Next Up: Kedaton 15th July 2018 11.00am

Posted on July 12, 2018 by rogerfinnie

KedatonSunday sees us visit another of those courses which Tee Set tends to go to only once a year, Kedaton Golf & Country Club – our last visit being in March 2017, some 16 months ago.

Although a little further down the Tangerang -Merak  Toll road at KM 31, it is set amongst a nice development and is usually in great condition.

charmingSome wide fairways allow you to open your arms with the driver but there are also canals down the side of many holes to catch errant drives; adding up to us seeing that a net score around Par will usually put you in contention based on past results. On our last visit the pro shop was sparsely stocked so make sure you bring enough ammunition….

Kedaton is also one of the few courses which allow you to choose whether to walk or take a buggy. Thanks to Wina Nugraha, our fixture Secretary, we have secured excellent rates which are also lower than last year – Rp700,000 for those walking and Rp850,000 for those in a cart.

Given the slightly extra distance, we also have an earlier start at 11.00AM so we can be finished and off home in good time. Sign up here to join to fun this week and then read on.

***** IMPORTANT WARNING AND ADVICE *****

The one tricky thing about getting to Kedaton is making sure that you take the correct turn off from the Merak Tol heading West, with the bleached bones of those who miss it generally only found several days after their mistake.

Be prepared to take the far left toll booth, and ONLY the far left toll booth at Km 31, otherwise you WILL NOT be able to get across the toll to Kedaton but instead will be doomed  to wander the Western Badlands for eternity.

If you are taxi-ing then keep a close eye on your driver and guide him as necessary. They are likely not to know this detail and are best served by you paying for the additional 20km to the next U-turn and back

 

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Upcoming events….

(1) 35th Tee Set Birthday: Save the Date 12th August 2018

The Tee Set 35th Anniversary Birthday celebration is now confirmed for 12th August 2018 at Matoa. As usual, it will be a team scramble event and with it being a special anniversary, we are working making the day as fun as possible.

Registrations  and further details on the day will be shared soon but please mark your calendars and start to think about creating  your team. We have a lucky 88 spaces available so first in, best dressed.

For those without teams or wanting to just join without any extra hassle, no problem as we will create some teams of lonely hearts and single golfers…. sign up as usual once it opens.

(2) 4th Annual Asian Tigers 45 Hole Challenge

Hosted and organized by Tee Set VP, Bill Lloyd, and our good sponsor, Asian Tigers Mobility, this unique golfing event on the Jakarta calendar is not to be missed.

In addition to being just a great day out, it is also held for the worthy cause of supporting the protection of Sumatran Tigers through the work of the Animal Sanctuary Trust Indonesia,  https://www.simplygiving.com/NonProfit/animalsanctuarytrustindonesia.  ASTI’s mission, in part, to care for and rehabilitate the endangered Sumatran Tiger.

As you may guess from the name, the event is held over the 45 holes of Jagorawi Golf & Country Club with the emphasis on a golfing iron-man challenge to walk and play all 3 courses in a day. Carts are available for those who decide to relax during the day but with a penalty applied per 9 holes for their use.

Your score will be counted as the best four 9 hole scores  with the Best Net and Best Gross 36 hole scores getting to take home the finest trophy in Jakarta, here modeled by President Roger Finnie who won Best Net last year.

The date has been set for 24th August 2018 and if you are interested in supporting this event as a sponsor please contact Ken Runyon on accelgolf@gmail.com.

Registrations are open and your can download the registration form here. If you have any questions on the event please contact Bill Lloyd on  bill.lloyd@asiantigers-indonesia.com.

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Sunday 8th July: BSD and social at Casa De la Mexicana

Posted on July 10, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day: All’s well that ends well!

Forewarned of a morning competition being held at the course and having had no response from the marketing team during the week before on our enquiries to confirm the booking details, your Committee arrived to BSD with the expectation that some negotiations on starting arrangements would be needed…. and so it was to prove with 152 morning players still playing some 6 1/2 hours after tee off and our 12.30pm tee time being pushed back by the quarter hour the closer we came to the allotted time on the starters sheet!

