The Glorious TeeSet Championship

Posted on December 10, 2024 by mgfu

When TeeSet comes out to play excitement quite intense prevails amongst our golfers. Even more so on this day, as it was championship day. We had golfers flying in from distant shores, Frank, Anna & Santi amongst them. We had golfers with new body bits, Patrick. We had golfers with drinking problems, the Committee. Then we had golfers with their eye on the prize, they shall be unnamed as TeeSet is a social golf club.

The lull before the storm

Adhe was on site bright an early setting up banners and registration table and most importantly the Bloody Mary Bar staffed by Jamal. The day was not a shotgun start as we needed larger number s so we were off holes 1 and 10 starting at 11.30. large numbers of golfers were arriving earlier than usual was this to practise their putting and chipping? From the crowd around Jamal’s Bloody Mary BAr the answer was a definite No.

The Game

Most of the players made it into the photo. Taken inside this year for the first time in TeeSet history and for once you can actually identify everyone in it. Even Bags, who’s trying to hide behind the banner. Phot over and off to the battlefields of Cengkareng.

This is what 71 of Jakarta’s finest golfers were wanting to claim as their own but there would only be but winner on the day. Who would soar above the opposition to grasp this glorious trophy? The President? The Italians? Or someone from the large contingent of Americans who had signed up? Maybe a local or one of the Malaysians? The Finns had been in cracking form in the lead into the competition and a bit of the smart money was on Mikko.

Off we golfed with weather conditions looking ominous as clouds gathered in the south. The temperature was cool and the golf course in great knick. The 2am finish was barely felt as the first drive of the day found the centre of the fairway. Probably should gave gone home then. As President I shouldered my burden and golfed on. Bob from HotHed had a deft hand with the flat stick and after the first 6 holes was on 6 putts.

Meanwhile on. the 1st hole the first flight was a flight that held its own excitement, as it contained the 2 golfers fighting it out to win the TeeSet Matchplay. Luca and Craig had shown good form to get this far and Luca’s convincing win in the previous round had bookies lowering their odds. Craig was favoured to win if it went down to a toss of the coin as this is how he had progressed through most of the competition.

The light faded and the skies darkened but Glorious TeeSet golfed on and on and on. Until the lightning warning. Luckily we were close to Tee Box 17 which also held beer, glorious Anker beer from our San Miguel sponsors. Rapidly abandoning the 16th green, with my ball in birdie range, we sought shelter, well we sought beer, as there was little shelter as 4 other flights were there also. 30 minutes later and fully rehydrated with 4 refreshing cans of Anker back to take the birdie putt. Only missed by 4 foot, Anker is there anything you can’t do?

Long Drive hole smacked the dimples off the ball and watched it sail true and straight as far as I have hit a ball in a longtime. There it was sitting in the middle of the fairway, the 10th fairway. Meanwhile previous golfers took the trail more trodden and the long drive mens was a close affair with a booming 295 metre drive from Jannes being 2 metres short of Lionel’s monster of 297. Honorable mention to Ryan who also touched the 290 metre mark.

HotHed HotDogs, and I was sharring a ride with Bob so he pointed out a few prime dogs at the bbq wagon and while they were prepping them it was into the beers. Must retain hydration or risk dehydration. Good dogs at a good time in the game. Over to the first, more beer this time on the card. Cursed by the golf gods for taking the piss out of Webby saw me in the trees then a magical shot from the flower bed through two golf carts and we are ready to hit. Bogey.

4th hole, the par 3 traffic jam hole where Wine Cartel were handing out screwdrivers. Screwdrivers and beer keep you hydrated. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of copious amonts of alcohol on the golf course. It takes the pain away, and I was in a world of pain. Stay hydrated, I must stay hydrated. Luckily I had instructed Adhe to restock the beer stations after the lightning warning or many a golfer may not have been hydrated.

The course was a sea of orange, a very popular colour, picked out this year by TeeSets most fashionable golfer, Sam. Sam has a range of golf gear that is designed to impress and a game to go with it. Aussie Joe wore his own flower ensemble this year and looked lovely, unfortunately no prizes for best dressed.

The pace of play was perfect for such a large group starting off 1 & 10. Some lucky golfers played from the 10th 3 times. In a rush to beat the darkness and ensure the groups behind ours could finish in light I pulled it to a lovely position to once again, for the 3rd time, find myself in the middle of the 10th fairway. Next shot smack on the green 3 metre putt for a birdie to finish my time as President. Well remember hydration, hydration? Well I was probably over-hydrated at this point and nestled the ball on the lip of the hole. A plane load of passengers flying in from Singapore heard the last rant of the swearing President as he departed with a par.

