The Interleague team went out to do battle with the rampant Cloggies, current leaders of the JIL. At the end of the day the glorious TeeSet team fell short of bringing home the chocolates. Two of our pairs had close games but could not prevail. It was a big day for the Thwaites as Sam had a challenging win in his singles and Geoff helped Peter achieve victory in the pairs. Well done. We are picking up points and have not been comprehensively rolled as other teams have but the elusive wins are just slipping out of our grasp. We have next month off and Team Captain Dean has an intensive training regime planned. I attend last Wednesday at Bull and Vine (Sponsor) along with Viboon. the training involved drink beer, play pool, drink beer, play pool then repeat. We should be ready to go come September, well at least the hangover will be a distant memory.

A lot happening in the TeeSet world over the upcoming weeks so pay attention to the info involved and get involved in the great days the committee and others have helped put together.

First the winners

Shinta with 41 Stableford points. Shinta is in sparkling form presently.

Arne in the money for low gross 83 and a Sandy par well done.

Up coming TeeSet Events

A new type of Scramble at JGC. A rotating two person scramble come and join the fun. Great prizes. Read the rules and further explanations will be available on the day for the dimwitted and the Australians. Sign up on MyGolf2U

TeeSet Takes the Whoosh to Parahyangan Golf on the 10th of August. We take the 9.25 Business Class train from Halim and disembark 30 minutes later where the golf club transport will meet us to take us to the course. This course is considered to be the finest in Indonesia So come and make a day of it. Sign up on MyGolf2U. The train is Rp900,000 return and will need to be pre-paid to TeeSet via Adhe’s BCA account. This is so we can make a group booking for the train and travel there and back together.

Account Details Hayati 7330591964 BCA

Once paid add your name to the list that will be on the TeeSet Whatsapp group. Ensure your names are in the message section of the transfer.

After golf we will take a train back to the Big Durian and pop in for some dinner at the Bull and Vine

TeeSet play the Sang Merah Putih at Jagorawi’s famous Z-9 course,9 off the reds 9 off the whites. A great day in celebration of our country of residence’s 80th anniversary. What day? The 17th of course. Sign up on th MyGolf2U. Some traditional Independence Day activities are also planned.

The TeeSet Birthday Scramble is just around the corner so now is time to start organising your teams. Pangkalan Jati on the 7th of September.

Kojo Monthly Medal 27th of July

Once again we go out to play for the MM. Sign up on MyGolf2U places filling quickly

See you on the course

Mister Mister

Palme D’Or R. Finnie

The hallowed fairways of Cengkareng were awash with red, white and blue as 49 tee setters came out to join our new Fete Tricolore event in celebration of Bastille Day which falls on 14th July each year. Offering players the opportunity to choose their tee boxes… the red, white and blues ones of course… and strategise their way around the course in the true spirit of Napoleon. Napoleon being well represented in the physical form of Craig Edwards.

Well how did these strategies pan out? Not so well in the experiences of the author as he clubbed his way to a new record of using bad words as shots went astray. The highlight being on the 5th where playing off the reds his second shot land right of the green and the uphill shot onto the green, all of 5 metres, failed to summit the hill and rolled back to his feet. People on the plane on the nearby runway heard his colourful outburst. But it was quite an experience playing from other red tees and fully understanding why the ladies struggle for par when you double bogey.

Not everyone had such a traumatised round as the author with Claudio knocking in an eagle on hole No. 1. Fernando had a sub 80 round with a deft 37 putts. Roger chipped in for 2 birdies and Shinta took it to the men by joining the Red, White & Blue challenge. Whilst Sari fresh from golfing in Scotland put in an impressive round playing from the traditional Red Tees.

The conditions for golf were perfect with the skies being overcast taking the sting out of the midday heat, we even had a few spots of rain. Not enough to get the wet weather gear out or even an umbrella. The pace of play on the first 9 was painfully slow but things got moving once the last of the morning round golfers vacated the course. Unfortunately for some their rounds finished in the dark, but friendship and ale awaited them back in the clubhouse.

