A small turn out on Sunday as TeeSet’s finest headed into the mountains to take on the challenging East Course. I could see why some of the more faint hearted golfers were not there. The first 6 or 7 holes have more twists and turns in them than a bent politician. 3 four balls and a 2 ball headed out that morning and Mo and Bilal were never seen again, having returned to the club house, showered, eaten and departed before the next flight returned.

Back to the first, as Mo and Bilal disappeared in the distance it was being decided what tees we should play off and which group should go first. I had already had an argument with JP about who should drive the cart, he ruled he should as the President was in no condition to be driving. He was right. Standing on the blue tees and looking down towards the green a bit of vertigo came across me and there was a feeling of rising bile so we moved to the white tee boxes where we all felt much more relaxed and there was a spot to sit down and have a rest. Having used Presidential powers to move our group to the pole position behind the 2 ball (the other 4 balls were at this point missing a player each) we were off. The caddies telling us it was 180 metres to the bunker and danger behind, they forgot to mention it was completely safe to the right of the bunker. John aimed for the cart path and missed putting the ball into the shiggy beside the path never to be seen again. JP played a fairway wood short of the bunker and Chris smacked a 5 iron to an advantageous position. The President suffering from Saturday Night Palsy and wobbly knees chose a 3 wood as his weapon of choice and stumbled to the tee. With words of encouragement from Diarmuid, the ball, to the amazement of all assembled, was sent soaring straight as an arrow some 200 metres into the shiggy behind the bunkers. The round had started and so had the blue language. The jagermeisters from earlier that morning ( thanks Nicolas) kept my hopes up that things might be ok. Six holes later and I was thinking that waterboarding must be more fun than this. I sent a message to Adhe to see what a week’s stay at Guantanamo Bay would cost. John, after a similar rough start soon settled into a nice rhythm as did JP, after a bit of blue language on the 3rd, Chris with his trusty irons was on the mark from the word go.

The caddies were lovely and very professional offering us advice on the greens that went a bit like this. Kiri. Ok, so kiri we went, and soon realised the caddy meant a flag pole left. As that was sorted out, it soon became; turun kiri, naik kanan, turun lagi licin, was a typical caddy reading of a 4 metre putt that day. The greens kept us honest and dashed our hopes for birdies and pars. I am glad I put the pre-golf start to have a smoke rather than the practise greens as those that did also perished on the greens of the East course. Except of course for the unknown golfer who broke Vijay’s heart and bank when he sunk a forty footer to take a birdie and sink Vijay’s par. TeeSet does not condone gambling on the course.

So so far we have the President having a rough day, Vijay has been feed to the wolves but then there was Diarmuid. Diarmuid asked me not to repeat this to Anybody so I have deleted Anybody from the mailout list. Anyways, Diarmuid was havin a bit of a matchplay with Roberto after 9 holes Roberto was cruising at 6 up, young Sean was seeing his dad in a new light and a few holes later the execution was complete 6/5. Those greens were hard.

On a happier note Holger took all of Vijay’s money and too rub salt in Vijay’s wounds shared the low gross prize. John Packer had nine pars (we won’t mention the other 9), and Chris Barnett had 2 birdies. Did the East course win? Of course not, TeeSet always wins, you just have to wake up and/or sober up. Even the President managed a respectable score on the back 9.

In hindsight it was great golfing, conditions (hungover) were tough at the start, the first 9 is a bit of a challenge but the heat disappeared quickly and spirits lifted. I think will revisit this course in August.

TEESET BIRTHDAY TEXAS SCRAMBLE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER PONDOK CABE.

That’s right TeeStters it’s birthday time not just any birthday but our 40th. So it will be a big day with great prizes for the winners and skill prizes for those with skill. Birthday cakes, beer, wine and other drinks. Get your team organised ASAP to avoid disappointment as we will be limited to how many groups the course can handle.

Asian Tigers 45 hole challenge 1st of September

The day when the iron men of golf venture on to the fields of Jagorawi to do good for the tigers of Sumatra. If you wish to take part in the classic 45 on foot event or the 18 in a cart event speak to Bill Lloyd. A great day out in support of a good cause, tigers.