Nevertheless, whilst most of our 38 Tee Setters occupied themselves practicing at the range and putting areas or were enjoying a chat and refreshments in the downstairs rooms, President Roger Finnie and VP Ric Wymer were busy negotiating arrangements for the 1.15pm start we were to have eventually to ensure there was the possibility of finishing before dark. The final outcome was to prove a great compromise with the 10 Tee Set groups sent out on a full shot gun on the front 9 and the rest of the PM bookings sent out from hole 13 onwards to leave us room to make the turn and not get held up. With effectively an empty course ahead of us, bright sunshine and a gentle breeze to play in, we enjoyed millionaires golf with several good rounds being turned in and the first groups finished in well under 4 hours.

We had 4 newcomers to welcome on the day and a warm Tee Set welcome was given to Eric Mary, Nithapong Senavongse, Cecilia and Giancarlo Roggiolani. We hope you enjoyed your day and look forward to seeing you back soon.

      

To enjoy our socialization in a different environment, for the post round presentations we decamped from BSD to Casa Dela Mexicana, a new restaurant run by the family of Tee Setter Axel Hertzke. With 29 of the group being able to join (apologies to a couple of players who tried to come but ended up MIA due to the quality of the directions), it made for a fun evening with a lot of laughter and stories of the day being shared whilst the excellent food was washed down by the margaritas and other refreshments on offer.

A big thank you to Nila, Sahara and Axel for hosting us and we look forward to coming back again following another round in the area. With several players leaving well after 8pm there were plenty of interesting photos, some of which are shared here.

A final thank you on the day to Brenda Mayland who caught up with a lot of handicap inputs in addition to the usual registrations and scoring.

The Play

With the later start and the concerns on finishing, a local rule for the day was introduced setting the maximum score at double-par which allowed some to pick up as needed and keep the groups moving. As a result, we did not award Monster Putter or Most Strokes on the day and, with there being no skirts either, our treasurer was left empty handed on the booby fines front. On the flip side, with us playing off the white tees in perfect golfing conditions, the better players on the day made hay with some excellent scoring being recorded both net and gross.

First Birdie on the day was all sewn up on hole 1 with no less than 4 people birding their first hole, the prize being shared Arne Tjaden, Gary Mond and Rob Cheng. Most Improved went to John Birch who recorded 8 strokes less coming home and 1st Sandy was awarded to Glen Sutherland who was playing his last round on his current 3 week visit – we look forwarded to seeing you on your next trip to Jakarta.

Low Putts went to Kongkiat Chaisri for his excellent mastery of the greens in taking 28 putts in his round. Mark Fiorello had the round of the day with a Gross 73 but with him taking Low Net A, a 4-way tie breaker was needed for Low Gross with Roger Finnie eventually being taking home the prize over Axel Hertzke, Len Ogembo and Joshua Alexander.

  

Joining Mark after his net 64 as Low Net winners were Chris Lever for Low Net B (69) and Mel Cantarella for Low Net C (73).

Congratulations to all the winners and detailed results can be found here.

Next Up: Kedaton 15th July 2018 11.ooam

KedatonNext Sunday sees us visit another of those courses which Tee Set tends to go to only once a year, Kedaton Golf & Country Club – our last visit being in March 2017, some 16 months ago.

Although a little further down the Tangerang -Merak  Toll road at KM 31, it is set amongst a nice development and is usually in great condition.

charmingSome wide fairways to allow you to open your arms with the driver but there are also plenty of canals down the side of many holes to catch errant drives; adding up to us seeing that a net score around Par will usually put you in contention based on past results.

Kedaton is also one of the few courses which allow you to choose whether to walk or take a buggy. Thanks to Wina Nugraha, our fixture Secretary, we have secured excellent rates which are also lower than last year – Rp700,000 for those walking and Rp850,000 for those in a cart.

Given the slightly extra distance, we also have an earlier start at 11.00AM so we can be finished and off home in good time. Sign up here to join to fun this week and then read on.

***** IMPORTANT WARNING AND ADVICE *****

The one tricky thing about getting to Kedaton however is making sure that you take the correct turn off from the Merak Tol heading West, with the bleached bones of those who miss it generally only found several days after their mistake.

So take the far left toll booth, and ONLY the far left toll booth at Km 31, otherwise you WILL NOT be able to get across the toll to Kedaton but instead will be doomed  to wander the Western Badlands for eternity.

