Tee Set

Another great turnout with 40 players registered and 36 submitting scores on MyGolf2U, which prompts a reminder for all players to enter their scores. This drives handicaps, which are used across different golf societies and now in many other events. Lightning and rain delayed play and some players, not necessarily Tee Setters, chose to stay under shelter and not let groups through, which slowed play down for many of our groups.

The event was stableford format and Tee Set is a net golf society, which means net scores are recognised first. When a sharp shooter like Richard has best net (stableford) score and equal low gross, it can cause a little confusion, but this is how the results should read:

First – Best Stableford Score – Richard 41 points

Second – Carol 39 points

Third – Jiro 38 points

Low Gross – Andrew 74 (noting Richard had the same gross but cannot win twice)

Well done to all winners and to Carol for leading in the ladies. Prizes will be honoured and any gaps will be made up next week.

Pace of Play

With rain now interrupting most rounds and limiting daylight time, we need to ask players again to be super conscious of pace of play, with the standard tips to speed up your rounds:

1. Play ready golf – if you are ready to hit your ball and it is safe to do so, then play when ready
2. Be ready when it’s your tee shot and limit your pre-shot routine, two practice swings max
3. Play a provisional ball if there is any doubt at all about finding your tee shot
4. Read your putts on your way to the ball and while your playing partners are putting – obviously staying still while they putt.
5. If it’s stableford, pick up after you have no chance of scoring a point, and perhaps most importantly
6. keep up with the group in front, not the team behind!!!

Next Up: Sunday 14th November, 2021: Damai Indah – BSD Course (Bumi Serpong Damai)

One of the Golden Bear’s great Indonesian courses – every hole well designed. It is a very long course, so Gents play off the white tees.

Please have all documentation ready as usual for entry as they are strict. Green fees are slightly higher than usual, still capped at 1 juta, and represent value for money.

Registrations are now open on MyGolf2U, with 23 slots currently available. Get on it!!!

Quick but important correction Murthy was the Long Drive Mens winner on Sunday. Not sure what happened there….

Continuing his brilliant 2021 tournament form, Jeremy added the October Tee Set Monthly Medal to his collection of trophies with a fine round of 68 net (82 gross). Well done Jeremy and a welcome return to Tee Set presentations with MC Bill ready to give out.

Second with 69 was Velma, leading the ladies in, followed by Indar in third with 70. Andrew had the lowest gross for the day with 78. Longest drive for men went to Murthy (267m), for ladies went to Christine (133m). Nearest to the pin was James (535cm).

Overall we were limited to 48 in the field due to bookings and capacity restrictions, so sadly a few missed out, but that’s unlikely to happen again now restrictions have been lifted again.

Apart from the winners, scoring was tough with only 6 players shooting par or better. No doubt, Cengkareng will be hosting many more Tee Setters in the coming weeks as they get in sneaky practice rounds for the Championships on Saturday 27th.

A special presentation went to MJ for winning the Monthly Medal last month, when we were still prevented from conducting presentations. As you will note, the chandelier has not been cropped in this shot, nor have Bill’s flip flops, both are left in frame as design icons to match the September winner’s iconic stature. He is the only player since past President Pastis to maintain the two tone, one colour ensemble every week.

Arnold has certainly made a good run for it a few times and Christine and Rav are no shabby dressers, but MJ consistently performs. With the Championships emerging and Pastis returning for a cameo, who knows what gems will come out on 27 September. There will be a prize!

Thanks to Geoff and Kojo as usual for sponsoring the Monthly Medal event.

Now, before we move on, players may have noticed that the eagle challenge on Hole 9 was down to a miserly 10 juta Rp. The reason was that Richard’s playing partner during the week, not Richard, took out the jackpot of 200 juta.

Next Up: Sunday 7 November 2021, Gading Raya

Every time we have played Gading Raya this year, the club has delivered great golf and a fun day out. If you have not registered, then please go to the app. There are 9 slots left and we may be able to open more.