The Winners

John with 42 stableford points. Well done and probably 46 wisecracks along the way. An entertaining round.

A happy Vijay for equal first in the low gross. He can now pay the toll fees.

Holger, equal low gross who has no problems with the toll fees but may have a problem with the taxman he won so much on Sunday.

John takes the first birdie money and second place in the smart arse comments behind John on a count back. A true pleasure to play heckling golf with these 2 & JP found it amusing also.

KOJO MONTHLY MEDAL CENGKARENG SUNDAY 30TH OF JULY

Back to Cengkareng for the monthly medal. Please register ASAP as we are filling up quickly and need to let management know ASAP if we need extra flights or if they can accommodate extra flights.

Always a great day and the Margaritas are to die for.

Arriba, arriba … andale, andale mas margaritas por favore.

El Presidente

Jarkarta Interleague, that time of the month when you really find out where people’s loyalties lie. TeeSet a club coming up to 40 years of active golf activities, an email list in the thousands (most have moved or died but hey we have a list). TeeSet who organises weekly golf games for the local and expatriate community every Sunday come rain, hail or religious holiday, never asking for anything just happy to serve that’s TeeSet. Solid as Borobudur, reliable as a Kijang, but come Interleague Sunday and we watch as the rats leave the ship. The bastard teams that TeeSet have spawned, teams such as the Tin Lids, Sharks, Sand Castles and Chihuahuas all basically made up of golfers who cut their international golfing teeth with the mighty TeeSet. These aforementioned bastards all sit atop TeeSet in the League. TeeSeters you need to look deep into your black Sand Castle heart and ask yourself does it feel right representing this mob when I could be helping the pure strain of golf society that is TeeSet. Wearing the TeeSet shirt, young men stand aside, women admire, and respect is universal. A shirt that has a tin lid on it somehow or another does not garner as much respect. Sitting here at the keyboard I feel a bit like Jay Monahan when the Camel Jockeys rode into town and took his stars away. TeeSet does not have the money of the PGAT or LIV but we have Spirit. We play golf in the true spirit of the game we will never shirk a battle, we will never concede a hole, we will play fair and we will prevail. So when Dean asks for numbers at the next Interleague competition I expect his Whatsapp account to be swamped with keen TeeSetters willing to go that extra mile for the club and don the club colours and venture forth onto the golf links of Jakarta for the greater glory of TeeSet. Hoorick hoorah TeeSet TeeSet rah rah rah. (Unfortunately I like Cameron Smith sold my soul, not to LIV but Pocksia)

Pondok Cabe a course on the rise, vast improvements since the dark days of covid. Sand in the bunkers, greens improved (still a bit hard on some of them) club house with a new coat of paint and they sent the towels to the laundry earlier this year. Cheap beers on the golf course, caddies in all shapes and sizes and golf carts with no brakes. This is a course on the rise in the eyes of many Jakarta golfers. It was great to see a strong turnout amongst TeeSetters not playing in the interleague. We got off to a semi shotgun start and went straight into a traffic jam of biblical proportions but this gave Riccardo and Diarmuid that extra father/son time on the golf course with Simon and Sean. Great to see families getting out there and enjoying a pleasant Sunday on the golf track. Conditions were ideal and heavy smokers and drinkers could get a couple in on each hole as play was slow for the first 9 holes. The cry of FORE was frequently heard but most targets were fortunately missed. An Indonesian caddie will yell fore at anything pretty much, to the point that golfers are numb to the call and no evasive action is ever taken. Any way I digress, one of my strong points.

Perfect conditions for golf after 2 holes in the heat it clouded over nicely and golfers were left to handle the great challenges that this course offers. Bunkers, doglegs, water and trees. From checking the scores most seemed to play close to their handicaps but putts were a bit on the high side. There is a bit of speed in a few of these greens and bounce.

Pondok Cabe will host TeeSet’s big Birthday Bash on the 10th of September so now is a good time to start organising your Texas Scramble teams(Ambrose to the Antipodean Colonials). We will have the whole course for a shotgun start no jam ups guaranteed so next week we will put out the registration forms and first in first served, bound to be a sellout. Great prizes (including free tickets to the 2025 Comm Games) great after golf activities.

