This will be brief as I was out on the lash with the lads from the hash last night and our tour of Sunda Kelapa and the old fort areas ended up a little messy. Anyways back to golf. Monthly medal attracts larger numbers than most other Sundays. This may be due to a number of reasons not least that it is close to town and has a weekend golfer friendly layout. The happy hour beers may also be a solid factor. We had to drag Craig out of the place.
Back to the golf with a pretty full field and the last groups going off at 12.40 there was a chance we could be finishing in the dark. Whilst the pace of play was not electric all managed to complete the day before they turned the lights off. Someone who had a stellar round was Roger. When looking at the winners list he missed on the long women’s drive and that was nearly it. A cracking net 63 will be moving his handicap down. Low gross was his, low putts, and had a sandy in there also. Probably the most dominant round of golf this season. Luckily for others we like to share the prizes around. See the winners below
Winners are grinners, Roger with a cracking net 63 takes the KOJO and a Sandy Prize also.
Aniruth low gross 75. A fantastic round.
Anna Long Drive 185m well done.
Bags belts a long one into the wind to take long drive with a 244m cracker.
Rosie takes the lolly for nearest the pin.
Graham nearest the pin winner
First birdie, The President
Modern Golf
Next Sunday we head to Modern a course that has some similarities to Cengkareng but a tad more water. A nice walking course but rules and regulations normally sees us in buggies. Sign up on MyGolf2U. It also has excellent practise facilities for those in need of a warm up. Conveniently located a short distance from the toll road access is very friendly.
TeeSet Championship 26th of November Pondok Cabe
Things are coming together nicely for the Championship. This is the day when we appoint the new club champion we will also find out who the Matchplay champion is with a result from the final match between Diarmuid and Patrick. So far we have 45 people signed up and most have paid their money for the pre and after golf festivities. Make sure you sign up soon so catering can be catered for. Sign up via the TeeSet Whatsapp group. We are sharing the day with our buddies from the DOGS so it will be a lot of fun on and off the course.
Many years ago on a trip back from Gading Raya I took a convoy of cars on an adventure tour of Serpong and was awarded the Vasco da Gama award for uncanny sense of direction. I maybe be up for it again this year as I took Reni, Nicolas and Graham on a tour of the Jakarta toll system hitting 3 wrong exits.
See ya at Modern sign up early get an early flight.
Imperial Golf Course, was the site for the last round of the JIL season and all 8 teams assembled early at their designated tables. Some players calmed their nerves with a breakfast beer others had breakfast. The very nervous disappeared to the driving range. Team captains were collecting funds and Adhe has collecting from the non-JIL participants. I was collecting anecdotes for this weeks sheet and should have kept off the apres golf beers if I had any hope of putting them in print.
The JIL was shaping up as a final round showdown with the JAWS team well placed on top of the table but still in striking range were the Tin Cups and a slim outside chance from the boys and girls at Poksia. JAWS did just enough to hang on and defend their title. Congratulations.
Our JIL captain, Dean, posted a season end victory over the DOGS. It was a tough start to the season but the team grew in strength and confidence as the season progressed and but for a couple of narrow loses could have finished higher up the table. Next season presents a challenge to the mighty TeeSetters to hit the ground running with all guns firing. So please step up to the challenge next year and help propel the team to victory. A big thanks to Viboon, Geoff, Jeff, Shyam, Nicolas, Sam, Albert & Dean and all the other players who stepped up during the year.
The day itself was a now typical Jakarta afternoon, smoggy. Pockets of the stuff were all over the course and the hoons on the other side of the course were adding to the pollution by doing burnouts. Surely the most despicable spoilt children on the planet. The temperature seemed hot but Madonna’s peaks were missing nipples. A proud moment for the club President on the long drive hole with his name going on the marker with the enviable distance of 175 metres or was that yards? Mr Westen wandered by later and erased the president from the history books.
What sets Imperial apart from other courses is the similarity it has with TellyTubby Land, and there were a few golfers resembling Tinky-Winky and Co wandering the course on Sunday, no names will be mentioned to protect the President from a black eye. The greenside bunkers can be deep or just an extension of the putting green. The lumpy bits are everywhere and most greens need a good read and have more breaks than a Unionist. Fairways conveniently slope towards water. A drive straight down the middle can easily roll off an elevated fairway to end up behind a tree. The geese on the 18th keep you to one side of the course. Some find the course too challenging others enjoy the challenge. Whatever way you look at it, golf was not meant to be a walk in the park. Or was it? An attempt on the President’s life was made by Sammi but as usual 20 metres short. Speed of play was a bit slow, but there is a lot at stake on JIL days and a largish crowd meant we were always going to be chasing the sun. The flight behind us got the last of the Sunday light as they putted out.
Back to the clubhouse with the promise of free beer and food. The Soto Betawi looked a bit like the creeks around Jakarta at the moment, so veered away from the food trough and head straight to the Anker man and the Anker man was my main man, Agus. Agus was the last man to man the Anker Beer Truck for the Jakarta Hash House Harriers another sporting group that was poorly lead once upon a time by this President. Free beer and golf leads to some epic recounting of stories on the golf course, none of which will be recounted here as free beer also leads to short term memory loss and a confidence amongst the opposite sex that can lead to dangerous reactions and more black eyes. A quick mention that Anker under the guise of the other delightful brew of theirs, San Miguel, is a main sponsor for this years TeeSet Championship, along with Hot Hed, Asian Tigers Relocations and J S Luwansa.