If you are taxi-ing then keep a close eye on your driver and guide him as necessary. They are likely not to know this detail and are best served by you paying for the additional 20km to the next U-turn and back 😦

 

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Next Up BSD 8th July 2018 with social at De La Mexicana

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Next Sunday sees us return to ever popular and excellent Bumi Serpong Damai course.

We have a 12.30 start off 2 tees and the price has been held at the same rate as in 2017 at Rp999k including cart. If you wish to join us please sign up here.

We will play White Tees for men as usual.

For the post match presentations, and to enjoy a social evening together, we will be decamping from BSD to De la Mexicana which is run by the family of Tee Setter Axel Hertzke and is located only 5 minutes from the golf course. For those coming afterwards we will collect Rp150k per person (usual Rp100k for those not) which will be defrayed along with a Tee Set subsidy in some welcome Margaritas/Mojitos and snacks during the prize giving. Some limited other refreshments will be available to buy but BYO is encouraged. All meals and drinks purchased on the night will be with a 15% discount for those making a full evening of it. Maps to the restaurant will be available at BSD.

Please note in the comments section to confirm you will be coming when signing up so we can let the restaurant know the numbers of tables to prepare for us.

35th Tee Set Birthday: Save the Date 12th August 2018

The Tee Set 35th Anniversary Birthday celebration is now confirmed for 12th August 2018 at Matoa. As usual, it will be a team scramble event and with it being a special anniversary, we are working making the day as fun as possible.

Registrations  and further details on the day will be shared soon but please mark your calendars and start to think about creating  your team. We have a lucky 88 spaces available so first in, best dressed.

For those without teams or wanting to just join without any extra hassle, no problem as we will create some teams of lonely hearts and single golfers…. sign up as usual once it opens.

 

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Sunday 1st July 2018: Imperial Golf Klub

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Another healthy turnout of Tee Setters this week with 41 players (Ed: one missing from our database for those checking….) heading west on the Tangerang Toll to take on the challenging, and occasionally querky, Imperial Golf Klub. We have had previous challenges on getting out on time at Imperial and we arrived to find our tee time pushed back to enable(!) a couple of competitions to head out in front of us; however some astute negotiations with the starter ensured we headed out on time and with little hold up as the competitions were sent out to holes elsewhere on the course since it was fortunately not busy.

With the course playing well, albeit with the green as usual fast and tricky, and the weather perfect for golf, we were to get round in very quick time. The first groups were finished and showered before 4.30pm and everyone was able to enjoy some food and refreshments whilst the scores were being processed. Certainly the Giant Burger was the meal of choice with no less than 12 counted on the tables at one point.

3 new-comers this week and a warm Tee Set welcome was given to Rosa Wina, Banphot Wongvisavakorn and Garry Dick. Only one welcome back of worthy note (for its length of time!) with Michael Bartsch joining us again after 22 weeks. Photos of Rosa and Garry are hereafter with Banphot taking a staring role in the presentations below.

With our Secretaries unavailable this week, VP Ric Wymer again showed his mastery of the tee set database and scoring program to manage all the registrations and results on the day; suitably kept refreshed by the President and Singing President. Many thanks to Ric for all his efforts and who certainly was living up to his moniker of VP of Almost Everything.:-). Fortunately, he was still able to  get out to enjoy his round thanks to everyone being on time in the morning. Our one draw back was not getting a lot of photos but those we did capture are here.

The Play

With some players taking advantage of the early finish to head out quickly, the prize giving itself was fairly short this week. Also helping was new comer Banphot Wongvisavakorn getting the trifecta of booby prizes  for his skirt, Most Strokes of 12 on a hole and Monster Putter for his 44 strokes on the greens. “Joining” Banphot  in securing a skirt on the day was VP Ric Wymer but, not to steal Banphot’s glory, Ric had a separate photo taken for the annals of Tee Set. Most Improved was Wina Nugraha whose back 9 was 8 shots better than the front.

Another week with the skill prizes of First Birdie and First Sandy being secured on hole 1 with Matt McGowan taking the latter and Andrew Waite the former. Taking out the 2 players with other prizes, we were still left with a 3 way tie for Low Putts with a count-back finally determining that President Roger Finnie would take home the prize.