Captain Dean takes best Stableford with 39. Send this man your commitment for next interleague.

Hitoshi takes a low gross win due to an early departure by Richard.

First birdie to Axel on hole 13 but that could be anywhere as it was a shotgun start. Well done.

The low putt twins Viboon and Seabrook due to a few people being OB and/or winning other prizes.

Roger took first Sandy but the camera never made it to the Pocksia table. The Pocksia table at the end was made up of the TeeSet hardcore liquor lads. We might be holding up the ladder in Interleague but we sit ahead of the pack in the drinking stakes, in a league of our own.

Next Sunday is Gunung Geulis tee off to be confirmed but normally before 12. So sign up and enjoy one of Jakarta/Bogor’s premier mountain courses. Use MyGolf2U. See you Sunday

Cheers and may your god smile upon you

Mr President (Impeach, impeach)

The course famous for the Madonna hole and for kids of the owner pinching bits of the course to build moats around their homes. This was the course that TeeSetters played last Sunday. It is a course that barely has a flat spot to place your feet on the fairways. Teletubbyesque mounds are everywhere and the greens have a fair bit of break in them. It was also a week where the President set a 14km hash trail on the Saturday and come Sunday was so sore golf was out of the question. We are not getting any younger my friends.

The Italian domination of TeeSet 2023 continues with Alessandro scoring 41 points and taking the chocolates last Sunday. Well done.

Nicolas presenting Sam with his lobsters for taking low gross 76. Cracking round in Telly Tubby Land.

Axel takes the first bird Flamingo with a birdie on hole 3. It must have been award to him due to Alphabetic rules as Richard and Sam also birdied the hole. ( late in from the judge Sam also birdied No2)

Rarely out of the money is Richard. This week with first sandy, hole No 3 and low putts 25. Well done.

Welcome back:

• MONIQUE
• JANNES
• MIKE RIGGS

Next Sunday JIL at Pondok Cabe

When TeeSet plays the interleague excitement quite intense prevails amongst their barrackers gathered round the fence. With a hoorick hoorah hoorick hoorick arah TeeSet TeeSet Ra Ra Ra

Captain Dean has once again assembled TeeSet’s finest to do battle this Sunday

TeeSet team for this round is:

1. Nicolas V
2. Sam W
3. Dean M
4. Viboon S
5. Albert A
6. Jeff D
7. Mike R
8. Jaco Z

The Captain is hoping we can get a good turn out of players to help support the team as they go in search of that elusive first win. So please sign up on MyGolf2U ASAP. If you cannot play this Sunday at the lovely Pondok Cabe (where on course beers are attractively priced) the President would like you to get to your local house of worship and light a candle, burn some incense or make a sacrifice to invoke the gods to look favourably upon the Mighty TeeSetters JIL Squad.

On On

The President (Time is fleeting)

36 TeeSetters arrived at Gading Jaya to the soothing sounds of jackhammers. The men were given the privilege of being allowed into the ladies locker room, whilst the ladies were pointed in the direction of a shed on the ground floor. Seems golf is a male privileged sport. I am currently penning a damning letter to Gading Management, the beer needs to be colder, and the restaurant trolley wheels make a horrible noise.

There were some late rearrangements on the scheduled flights due to a few late registering players but all was sorted by the time I arrived. The morning was quite warm and humid and the starter had us teeing off at exactly 11.30. The course was in excellent condition and the greens were not simple if you had landed your ball on the wrong part of the green, in my case that means anywhere from 15cm outside the big circle surrounding the cup. Speaking of that circle our group found it a bit distracting, in that we seemed to be putting for the circle and not the cup. Anyways Bob Fleishman had a reasonable day with the flat stick in our group getting it into that big circle most times.

The Caddie Whisperer was on a mission to drink the club out of wine and he managed this with a little help from his group and a group of passing lady golfers.

It didn’t seem to affect their golf, as usual they were outside the winner categories. But hey, better drinking red than dead.

