Tee Set

Seven flights head off last Sunday late morning for a very pleasant round of golf. Your President meanwhile was enjoying the Cikampek Toll where the Mudik mob were still fleeing Jakarta. I know where I would have prefered to have been. Anyway back to Pondok Cabe. This course has come along way since the pandemic the course has been cleaned up and all of the overgrowth has been removed to make it much more attractive to play. They have even put some sand in the bunkers. The clubhouse has received a facelift also. Hopefully next on the agenda will be the replacement of the Suharto vintage towels in the changerooms.

The master of the Count Back strikes again. Roger takes the Tin this week with another CB victory this time over Eric. Both finished on 38 points but Roger had 20 on the back to Eric’s 16. We need to get a few Bintangs into you Eric on the second nine to refuel the engine.

Simon feeling refreshed from hiking the Sental hills hits the golf course and turns in an excellent 75 off the stick. Hiking doesn’t help my golf or maybe it’s the beer afterwards? Nah, must be the hiking.

Doug with the small beer had first Sandy on the 6th, meanwhile Steve, with the big beer, had 29 taps with the flat stick. Not sure what is happening in the painting on the back wall?

The Flopmeister, Ric Wymer, nails first birdie from 60 yards out on the second. Well done.

Welcome back to Joe Alchi after nearly 2 year absence due to a broken arm. Hope to see you this Sunday at the Monthly Medal.

Monthly Medal at Cengkerang

That time of the month again boys and girls when we play for the prestigious Kojo Monthly Medal. The lads will be playing from the blues and the lassies from the reds. We have room for more golfers so please sign up on MyGolf2U and bring your friends.

Going Forward

After the monthly medal we will be visiting Kedaton a lovely course which is easy to get to. The slicer and hooker may find a few balls going for a swim here so best to keep it straight. On the weekend of the 12th -14th of MAy we are at Rancamaya for the Charity Golf Extravaganza. With JAWS hosting Friday. The DOGS charity 2 ball scramble on the Saturday and TeeSet V DOGS in a matchplay on Sunday. If you are not in the match play come along anyway as there are plenty of spots available and Rancamaya is a beautiful place to play golf, just watch out for a few dodgy OB areas.

Plenty happening at TeeSet get on down and join the fun. All welcome.

Rainbow Hills playing the Forest and Mountain Courses

A bunch of golfs once more headed out on the empty highways of Jakarta and surrounds to play the empty golf course of Rainbow Hills. Ramadan golf is a blessing in disguise. Also no chickens were sacrificed to keep the rain at bay as the Dry Season may actually be upon us. Beautiful conditions for golf and once again the scores generally reflected this with most players happy with their rounds.

We had a couple of requests for carts with red flags due to age or injuries. The club made a bit of a song and dance about it so if you need a red flag please contact the club at least a day before the game so arrangements can be made and expectations managed.

The President was in a Match Play game with Ezra who toyed with the President up until the last few holes before snuffing out any chance with a well deserved 3 and two victory. In other match plays Simone threw away a 4 hole advantage to end up tied with Patrick. They will fight it out again to see who goes where in the next round. If you have a match play game due you have 2 more opportunities to get it done before your fate is decided by the toss of a coin.

This coming Sunday TeeSet is off to the enchanting Pondok Cabe course with the recently renovated clubhouse. This will be the last opportunity to get to and from a course with limited traffic issues before the golfing mobs and weekend motor tourists return. So do yourself a favour and sign up to this game on MyGolf2U

In May we have the Golf Extravaganza at Rancamaya. JAWS will be hosting a game on Friday the 12th. On Saturday the 13th there is the DOGS two ball charity scramble and BBQ. The highlight being the Match Play between TeeSet and the DOGS on Sunday the 14th. Please make sure you clear this weekend so you can join the fun and golf. Many golfers choose to overnight on Saturday so make sure you have booked accommodation in advance.

Neil with a lovely round of golf and 39 stableford points picked up the Tin Cup, his better half, Aprilianty, picked up a new golf bag.