TEESET WEEKEND WINNERS
We had eagles and birdies but no albatrosses. We had low putts, low gross and high Stableford. We had free beer, let’s not mention the food.
Joint winners on 39 Stableford points, the free beer prevented a countback. Well done Marcelo and Craig.
Sam suffering a bad hair day but still good enough to take the loot with a handy 79.
Albert, Jane and the President all had birdies. President had the last hole bird so no money. Well done to the other 2.
Two Eagles today one from Marcelo and the other from Nicolas. We done boys.
Low putts for David with 28 slaps of the flat stick and generously sharing his wine latter in the evening.
Monthly Medal Cengkerang 29th of October
Sign up to this event on MyGolf2U the day is shaping up nicely with the arrival of the first rains of the Monsoon starting to knock the pollution out of the sky and greening the fairways. If you need a cart or hoverboard please register on the whatsapp group, there will probably be a waiting list for those needing transport around the course.
TEESET 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP PONDOK CABE 26TH OF NOVEMBER
OK TeeSetters the course is booked the food and booze is sourced the goody bags are being stuffed the shirts are being printed. Now it is up to you. You need to do 2 things to reserve your spot in the elite field. Price is set Rp800.000 for the social side, includes light brunch, food and some beverages on the course, after game meal and adult beverages. Also a goody bag containing all the stuff that you want. Green Fees on the day Rp750,000 walking or Rp800,000 shared buggy. Shirts need to be ordered by the 7th of Novemeber so make your booking now to avoid a lifetime of disappointment.
TeeSet would like you to pay for the F&B and goody bag upfront. Also need to know your shirt size. The benchmark of humanity, El Presidente, takes a slim fit XXL so you can use him as a sizing tool.
Pay Send the funds to BCA 6220342571 Michael Charles Seabrook (include your name on the transfer and/or send proof of payment to Michael 0818805673)
Add your name and shirt size to the new Championship Whatsapp Group and status paid(it will appear shortly).
Some say this course is older than the Caddie Whisperer, but you can see by the date in the photo that they are wrong. TeeSet headed to the tight lies of JGC last Sunday. The bravest of the brave were there ready to test the woodwork of JGC. 6 flights ventured out some returned in a state of bewilderment, some came back with the look of satisfaction of challenged accepted and met, some aren’t ever coming back again. There was one thing that leveled the playing field is that the management at JGC nicely provided each golfer with an icy cold Anker 500ml, the chosen drink of elite golfers.
Starting on the back 9 myself, Pekka, Roberto & Alessandro looked. down the narrow fairway of the 10th. The President promptly filled his pants and hooked it into the net protecting golfers on the 11th tee box. The others managed a more forward path toward the hole, albeit with a few shots collecting wood. A sound that would accompany us for most of the round whether from our flight or other passing golfers. Worm burners were a particularly safe shot and help the President bogey or par the first few holes. The drivers were left in the bag except for that brave Finn Pekka who was wielding the wood with gay abandon ( the use of the word gay here is the traditional pre-rainbow meaning). Onward we soldiered, the conditions were fine with a bit of a breeze taking the sting out of the Jakarta heat, pollution was low and no sign of the much needed rain. Roberto commented that we should play this course more often and he is 100% right it offers a challenge to golfers that are not found on the many American designed party courses. TeeSet will return shortly for sure.
Swing off the 18th and heading to the first a speeding buggy grinds to a halt and Jens is explaining to me that JGC have jammed 2 flights in front of them on hole 7 and he’s off to give it to the Starter. I should have followed and offerred presidential support but I don’t have the spine for confrontational moments so I happily wondered over to the 1st. Where we could get the drivers out woohoo. The use of the driver didn’t stop Roberto from being a ball or two short of the whole on a few occasions when putting. Alessandro stayed with the trusty 3 wood which spent a bit of time finding the tree wood. The best wood adventure for the day was the President hit 8 trees in 3 shots which brought a bit of lite relief to Roberto who had been dueling with bunkers earlier. Alessandro proud to have finished with the same ball that he started with. The ball was a bit square as it had hit so much timber by the end of 18.
Onward we toiled and finally back to the club house we see the Filipino 4 ball already into the free Anker and chatting away and munching on some of Albert’s fine home cooked cuisine. The last group in having been jumped by 2 flights were Roger T, Aljosja and a few others. What we have drawn from this round at JGC is the Albert Beer Index Rating and currently JGC has it hands down. Besides the free Anker can, on offer were 5 large bottles of Anker for the juicy price of Rp300k. We made sure we took advantage of this. Currently last on the Albert Beer Index is Modern who have the audacity to be charging TeeSetters Rp80k a can. The Albert Beer Index will be an important factor in choosing courses in 2024. Scores were ok but practise makes perfect and has ruined my theory of candles and beers See below.
Practise makes perfect Steve with 40 Stableford points and stayed late on the jars.
Aryan played a straight game and made good use of the tree monkeys to hit a great 84 off the stick.
First birdie on 9 to Aljosja, well done.