It was a great day golfing with Bob “HotDogs” Fleishman, Patrick “New Hip”Chaundy and Michael “Leave it Short” Webb. The first players had been back at least an hour and were well into their cups. The winner of the Matchplay had been decided and the final scores of the Championship were waiting to be entered with The Singing President overseeing that. Knowing the world was in safe hands I head to the lockers.

The Winners

Every day has it winners but at glorious TeeSet everyone’s a winner. That was written for the new age sensitive types to give them a fuzzy warm feeling. At TeeSet we play to win.

The 2024 TeeSet Club Champion is Eli Dahlia with a net 66 to win on a count back. Well done Champ.

In 2nd place Jari also with a nett 66 but lost on a countback. Life can be hard, but Jari was happy and if there had been more beer on the course he told me he would have taken a shot or two off his score. An under-hydrated Finn. Well played Jari.

In 3rd place was Irene, nett 67. A great photo here of Renny and Irene. Mismanagement had managed to screw up the scores and had wrongly awarded 3rd place to Renny. Well played both ladies and great sportsmanship and camaraderie on display. Well done Craig.

Low gross 74 and long drive 297m. Well done Lionel and thanks to you and Jeremy for the sponsorship via JLS Golf

Shinta takes ladies long drive with an impressive 225 metre hit. Shinta then went back to back with the skill prizes also taking nearest the pin. Jens was still in shock hours later.

John takes nearest the pin 215 cm. A good effort from last years defending champion.

Low putts with 28 goes to Aussie Joe. Joe started the round on fire.

This year’s Matchplay Champion, Craig, with a win over Luca. Well done boys.

TeeSet Interleague Captain, Sam, presenting our most valuable player his trophy. Well done Daniel and thanks for the leadership and throughout the season, Sam & Dean. A great speech to sum up the season also Sam. Onwards to victory next year Glorious TeeSet.

Clubman of the year, Richard Mau. Thanks for all your support this year and in many previous years.

Jessica wins the best photo of the round. See photo at top of page. Thanks to Wine Cartel for sponsoring the prize.

The Rundown

After the golf prizes there were lots of other winners of the lucky draw.

We also had a birthday girl, Rosie. Hcp 16 age a little bit older.

A great day was had by all and I am sure this brief report has some glaring omissions but hydration and time erase most memories.

A special thanks to this years Committee, Roger, Bill, Dean, Craig and Sam. A huge thanks to all those that played in this Glorious TeeSet Championship & for all those that played throughout the year.

Well done to Bill and Craig for MCing the evening and for all the behind the scenes work done by Adhe. A great effort by Cengkareng to get everything right on the day, tee off times, drink stations, banners and a great buffet.

SPONSORS

A special thanks to all of this years sponsors. Your names are on the banner and without you the event would not shine as brightly as it does on the Jakarta Golfing Calendar.

BREAKING NEWS

LATE WINNERS

Sam wins the coveted TeeSet Memorial Half Litre of Open Tomato Juice

Well so ends the reign, so ends the pain.

See you at the Tee Box soon. Welcome to the new season.

Michael Seabrook

EX-PRESIDENT

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Imperial Golf Course

Posted on November 22, 2024 by mgfu
Imperial Klub Golf in West Jakarta, Tee Times, Reviews

There you go TeeSetters a view from the other end of Madonna. Notice how the flow of her golden locks envelopes the swell of her right breast? Well I slapped a shot into those locks and being a glutton for punishment took 2 shots to slap it out of them there locks. I prefered Madonna when she had short hair.

Lots on this weekend so will keep this short. We only had 12 players but a poretty impressive dirty dozen as you will find on any golf course in Jakarta on any given Sunday. We had the Finns and Thwaites and Sutcliffe jumping a hole to get the game underway. We then had Westen, Park, Ross and Alexander hitting it long on the first. Bring up the rear of the field were Dougie, Paul Vijay and the President. Vijay may have got a shot off before the round started, but at the wrong hole. we were all supposed to start at 10, Vijay.

A couple of pars and boggies on the first for the rear enders, followed by a surprise birdie from the President on the next as Vijay and Paul beat themselves up on the 2nd of the day. MAdonna’s nipples proved to be unaligned and this was the start of the Presidential downfall, as the rest managed pars or bogies, The President managed a few expletives and a big score.

On we golfed falling further and further behind Ezra’s group. The Finns were flying and Thwaites was popping pills to keep pace. On and on we golfed up and up went the level of steam as the President found fairways not in play and fluffed tee shots. The cussing was only matched by that foul mouthed Scot Ure who was finding a wayward driver caused him to swear like an Aussie.