Low gross 80, low putts, first sandy the only thing Roger didn’t win was best dressed. Purple Really? Bad luck Gaurav beaten on a count back once again.

Hitosi nailed a birdie on his second hole well done. I nailed a tree.

World Cup is on in June we have 21 teams filled or partially filled so get on board for one of the most well attend golf Sundays of the year. Let myself or Adhe know who is in the team or your desire to play. Lots of prizes including best dressed team get involved join the fun.

A small crowd of TeeSetters venture off to Bogor Raya. Travelers enjoyed sublime travel conditions to the course with times from Kemang areas under 50 minutes. Adhe, our club organiser, was there after a long drive back that morning from the Bandung Bash, Where she reported golfers were still partying to the wee hours of the morning.

We got off to a quick start as the course was fairly empty due to Ramadan. The course was in great nick and the greens pace were fairly even. Many golfers put in scorecards that may them happy. There were an abundance of birdies over the first few holes resulting in a double payment of the birdie prize. Winners are grinners. The Stableford points were above usual, such was the ease the course played at. The President even managed to par the Index 1 18th hole. A lot of this may be down to the fact we played off whites but more so due to the nearly perfect golfing conditions offered by Bogor Raya. They let us down in one area. They shoved three flights in front of us on the last 9. This slowed us down but not the good golf that was on display.

Back to the club house after a quick wash behind the ears in Bogor Raya’s world class change rooms. The club had on offer a free beer and some Korean snacks. Banter was brisk as we listened to all the near misses and 300 metre drive stories. Golfers bare a strong resemblance to fishermen in how a story is re-told. Anyway love listening to them. two problems in the club house, 1. they wouldn’t serve Minn a cold beer and 2. they tried to kill Hitoshi with a dodgy bowl full of seafood. Besides this it was great surrounds that TeeSet golfers enjoyed their warm down after a day of truly wonderful golf at Bogor Raya.

This Week we are still in the lovely Mountain Course country this time, at Rainbow Hills. Rainbow Hills offers wonderful views, great food and best of all a great challenging Golf Course. We will be playing off whites again, unless you feel the need for further challenges. We will play the Forest and Mountain Courses with an 11am Tee Off so please sign up on MyGolf2U. The traffic will be light both ways a truly excellent opportunity to get to play a premier course.

What’s Coming Up

On Sunday the 23rd the game has been moved to Pondok Cabe due to the closure of Gading Raya for Ramadan. We have a great price at Pondok Cabe so get on down for the last day of traffic free golf until next time Ramadan rolls around.

Match Play rames need to be wound up by the end of this month. That leaves this Rainbow Hill, Pondok Cabe and the Monthly Meday at Cengkerang as the last 3 TeeSet games to get it done.

Rancamaya Golf Extravaganza is over the weekend of the 12th, 13th, & 14th. Jaws will host the Friday game. On Saturday there is a 2 man scramble hosted by DOGS and on Sunday there is the TeeSet v DOGS matchplay. Speak to myself or Dean and Roger if you would like to represent TeeSet as we prepare to take their bone away.

In June we have the World Cup at Riverside so please start organising your national teams to see who gets bragging rights for the next year. There seems to be a lot of Indian and Italian golfers around so we would expect multiple teams from them.

A great round from Max with 44 points and not a fairway missed and a lovely chip in birdie to make up for those 3 putts that lipped out. A pleasure to watch.

Good to see Simon back from climbing mountains. He hit a solid 75 for low gross. Spend the money on golf balls not mountaineering gear.

Good job with the flat stick Viboon 26 putts. Spent a bit of time visiting other fairways but putted well. 🙂

Number 1 hole for the first birdie from Monique well done. The money matches your shirt. Dressing for success.

The handsome lads of Neil and Jens both Sandied the same hole in the same group different bunkers.

Three flights stuck on the swing. Simon loved the carpark announcer waiting until he started his swing.

A small band of TeeSet golfers ventured south on the Jagorawi toll as Ramadan beckoned golfers to the mountain courses of Bogor and Sentul. the drive from Kemang via the new toll was just under 50 minutes. The development around Gungung Geulis continues at breakneck speed hopefully the new houses have solid foundations.