The first 9 was played at a nice pace, as the day started to cool the Club Management thoughtfully added 3 or 4 flights on the turn so we would have plenty of time to have another red wine or an Anker or puff on a fag. So we were all well rested by the start of the second nine with a potential of rain in the distance. Despite the extra groups being jammed in on both nines all golfers were back well before the lights went out.

A hint of frustration was creeping into the President’s game as he could not put two reasonable shots together and was stuck in double bogey land. Not a pleasant place to spend a Sunday afternoon. Hitoshi pointed out to the President that it is unnecessary to be taking so many shots in a bunker. The President will be pointing Hitoshi to the last flight next Sunday. Has this power trip got to my head? I certainly hope so. Speaking of Hitoshi he nailed 4 birdies for the day I saw him nail a drive down the wrong fairway, hence his comments about my bunker play.

On to the winners

The 4 putters of the apocalypse. Albert, Jude, Sami & Hitoshi all managed 30 with the flat stick. You could smell Sami’s socks from the ladies change rooms, I was told.

A towering performance by Nicolas with a gross 76 and a birdie on the first.

A happy Roberto was the inform golfer last Sunday with a very nice 42 points. A fistful of flamingos is a good way to end a lovely day’s golf at Gading Raya

By the time The President departed the wine whisky and beers were flowing and the usual dehydrated golfers were being re-hydrated. A good day was had by all. Especially Tom who made a wonderful comeback after a bit of a dodgy round on the previous Friday a 30 shot improvement that barely moved his handicap.

IMPERIAL LIPPO KARAWACI 9TH OF JULY

Many Teesetters enjoy the challenge of this residential complex course. Now that my slice has been replaced with an occasional hook some of the residents are not so happy as I pass by. Noted for an array of unique holes and undulating fairways this course offers a challenge many teesetters look forward to. The food and drink menu is second to none and with easy access from Jakarta it will be a popular destination this Sunday. To avoid disappointment book now on MyGolf2U.

Regards

The President (time served a bit more than last week)

A big mob of TeeSetters headed out to Cengkerang last Sunday to contest the Kojo Monthly Medal. The President meanwhile lazed around the pool at home and had a quiet pleasant Sunday. Which may have led to some pretty good scores being carded. While the Presidents away, good golf is what we’ll play. A big thanks to Bill Lloyd for MCing the apres golf events.

The big mob got away off tee boxes 1 and 10 and all managed to make it home before the lights went out. A couple of Match Play comps were completed that day with Bags having the wood over Large Craig and JIL Match Play Captain, Dean, getting the job done on Mark Johnson. JIL have their next match on the 16th of July at Pondok Cabe please let the Team Captain know if you are available to compete for the mighty TeeSetters.

The wife of the President arrived home at 10.30 that night saying everyone had behaved themselves and all were sober on departure.

Nice out Joe

Jari swinging, Tom lighting up.

Warming up before teeing off. Do the Hokey Pokey

Margaritas on his mind?

Hey Margarita! Hands up who’s pissed?

Jude, the rose amongst the thorns.

I think Eli may have told me a lie or 2 about the general sobriety of the mob above. Anyways, what happens at Cengkareng stays at Cengkareng. Unless of course you know about the legend of the security tape.

THE WINNERS CIRCLE

Best Net. Tom with a 63. That will damage your match play handicap.

Low Gross 77 for Axel. Well played surprised not to see you at the margarita table.

First Sandy, Neil

1st Eagle : NICOLAS VERDENAL #hole 5

NTP Men : PUNIT GAMBHIR #162 cm

Low Putts: RIAHANA ARIESTYA #30

LD Men : CHRISTIAN BERKENHOFF #250 mtr. TeeSets leading man in the fashion stakes.

1st Birdie : ROGER FINNIE #hole 1. Rarely goes home empty handed

And this week’s winningest winner goes to Kayla. Great to see you back and in top form.