Dan takes low putts with a steady 28 taps of the flat stick. Well done.
TeeSet Championship Pondok Cabe Sunday the 26th
We have a shotgun start on this day and will be sharing the course with our Saturday Society The DOGS as they play an eclectic round in the pursuit of the Big Dog. What we have install on this championship day is what you have been waiting for. There will be a light brunch served prior to the game with bloody Marys and Screwdrivers on off to help steady the nerves. On the course there will be arrange of F&B available, plus remember Cabe rates very high on the Albert Beer Index for oncourse beer prices. After the game there will be the presentations and a spectacular buffet overseen by Mr Mee the legendary Thai chef. Beer and wine (some) will be supplied. There will be lucky draw prizes and music and maybe even karaoke. This will culminate with the election of a new President. So start organising your playing partners to ensure you get a spot. If you cannot be bothered organising a flight we can do it for you and you may get to play with the President who enjoys this side of social golf. So just register now on MyGolf2U. There will be a goody bag containing a new TeeSet shirt for 2024 in the anniversary colours plus other goodies. All this and more for the highly affordable and user friendly price of Rp1,600,000.
We will be putting out a shirt size order form next week so make sure you complete it.
JIL final round hosted by TeeSet at Imperial Oct 22
This Sunday sees the culmination of the JIL season who will be the champions? Who cares? TeeSetters will be fighting hard to finish off the season on a high note. Captain Dean once more leads his team onto the field of battle assured of the undying support of all the brotherhood and sisterhood. This what makes TeeSet great. Their will be a buffet and beers afterwards so sign up on MyGolf2U and fly the TeeSet Colours one final time this season. “We are the boys of TeeSet, every team we meet we mangle, roll em bowl em toss em in the bunkers we are the team that wins of course”.
All regular TeeSet players who are not playing in the interleague are welcome to join this Sunday as regular TeeSet Player.
TeeSetters took to Modern Golf Club in Tangerang last Sunday whereas the President took a wrong turn and end up in Pattaya playing Phlu Ta Luang Navy Golf Course (photo). A quick bit about this course, there’s a choice of 4 courses each 9 holes. Caddies greet you at the foyer and fight to carry your bag. It can get vicious, best to just head inside and pay your green fees, which are pretty reasonable. The course is a bit short but there are a few obstacles that even good golfers need to navigate around. Greens are slow, you get your own cart so we flew around the course in 3.15 hours. Best of all beers are super cheap.
Back to the main game at Modern, first of all a big thanks to Jens for hosting Sunday’s event. Surely a President in making, awaiting nominating? The numbers were a bit smaller than usual with a few golfers out of town. A few had been to Bandung, a few were in Bali and definitely a few home in Europe on holidays Checking the forecast weather seemed reasonable. The air quality was Jakarta Standard, killing yourself by breathing standard.
On to the winners
Rosita a happy best Stableford score. Hope to see you soon with your improved knees when you can challenge for low gross.
Well done to Daniel for taking low gross with a well played 81. Maybe someone for Dean’s TeeSet Terrors Team?
Everyone needs a body double and here’s Chris’s, Joe, who stood in for the first Birdie prize winner.
Max took low putts with 30, Sri took the money.
Security
Each weekend we play golf our valuables are left in either golf bags, the golf cart dashboard or locker. Please make sure you secure your goods as best you can. This may mean leaving excess cash in the locker room or at least knowing how much cash you have in your wallet. Other issues are keys and HPs. It is our responsibility to look after our belongings. So by removing temptation you are removing the opportunity for someone to ruin your day.
MyGolf2U
A very easy app to use. Please try and put your scores in during the round as it just speeds things up at the end and stops the President from drinking too much. It is very easy to do.
October 15 JGC
TeeSetters we head off to the conveniently located JGC this Sunday. Jakarta’s oldest course with some postage stamp sized greens and tight fairways offering an excellent challenge to the TeeSet golfers. Cheap beer, good food and easy to get to location make this a premier golfing opportunity. See you there. Google Maps has the entrance in the wrong spot last time, so check carefully by using the zoom function to locate the clubhouse.
The Championship 26 of November on a Sunday
Firstly I would like to thank our major sponsors here, San Miguel Beer, Hot Hed Oil Field Services, Asian Tigers and JS Luwansa. Without these major sponsors it would be hard to host such a great day. The committee is working hard to ensure there is a great day to be had. There will be pre-golf food and drinks, food and drinks on the course, food and lots of drinks after the game and music. So put the day in the diary, book Monday morning off work, and get ready to play and party in the best championship social golf has on the calendar. The course is Pondok Cabe, new locker rooms new towels and ample parking day or night.
With only a few weeks of the current President’s tenure left to run make sure you stand up for the position next year. The position comes with excellent tee times, preferential locker location and the newest towel in the change rooms. These are just some of the perks so make sure you start campaigning now. For too long this club has been the domain of British and Australian Presidents. It’s time we had one of those amusing European lads take the reins for a bit. Anyways don’t feel shy let Adhe or one of the committee folk know and next thing you’ll be on the highest plane of expat living.
Sunday morning saw TeeSetters driving through soupy atmospheric conditions to get to Riverside. You could see the pollution, you couldn’t see Gunung Putri. It is really comforting to know that the government are stopping at nothing to get on top of this horrible pollution. Breathing without a cigarette on Sunday was not advisable.