Anyway the pain was eventually over for the President and Paul. Vijay did his brass matchplaying Douglas, who had a pretty reasonable round. Back to the clubhouse into the locker rooms where a rather large Asian gentleman was stretched out butt naked in my locker section. Leaving no where to sit. I wandered the changerooms wondering what had I done to deserve that. Anyways he final put some pants on and made an exit. The stuff that cannot be unseen in the changerooms of Jakarta golf clubs is the stuff of movies, very bad movies.

Onto the winners

Mikko takes the chocolates with 38 Stableford points. Mikko is in a purple patch of golf at the moment and a lot of the smart money is on him to take the Championship on Saturday. Has he played 5 times this season? I hope so.

Sam takes the low gross on one of his favorite courses with a pretty handy 77. Another one to watch this Saturday as he fights for the low gross prize in a fairly tight field.

Graham stealing the President’s money with a birdie on his first hole the 11th. He’s a good chance for the long drive win on Saturday if he can keep it between the lines.

Well that may be a trifecta of winners there. Come 6pm on Saturday we will see who steps into the winners’ circle and are hailed by their TeeSet comrades.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP 23rd of November

The day is near. players are cleaning their gear, polishing their balls and doing a tee check. Lets get into it.

9.30 registration and goody bag

9.35 Bloody Marys & Screw Drivers

11. 36 First flights on the tee boxes 1 & 10

5pm onwards Dinner, awards and heavy drinking

Speed of play is important as we have now entered the rainy season and we need to play to finish. Looking at a putt for five minutes doesn’t change the fact that you will either miss it or get it in.

Food will be available on the 4th hole supplied by BnV also on this hole there will be Screw Drivers supplied by Wine Cartel and beer from Blue Star AMG

Near the 10th hole there will be glorious Dogs cooked for you by the master chefs from HotHed. Beer will also be available.

On the 17th there will be the final beer stop for some and the first for others. Beer provided by Asian Tigers.

For those using carts the cost will be on your Cengkareng card and you will pay for them when you leave.

For those ordering food in the clubhouse or buying drinks at the on course kiosks this will also go on your card.

For players yet to have paid by Friday the entire cost of your day and the Rp1.900.000 Championship fee will be on your card

Please on completion of your round tell Adhe how many putts you have had.

Enter your scores into MyGolf2U to ensure we have a quick access to the winning scores. This is your job not Adhe’s

Lucky draw with main prize of a range finder supplied by Blue Star AMG plus other goodies

Important prize for best photo sent into the whatsapp group. Don’t send dozens send 3 or 4 and have the chance to win a very nice bottle of NZ Pinot Noir

Most importantly have a great day playing golf

Men are off the Blue Tees and ladies off the Reds

On On

Mr President

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Gading Raya and another Storm

Posted on November 13, 2024 by mgfu

Don’t you just hate that tree lurking in front of the tee box. Not in play but in the back of your mind. Well Smacking one off the tee box last Sunday the ball lodged itself in the upper limbs of the tree, never to be seen again. They managed to burn the cathedral down at the other end of this hole, now someone needs to burn this tree down. The President has a 90% hit rate on it. Aim left, aim left, hit right into tree.

A good crowd turned out for one of the regions more friendly courses and we were soon off to a flying start with the first group teeing off 10 minutes before advertised time. But no one was off as early than the Finns who wrangled themselves a 10.30 slot. It’s not what you know but who you know. We won’t be seeing much of Pekka shortly as his assignment has come to an end in Indonesia he is heading home to guard against brewing Russian troubles. It was good while it lasted Pekka, see you at the Championship, for one last hurrah. It was good to see Timo back for a visit and Mikko is becoming a regular onTeeSet.

I was in the excellent company of Mr. Webb and JP. The company was excellent the golf a little wayward at times, the language very blue most of the time. The frustrations of golf really increases a man’s mastery of his native tongue, as he seeks verbal combinations to express the pain or the joy that the golf course is giving him. Mike is short, but his putts were shorter, after playing last week with a tentative Jude this week was an eye opener in how to leave putts 10 foot short. In Mike’s defense he hasn’t been playing a lot recently. Meanwhile the President and JP were feeling similar frustrations with putts lipping out and failing to drop. Where’s a good earth tremor when you need one.

In front of us were the handy golfers of Sam, Adam and Daniel they seemed to be motoring along at a reasonable pace with not too much time spent pondering putts. Behind us were Craig and Luca battling it out in a Matchplay semi-final, they were accompanied by Hitoshi and Nicolas. As a 4 ball they quickly fell behind. The ladies 4 ball of Hana, Jane, Renny and Eli followed with a bag full of liquor and shot glasses. The Dot squad of Bill, Ian, Richard and Axel trooped on behind them. The final group of Sari, Tri, Joe & Jason had some how or another managed to get the jump on everyone and teed off first. This was duly noted by the President and the necessary authorities have been notified. It bodes poorly for them.