A day like this just doesn’t occur it takes significant planning and big thanks goes out to the two chief planners Roger, on concept, Craig, on smallgoods. In minor support roles were Adhe, Chairman Bill & Michael.

Prizes/Winners

1.⁠ ⁠Christian Dior for Best Dressed goes to Rosie

 2.⁠ ⁠La Dunkerque = 1st Sandy Par & ⁠Napoleon Award = Best Points Men and the winner is Ed with 45 points, 15 of the Blue 15 of the white and 15 off the red. I hope you made the morning flight to Singapore

Sari takes the Josephine Award with 38 points well done.

Sri takes 2nd ladies 37 points.Well done. Oh but for the penalty on the 17th.

Steve takes 2nd on countback with 40 points.

3rd to Craig and 2nd in the countback also on 40 points

⁠ ⁠Edith Piaf je ne regrete rien. Pascal has no regrets and maybe no recollection come Monday morning. Big score award.

⁠Louis Braille (couldn’t read the greens) Award goes to Michel with 43 putts

La Tour Eiffel Award to Hitoshi with 75 off the stick

⁠La Guillotine. Award goes to Trancede with 10 stroke improvement on the back 9

Well that was a lot of winners or whatever they all got a bottle of wine which led to a long evening at Cengkareng as the TeeSetters shared their booty and golf stories were re-counted long into the night with French disco-punk serenading. The wobbly boots were firmly on come Monday morning.

Remember to be here for the next Bastille Day TeeSet Bash
 

Jakarta Interleague Sunday 20 at Riverside

Come and join the Interleague day either as a team member or one of the TeeSet casual golf set. TeeSet have a strong team for Sunday when we take on league leaders the Cloggies. Go Glorious TeeSet Go!

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Happy Golfing this weekend

Eyes down

Mister Mister

What rhymes with four? Pour! And it did, it rained cats and dogs. We had completed 8 holes when the heavens opened. Luckily we had just pulled up at the 10th so the clubhouse was close by. Back we went and hopped into the beers. After a few bottles we went back out again and hit one shot then went back to the beers.

The odd angry shot on the 10th resulted in a glorious moment as I pocketed Axel’s Pro V1 (see above) as he dashed back to the clubhouse. It was about 10 metres behind my drive but not bad for the old bloke in trying conditions. The good news to come out of this, is he is not getting it back. And so ends TeeSet’s adventure last Sunday when we were finally washed out. The first time in nearly 2 years.

Let’s not linger longer on last week’s round. Let’s push on to discover what wonderful events the committee have installed for us over the next few weeks.

New on the calendar, TeeSet this weekend celebrates all things French. We play the colours of the flag. Women can elect to join the tri-colour round or play the day from the reds

Le jour de gloire est arrivé. Aux baton de golf, citoyens, formez quatre balles golf. Golf on Golf on.

Just about full sign up on MyGolf2U. French Cab Sav prizes for the the victors, eh Frenchy.

Jambalaya Scramble Jakarta Golf Club 3rd Of August

An exciting scramble which is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Great prizes for victors and glorious moments for those that get the ever elusive woody par. Put it in your calendar.

TeeSet Whoosh Challenge Parahyangan Golf Club 10th of August

We take the whoosh for a quick round at what many consider to be Indonesia’s finest golf course. A booking list will start soon. Make your plans to join this great day now.

17th of August Hari Merdeka Jagorawi GCC

Take on the challenging Z nine course not once but twice in the same round. In honour of Independence DAy we will play a round off the Reds and a round off the whites. Merdeka!

See ya Sunday.