We had quite a large turn out on Sunday with 11 groups. The banter amongst many was the Ryder Cup. Golf and soccer are 2 sports that are hard to watch, a highlights reel works best. If you have to watch live, then golf wins as it gives you a longer to time to become comfortably numb on rum or whatever your poison maybe. There was mention of one of the teams winning so that’s good. We got off to an early semi-shotgun start and from that moment things slowed down. But it was sooo very hot over the first few holes what was the rush. I was playing with the Chaundys and Lukas. Lukas claimed to be a 30+ handicapper and pars the first hole. That aroused suspicion. Unfortunately for Lukas he followed the president into the spiralling depths of golfing hell. Meanwhile senior Chaundy was handing junior Chaundy a golfing lesson about course management. It didn’t help that dad had dragged his sleep deprived child straight from a plane to the golf course. But some booming woods, with an occasional iron shot shows that there is more potential here than the old fella ever had. A few beers at the end bought a bit of colour back into his cheeks.
There were a couple of TeeSet Matchplays being fought out that day with Hitoshi taking on Rosie and Sam V Dean. Dean won on that not often used R&A ruling, height. He’s a big bugger and won by 10cms easy. Meanwhile Hitoshi played a wonderful round of golf and Rosie hardly got a look in. Now we are very close to the pointy end with only a few players left before we get to the semis.
The Winners
Hitoshi takes the cash after a dominate day at Riverside. 39 Stableford points.
Sam takes the cash and runs, with a best gross 83. Just needs to add some height to his game to be the complete package.
Well done Nareesh with the low putts cash. 30
Sandy on the first for Jens. Well done.
Lukas takes first par HCP 30+. Well played.
8th of October Modern Golf
A lovely flat trackers course with a few ponds scattered around to keep you honest and straight. A very user friendly clubhouse and good practise facilities. Sign up on MyGolf2U for an enjoyable Sunday with TeeSet
The Championship
Will be played last weekend in November. Secure the weekend and Monday off for what is a highlight in the Jakarta sporting calendar. There will be booze, birdies and food goody bags and other stuff. The course is Pondok Cabe, with newly renovated change rooms and a great place to party after the golf. More details to follow.
Once again the end of the month rolls around and once again TeeSetters roll down the Airport Toll in search of Jakarta’s best greens. This road leads us to the wonderful Cengkareng Golf Club, a golfing fixture that has been at the forefront of the expatriate golf scene for well over 20 years. It has hosted many an AFL or Irish scramble plus a long list of other charitable events and for the last few years it has hosted the TeeSet Kojo Monthly medal. We usually get a big roll out for the monthly medal as players test their mettle in the vain hope of victory. Cengkareng makes a very good frozen margarita which washes away the disappointment of not winning. Ok so we have the scene in our minds of Cengkareng GC, now readers let’s read on and see what happened on that last fateful Sunday in September.
A big field of TeeSetters had signed up for this week’s Medal game with nearly full capacity of 50+ golfers. During the week there was a desperate scramble to get hold of Cengkareng cart by some of our more infirm and aged members. Cengkareng carts are as rare as hens teeth so a waiting list was put in place. Club secretary, Adhe, has arrived early as usual and taken up a strategic vantage point in the restaurant area and started a line of communication with the President, who was recovering from a serious injury. There were a few too many 3 balls and a bit of streamlining needed to be done. Then a player or two pulled out, this is normal, things pop up on Sunday’s. More re-jigging the flights, more dropouts.
President now in car, self-driving to the course and ignoring the pings from the hand phone as he masterly maneuvers his way through Jakarta’s treacherous traffic. Arriving at the course he flings his keys to the Valet and dashes to the change room before heading to the restaurant. Arriving in the restaurant a scene of horror envelops him. There, sitting at the head table is Nicolas drinking a tea or some other similar hot beverage, the next table we have Bert choking back a ciggie but where’s his good luck beer. My god what is happening here! More cancellations are coming more flights being re-worked has covid re-emerged? No, worse a large number of TeeStters have been hospitalised with the Pocks, a rare tropical disease caused by copious amounts of alcohol intake after a round of golf, only surfaces every 40 years.
Roger wanders in looking like he’s been run over by a herd of buffalo, Dean and Siti are quietly holding their heads. What’s wrong with everyone, a large section of today’s turnout look like they have turned out for their own funeral. A quick glance in the bathroom mirror reveals that I also look like one of the living dead. An iced latte does nothing to fix that appearance but a couple of smokes manage to kick start the lungs again, whew! This is looking like being a long day.
The Starter calls us to the tee boxes early and Roberto and Irene have to discard their menus and play the round on an empty stomach. Golfers are hurrying in all directions to get to their allotted box. Caddy and bags are located, equipment checked, Sammi on his second beer. Teeing off in the 3rd group, I grasp the first rule of TeeSet, must stand unassisted on the first tee, I believe I can do this. I must, for the dignity of the office of President of TeeSet. Meanwhile Sammi and Ezra are checking out if it safe to blast one down past the bunker on the 10th, I am checking the distance to the red tees with limited ambitions. All starts well with a high handicapper drive to the right of the fairway, way better than Sammi (hit 3 fairways for the day) and Ezra who went off onto nearby fairways in search of their balls. Does that sound right?