A quick but sincere apology to Riccardo for ruling him out of prizes on Sunday. He took it on the chin like a true gentleman but we had a few questions, so your committee reviewed handicap records during the week and realised he did indeed qualify. We will sort it out with you on Sunday, Ricardo!!! Prizes already awarded will be honoured! All good….

Ok ok the monthly medal is not that big a trophy, but it has massive bragging rights attached. If you haven’t registered then please go to the app.

And now, for a plug for an event many of you might be interested in, especially if your short game is better than mine. It is a great fun event referred to us by one of our favourite occasional golf and drinking partners, Figo. It is a course set up on a playing field…also used as a cricket ground to those who know that curious game. As you can imagine, it’s more about fun than golf, but it makes an attempt to combine the two.

And while we are on events…..the most intense of them all – 45 holes in a day – hosted by Tee Set sponsor Asian Tigers – is on tomorrow – still time if you want to play….. best wishes to all involved!!

Late posting this week. Live music has returned in Jakarta and your scribe is back singing.

Thanks to Geoff and Adhe for organising things on Sunday. A free flowing round, a smaller field than we have had in recent weeks with 28 players, and some very good golf played.

Prizes for the best three stableford scores were awarded to Geoff (third on 38), George (second on 39) and the winner, Ezra (also on 39 but winning on countback). Ricardo also shot a great score but had not yet qualified for a handicap so will be sure to be in future awards.

Dave had the lowest gross at 81, thanks to a brilliant front nine 35 with three birdies. On course reporting indicated that there was no magic potion involved in the collapse, only one blow out 9, more shots than those three birdie holes combined. Leading in the ladies this week was Juju with 32 points.

Next Up: Sunday 31st October 2021, Tee Set Monthly Medal, Cengkareng

After carrying the burden of Monthly Medallist for a month now, MJ is ready to put his title on the line, try to find his swing, and if not, try to find his ball, as he defends his title among a strong field. There are still three slots left in the field of 44, although we may be able to ask for more if demand is there.

Note that this will be the final Monthly Medal for this Tee Set year, kindly sponsored by Geoff and Kojo. The Tee Set official year runs between Tee Set Championships each November, where we start everything afresh….well sort of, you dont go for this long without keeping some continuity.

The Championships on Saturday November 27th will replace the Monthly Medal for that month.

This means that the event this Sunday is prestigious, very bloody prestigious. It is a net event, not stableford, so all shots count. Gents off blues tees, ladies off red.

A quick reminder that we will be playing Riverside on Sunday. The first tee time will now be 11.35am. Our Admin, Adhe, will be there to collect fees and assist with running the event.

Gents will be off preferred tees – you can choose blue or white. The app is pre-set for white, which is our norm for Riverside due to Interleague – so if you want to select blue and cannot do it yourself, please let Roger know and he will do it for you.

It needs to be right to make sure your handicap is accurate. Format is stableford. Prizes will be awarded for the top three scores and the low gross.

A magic weekend away, with 48 players joining golf on Sunday. While the thunder bellowed at us from around the hills and a few drops of rain came down, we all escaped getting drenched and finished the round.

The format was individual stableford with the best three scores in each flight added to form a team score. With teams adopting their own names, like the Studmuffins, it added a bit of fun and competition to the day.

It’s a tough course and many struggled but not long standing Tee Set member and sponsor Bob Fleischmann who racked up 43 points to win the individual comp and carry his team – Jude, Dan and Emil – to victory. Bob had slipped out before presentations, but his team enjoyed the winnings, and we will catch up with Bob next time. Kudos to the ladies today with Sally (40) and Octa (39) taking second and third prizes. Andrew had the lowest gross with 74. Great open air area at Gunung Geulis so for the first time in a long time, we were able to do a brief presentation, with Bill upfront and personal.