Mister Mister

The TeeSet JIL squad hit the fairways of Pondok Cabe full of confidence having had many successful campaigns here over the previous years. A few last minute reshuffles and the squad was ready to go. Up against the current title holders this was not going to be a walk in the park and it went down to the wire in the 3 pairs games, but we emerged victorious in all of them. A ding dong battle ensued between the TeeSet duo of Douglas and Michael as they came over the top of Stephanie and Tom. Douglas was beyond solid over the last 4 holes as we took back the lead and closed the game out. That also ends an undefeated partnership of that TeeSet pairing as Douglas moves onto greener fairways soon. Jeff and Andy had a thrilling last hole win as did Captain Dean and John over their JAWS opponents. Then the singles saw our man Daniel fight back from 3 holes down to square his game and Tony fought hard but Simon was too good on the day. This saw TeeSet climbing up the table at the end of the day.

With 4 rounds to go we are not too far off the leading groups and with a solid training workout planned and some physiological amendments planned we hope to go the whole way this year. We will certainly be rattling the ladder.

We had quite a few on JIL players on the course also great to see golfers taking advantage of playing alongside the Matchplay comp. We had John back for his second round with TeeSet and once again he was all smiles on completion of the day. I heard he kicked on to B&V with the Skipper, Douglas and Dave from DOGS. Lets get to the prizes

Hitoshi with 36 Stableford points was the day’s champ backing up after a big Saturday night.

Carter clubbed a gross 75. Well done buddy.

24 putts saw a happy Claudio take home the money.

Monthly Medal at Cengkareng Sunday the 29th of June

Sign up on MyGolf2U still time

You can down load the app at the apps store on your phone.

Anyways it has been a week of fear and loathing in Jakarta for the writer as he battled man flu and sciatic nerve issues on a Hunter S Thompson prescription.

On On to the golf course

Mister Mister

6 flights of TeeSetters headed out last Sunday. Numbers may have been low due to the amount of rain the DOGS have been experiencing on their Saturday Hillside rounds. The mountain men and women who showed up on Sunday are all experienced Mountain golfers and they know it never rains on TeeSet Sunday.

With an earlier than usual start a couple of golfers barely made it in time and a couple were a bit late. Always read the tee times in the MyGolf2U app to avoid confusion. Next time you will be mentioned in a highlighted TeeSet scribe report. We Teed off on the crack of 11.30 and the game was on. The 3 ball in front soon disappeared as did the four ball behind us. This made for blissful golfing conditions as shots were unhurried and missing balls were looked for. Jens was hosting Jess’s buddy from the States John in his cart and both myself and Jess had separate carts due to gravitational forces that are present at Gunung Geulis.

The greens had this writer’s mind completely fried on the first 9 and the second 9 was not much better. Jens was banging them in from all over the green and John steadily improved. The TeeSet average for the day was on the northside of 36 putts. Richard and Mike handled the conditions on the green as did Sepand. Chairman Bill on the other hand was trying to break records for 3 putting. Luckily Nico is in Singapore these days.

A lot of ball sellers around the course, which is a good idea for the golfers amongs us that like to hit it long into the trees. Of economic relevance, as we live through the TACO Tariff Wars, is that balls get cheaper the later the day becomes. The course and greens were in great order, better than many courses further north that is for sure. Hats off to GG management as once again they put together a well organised day with nary a hitch. Nary is a word seldom used these days.

Let’s get to the winners, as I have a long 3 days of golf kicking off in a few hours.

Stan takes the Stableford prize with 37 points. Well done that 30 minutes of extra sleep must have helped.

Bags with an 87 takes low gross

Sepand takes the bird money on the first and would have had the above two prizes but for slow presentation of scorecard and too long in the showers.

Rosie takes Sandy Par on the 17th

Richard with 30 taps of the flat stick had less struggles than most on the greens.

Jarkarta Interleague Pondok Cabe Sunday 22nd

Glorious TeeSet head to PC to do battle and will move up the table with the decisive victory we have planned for this Sunday. JIL plays alongside TeeSet this Sunday so come on down and join the day. Cheapest beers on the course, greens are amongst the best kept in Jakarta and it is pretty close to where we live and well serviced by Toll Roads. Sign up on MyGolf2U app. Get the App from the google store or Apple store.