Anyways it was very hot for the first 3 holes, but not nearly as hot as Tom’s 3 pars and a bogey on the first 4 holes as he and Cucu fought for supremacy in their social match play versus Nicolas & Reni. Narrowly going down 2&1. The round started off slow and it looked like we may be chasing the sun over the last few holes but things picked up a bit on the back 9. My partners started a bit slow but Ezra and Sammi were soon into the groove a few putts lagging on the way to the hole stopping a good score being record. Both players had some very good moments and their company was good and words of encouragement accepted, wouldn’t take a beer though as I had the Pocks.
Most scores were a tad off the usual high expectations TeeSetters have, but the early heat and the initial slow play may have sapped a few golfers concentration. All in all a good day.
THE WINNERS
Kojo medal winner, Jude with a pretty handy net 66. Well done.
Low gross to a surprise winner today Nicolas no religious beers to start his round.
Claudio with the day’s first birdie. Welcome back.
Tom takes first sandy on hole 1. Cucu takes the flamingo.
Anna takes the long drive 175m
Well done to Jaco who took long drive with a 235 whack.
Roberto does it easy with a nearest the pin win.
Sunday the 1st at Riverside.
Back to the enchanting layout that is Riverside, gorges, bridges and jungle all make for a pleasnt day. See you there sign up on MyGolf2U you can download the app onto your phone.
NEWS
Next wek we will announce the date and venue of the Annual Championship. Also remeber to get your Matchplay games organised, we are now at the pointy end of the season. The next JAkarta Interleague game is hosted by the mighty TeeSetters and is the last of the season so a sumptuous BBQ will follow. If you are keen to help TeeSet to a victory offer your services to Dean. The game will be at Imperial on the 22nd of October.
The Pocks List
Hitoshi, Velma, Bill, Arne, Rosy and their nurse Richard
6 weeks to go cherio
Mr President (to you)
PS: Nicolas, was close with the traitor identification but he had the President in as one, so no wine. The President a traitor tsk tsk tsk.
Excitement quite intense prevails amongst the TeeSet golfers when it comes to Interleague day. Captain Dean had assembled a pretty strong team on paper for the battle of the Zimmer Frames taking on Pocksia. How our brave captain’s heart must have skipped a beat as he watched Patrick ‘Dead Eye’ Chaundy, Diarmuid Flanagan aka The Kneecapper and Bill ‘Committeeman’ Lloyd all pulling up chairs and nestling in with Jack’s Tin Cups. But lo, worse was to come for today’s opponents Pocksia contained 2 ex-TeeSet presidents and worse, the current president. Shame, shame, shame.
Moresly sitting at another table were the DOGS deep into their cups also scanning the roomful of treacherous golfers. It all resembled an early scene out of MacBeth, “double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble,” as once loyal allies started turning up in enemy camps. And to make all worse, there was Axel who late in life has become a golfing gigolo, will play for pay. So the TeeSetters and DOGS the golf societies that spawned most of these teams are now looking on like disappointed parents, a prodigal son like moment.
Now you may be wondering about the photos above this blurb. Well these are some of history’s better known traitors. A bottle of wine from the president to the TeeSetter who can identify these 5 fine fellows and pair them with the correct treacherous TeeSetters. Answers via the Whatsapp group before Sunday. Winner will be announced at The Monthly Medal. This should be interesting and maybe even mildly insulting, let’s see. 🙂
A semi shotgun start saw golfers heading off to their allocated teebox. And before the first ball had even been hit, treachery was afoot. Pocksia’s Craig Edwards had taken up residence in TeeSetter Albert’s cart. What were these two up to. The President arrived at Teebox 4 to jeering and heckling from the TeeSetters and promptly slapped his ball into the trees never to be seen again. The battle had commenced and 64 players went to work, winning, losing and halving holes. The game was slow, very slow but the stakes were high and the tension was higher. After the 3rd hole the treacherous teeset President slipped up and gave up a 7 shot advantage he held over the TeeSet low handicapper Albert. Some Presidents are not as bright as others, this may have been the Trumpian moment of his term. The final moment happened on the final hole with the final shot of the round, The president needing to sink a four footer to win managed to miss it and halved the match with TeeSet. It was a great game played in good spirit with all golfers having their moment to help win back the lead or halve a difficult hole. Matchplay is a great competitive way to play social golf and we always need to remember we are a social golf society. Some might think that the president after that round maybe not so treacherous but Captain Dean knows different. So does the Green Keeper who blasted the old bastard with 5 sprinklers on the way back to the clubhouse.
Well done to the TeeSet Matchplay team on a round where matches were still being discussed days latter over beers and gins. The warm down after the game was great with plenty of mixing between the teams and some tall tales of golfing heroics being recounted. A big thanks to the TeeSetters who showed up to play the regular TeeSet game. No TeeSet Sunday would be complete without a winner and Sunday’s winner was
Roberto with 35 points on the challenging new course at Jagorawi, well done.
The Championship.