TeeSet were off the West course with 8 flights using both Tee Boxes 1 & 10 to keep things moving. The President teed off first on 1 with a lovely topper that bounced down the cart path never to be seen again, a sign of things to come. The first flight safely on the fairway on the first hole enjoyed a barrage of balls from the second flight. This seem to continue for the rest of the round with flight 2 breathing down our neck right up to the last hole or 2.

Good to see Geoff Thwaites and son Sam back, as well as Robert Fleischman As well as three new members Deepak and Ishaan Pande and Bilal. Bilal made quite the impression on the group he played with due to some massive drives with both driver and iron, bit of work on the putting 🙂

Bilal 2nd on the right.

Sam Thwaites chopping wood for a par. Seems a free drop was available but why make an easy game easier?

The greens were heavily sanded as was the putting green to replicate conditions on the course. A few of the greens proved challenging and low putts was 32 from Sri. The first time in a long time that 32 putts was good enough to take the money.

Why putt when you can eagle. Young Vijay nailed a lovely eagle which helped him on his way to a best stableford of the day 40 points. In the photo below we can see Guarave contemplating a 9 iron into Vijay’s head. We don’t encourage violence at TeeSet but there is always the exception. Vijay survived.

Normally there would be special mention of the first birdie but with an eagle poor old Viboon gets relegated to view ruiner position. Nice birdie.

Low gross went to the man with the 9 iron, Guarav. Guarav had a tie last week for low gross which he lost, graciously, on a countback but was clear of the field this Sunday. Needs to relax a bit and undo that top button.

Next week TeeSet is at the lovely Bogor Raya. Rp1.1juta including cart. Please sign up via MyGolf2U as soon as possible so we can ensure we have enough flights booked and gives us enough time to arrange flights. With Ramadan traffic expect easy access to the course and fast travel times home. Which means plenty of time for Apres Golf activities (more time at the 19th)

Upcoming Events

In May, we have the annual JAWS, D.O.G.S, TeeSet charity weekend at Rancamaya Golf and Country Club. JAWS will be hosting the first day on Friday 12th of May, D.O.G.S will be holding a two ball scramble on the Saturday with an excellent BBQ buffet after the game. On the Sunday is the Match Player D.O.G.S v TeeSet. Lets get a good team together and put the DOGS back in the pound. If you wish to join TeeSet Team speak to Michael Seabrook, Dean Merriless, or Roger Finnie about your availability to play. I believe las Sunday we may have added Jens, Shinta, Dan, Thijs, Alessandro and Diarmuid to the squad. Correct me if I am wrong. The President is never wrong. Many players stay a night or 2 at the hotel next to the course. Book early to avoid disappointment. TeeSetters will find that this weekend is listed on MyGolf2U under D.O.G.S make sure you register early.

Idul Fitri occurs over the weekend of the 22-23 of April this year. Our scheduled game at Gading Raya has been moved to Pondok Cabe due to Gading Raya being closed on the Sunday. A big thanks to Rod Williams for helping us secure a good price on this religious long weekend. So 23rd Of April is at Pondok Cabe.

The annual World Cup is coming up in June we need to start getting teams organised so we can secure a shotgun start at Riverside. The bookies have the Australians in with no chance the Canucks in with a snowball’s chance of survival in hell. Let’s see what the bookies think of your country’s hopes. We can have more than one team representing a country and golfers from Tuvalu, San Marino, Vatican City etc we can place in a rest of the world team so make sure you let us know you want to play.

See you at the Tee Box next Sunday

The President

48 players came to Cengkareng and 48 players went home winners. Course was in good condition finally after enduring months of rain. The pace of play was excellent, except for Gaurav’s flight which found it a bit slow but that gave him the opportunity to hand in a cracking score with a bit more time to concentrate.

A few late scratchings meant we missed being a full booking but it also ensured daylight was still abundant as you made your final putt. The day started hot and finished mild. Swearing was kept to a minimum and the ladies enjoyed their usual huge distance advantage between red and blue tees. Bags a definite victim of playing match play against Velma and conceding such a huge amount of free ground.