LD Ladies : #173 mtr

• Low Gross #76
• 1st Birdie #hole 1
• NTP Ladies #186 cm
• Low Putt #29

NEXT SUNDAY GADING RAYA

For those golfers who didn’t escape Jakarta we are off to Gading Raya. A lovely course rated by many as one of Jakarta’s friendliest courses, if you get off to a good start. The members Bar upstairs once did frozen margaritas we may need to test that this weekend. Sign up on MyGolf2U ASAP. 19 slots left as this goes to press.

See ya at Gading

The President (20 weeks)

Definitely the President’s favorite hole nice and straight not much danger to think about. The 12th on the New Course

Jakarta Interleague is that time of the month when things go a little weird. Your TeeSet buddies are now Sandbraggers, Tin Sheds or Sharks all a bit confusing so I go and play with Pocksia on these occasions. Leaving TeeSet in the large and capable hands of TS Interleague captain, Dean Merriless. Dean’s job is to recruit 8 players and some weeks it proves difficult. He should take a leaf out of Putin’s search for recruits, the prisons are a good option. Anyways a strong team was put together and narrowly lost to the Cloggys. Thanks a lot team, and we are sure to finish the season strongly after Pocksia knocked the Poodles out of their kennel, making the road to the Cup just that little bit easier for the TeeSet Team. Self-belief, practise and a good foot wedge and the Cup will be ours.

Winners for the day were Siti for best 69 net, Vijay best gross 85 (OB) and Lia first Birdie (someone for the JIL team Dean?)

Lia with her birdie winning balls and an ashtray from JIL

Siti, one of TeeSet’s rapidly improving golfers. Well done on your victory.

TeeSet Match Play Championship

This weekend is the last round to play your matches so please organise with the person you are scheduled to play and let Adhe or Roger know that you are playing so pairings can be managed for Sunday at Cengkerang. Which is also the monthly medal which is played off the blues for men and reds for the ladies.

Monthly Medal Cengkerang 25th of June

Spots are filling up quickly on current allocation. Please sign up ASAP so if necessary we can arrange with Cengkerang to get more slots allocated. If you fit the following description; Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door, you probably need a golf cart. Carts are limited at Cengkerang, so please coordinate with Adhe to secure one well before Sunday or it’s off to Ellis Island for you.

Get to the course early to ensure we have a fast start. Please note your speed of play, this is a walking course and people having fifteen practise swings and waiting for tectonic plates to move before they putt just means we are likely to come home in the dark. When I say “we” I should probably say YOU as I am the President and I always get a good slot.

There is an opportunity for you also to become the TeeSet President in about 22 weeks time. Perks of the job includes allocated club parking area, good tee times, 10% off your second MacD breakfast order, respect throughout the Expatriate community and everybody calling you Mr President because they can’t remember your name. So why not toss your hat in the ring when the next opportunity arises.

Upcoming Events

In September we will be celebrating TeeSets 40th birthday with a big scramble and marathon boozy warm down at Pondok Cabe. So start thinking about your Team. There will be prizes, music, lucky draw and a whole lot more. Registration for this special event will begin in July so start thing about who you need to help you take the prize.

See ya swinging at the airport course on Sunday

The President (What’s his name, 22 weeks)

Golf is a passion, not some cold hearted, spreadsheet dominated rational exercise.
 
On a Friday, you want irrational reaction. You want emotion to trump reason.
 
What you really want is idiotic hysteria.
 
You’ve come to the right place as we run down the World Cup, the day that was.

115 players ventured into the lovely golf club at Riverside 24 players went home with tin grins after picking up a trophy for doing better than the losers. Many more golfers won lucky draw prizes which if that was all that they won was a true measure of their golfing abilities. Other golfers won pure arse skill prizes for once in a lifetime shots at a thin rope, a long drive, or being very close to the hole. The biggest scam of the day was best dressed taken out by the Australian Team, it pays to be President.

The day started early for the President and even earlier for the Club Secretary, Adhe. The President was there early getting the beer on ice and the water cooled down before the event started. It seems everyone got at least one visit from the beer vans. As the evening went on the President discovered groups of beer hoarders had been at work during the round. The idea was take one drink and let the cart move on, but no that was too difficult for some greedy golfers out there. Anyway once again it was good to be President, but not a greedy President. Beer being supplied during the round needs some thinking to ensure that we get it right next time.