The committee is currently working hard to get this year’s championship organised. Courses are being scrutinised, menus sampled, beer temperatures tested, polo shirt designs and patterns pondered and goody bags items sourced. This all takes time and effort which the committee is doing. It also takes money and due to a fiscally irresponsible president, who has been handing out booze, tin cups and cash like there was no tomorrow for near on a year, we probably need a bit more in sponsorship. Cash is great but stuff for the goody bag or a few bottles for the lucky draw would also work. Let us know if you can help. The Championship event is always a very memorable game and evening.
The TeeSet Matchplay
We are getting down to the pointy end of the season so please get your matches organised. We would prefer that you play them on a Teeset Sunday after all it is our competition. There are some very interesting pairings and we all are anxiously awaiting the outcome. Well I am.
Monthly Medal
This Sunday at the glorious Cengkerang Golf Club we play for the medal. Stroke play men off blue the ladies off the red tees. Sign up on MyGolf2U and be part of the fun.
Let’s start this news sheet off with a big thanks to our sponsors San Miguel Beer, Hot Hed, Asian Tigers Group and JS Luwansa. The fact that the people behind these companies make an effort to support TeeSet is what makes days like this so enjoyable. Thanks Dan, Bob, Bill and Richard.
92, turned out to contest the 40th Anniversary Scramble. That’s 23 teams playing across the lovely course that is Pondok Cabe. A shotgun start saw us off at around 12.30 and pace of play was pretty steady, allowing for only short pauses to stock up on beers or hot dogs. The overcast skies never looked threatening but they did take the sting out of the day and made walking the course very enjoyable. I don’t think my 90 year-old caddie enjoyed the stroll as much as I did, but at least the cart he was hauling had one good wheel.
Let’s time warp back to the club house for a paragraph or two.
Some of the ladies from TeeSet and a Canadian photobomber
Numbers were building early for Sunday’s outing. The men’s change rooms are being renovated and that saw a move to the ladies with the ladies relocating to the VIP section. The staff and players handled this small inconvenience well. Adhe, the club secretary was busy collecting fees and selling Mulligans. A pretty simple task one would suspect, as it had been explained in earlier notices to the players, but anyways we do have some special people at TeeSet.
Some players were seen eyeing off the supply of cold San Miguel behind the registration table and security had to be called into to keep them out of the cold box. The beers were for after the game. Thankfully you could purchase beer from the Pondok Cabe restaurant and soon tables were filling up with teams and beer bottles. Both Adhe and Mila, from Pondok Cabe, did a wonderful job ensuring team information was being sent to the start in a clear manner. The usual suspects asked what format we were playing today, which forced me to start drinking early to take the pain away.
Then we were away, golfers scattering to all points of course. Being the President has its perks, and today I was group A from the 10th. Being President doesn’t help with your team being all present and accounted for at tee off time. Albert a late stay at the Bull & Vine was his usual fashionably late self. This allowed the Samurai Warriors to jump the Spin Dryers. Just as well as it took Albert a few minutes to tee up his ball, his hands were shaking so badly from the Grey Goose the previous evening.
The wonderful thing of the shotgun start with a large group is that on every fairway and nearby green you see your friends and waves are exchanged and progress is checked. But there is always one team that has to put that extra edge on the day. On Sunday, that team was the Tiramisu Terror Squad. A huge slice across one and a half fairways from the par 5 2nd hole, had members of the Presidential Guard believing it to be an attempt on the President. There we saw the Italian mob and their IRA hitman send a caddie across to steal our ball. Never in the 40 years of TeeSet has anyone so brazenly stolen a ball, it wasn’t even new as it had hit most trees that day. If it ain’t tied down it’s ours seemed to be the way the Cake Squad were thinking. A bit of tough postering to the female caddie and the discovery of Diarmuid’s ball in the drain finally saw them relinquish our ball. We guesstimated that Diarmuid must have hit that ball 240 metres to get it in the drain, one and a half fairways from where he should have been playing. Nice slice mate, we should have a prize for it next year.
The Ball Bandits. Interpol are on the lookout.
What did seem to be happening with most teams was that birdies were being made and putts were lipping out. It was going to be a close tussle to get amongst the wine bottles latter that day. Relief was in site when situated just after the 18th hole was the Hot Hed Dog Depot.
Dogs and beer available at the 18th/10th, perfect.
After completing the 18 holes without a blemish on the scorecard we believed we may be in with a show or would those lip out putts comeback to haunt us. Off to the clubhouse and handover the scorecard to today’s chief organiser, Roger. Then off to the showers. They say a picture paints a thousand words well you wouldn’t want to see that picture or read the 1000 words. Let’s just say prison showers spring to mind. Middle aged prison showers. Definitely a down side to the scramble is the dash to overcrowded and under showered locker rooms. I swapped my shirt and escaped from Dante’s Inferno.
Meanwhile back in the main room, preparations were underway for determining the winner. Some scorecards came via the Inferno others straight from the course. The main group of ladies huddled close to the scoring table. Meanwhile our visitors from the DOGS were building a tower of empty San Mig cans. The wine and the spirits were starting to flow, as well as the San Miguel & Bintang supplied by the TeeSet club. There was controversy over the Ladies Long Drive and it was fairly solved by myself and Roger awarding the prize to the official scorers, who just happened to be Roger and myself.
The Winners
Richard, Bill, Ezra & Howard Tigers on the loose take the chocolates.