After some recent near misses with D.O.G.S. and Tee Set, Glen Sutherland decided not to rely on a count-back this week and shot a fantastic 77 to be our clear winner of Low Gross. With only 1 C Grade player with a handicap on the day Mike Harling was always going to be a winner but unfortunately did not hang around for the prize giving. The battle for Low Net A and B was a much closer affair with VP Bill Lloyd securing B Grade after his net 70 and Marcelo de Jesus A Grade with his best of the day net 69.

Congratulations to all our winners on the day and the detailed results can be found here.

Tee Set Match Play

2 games in the second knock-out round were completed on Sunday with both going down the 18th hole with all the play for. In a game which saw both players hold multiple hole leads, Jens Roestel stayed steadiest at the moment of truth to sneak passed Divya Ahuja 1 up. In the other game, 18 holes were not sufficient to settle the match so Santi Miller and Laurie O’Connor went down the 1st hole again on which Santi prevailed to also win 1 up.

Congratulations to Santi and Jens who join Roger Finnie and Geoff Thwaites in the bracket semi-finals.  This just leaves 4 matches to be completed in this round and reminder to the 8 players involved that the round must be completed by 29th July.

Next Up: BSD Sunday 8th July 2018 @ 12.30pm

Post event social at De La Mexicana

Next Sunday sees us return to ever popular and excellent Bumi Serpong Damai course.

We have a 12.30 start off 2 tees and the price has been held at the same rate as in 2017 at Rp999k including cart. If you wish to join us please sign up here.

 

For the post match presentations, and to enjoy a social evening together, we will be decamping from BSD to De la Mexicana which is run by the family of Tee Setter Axel Hertzke and is located only 5 minutes from the golf course. Details of the evening’s arrangements will be sent out on Thursday and BYO will be fine for those who wish to imbibe. Please note in the comments section to confirm you will be coming when signing up so we can let the restaurant know the numbers of tables to prepare for us.

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Next Up: Imperial Golf Klub Sunday 1st July 2018 11.55AM

Posted on June 28, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Sunday sees us return to our local klub with a K, Imperial, for our 3rd visit of the year.

Imperial’s layout is always a strong golfing challenge and the Club House has excellent views over the course to enjoy along with the good service and your chosen refreshment.

Tee time is 11.55 a.m. and the price Rp950,000 with carts.

We will need to provide names to the course on Saturday morning latest so please sign up as soon as you can to help us with the administration with Imperial. Those that can join us please sign up here.

Tee Set Match-Play

Congratulations to the winners of the first knock-out round and please note the current round runs from 25th June to 29th July 2018, inclusive – a 5 week period only. Please check out your next round opponent here and make arrangements to contact them and organize your match so we can complete the round in good order.

Finna Challenge Cup 20th-22nd July 2018: Last Calls

Our tour leader, the Singing President Craig Ewers, is sending out confirmations to those who have registered interest to join this great tour and accommodation is being confirmed early next week. So…. if you were still thinking about joining now is the time to act!

Details of the trip are attached here and please email our Tour Leader Craig Ewers at craig.ewers@aipj.or.id to confirm your interest in the trip.

All reports on the course are fantastic and this should be a great week-end away so we hope you will join us.

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Sunday 24th June 2018: Cengkareng Monthly Medal and Eclectic VIII Rd3

Posted on June 26, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Not yet the formal European summer holidays, first full week back after Lebaran or just the attractions of a round at one of the best run clubs in Jakarta? What ever the reason, an almost full field of 61 players turned out on Sunday for our June Monthly medal and Round 3 of Eclectic VIII to be welcomed by a bright sunny day and a gentle breeze making the golfing conditions ideal for a great afternoon of golf.

It appeared that the attractions which helped swell our numbers to our best turnout in 2018 also were attracting other golfers to Cengkareng this week. We were informed there was a full field ahead of us and a shortage of caddies (no doubt some still on holiday too) and carts which meant we were a little late teeing off and the final groups struggled to complete there round before darkness fell completely…. apologies to those at the back of the field but everyone seemed to have a good time regardless.

Joining us this week were a very healthy 9 newcomers and a very warm Tee Set welcome to Werner Leten, Weera Limiirakaiorn, Raymond Lee, Miller Vinson, Michael Reading, Maspiyono, James Yaworski, Glen Sutherland and Esko Jaalinoia. Welcome backs were headed by Dave Collecott after an impressive 191 weeks and Dia Meta Sari after 36 weeks. We look forward to seeing you all again shortly.