On the other side of the course Ale, Phil and Jessica led the groups off. Missing was Bags who is fielding positions in Trump’s new Government, word on the street is he made be the next ambassador to Indonesia, let the good times flow. Others playing that side of the course included Geoff, George, Steve and a big squadron of Thais with Jens and Shinta keeping an eye on two of them. Our resident Thai, Mr Mee, has been absent and his countrymen all arrive.

The day was flowing along smashingly, when the wind started to increase and we know what that is a forewarning of. That’s right, a storm, no sooner had we finished 9 holes and arrived at the 10th than off goes the siren. Well positioned to get to the clubhouse we quickly abandoned, temporarily, play. When the siren goes you head for shelter, no questions asked. Lightning hits with no warning. Back at the clubhouse the slippery when wet signs were positioned around the damp section of the clubhouse and TeeSetters moved to the drier back areas and beers were ordered. After downing a couple of beers it was all clear on the siren and it was back to the carts. The rain had caused groups to back up on the 10th which provided TeeSetters the opportunity to take part in their favorite adult beverage as they awaited tee time.

Now, a warning to you inexperienced golfer/drinkers it doesn’t always improve your game. I know it should, as alcohol certainly improves my dancing, driving and dart skills. In the words of the great philosopher, Homer, “Is there anything alcohol can’t do?” Well we all know the answer to that one, so let’s move it along. The triples on the 11th, 12th, and 13th had me wondering about bloody Homer Simpson and his homespun wisdom. But I will give it another chance, very soon.

Just as things started to pick up there was an almighty clap of thunder as Hughie let us know of his displeasure of golfing on the Sabbath. Immediately the siren sounded and a dash to shelter was on. There was quite the TeeSet gathering at the hospitality hut on the 14, many of us were on

Which comes in 2 golf friendly flavours. Someone who was not on Cloud 7 was Craig who had just put his ball in the pond while Luca had managed to get it with in a couple of metres of the pin. Victory was looking good for Luca. The clap of thunder had rattled Nico’s eardrums and senses and he took on the role of chief can crusher with some assistance from his apprentice Jane.

It was soon apparent that the weather was not going to improve and the supply of Cloud 7 was dwindling so it was into the carts and a dash back to the clubhouse riding in the slowest buggies in Jakarta. No prizes this week except for first birdie

Pekka birdied the first so he takes the money. Well done Pekka. The Finns for 2 weeks in a row were enjoying a very long warm down.

So a bunch of us end up at Sale and wished Tri a happy birthday

Glorious TeeSetters

Things got messy and further photos or videos will not be published to avoid complete embarrassment for those involved. Some of whom may have been seated in this photo, maybe.

TeeSet Returns to Imperial on Sunday the 17th

Having carefully chosen this course as it lays outside the afternoon Jakarta rainband. Easy access to Jakarta and a premier course at very good rates and a great warm up for the following weeks Championship. Check MyGolf2U for tee off times and sign up.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 23rd of November

The trophies are ready. Are you ready to win one? So far this year we have not had a repeat winner for the monthly medal so that puts us all in with a chance. The day will commence with Bloody Marys to steel the nerves on the golf course there will be two snack stops and two drink stops. Back in the clubhouse after the golf there will be a full buffet dinner, wine, beers and cocktails. With music to follow the presentations and we party into the night. All for the price of Rp1.900.000

Sign up on MyGolf2U and pay

Michael Charles Seabrook

OCBC

Account number: 0010 0594 4358

Get on to it.

Signing off

Mr President

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TEESET CHAMPIONSHIP 23RD OF NOVEMBER

Posted on November 13, 2024 by mgfu

Hi TeeSetters we need to start finalising numbers as we have to make bookings for the course, kitchen and booze. So far 60+ players but just 20% have paid. Please pay to the account info on the flyer ASAP.

Mr President

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Stormy weather over Gading Raya.

Posted on November 9, 2024 by mgfu

For the golfer sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every round has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

The above photo is one taken by a Teesetter at Gading Raya in 2019. Last Sunday it was too dangerous to contemplate outdoor photography So here are some shots that truly capture the terror TeeSetters were faced with last Sunday

You can feel the angst amongst this group as the storm rages over head. If not for the ample supply of bravery juice they would have all surely have been beseeching Hughie, the God of Golf weather.

Some more fortunate golfers made it to a slightly better stocked shelter shed, that also had a range of vaping products, as the wind made it quite difficult to torch an old fashioned cancer stick up.