Over 20 nations were represented in this years Cup spread over 19 teams leading it to be the biggest World Cup yet. A big thank you to Riverside for herding 115 stray teeset cats onto the course at the prescribed time. The morning golfers were a bit slow, so after a short delay sorting caddies and we were away. The course was in great condition and the greens had a few tricky pin placements. The President felt some of the tree placements were also a bit dodgy and some of the ravines could have been moved. Reports were coming in that eagles were being scored with gay abandon (please note the original meaning of gay as an adjective), birdies were coming thick and fast and swearing by the President subdued due to being in the presence of a lady. Golfers pretty much got around in regulation time and the format was a winner.

The presentations/lucky draw were started so we could get home earlyish or in some cases get seriously hammered. It was noted that there were several tables that were there for the booze more so than the golf. Seriously hammered tables included the Rosie/Sarah table any table Hitoshi visited, Min/David table and definitely the Philippines were drinking for the country’s pride. The Italians couldn’t handle the pressure and went home. The French slow wilted under pressure and lost team members. The Finns had heaps and were off to Loewys to have heaps more. Back to the prizes the President’s cries for more beer went unnoticed so frequent stops were needed to keep the president hydrated. But eventually we got there. See the Team winners for Best Net and Best Gross below

A huge thanks to Craig and Roger who spent ages inputting the team scores. Its people doing these thankless tasks that make events such as these so successful. Thanks fellas. Looks like they were well nourished and watered.

Adrian Brink a keen Teesetter whilst in Indonesia is moving on to Portugal. So if you happen to be in the Lisbon area look him up. He was handing back wine in favour of balls during the prize giving. Wine’s cheap there. Also great thanks to Peng and Amel at Riverside for once again making thing go as smoothly as possible during the day.

There were a couple of bottles of wine left on the presentation table, one being the Presidents, which mysteriously disappeared. No matter security footage has been handed over to be Brimob for closer assessment who will be handling the issue from here. Also a couple of TeeSetters forgot to pay their bills on leaving this is a gentle reminder to pay them or Brimob may be visiting you also.

So from the fog of war a hero emerges from an alcoholic fog emerges this late, poorly construed and grammatically challenged report.

See you next Sunday at Jagorawi for our game also playing alongside JIL. Team TeeSet is still looking for a couple of players please contact Dean Merriless, myself or Adhe if you can helpout.

More photos from last Sunday will be posted on the WhatsApp group tomorrow as the President is a busy man.

Finally a huge thanks to our Sponsors Johannes from Wavin, Rosita from MB Logistics and the team at JIIB Financial. I believe we have a new sponsor wanting to join this group. Great job.

Adios

The President (24 weeks)

A small band of intrepid golfers headed off to the picturesque course of Gunung Geulis in the foothills surrounding Bogor. Much has said about this course and there is naff all I can add as I wasn’t there. The President had a day off, spent on the couch watching 36 adult men charging around an oval chasing a pigskin. A lot more relaxing than watching a field of professional golfers spanking whitey in some professional golf tournament. The good news where once there were 3 major tours chasing TV viewers it is now down to 2 as PGA caves in to the Saudi dollar. Norman did a better job than Kerry Packer did with the ICC in bringing the PGA to its knees in record time.

The last time I watched professional golf on TV was when Jeff Beck was playing and we all know Beck is a guitarist. But I am a avid user of YouTube for skill tips as they only take a few minutes then you know extactly what ya need to do. This weeks tip “Flop it like it’s hot” https://youtu.be/ysJ6ygOddzo see ya practising ya flop Sunday.

Ok enough filler for a week when I was away into the photos and let’s find out who took the lolly home.

Bill Lloyd our ever reliable committeeman and avid Anker drinker took home the low net with a nice 68. 2 thumbs up for that result.

Ashwin proves himself as the master of the mountain with a low gross 73. An absolute belter of a round. There were a few other mountain men at Geulis last Sunday.

Neil takes the bird seed with a result on the 9th.