Also welcomed back was our Secretary Brenda Mayland and thank you Brenda for all the sterling work to manage all of those turning out on the day and catching up with the pending photos and admin from earlier weeks. All the photos can be found here as usual.

Although we welcomed many new faces it is a fact of Jakarta life there are a few leavers too and Sunday we took the opportunity to thank 2 of our good supporters over recent years in Pekka Kivioja and Steve Moruzzi who were playing their last rounds with Tee Set before heading to pastures new. Bon Voyage gentlemen and we look forward to welcoming you back should your paths cross Jakarta again.

Thanks also to VP Ric Wymer for again looking after the prize giving as President Roger Finnie headed off early due to other commitments – not linked to the football but which did drag a few others away early as well!

The Play

 

Long carries to the Red tees and tricky greens at Cengkareng always mean a healthy set of fines but given the high turnout our harvest of only 7 skirts was a lower return than some previous months. Nevertheless Axel Hertzke, David Baglivo, Detlef Blumke, Dirk Kruip, Fran Heuken, Matthew Cherrett and Rudie Basson were all invited for the skirt photo. Detlef also stayed for his Monster Putting of 47 strokes on the greens breaking the 4 way tie for second place albeit being saved from a further fine under the one fine rule. Several contenders also for Most Strokes with new comer Weera Limiirakaiorn coming out highest with his 12 strokes on a hole.

Pekka Kivioja in his last round managed to snag a final prize winning First Par for Handicaps >=30 on hole 2. Most Improved was jointly awarded to Andrew Shaw and, recovering his fine, Detlef Blumke for coming home 11 strokes better than they went out. Showing he was a little better at the business end of the hole and winning back his skirt fine was Low Putter on the day Rudie Basson, who need only 27 putts on the day.

2 Eagles again this week, this time scored by Manfred Borer  and Santi Miller who were both recognized for their efforts on holes 11 and 14, respectively. First Sandy and First Birdie both went at Hole 1 with Joshua Alexander winning First Sandy and Arne Tjaden being there to collect his prize for First Birdie.

Low Gross went to Fitrat Ameer who beat new comer Glen Sutherland on a count-back after both shot rounds of 80. Low Net prizes were presented by our sponsor Ken Runyon with Efsi Hayati taking how Low Net A (70), Ronald Dimaculangan Low Net B (69) and Mick Dodsworth Low Net C (71)

On the monthly skill prizes, nearest the pin was taken by Dia Meta Sari who got the ball to an impressive 3cm from the cup whilst our long drivers of the day were Wina Nguhara and Axel Hertzke who hit and impressive 151m and 242m, respectively. Our main winner on the day, continuing his good recent form, was Amol Singhal who shot an excellent 81 gross for 42 points to take home the Monthly Medal and add his name to the roll of honour on the shield.

Congratulations to all our winners and the results of the day are here.

Tee Set Match-Play

Sunday was the last day of the first knock out round and Laurie O’Connor outlasted Ken Runyon 1up to progress and join all the other winners in the next round. To all the winners, please check out the web-site later this week to see your opponents as there are 5 weeks only scheduled for the second knock-out round matches.

Next Up: Imperial Golf Klub 1st July 2018 11.55am

This Sunday sees us return to our local klub with a K, Imperial, for our 3rd visit of the year.

Imperial’s layout is always a strong golfing challenge and the Club House has excellent views over the course to enjoy along with the good service and your chosen refreshment.

Tee time is 11.55 a.m. and the price Rp950,000 with carts.

We will need to provide names to the course on Saturday morning latest so please sign up as soon as you can to help us with the administration with Imperial. Those that can join us please sign up here.

Finna Challenge Cup 20th-22nd July 2018: Last Calls

Our tour leader, the Singing President Craig Ewers, is sending out confirmations to those who have registered interest to join this great tour and accommodation is being confirmed this week. So…. if you were still thinking about joining now is the time to act!

Details of the trip are attached here and please email our Tour Leader Craig Ewers at craig.ewers@aipj.or.id to confirm your interest in the trip.

All reports on the course are fantastic and this should be a great week-end away so we hope you will join us.