We still have prizes for last week’s round at Imperial in envelopes when we catch up with you….sorry, it was all a bit hectic this week, as the Commitee steered between family responsibilities, gin, champagne and red wine over the weekend. It was good to get out.

Next Up: Sunday 24th October, 2021

Always a beautiful drive through the jungle and a solid test of golf, Riverside hosts us this week, as they have many times before. Riverside requires a thoughtful approach to golf, a balance of attack and defence. And if you can’t be bothered with that, just enjoy the company and counting your shots. Register on the app.

A big thanks to Roger who has been organising all our rounds, including the sensitive discussions with host clubs and safe travels for your return to the UK mate. See you back for the Championships!!

Tee Set Championships, Saturday 27th November 2021

Don’t forget it is a Saturday afternoon event!!!!! Your Committee is finalising arrangements for what will be a great day at Cengkareng. You can register on the app now, as 21 already have. Best to get in quick as we do have a limit on numbers.

As expected, this is our premier event and we return the accumulated fees plus some generous sponsor money to you for this event. Of course we will be a bit restrained….but it will be good.

The grand tradition of Bob’s Hot Hed hot dogs and Jack’s AsiaServ smoothies will be there as always. Thanks to Bob and Jack for your generous sponsorship as always, two absolute gentlemen!!! A shout out to Neil in Australia, perhaps the most passionate fan of Jack’s smoothies, we will miss you this year mate, but then again it means more smoothies for us. Former Prez Pascal of http://pascmusic.1dunia.net/quick-access will be back for the Championship, playing with the King for the cup and bringing his timeless tunes along to accompany our after match stretches, which worked a treat last year….very loose.

Geoff Thwaites and his company, Kojo, sponsor our Monthly Medal event and our weekly admin support, and are kindly sponsoring the take home trophies this year. A big thanks to Bill and Asian Tigers, Mick and Schenck Process, Richard and JS Luwansa and Andy and LF Logistics again for pledging sponsorship, as well as Dan the Beer Man and Anker. ABV are helping us out with booze and JIIB with some goodies to give away. Thanks to Roger and Mayapada for sponsorship and providing the ambulance, just in case there are any dance floor injuries. Not joking, there have been a few over the years….

Of course, we are always open to more sponsors and it’s a great way to contribute to Tee Set and connect to others. Please contact any of our Committee if you wish to sponsor; we can work with you to make it work. I will give you lots of plugs in upcoming editions, or, if you prefer a lower profile, I am happy to plant subliminal references so people appreciate you without knowing it’s you. Yep, the magic of communications.

Time to head up the mountain to the spectacular Gunung Geulis and make a weekend out of it. Quite a few birthdays and anniversaries so muted celebrations will be going on outdoors…. and no doubt some indoors.

Note the 11am Tee Time. Still time to sleep in after Saturday night for those who stayed and time for after gamers, but those travelling up will need to take off a bit earlier than normal.

There are currently 13 flights so it’s shaping up to be a great day out. We may get a downpour at some stage so be prepared with umbrella and something to keep you going in the 30 minute rain break. Then again, we may be lucky.

The format is stableford, not a scramble as initially intended, but there will be prizes based on the best combined score from the three best scores within a flight. That’s it, if you have a shocker, no problem your team can still win. So flights will compete as a team. Gimmies limited to a grip please…but pick ups fine once you can no longer score on a hole. Preferred lie is in force, “lift, clean and place”, on fairways and first cut of rough.

Quick shout out to anyone looking for a very cool set of wheels. Beloved Tee Setter Mel Cantarella is no longer travelling to Indonesia as he once was and is keen on arranging a quick sale of his 2012 MAZDA CX7 GT 2.3L TURBO SUV, which is still safely garaged in Jakarta. From personal experience, riding home in it several times exhausted from the laughs and great conversation during a round with Mel, it is a great set of wheels with a killer sound system.

Details are in the classified section here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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