A week-end in two parts which left all those who participated to some or all of the scheduled activities with great memories of a fantastic visit to Rancamaya for our now traditional get together and match with D.O.G.S. for the Juergen Degert Trophy. Both days saw us head out in good time under bright sunshine thanks to the arrangements with the starter, enabling everyone to finish before the late afternoon showers which arrived as dusk descended on both Saturday and Sunday evenings as we enjoyed a few post match refreshments and conducted the prize-giving ceremonies for the respective events.

Act One… Saturday’s arrangement for those looking for a game and some competition was a charity fund-raiser on behalf of the Fiona Unity Foundation in support of Lombok’s Forgotten Children. 47 golfers signed up for the day and enjoyed a relatively quick round with the first groups we back by 3pm, leaving plenty of time for a social chat post-round and to refreshen up for the evening’s BBQ party which was held at the club house. With 54 players and partners joining in the evening, it was a lively night, brought to a close as refreshments ran low just before mid-night.

Many thanks to Mark Johnson, Craig Edwards and Rod Williams for their support to the arrangements for the day and to Dave Prosser/Celebrity Fitness, Dan Javier/PT Delta, John Brown, D.O.G.S., Ruth Lajousky, Craig Edwards, Geoff Thwaites/Kojo, Bill Lloyd/Asian Tigers and Gary Danskin for their contributions to the BBQ and prizes for the day. Winners were Jeremy Oberoi, Craig Edwards and Kevin Dobson in the Low Net category with Matt Trimbell and Roger Finnie taking home the prizes in the Low Gross category. The real winner was of course the charity with Rp6.8j raised on the day and arrangements are being coordinated to hand this over to Fiona, possibly on 28th May when she holds a charity golf day at Riverside. Detailed results from the day’s competition can be found here: LeaderBoard (mygolf2u.com)

Act Two ….. dawn on Sunday saw a few players with sore heads mingling with those arriving to join for the day only as the players and committee members from both Tee Set and D.O.G.S. prepared for their respective Society days…. and as importantly, the match! In total 76 players went off Sunday and the timely finish before the afternoon rains was a great testament to the coordination with the starter on an earlier tee time and the, as usual, excellent administration by both committees. Apart from the greens, the course played well despite the previous night’s heavy downpour, a fact represented by the excellent scores returned on the day.

Whilst some players chose to hedge their bets, the big winners in D.O.G.S. chose not to meaning the prizes were well shared out among the players; that said congratulations to Jeremy Oberoi for his net 60 and Gary Danskin for his gross 71…

Welcome to newcomers Wichian, Somkiat Sri and Ponesak... seen here enjoying the post match party and a few Ankers which were sponsored by PT Delta.

Congratulations to Simon Reynolds, Randy Albert and Samret Raungrit who all shared First Birdie, Divya Ahuja who mastered the greens to win Low Putts and Roger Finnie who won Low Gross on a count-back. Our Low Net winners on the day were Howard Short, Cucu Chandra and Chairman Bill Lloyd. Detailed results are here

With 24 players a side, the match for the Juergen Degert Trophy was a close run affair with 4 of the matches reaching the 18th green; the 2 halves secured on the 18th left D.O.G.S. as the victors 7-5 and with the braging rights for the next 12 months. Many thanks to Captains Ric Wymer and Doug McQuater for leading their respective teams on the day.

Tee Set World Cup

This popular fixture on the Tee Set calendar is coming up soon, to be held this year on Sunday 6th June at Riverside. Registrations for teams are open and can be made here: https://teesetgolf.wordpress.com/tee-set-world-cup-of-golf/

Event Supremo Craig Edwards will again be seeking captains to form teams so please support us by registering early. As always, single players will be accommodated and paired up to form United Nation teams and registrations for those looking to join individually will be open in the week before the event.

Next Up: Gading Raya 11.30 Sunday 16th May 2021

With few other events on this week-end, we are expecting a good turn out at the ever popular Gading Raya so please sign up to join the fun. Cost is Rp850k with carts and the sign-up link is her: https://teesetgolf.wordpress.com/yes-im-playing/