Meanwhile back in the brand new clubhouse the 2 flights that thought they had found the best spot to wait out the storm were soon shuffling tables and donning the waterproofs as the ceiling started leaking like a sieve and the electrics sparked and farted and fizzled out. Our thoughts were with the building contractor, hoping he had had enough time to escape the country. There is some rumour going around that he is the main contractor on the new Capital City, Nusantara.

A photo of one of the drier sections of the clubhouse.

The day started out in very reasonable weather. A short delay as a two ball playing their final two holes were allowed to play through. Then the first group stood on the tee box and flayed shots to the left right and straight up in the air. This had all the makings of a pretty ordinary round. Jude managed to scramble a boofie what was written on the two Dougs and President’s scorecards will not be disclosed here to prevent further embarrassment. Hey it’s the first hole and none of these golfers have been known to take advantage of the excellent driving range adjacent to the first tee to shake the cobwebs out of their swings. That’s for the realm of golfers who don’t buy second hand balls. Social slappers work their way into the game.

Anyways, with in a few holes the pars started coming, mainly for Jude but the rest of us nailed a couple as we raced the weather. The wind started blowing but we golfed on and on and on then finally there was the siren blowing its warning of an incoming electrical storm. It is important that these sirens are heeded for the safety of players and caddies. A few lightning strikes on golf courses have left stains where the victims once stood.

On hearing the siren we were fortunately close enough to the brand spanking new clubhouse and so sought shelter there. Air Conditioned well lit and lovely ceiling fans ahh the luxury. Down came the rain and lightning and we barely thought of our fellow golfers suffering in crappy little shelters as we purveyed the menu’s full range of eastern delights. With in minutes I was feeling a little drizzle, then the rain was pouring through the lights and fans. Mop boys were called for, then bucket boys. We retreated to higher ground. Sari and the Malaysians found a drier location also, Adhe was forced to relocate also. The weather radar was painting a bleak picture. The lightning lit up the overcast afternoon and the thunder had the locals quivering in fear. Slowly golfers from around the course were making dashes to the clubhouse pool.

Gading Raya was offering rain vouchers for golfers yet to complete 6 holes we were on the8th tee box when the storm hit so were cussing our luck on missing out. A decision was made to head for the exit as the water level was rising and the service was dropping so caddies were paid off and to the changerooms we went. Just then the all clear siren sounds so a quick dash to re-employ our caddies and our 4 ball minus Douglas MacQuarter were charging back into the fray.

Here’s a shot of a few golfers who didn’t charge back into the fray but stayed for some adult beverages in the soggy clubhouse

A light drizzle persisted for a hole or two but Doug Ure was off to a smashing start with a crunching 250m + drive to restart the game. Myself and Jude took a more conservative route electing to drive a bit over the 100m line. You need to warm up again. By the end of the 8th hole Jude was wishing he’d stayed indoors, but in true TeeSet character he battled on and was soon back into par mode. Doug nailed a nice birdie and parred the index 1, to finish in style whilst the President managed a sandy par on the 18th

Back to the clubhouse to see who else made it. Bags, The Singing Ex-President were well into their cups in the company of Tri. The Finns who had started early were into a Bintang inspired warm down. Warming down after sport is a necessity and TeeSet’s chosen warm down fluid is any product from the Brewery of San Miguel when available, normally found in Bill Lloyd’s medicine box. Slowly the survivors came in and it was encouraging to see more than half the starters had hung tough to complete the day.

Let’s get to the winners

Here they all are from left to right. Low gross Ian with 77, Michael first sandy 18th, Bill 40 Stableford points, Alessandro a birdie on the 1st. Missing from this group is TeeSet’s favourite fairweather golfer, Axel, who nailed an eagle on his 4th hole.

There was a bit of chatter about how good Ian’s round was in some difficult conditions. Ian himself was aware that things were rolling along nicely but in the back of his mind was his jinx 76. Probably doesn’t help if you have Bill on the green calling dots. But good golf from both the Stableford and low gross winners.

This Sunday back to Gading Raya, first tee time 11.30

TeeSet Annual Championship 23rd of November Cengkareng

Preparations are well underway. What we need from you is to sign up on MyGolf2U ASAP so we can best cater fro everybody on the day.

What you will get:

  1. A competitive stroke play competition on a great course
  2. 2 drink stops on course and 2 food booths
  3. a lovely buffet dinner with a range of wines, cocktails and beers on offering
  4. Music
  5. Prizes for the various category winners
  6. Lucky draw prizes including a range finder
  7. A special prize for the golfer who submits the best photo of the days action
  8. Did I mention lots of after golf adult beverages
  9. Goody bag
  10. Meet the new President

A day you do not want to miss.

Now for something completely different

I am looking at starting a midweek comp based out of Fluid Force Golf with Gavin Webb. 9 hole comp on a predetermined course. You will be able to drop in at anytime and play your nine holes, with friends or by yourself, the leaders will be viewable on the leaderboard.

