The Imperial army was out in force this week, but this was the only photo we could find of them! In all 43 players joined, with Richard making a huge effort to get toImperial for the back nine and Guillaume and Kanji joining off the grid, sorry off the app.

The course was in good condition and the Klub (yes with a K remember) provided us with an early start, which was just as well, because the lightning came to stop play for about 20 minutes soon after. Anyway, everyone finished with plenty of light, in time to enjoy the sunset and after match options.

Lots of different comps all connecting this week, so follow carefully, it may get messy.

Overall very strong scores again, creeping up into the 40s. As the main comp was stableford, lets do that first: there were five players tied on 41 points – Timo, Dougie, Jude, Willie and Bobby – so a countback was required and, through the magic of golf mathematics, Willie and Bobby came through as equal second.

The winner for this week, with an outstanding round of 44 points was Vincent, well done!!

Rav continued his great recent form picking up Low Gross with 78. Complete scores from the app are here.

In the remaining matches for the Ric Wymer matchplay trophy, past winners Roger and Arnold took 34 holes before a winner could be declared, and it was to be the braveheart who pulled through 4 & 2, so Roger is through to the final of the Emas bracket. Riche and Patrick had a great struggle, with Riche coming through 1 Up, and promising Filipino revenge will rain down upon Roger. However, before he can deliver this blow, the unfinished battle between Juju and Emil has to be completed next week, and he has to play the winner of that…sure, it could be an all-Filipino match but we know how formidable a competitor the mighty Juju is, representing the the ladies of Tee Set. So, as could be expected, the Gold Bracket is full of drama and intrigue.

In the more humble Kuning (Yellow) Bracket, Sami and Mike battled it out on the first nine and then Sami started his back nine with three birdies and a par to leave Mike looking like a reindeer in his headlights. Mike scrambled back in his normal style but Sami took the match 4 & 3 to set up an All-Finn match with Timo for the Kuning Bracket, so either way we will have a Finn in the Final, continuing the proud tradition of fellow countryman and Tee Set matchplay champ, Jari in 2017.

And while all this was going on, so was the second round of the eclectic. Far too much information to include here, so we will save this for the reminder post later in the week. The good news is the third round will be played on 21 November at Imperial.

Next Up: Sunday 17th October, 2021 Gunung Geulis, West Course

With some of the largest elevation drops, and outstanding accomodation nearby, we are travelling to Gunung Geulis to celebrate various birthdays and anniversaries, and play some golf.

Now, we had planned a scramble, and we can still do that if that’s what people want, or we can play normal fourballs and work out a fun competition on the side. We’ll work it out depending on the numbers. For now, register as usual on the MyGolf2U app.

Many of us will be staying overnight on Saturday night, some on Friday night as well, so it’s a great weekend likely, and it’s a good time to play this course before the rainy season really kicks in.

Remember, we are now playing preferred lie – or “lift, clean and place” as people normally call it.