2nd place the Flying Finns
The Samurais take low gross
The Tiramisu Team take 3rd spot.
Velma nearest the pin
Nearest the pin men
Nicolas with the longest drive with the persimmon driver
The birthday folk and some committee and sponsors at the cake cutting. We would like to thank Geoff for his generous birthday gift of wine for the lucky draw and to Michael for sharing numerous birthday bottles amongst the guests.
As Dean said in summing up the day later at the Bull & Vine warm down. “There was a real happy buzz in the room” Helped by plenty of booze and camaraderie. The feeling was the same on the course as we chased birdies pars and eagles and to show you how close the chase was here are the final placings there were lipped out puts between hero and zero. What a great day
A special thanks to the committee of Roger, Dean, Bill and some special advice from Craig the ex-singing President. Teams and tee box sorted by a very patient Roger. Thanks to Adhe for handling the logistics on the day.
See you Sunday when the mighty TeeSet take on the other 40 year olds Pocksia in the battle of the zimmer frames. Get on down to Jagorawi by signing up on MyGolf2U. Captain Dean is looking for another player. Have you got what it takes?
TeeSetters took to Gading Raya last Sunday and gave the course a right royal spanking. Gading Raya is renovating the club house but this did not deter 48 TeeSetters from venturing out. After all TeeSetters are golfers not prima donnas that fuss about in the locker rooms before and after a round of golf. It’s down to the restaurant and load up on some golfing grub and grog and then onto the field of battle.
Well and truly did the lads and lassies of TeeSet charge onto the field of battle. Score cards had to be seen to be believed with 10 golfers breaking through the magical Stableford barrier of 40 points. Putts were being sunk from monster distances and we even had another Eagle to go back to back from last week. A few Matchplay games were decided also, with a cracking game needed from Patrick to gain a win over a valiant Bags. Hitoshi brought his A game to Gading and had too much firepower for the master of the cutdown putter, Jens. Sam, after a thrilling victory in the Asian Tiger 45 Hole Challenge on Friday, found a bit left in the tank to hold off a very competitive Alessandro. JP and Dean battled to a draw where a winner was decided on height. Well done Dean for being tall. Dan won with a walk over from the President to have back-to-back walkovers. He sends fear into his opponents hearts and a walkover is the easier option. Diarmuid with a strong win over a normally very competitive Arnold rounded out the weekend’s matchplays This brings The Matchplay winners to the pointy end of the season where those that have fallen by the wayside start watching results, and Hill’s Bookmakers are busy adjusting their odds as the pairings are revealed for the final two months of competition. Word is that Diarmuid has had leprechauns craft him a new set of irons. Whilst the smart money is awaiting the outcome of the next round battle between Hitoshi and Rosie. Rosie has been in sparkling form of recent time but the bushido spirit of Hitoshi always rises on the golfing battlefields. My money is on Patrick as the nicely priced outsider who has been getting the job done on some well fancied opponents. Stay tuned punters things are heating up in the kitchen.
40th ANNIVERSARY OF TEESET SCRAMBLE
So far we have 22 teams ready to do battle for the biggest Texas Scramble this side of the Pecos. Last year’s winners The Spin Dryers are back with one change to their team and are aiming at going back to back. A difficult ask having seen the teams they will be battling against. There is still a day left to get this extremely fun day of golf. And extremely fun days of golf can only be achieved with the help from our sponsors this year in San Miguel, Hot Hed, JS Luwansa & Asian Tigers. A big thanks to Dan Xavier, Bob Fleischman, Richard Mau and Bill Lloyd. Also the old stalwart, ex-president & TeeSets oldest player, Geoff Thwaites is getting a bit older on Sunday ,80, and has generously donated 6 bottles of wine to the lucky draw. That gives us 30 bottles to be won either by luck, skill, or playing in a good team. There are other prizes to be won also.
We have a 12.30 Tee off so be there bright and early to register, and Team Captains to pick up your score cards. Mulligans for Rp100k will be available on the day which entitle the holder to 3 free shots anywhere but the putting surface (the green). The Mulligans will also entitle the hold to a good flow of grog after the game. So buy a Mulligan from Adhe when registering.
There will be the famous Hot Hed Hot Dog Stand located between holes 10 &18 so make sure you keep your energy up by knocking back a dog. Beers on course can be bought at a very reasonable price at the canteens on each nine. Plenty of free beer will be available after the game. I suggest over-indulgence at all times. Food before and after the game will be ordered from the menu at your own expense. As there is a big mob be patient with delivery times and have a beer while you wait.
There will be a long drive hole with a twist, and the closest to the pin for both men and women.
The Club is doing some major renovations and the men’s change room has been relocated to the ladies and the ladies have been moved to the VIP area. Downside of this is that lockers maybe in short supply for the men, but having played there recently they do have a reasonable bag tag system in place. Once again be cool don’t be a fool and work with the system. Two showers only in the ladies section, but ample room. I might join the ranks of the soap dodgers for the event and just change my shirt. The President always comes up smelling of roses 🙂
The green fees for the day are Rp800k for a shared cart or Rp700k for the walkers. Pondok Cabe is a lovely walking course. For the drivers of the carts be careful some carts have stopping issues and slightly dodgy steering so take it easy.