Opposite Fez Kemang https://maps.app.goo.gl/gcCPCDAcG2STZaeM7?g_st=iw

Stay tuned for more information.

Sorry about the late arrival of Jakarta’s most read golfing blog but it was truly a busy week.

Sayonara

だいとうりょう

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Kojo Monthly Medal at Cengkareng

Posted on November 2, 2024 by mgfu

There was movement in the clubhouse as the word had got around that the President was out of town. So all the young cracks and old yardage experts assembled at the clubhouse to see who could wrest the monthly medal. And there ends the tale as the MyGolf2U has gone bonkers on me and I have no time to wait while it is fixed.

What I do know was that once again there was a great turnout for the Medal and competition was stiff. So let’s get to the prizes then move onto some housekeeping stuff.

Monthly Medal Winner, Rosie, with a return to form from earlier in the year with a handicap busting net 65. Well done.

With the yips back under control welcome back to the winner’s circle Roger with the low gross 81. Surprise surprise low putts also. Hit the fringe big fella hit the fringe.

Long Drive winner with a 254m into the wind win, Mr Lee

Shinta takes the ladies long drive with a booming hit of 214m. longer than 90% of the men probably.

Nearest the Pin Men, Adam. With a well placed iron shot finishing 226 from the pin.

Anna went well inside the Men’s NTP popping one on to 150cm. Birdie time?

Joe takes first birdie on hole 5

Leon picks up first sandy par on the 2nd hole.

Welcome to new member Ryan. We look forward to your golfing company going forward.

Another new member Jaakko, joining our already strong Finnish contingent.

The 2024 TEESET CHAMPIONSHIP

3 WEEKS UNTIL THE BIG DAY

What you need to do is register on MyGolf2U and pay the event fees to the President’s account. We would like you to do this ASAP. As we need to do a lot of organising for this and last minute sign ups lead to chaos and an angry President. The planning into this event has been of biblical proportions some say the event will be bigger than Ben Hur. You are guaranteed to get value for money. So do the committee and the President a favour and sign up now.

We have 2 new sponsors for the championship added to the ones you can already see on the flyer. They are

JLS Golf are bringing online booking to Indonesia. With live pricing and availability, booking a round will soon be easier than booking a gojek!

Bluestar AMG is a proud sponsor of this year’s Tee Set Championship Tournament! As a leading wealth management firm dedicated to supporting communities and building lasting relationships, Bluestar AMG is excited to be part of the day bringing together golf enthusiasts for a day of competitive play and camaraderie. For further information speak to the President.

Sunday the 3rd of November Gading Raya

A lovely course outside the rainbelt with good greens and well bunkered. See you there and check out the new building developments.

Happy Golfing

Mr President

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Imperial Golf Club

Posted on October 26, 2024 by mgfu

A firm favorite with many TeeSeters the Writer still has reservations as to the appeal of the course and often disparagingly refers to the course as Teletubbyland. Weather conditions were hot to start with but a swirling breeze arrived shortly after the start and caused havoc amongst some golfers. The Starter caused major havoc in Jens’s round when they placed a 5 ball in front of his group. The Starter is still alive.

This will be a brief post as I have had a pretty busy week and I am off on a business trip tomorrow.

The group I played in had the TeeSet new boy Mike Makino and he must have been very impressed with the various parts of the course that our teeshots visited and he soon joined in the slugfest. Luckily after a few holes something resembling golf started to be seen. With each player steadily improving as the game wore on.

Other new players and long time returnees were Elena Victoria and Tim Fehling who had the company of The TeeSet JIL Matchplay Captain, Sam. Sam is also a big fan of Imperial so they were in good company.

Falling asleep at the keyboard.

The Winners

Max takes the lollies with a very impressive round nett 67, not sure what that is in Stableford Points. Well done Max.

Sam low gross with an excellent round of 75. He definitely mastered the blustery conditions.

Claudio takes first birdie on hole 11. Well done.

SRP, better known as Ryan wins first par for a 30+ HCPer. Well done.

Ezra was this week’s putting master with 29 taps of the Flat Stick

23rd of November TeeSet Championship

With the championship just around the corner now is a great time to start fine tuning your game. I have taken on the services of Gavin Webb at AES Golf Studio in Kemang and I have shaved a few strokes off the handicap and should be raring to go come Saturday the 23rd.

The Championship is very competitively priced at Rp1,900,000. This includes your round of golf, heaps of adult beverages, a delicious buffet, evening music, goody bag and lucky draw, plus prizes for the winners and other stuff.

Sign up on MyGolf2U ASAP so we can cater successfully for this event.