Cheers and happy golfing

Mister Mister

Glorious weather greeted the 40 Teesetters who made the trip to BSD. The rainy season has been hanging around for a little bit longer than usual but Gading is a bit outside the mid afternoon rain band, so we golfed happily on. Happy was the word as we had 19 of the 40 golfers getting 36 or better Stableford points. We had Fernando burning up the course at 2 under after 12 holes and we had Craig Kecil quietly weeping on his caddy’s shoulder as Fernando pulled his pants down in match play. Lesson to be learned here don’t play match play against someone who is a member at the course. As Craig fairly said Fernando was playing out of his skin. Fernando has opened a house for distressed golfers. It is known as Big Daddy’s House. So if your coming of the course with you head hanging low and someone asks who’s your daddy its Fernando. (bastard)

We had a bunch of new members which is always great to see as it brings new enthusiasm to the club. Make sure you give these new members a warm welcome.

Welcome Nesha

Great first round to new member Sunny

Welcome to the TeeSet crew Stu

Jim making sure he gets in the frame for the new member shot

It’s been a while between drinks but Geary is back playing TeeSet again.

Now Mister Mister was not on the course last Sunday due to business commitments in KL, which included missing a flight home. So I cannot really comment on the state of play but what I do know is that TeeSet mastered Gading Raya and besides the usual getting stuck behind a flight from nowhere as you move to your back nine the pace was good and the greens rolled true. The first time in a while when golfers have been complimentary of the greens. We await the clubs to put some effort into getting greens back to what they once were.

Let’s get to the winners

Roberto had an enjoyable stroll around Gading picking up 47 Stableford points along the way. Well done champ.

Axel played out of his skin with a gross 67( according to the on course reporter). Definitely the score of the 2025 season.

Richard picks up first birdie #2 and Sandy #6

Bill takes low putts with 26 and best MC

Gading Raya a golf friendly venue and within easy striking distance of Jakarta. TeeSet will be back.

World Cup of Golf 8th of June Riverside

We have a full house of 33 teams. A record turn out. This annual competition grows in popularity every year. I think we may have just hit capacity.

With such a large number of players it is important that you arrive at the course in plenty of time. We need to get your bags onto the correct buggy and allocate a caddy. Arriving 10 minutes before tee time makes this impossible, so tomorrow be there by 11.30 to ensure a smooth start.

Being there at 11.30 also enables you and your team to promenade around the clubhouse in your Team Outfit increasing your chances of best dressed. Also it gives you time to drive to your designated starting hole. DON’T BE LATE.

There will be beer and sausages on the course. Don’t be greedy, other golfers need feeding and watering also. Thanks to San Miguel for the beer sponsorship and Mr Briggs’ Sausages. (if you like the sausages the butcher will be on course to take orders)

It will be a shotgun start off 18 holes. With a large amount of players make sure you are ready to go when the siren sounds at 12.30. That means ball on tee not last minute photos and glove searches.

Scoring, the team captain will do the scoring for everyone. All scores to be entered. The best 3 scores on each hole count towards victory. After 6 holes take a photo of the scores and Whatsapp to Adhe, here number will be on the team scorecard. Repeat this exercise after 12 holes are completed. On completion of round return the scorecard to Adhe before you shower.

Speed of play is paramount tomorrow. We are all playing to win but you need to realise there is a big group of golfers and one slow group will ruin it for everyone. If you cannot see the group in front of you you are playing too slow, pick up the pace. If you have hit a ball into the bushes 2 minutes is long enough to search for it. You get 5 minutes if duck diving in a pond. KEEP MOVING, BE READY TO PLAY YOUR SHOT OR PUTT AS SOON AS IT IS YOUR TURN.

Prize giving and skill prizes straight after the round then Bull & Vine have a special offer to continue back at the pub. Monday is a holiday for many make the most of it and socialise with your TeeSet buddies

REMEMBER DON’T TAKE ALL DAY PLAYING A SHOT.

See you at the course

Mister Mister