Dead-eye Dick with the flat stick Geoff with a well stroked 32.

TEESET WORLD CUP OF GOLF SUNDAY 11th

29 teams are listed to play this Sunday and 28 teams will go home having failed to climb Indonesia’s social golf’s Everest. One team will earn the respect of the International golfing community, that is TeeSet. For a year women or men or whatever you identify as will admire that foursome. Actually no they won’t but twill have won some nice booty.

Sunday tee off time is a 12.30 shotgun. See team list and starting holes below

Registration finishes at 11.30 so don’t be late

4 novelty holes where lovely wines are there for the skilled all lucky. Nearest the line (men, women) Longest Drive (men, women) 2 nearest the pin.

Departure to buggies 12pm sharp, ice cold water will be available to golfers in the Starter area. Further beer, water and some soft drinks will be delivered by cart during the round. Don’t hog the beer.

Prizes Best Net, 2nd, 3rd

Best Gross, 2nd, 3rd

Best NAGA

Best Dressed Team

Dozens of lucky draw prizes featuring many type of alcohol and balls lots of balls.

In the restaurant after the game there is a limited menu with TeeSet favourites designed to deliver quick meals.

The buy 3 get 4 beer special needs to be paid as you go and is available on BAli HAi only. A lovely drop, but hey I ain’t fussy.

Presentation starts 30 minutes after the final group has given their card to Roger. Read again give the TeeSet produced scorecard to Roger on finishing.

Complaints will be handled by the firing squad.

Stay tuned for more udates if necessary

A steamy hot day greeted the golfers at Cengkerang as they prepared to contest the Monthly Medal. A blazing hangover is what greeted the President that Sunday morning, but after a Coke and a smoke I was ready to go. To the Emergency Room for some magic from the medics but facing up to my duty as President I stumbled over to Tee Box 1 and slammed it straight into the trees. Luckily the tree monkeys I had paid prior to the start managed to get my ball back onto the fairway on the first 3 holes. The 3rd also has water and fish are just dumb when it comes to returning balls. Anyway enough of my misery let’s look at some joyous moments from others last Sunday.

Ezra dressed in his Sunday bests was happy to pick up his first monthly medal. We down with a net 71 on the day.

A cracking effort by Nic with a low gross 79. A wise golfer who left early on Saturday. 🙂

NOW TO THE NOVELTIES

Simon with a big swing sent the ball 235 metres down the 18th to take the long drive. Well done.

April took Long Drive for the ladies with a drive that was not as long as Simon’s. Well done April.

Sami was on the wrong fairway for the long drive comp last Sunday but with a 265 cm onto the par 3 green he took the flamingos for NTP.

Richard and Nicolas shared the lollies with low putts both managing a low 28 with the flat stick. Practise gets you the score.

New member Nathan Gunawan, welcome. And welcome back to Mr Thwaites and son Sam who have both been absent for a while.

Next Week

Gunung Geulis have the pleasure of hosting TeeSet next week. We have an early tee off at 11.00 so the chance of rain is slim. Make sure you sign up on MyGolf2U to enjoy one of Jakarta’s finest mountain courses.

TeeSet World Cup

The big day is just 2 Sundays away. Teams have been priming their nuclear arsenals and uniforms are being busily hand stitched for perfection by the seamstresses of Blok M. What follows is some important information for the format of the day.

On arrival the restaurant will provide a full menu please settle your bill before start of play

11.30 players need to be already registered

12pm Parade of Nations ( to access best dressed) teams proceed to Starting point

It will be a shotgun start off 15 holes at 12.15 so teams will need to be ready to go to ensure we avoid delays. Please keep an eye on your SPEED OF PLAY.

Water and beer will be available at the caddy area and two drink carts will roam the course providing further refreshments.

There will be 4 novelty holes with Long Drive Men and Women, Nearest the Line Men and Women and two nearest the pin holes. All of these holes will have banners announcing their presence.

Below is a sample of the score card that is to be completed by each team captain and returned to the Scorer at the end of the round

The menu for after the game has been made kitchen friendly to ensure golfers get their meals with the minimum of delay once ordered.