Monthly Medal 27th of Oct at Cengkareng.

Tomorrow is the last monthly medal of my Presidency spots left so sign up now.

Regards

Mr President

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23rd of November TeeSet Championship

Posted on October 25, 2024 by mgfu

A return to Cengkareng, after a 2 year absence, for the TeeSet Championship. The day will begin with registration collection of goody bag and a Bloody Mary or 2. Out on the course there will a Snack and Drink Station. After golf there will be a buffet dinner with wines, beers, and various other drinks available.

During the course of the evening the TeeSet Champions will be awarded their prizes as well as some lucky draws. The President will deliver a brief speech and this will be followed by festivities of dancing and drinking.

The cost of this event is Rp 1,900,000 which includes all of the above plus your round of golf.

Please register on MyGolf2U ASAP and make your payment

to Michael Charles Seabrook

0010 0594 4358

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It is critical that you register and pay as soon as possible so all the logistics behind this event can be adequately catered for.

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Glorious Teeset at Pondok Cabe

Posted on October 16, 2024 by mgfu

The police airwing assisting the TeeSet President in locating his ball. This could be your position in the Jakarta social golfing world as the President is being retired this year. (it is a video click on the photo)

Sunday saw the last round of the Jakarta Interleague and pride and glory was at stake as teams jockeyed to improve their final standings. Jaws were sitting comfortably in first place baring a disaster they looked good to claim the title. Wolves, after a TeeSet thumping in round one, were in need of a win to get outright second place if not first place. They had a narrow win over Pocksia to claim second place outright after Glorious Teeset had a draw with the Tin Cups. Meaning Tin Cups finished 3rd and Glorious Teeset moved into outright 4th.

The teams for TeeSet on Sunday were Singles: Sam & Daniel. Sam lost his singles and Danial managed to halve his round. This gave danial the enviable season’s figure of 5 wins ,1 draw and 1 loss

The Pairs of Andrew and Jeff had a nice win 2/1 with Andrew playing his first game for the season

Douglas & Michael had a comfortable win 5/4 with Douglas putting in a great round to anchor the flight.

Craig and Vishal suffered a narrow loss on the last hole in what was obviously a very tight game. This was Vishal’s first game also for the season.

This was a suucessful season after struggling to break through last year. We have the makings of a good squad and with a few more players we should take a big stride forward next year in our quest for victory. A big thanks to all the players who volunteered this season and to our leadership team of Sam and Dean. We all look forward to taking on the challenge in 2025.

To make sure you are eligible to play in the Interleague Team you need to have an up-to-date MyGolf2U handicap, meaning a minimum of 5 games. It is alos worth noting that regular TeeSetters will always be given preference over the player who appears on the odd occasion.

The JIL day was a lot of fund with 7 TeeSet flights joining in on the final day and the course was fairly crowded but pace of play was superb. With this many players of all different standards the cry of fore was echoing around the golf course. It is important to call fore if you hit a big banana shot onto the other fairways or clank a tree at high speed. A hit from a golf ball can be dangerous. Also when you hear the call of FORE take precautions it only takes a second to put your hands over your head and duck. The only golfer who may have an exemption is the President, being deaf in one ear he has no idea what direction the ball could be coming from and is basically a sitting duck.

A special thanks to Roger and Jack and the JIL team captasins for putting together such a wonderful competition.

The Winners

Andrew takes out the best low gross with 68. A very good score that helped TeeSet in JIL.

A stand in photo of the low gross winner Roger with a gross 78.

Birdie boys on the first Emiliano and Max. Well done

David takes low putts with 26. David nailed a beautiful chip from the edge of the greenside rough on the 3rd hole of the day being the most memorable on a day when his flat stick was on fire.

Imperial Karawaci on the Sunday the 20th

A perennial Teeset favorite. With some challenging holes well balanced with the higher indexed holes. The bunkers are always a challenge as is keeping your balls dry. The course is easy to get to from all parts of Jakarta and very well priced and the club house amenities are top rated. Get on down for some Sunday fun. Sign up on MyGolf2U. Also aupgrade to the new addition by pushing the red section on the old app on the left hand side.

TeeSet Matchplay Championship

The players left in the comp need to get their games sorted as we are just over a month away from the Championship. This Sunday presents as a great opportunity where men and women’s tees are well positioned.

TeeSet Annual Championship 23 of November

The date is set the bookings are made it is now up to you TeeSetters to support this spectacular annual event. This year we will be back at Cengkareng for the first time in 3 years. There will be great days golf as per usual where we the TeeSet champions will be honoured. The committee have been working hard to get this day right and have prepared many apres golf treats including a sumptuous buffet and drinks bar including beers, wines mixed drinks and cocktails. On the course there will be a snack stop and an adult beverage booth. There will be a goody bag and lucky draw prizes. A special prize for the golfer who submits the best golf photo of the day via our Whatsapp group. Plus music and dancing into the evening. All for the great value of Rp1.900.000. Cheaper than previous years.