Next Sunday we venture out onto the Ramadan empty Jagorawi Toll to play Gunung Gelis. Gunung Gelis offers scenic views and excellent clubhouse and a fine golf course. So take advantage of the light traffic and head to the mountains. Remember to sign up on MyGolf2U.

Velma took the monthly medal with a great round as well as a Matchplay win. Two thumbs up.

Nicolas won on a count back from Gaurav to take low gross. Great effort to both players

Jane and Hitoshi shared first birds

Shinta and Hitoshi took long drives. Boom

Nearest the pin went to Siti and JP. Nearest to OB the President.

Roger had first Sandy and low Putts. Well done.

Going Forward

We have all our games up and till the 14^th of May available for you to register on MyGolf2U. The earlier you register the easier it is for the club to organize extra flights if necessary.

First round of the TeeSet Match Play needs to be completed by the end of April. So please get moving on arranging your games.

Dean Merrilees is leading the TeeSet Interleague team this year. After a slow start finding willing players, we now have a team together but need a few more names to cover in case of illness, travel or really poor form. Hopefully we can now successfully challenge for the trophy over the remaining matches. Please speak to Dean or The President if you wish to get involved. The next Interleague game is in May.

Upcoming events we have the Rancamaya weekend golf extravaganza. Day One is Friday the 12^th of May hosted by Jaws. Day Two is the D.O.G.S TeeSet 2 Person Charity Scramble on Saturday the 13^th and on the final day we have the D.O.G.S v TeeSet matchplay. To register for these games please use MyGolF2U and the games are listed under the DOGS. Many golfers choose to stay overnight at the hotel so please book early to avoid disappointment

We are also looking at confirming our team against the DOGS at Rancamaya so please once again speak with the President or Dean Merrilees about your desire to be part of the team that beats the doggies.

Finally on the 11 of June we are hosting our annual World Cup Event. So please start scratching around for a team of fellow nationals to take part in this classic event at Riverside. Please register your team with Adhe ASAP to ensure bookings are managed appropriately.

As this is our 40^th Anniversary we are planning a big bash in early September with our annual Birthday Scramble. We will also be organizing a comp against our old buddies at Pocksia who are also celebrating 40 years. So plenty of fun ahead and we hope to see as many of you as possible supporting these upcoming events.

Regards

The President

The President has been lapse in his duties to due being away on holidays and incapacitated by the lovely mosquito born tropical virus Chickunganya a nasty variety of Dengue, which he also got. In the words of Monty Python,” Lucky bastard”.

Anyways hopefully all will be up to speed next week. We still have a few spots left for the Monthly Medal this Sunday. Those who have listed to compete I the TeeSet Matchplay Comp this Sunday may be a great opportunity to get tour first game in to see what side of the draw you will go. If tou have arrange a matchplay game this Sunday please inform Ibu Adhe to help with pairings.

The Monthly Medal is played off the Blue Tees for men and Red for the ladies.

Also remember over the Easter Weekend there is the Bandung Bash at Giri Gahana. A great out of town trip for golfers. http://www.bandungbash.com to register.

See you Sunday for the Medal.

The President with 2 types of diseases

Modern Golf a lovely walking course where they insist you use a cart. Water and bunkers can be a wayward golfers nightmare here and the slightly elevated greens can ruin one’s approach game as balls fail to run up to the hole.

TeeSet took on this challenge on Sunday and avoided the rain and some players put in some decent scores. TheWorld Cup is approaching and the Italians are looking like the team to beat. Roberto took the Tin this week.

Next week we play Imperial which will be a good insight to the TeeSet Interleague team who will compete there the following week. This should put us in good stead against the DOGS who have been getting a few practise rounds in there recently in an attempt to improve on their 2022 Interleague performance, good luck.

Dean Meriless has volunteered to lead the Teeset Interleague Team so please make yourself known to either Dean or Adhe if you want to join the TeeSet Squad.

