’s reminder post, where we will update you on the status of the Tee Set leadership and advise next steps. Your committee has been meeting and we will have a resolution to bring to the members on Sunday.

To sign up for the Monthly Medal, please click here.