What we need from you is that you sign up ASAP on the MyGol2U app so we can get the catering right. In the next week we will be asking for shirt sizes and will give you bank details as to where you can pay.

Love & Kisses

The President

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GLORIOUS GUNGUNG GEULIS

Posted on October 9, 2024 by mgfu

Note the glorious blue sky. The blue gave way to a light cloud covering with a gentle mountain breeze all adding up to a superb day to be playing golf in the Bogor hills. Teeset suffered a few morning cancellations due to fear of weather as suffered by the DOGS the previous afternoon or just too much booze on a Saturday night.

who did trust in the weather always shining favourably upon TeeSet was made up of Vishal, Holger, Jens, Tom Shinta, Rosita & me. Split into 2 flights. Lift, clean and place was announced based on the deluge from the day before, and except for the very first hole there was not a damp spot on the course. A few water hazards withstanding. We teed off exactly on time as Gunung Geulis are excellent at arranging tee times. It seemed the line of play was follow the President, never a good idea and Holger and Vishal soon gave up on tha line of play as The President opened with a well managed double par on the first, and this was on one of the easier holes. Trouble lay ahead.

We soon caught the group in front of us where one of the players was having an on course lesson, but there speed of play was reasonable and as were were a 3 ball we should be close to them through the front 9 which was actually the back 9, if you know what I mean. The standard of play was improving as we worked our way around the course with Holger missing a very good score due to being a little bit short of juice on 4 or 5 putts that just stopped at the lip of the hole. The greens at Gunung Geulis have terrified many a golfer over the years but Jens managed a well controlled 31 putts, alas Shinta was a bit wayward and Tom wildly wayward, whereas Rosita was banging them in from 8 metres away.

The second 9 we are standing at the signature par 4 hole and the caddy is telling me that you can cut the corner and being a lazy short cutting bastard I took her advice and cut the corner. Well not really hooked it deep into the Pinus trees and had to stand on the penalty drop box of shame by myself. Vishal and Holger having taken the sensible path to the hole. Another penalty after a dodgy bounce saw a lovely triple to start the back 9, which was 1 stroke better than the opening hole. Things maybe improving. A marshal was pleading with us to cut cross country to avoid being stuck by the slow moving group in front of us. From the par 3 following hole, we could see no one in front so ignored him, after telling him it was his job to tell that group to get a hurry on.

Meanwhile Jens, Tom, Shinta and Rosita took the advice on board and zigzagged across the mountainside avoiding roadblocks but basically completing the round in the same time if they had followed us. We finally caught this “slow” moving group on the 3rd last hole. It wasn’t a 3 ball, it wasn’t a 4 ball it was a 5 ball. They looked important and they obviously were important as why else would they be allowed to play as 5 on a Sunday. We believe there may have been some gambling involved but the police were not contacted. Round done and dusted in just over 4 hours a lovely day on the mountainside.

The winners

Good contact on a sprinkler head resulted in a par for the President as he bumbled his way around the course for 40 Stableford points. He also grabbed the only sandy par. President also took best on beer with 3 large bottles in the after golf warm down.

Low gross 86 to Jens who beat Holger by handicap. Jens also took low putts 31

Holger gets first birdie on 16. A few too many short putts left the bird count at 1, and missed the low gross. Too the practise putting area, I may join you.

Summary

Well that’s the 4th time we’ve been to GG in the last couple of years and we struggle to get 20 players. Reasons being is that the DOGS are playing there, the traffic is bad on Sundays. Well the traffic was fine, a bit of an hour home. The Dogs have played the hill for the last 11 weeks. With JIL and Monthly Medal and the rainy season hemming in what TeeSet can do there are few opportunities to play courses such as this. The golfers who have made the trip the last 4 or 5 times have been presented with ideal playing conditions everytime. We don’t need to hear complaints about changing the course a week out as most bookings are done months in advance and are on the app. Maybe TeeSetters just need to remember the fantastic rounds that we have had here over the last 2 years and beyond and make an effort.

Jakarta Interleague at Pondok Cabe 13th of October

TeeSetters take on the second place Tin Cups this Sunday in an effort to grab second place for ourselves. Captain Sam is putting together a strong team. Tin Cups have a strong team on paper but luckily this game is played at Pondok Cabe a course where the Glorious TeeSetters have been dominate, over the last few outings.

If you are not playing in the Interleague pleas still come along and join the day. There will be an interleague end of season bbq after the event.

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Bye bye

Mr President

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