TeeSet fees for the day are Rp200k and buy a Mulligan for an extra Rp100K.
Enjoy the Day it will be a blast and make sure you argue with your captain, they always get upset.
Further updates will be made by Whatsapp.
Jakarta Interleague
The week after our Anniversary Scramble it’s back to the field of battle in the JIL matchplay. Please let Captain Dean know if you are available to play. Next week we start the assault on the championship so be part of the winning team.
The Winners
Slamming Sammy beat Gading Raya, and the rest of the field, into submission with 46 points.
Nicolas will start needing to declare his winnings to the taxman, low gross 75.
It’s not what you wear but what you do. And Ezra let his golf do the talking, great Eagle on the 6th.
First time Teeset player, first hole, first birdie. Well done Russ.
Low putts with the magical number of 26 was Hitoshi. Have a shave.
New Members
ASON LEE JOE PHUA RUSS SAUNDERS JAMES NICHOLSON SERGIO DANIELE
We look forward to you joining us again.
Finally
2 months and 9 days. What is the significance of that time period? That is the approximate date of the TeeSet Championship and we are looking for generous individuals or companies to help with some sponsorship of this blue ribbon marquee event. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party, It is not what TeeSet can do for you but what you can do for TeeSet. Sponsorship big or small is what makes this an unforgettable day of golf followed by a great after party and your efforts will be appreciated.
A picture paints a thousand words and this one does of the wonderful Cengkerang Golf Club. The greens were in perfect conditions the fairways hard but well grassed. The trees today seemed in the right position set back far enough to be missed. The par 5 5th played easier than usual and Alessandro proved that with an Eagle which both JP and Diarmuid testify was less than an inch from being an albatross.
11 flights headed off to contest the monthly medal with a few players backing up after the JHA Scramble on Friday, a great event, and either Pocksia or DOGS on Saturday. Weariness was not to be used as an excuse that day as some good scores were put in and most players played close to their handicaps. Pace of play was very good with just the usual rest spot on the par 3 12th. Remember the search rules of 3 minutes for balls that are hiding in flowerbeds or the rough. A fast game is a good game and it brings the beers that little bit closer.
Weather conditions were far from ideal with birds dropping out of the sky dead from breathing the heavily polluted air that now encases Jakarta. Planes taking off were quickly enveloped in a dirtbag of pollution. In every pollution cloud there is a silver lining, it stopped the sun beating down on us and by the second half of the round the pooh cloud had lifted a bit with the afternoon breeze. Returning to the sheds after the game a few non-smokers had developed coughs. Time to re-done your masks.
TEESET 40TH BIRTHDAY TEXAS SCRAMBLE
The big day is rapidly approaching and it will be big. Helped by the generous sponsorship of PT Delta Djakarta, makers of that iconic brew Anker. HotHead, best bbq dogs in town (and oil field equipment). Asian Tiger, who ya gonna call? And JS Luwansa, where all the best folk stay. Without the help of sponsors the package that the committee try to deliver each week would be impossible. So if you feel you or your company can help please have a chat with your friendly committee members. Back to the Scramble, it would be good if we could get 4 more flights to get close to maxing out the numbers. Please sign up via the TeeSetters Whatsapp chat or MyGolf2U if you don’t have a team we will put one together or you can form your own.
The day will be a shotgun start with great prizes for the winners and skill prizes also, plus the world famous TeeSet lucky draw. Sign up today so we can finalise things ASAP. Mulligans will be available make sure you buy some to increase your chances of winning and increase the club’s coffers.
Gading Raya this Sunday 3rd of Sept
We nearly have a full house this Sunday at the lovely home of Tangerang golf, Gading Raya. So get your MyGolf2U app out and sign up. 11.30 tee off means everyone will be home with daylight to spare. Try and get there 30 minutes before tee time in case of an early start, you can always have a beer whilst you wait. Gading has a great layout and is walker friendly with ample refreshment stations to keep you hydrated. So don’t miss out.
The Winners Circle
After a Saturday spent clubbing baby seals Tom picks up his game and takes the kojo monthly medal with a handy 65 net. The prize money disappeared quicker than a (input inappropriate saying here)
Jannes, also having been given a bit of a roughing up on the East Course and Gunung Geulis, found Cengkareng more to his liking with a gross 79 including -1 on the second 9.
We don’t often get to give a prize away for an Eagle but this was one of those special days. Well done Alessandro. I hope you mentioned it a few times this week to Diarmuid.
Young boy, Hitoshi nailed a birdie on the first hole. Great start to a round. There were a few others that day but no point waiting until the 2nd hole when the prize is already gone. Great golf.
Long drives to that long driving couple Renny & Nicolas. 240m &150m. Not sure who hit which one.
Nearest to the pin Viboon 276cm. Great shot on a hole where many failed to make the green.
Rosie NTP 305cm great shot. Rosie’s game is getting better by the day.
Achim a German visitor from the Netherlands nailed the first sandy on the 17th. Lovely bunker work.
It was great to see some players returning after an absences of varying lengths. We had Lorenzo, Neil, the Sheard boys, Lucas & Robert, and Hakim. It’s always good to see old friends whether visiting or just starting to reconnect with the TeeSet Family.
Make sure you get to Gading Raya for a great day out this Sunday
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