A bout of Chickunganya currently hitting the President has meant this news letter will be short. Yes even the Ruling Class can be laid low by the bite of a bloody mosquito. A word of thanks to Jens who took the reins last Saturday and did a marvelous job.

Roberto takes the weekly Cup with a grin that Claudio could learn from.

Nicholas takes the Low Gross cash. This might earn a spot on the Interleague Team?

The Birdie Boys Aljosja and Diarmuid. Looks like the Irishman got into his cups after the 8th.

Low putts went to Jude with a healthy 28 knocks of the flat stick.

Last Sunday marked the start of the new Jakarta Inter- League Season. TeeSet players were representing many teams out there which is great to see. Due to The President being absent on holidays we were only able to put together a squad together on the day. A big thanks for the team who battled bravely for TeeSet. We are one game in with plenty of time to climb up the table.

Next week’s game is at Modern where men have the choice of Tee boxes and the ladies will be off red. Modern is a course located conveniently close to the toll road so fairly easy to get to on a Sunday. The food is pretty good and beers reasonabably priced. The most importan t thing about this course is that is pretty user friendly off the whites and avoiding the numerous water and sand traps should see some good Stableford scores. This will be the last round of the quarterly shield so get down to see if you can upset the current leaders. Please book via mygolf2u app to ensure your space.

Apologises for the briefness of todays report but feeling a bit beaten up with Chickunganya. A truly unpleasant virus. Once again Thanks to Roger and Adhe for their efforts last Sunday and we hope to see you at Modern on Sunday.

Bandung Bash is on again this Easter a great out of town golf weekend. Organise your mates to get on down for a weekend of golfing and drinking. http://www.bandungbash.com

The monthly medal came early this month due to the Zikar Cup being played at Jagorawi and clashing with the start of the new season of the Jakarta Interleague. Rather thanthrow the toys out of the pram TeeSet changed the date of their monthly medal. A decision that the golfing gods smiled upon with sunny conditions being seen for the first time in a long time on a Sunday afternoon in Jakarta. The Pawon Hujan (Rainman) was not needed this week and many a chicken was spared.

The President is away on holidays ( check the kitty) so a most able replacement was found in the form of Roger Finnie to run the day’s activities. 43 players graced the course which is a perfect number. In the words of Goldilocks “Not too big and not too small, just right.” Keeping on the Fairy tale theme there were a few fairy tale performances on the Sunday with none better than Terrence Martin who came storming home with a 38 to break 80 for the first time and secure the monthly medal. Who said fairy tales don’t come true? On TeeSet they do just ask Terrence. there were two other players that shared the same points but Terrence emerged the winner on count back. Well done to Anna and Shinta for making Terrence work. The rest of you will need to lift your game.

The TeeSet annual Matchplay championship also got underway on the Sunday with 2 matches decided. Tom going down to Jens 3 & 2 and Renny falling to Cucu in a nailbiter 2 & 1. Golfers participating in the matchplay comp please when scheduling your games also tell Adhe to ensure ease of flight management. Ezra, I will be back for the next Monthly medal.

Next week is the first round of the Interleague, it seems the Tin Cups have recruited 80 players for the up coming season leaving TeeSet struggling. Let us know if you can play this Sunday, Shield leader, Dean, is ready to play. Great way to get some match play experience. The interleague first round will be played from Jagorawi New Course and TeeSet will also be playing there.

Easter is just around the corner and so is the annual Bandung Bash at Giri Gahana a lovely mountain course with its own toll access. Now a very easy drive from Jakarta. For more details and registration please visit http://www.bandungbash.com

It is with great difficulty that I have been typing this as I was struck down on the eve of depature by Chikungya. Picture if you must Stephen Hawkins typing. So now I have two things in common with Hawkins I type like him and I putt like him. So remember to refgister on MyGolf2u for next week’s game at Jagorawi.

Terrence Martin is this month’s Kojo Medal Winner, with the best round of his life. Looking forward to seeing you in the TeeSet interleague Team next week?

Jens hittinga bit of form with the low gross. Shinta getting closer by the day.