Entree/Starter

Gyoza, Korean Savory Pancake, French Fries

Main Course

Chicken Katsu, Teriyaki (chicken, beef or salmon), Sop Buntut, Nasi Goreng Spesial

Dessert

Es Cendol plus another

The restaurant has a Bali Hai Beer offer of buy 3 cans get 4 (paid for when they drop it off, a few missed bills recently) No corkage so if you feel like having something besides a beer byo.

Make sure all your bills are settled before leaving.

There will be a lucky draw with quite a bit of booty to be won. If you have anything to donate to the lucky draw let me know.

Presentations will take place approximately 1 hour after the last card is in.

SAMPLE TEAM SCORECARD

TEAMS FOR THE 2023 WORLD CUP

Onwards to Gunung Geulis this Sunday

Regards

The President

When TeeSet play the Interleague excitement quite intense prevails amongst their barrackers assembled around the 19th. After shanghaiing Ric and Tom, TeeSet were ready to take on last year’s champions The Sharks. A large group of players representing the various teams were present and TeeSet had 3 groups of 4 also heading out for a usual TeeSet round. Conditions were hot at the start which is always an omen of things to come.

TeeSet lead by Captain Dean headed out to do battle. The A flight off 7 was late so myself and Dean head out. Thank god they were pretty slow behind us after 3 holes they were nowhere in sight another group said their Shark players were very slow also causing the marshall to hurry them along. So TeeSet in light of the 1 win and a half, I would suggest super slow play to put the other team off or the fact we may be saved by rain or light. It did cost the Sharks team a win probably, 2 down 3 to play and down come the heavens. So, TeeSetters remember good pace of play is just common golfing etiquette. Well done Sharks on the win and a gallant second by the mighty TeeSetters. Rock On!

Now TeeSet did manage to be the longest on the frothies, a win in any sporting clubs book. The President, Captain Dean and Shanghaied Ric were last to leave the club, besides security. The excellent staff at Jags even re-opened the bar. So action on the course by TeeSetters was only so so, the APRES GOLF action TeeSetters clear winners by a country mile. No pedestrians were injured in the drive home, we believe.

The rain at 6pm at Jags last Sunday. The benefit of parking your car on the far side of the carpark is you get to stay and get on the beers!

Vijay took home the chocolates on Sunday with the best net. I don’t like that shirt at all.

JP took low Gross and low putts and won his interleague match. JP got on the beers, good man.

Jens had the first bird on hole 5. An old photo as Neil won diddly squat last Sunday. Well done Jens.

KOJO MONTHLY MEDAL AT CENGKARENG

Teesetters we return to the course that hosts the monthly medal once again to battle it out for the Kojo Medallion. A great opportunity to also team up with your fellow World Cup Team mates and see which one is just along for the beers. Monthly Medal means men off Blue, Ladies off Red.

If you need a buggy to cart you around the course you will need to book in advance as they are in limited supply at Cengkareng. More importantly sign up via MyGolf2U asap so arrangements can be made.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The World Cup of Golf will be held at Riverside Golf Course on Sunday the 11th of June. It will be a full shotgun start for the 27 teams (full field). May the best team win, naturally an Australian one. Tee off time is 12.30 but be there by 11.30 to make the organisers job easier. Nothing worse than herding confused TeeSetters moaning about missing clubs because they arrived at 12.25.

As we have a full school make sure you are not agonising over putts or sending your caddie back every time for a club change. We will be chasing the sun on this Sunday so keeping a good speed of play means everyone enjoys the day. There will be 4 skill holes on the day. Also prizes for the winners, best gross team and best dressed team. For a bit of extra fun we will be having a lucky draw also.

Players will be well watered and beered as they wander the course in search of victory. A roving drinks cart on each nine will provide players will fluids. Eating is cheating 2 shot penalty.

With the World Cup, TeeSet Birthday Scramble and The TeeSet Championship being the Indonesian equivalent of the Masters, US Open and The US PGA this is a great opportunity to sponsor. A sponsorship package will be sent out by WhatsApp tomorrow.

Cheers

President “Frothy” Seabrook