The birdie boys Nicolas and Adrian with birds on the first.

Hitoshi takes the long drive with a 253 mtre bomb. Good to see you getting back after your injury.

Sally takes the long drive for the ladies. Good to see Andrew and Sally back for a round.

Mr Singh with 27 off the flat stick wins low putts for the week.

Vincent baiting Roger with Rp100k for nearest the pin win. Margaritas a better form of bait.

Dark foreboding skies and squalling rain showers accompanied TeeSetters on their journey toward Pondok Cabe Golf last Sunday. These skies have been constant reminders of the effects of global warming over the last year. The deniers were keeping an eye out for Unicorns as according them they favour these weather conditions.

The President was baring gifts of beer and brownies for the couples. It is always disappointing to see an icy cold can of Anker rejected in favour of a cup of tea. There was rumour that Monday was once again an official workday. I will have to see it to believe it. A cold beer is a cold beer and should be handled in a professional manner. Crack it, kill it, repeat.

The rules of the game were mentioned multiple times to the group and individuals, but still a few failed to get it right, you guessed it the tea drinkers mainly. The sky didn’t clear but it had emptied itself of rain. The starter said we could go early but quite a few had yet to arrive so there was no rush. One or rearranges by Ibu Adhe and we set off to either tee box 1 or 10.

It’s a different perspective playing off the reds and your wife still out drives you on 11 holes. Crack it, kill it, repeat. Most of the ladies didn’t bother with their second shots as their male partners were bombing them onto and around the green with gay abandon (in the 1950s meaning of gay). A few brief sprinkles and a couple of lakes on a few of the fairways kept it from being, golf in perfect conditions. A relatively quick round of 4 hours saw the TeeSetter getting into some of the lovely food on offer at Pondok Cabe and into the beers.

Lucky draws this day saw chocolates and soju for the ladies and golf balls and towels for the general mob, generously donated by Nick Verdenal. Having a chat amongst the groups, all once again seemed to enjoy this annual event. Alessandro and Diarmuid were arguing all the way up to tee off as to who was to be the lady today. And in typical relationship spats the couple that argues together takes home the beer together with Alessandro and Diarmuid winning the best 4 ball 2 ball by a stroke and a bit over Richard Mau and Bill”Crack it, kill it”Lloyd. Best dressed was a close affair between Phil & Jessica Briggs and Roger & Jane Finnie with the pink combo outshing the red combo by a nose. With the mixed couples the competition was tight at the top end of the leaderboard with quite a few teams netting in the 60s but when you’re up against last year’s champion and runner-up match players playing on their home track you stand little chance. Well done Velma and Hitoshi on Sunday’s victory and we hope you enjoy your Voucher to Turkqaz.

Kojo Monthly Medal Cengkerang Sunday 19th

We have 56 spots for this game and there are 7 carts available (weather permitting) Last month we were completely over booked so sign up today to avoid disappoint. Let Adhe know if you require a cart and who you will be sharing it with. 33 spots already taken and 2 carts already booked. The President will be away for a month so a great opportunity for a Coup D’etat the Ides of March is nigh.

Upcoming events on the TeeSet Calendar

The annual Bandung Easter Bash a long running out of town event that has proven popular for many years is back again. To sign up and more information http://www.bandungbash.com/

Jakarta Interleague Matchplay starts on the 26th of Feb at Jagorawi and we are scratching around for a team. Your services are required and appreciated. A great way to get a bit of matchplay practise for the TeeSet Matchplay Championship which is now also officially underway.

TeeSet v Dogs Rancamaya Charity weekend will be played over the weekend of the 6th and 7th of May. This is great weekend with a great relaxing BBQ on Saturday night and competitive golf between two great golf societies. Great place to overnight.

In June we have the World Cup, find a team of 4 compatriots and battle for the glory of your country.

Valentine Champs, Velma & Hitoshi

Best 4 ball 2 ball

Best dressed couple Roger and Jane

Renny wins chocolates

Jessica wins a lucky draw prize. Thanks Nick

Clear blue skies were not seen. Not sure what George is signing.