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Next Up: Cengkareng 24th June 2018 12pm: Monthly Medal & Eclectic VIII Rd 3

Posted on June 21, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Being the last week-end of the month, this Sunday we head back to one of Jakarta’s finest courses and one of Tee Set’s most popular venues, Cengkareng, home for Tee Set’s 2018’s Monthly Medal.

Thanks to the sponsorship of Ken Runyon and his teams at Accel Golf and Golf & Special Events Management we will recognizing the Low Gross and Low A, B & C winners with a trophy in addition to presentation of the Monthly Medal to the overall winner.

 

This week will also be the 3rd  round of Cycle VIII of the Tee Set Eclectic and an opportunity for you to improve last months net score or put your marker down to wrestle the Eclectic Trophy off Cycle VII winner, Mr James Ross. For those wishing to check the status of the current Eclectic and their own scores, Updated Eclectic scores are here. 

Whilst there is a lot to attract players for this week, we also welcome those who just wish to enjoy a pleasant trip across the rolling fairways, guided round by Cengkareng’s well trained caddies and then to sit and enjoy one of its famous Margaritas to cool you down afterwards.

If you are able to join us for a very reasonable Rp800,000 walking please sign up here. Tee time is 12pm as usual.

News Flash: For those who would prefer not to walk, in addition to the hover boards to glide across the rolling fairways, Cengkareng management have recently purchased 8 golf carts. These are priced at Rp55ok a cart so if you wish to reserve one please contact the Golf reservations staff at Cengakreng directly. As the carts are limited in number and we do not have visibility to those already booked on the day, your Tee Set Committee is not involved to the reservation of the carts.

Tee Set Match-Play

This is the last week of the current match-play round so please can the remaining 8 players who have yet to complete their matches organize them. If not, we will adjudicate a winner based on the rules so that the next round can commence in good time. Updated results are posted here so please also advise Roger Finnie and James Ross if we have missed any scores.

Finna Challenge Cup 20th-22nd July 2018: Last Calls

Finna Golf and Country Club’s GM is Tee Set member Simon Reynolds. Following a recent visit by the Singing President Craig Ewers plus several other requests from members, we have worked with Simon to put together a tour package for July.

Details of the trip are attached here and please email our Tour Leader Craig Ewers at craig.ewers@aipj.or.id to confirm your interest in the trip. Craig will reach out to interested tourists to finalize the trip arrangements.

All reports on the course are fantastic and this should be a great week-end away so we hope you will join us.

Other Notices

Calling all Footballers

Spartans Football Club play in the local expat leagues and the new season has just begun. A number of Tee Setters are involved and the team is looking for new players. Please see the attached details in the Classified section of the website for the contact details of Chris Lever if you are interested to learn more.

Early Bird Rate: BWA Pink Golf Day

The early bird catches the worm and a discount for signing up to this wonderful and popular event. The BWA Golfing “Olym​PINKS”  will be held on Wednesday 24th October;  as always in support of breast cancer awareness.

Early Bird registration is open NOW for ladies and gents (all levels welcome). Price per player is 900,000 rupiah and this special rate is available until 30 July.

Register here https://goo.gl/forms/vPx72GlVsCl37XqI3 or ontact golf@bwajakarta.org for more details.

This is always a fun day out so please sign up asap either as a team or individually to support the event and secure your early bird rate.

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Sunday 17th June 2018: Rainbow Hills

Posted on June 18, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Falling on the week-end at the end of Ramadan it was to expected that our turnout this week would be a little lighter than normal and so it was pleasing to see 26 Tee Setters head down to Rainbow Hills for the final week-end in our Bogor trilogy this month. Whilst traffic on the toll was as light as expected, the final drive to the Club House passes through a number of villages and so those coming a little later were to encounter large families on single motor bikes making passing precarious and delaying arrival for some.

Usually it is a time for greens to be cored but we also faced the added experience of the Club House being under renovation as well; just as well we not in larger numbers as we took up almost all of the available seating on the deck outside the Pro Shop.

A warm Tee Set welcome to our 2 newcomers this week: Rob Mauer and Bernard Chevalier. We also had many welcome backs including Patrick Wasler, Cucu Chandra and Juju Juhairiah who all had more than 20 weeks since their last Tee Set outing. We hope to see you all again soon.

As always the staff and caddies were very friendly which along with the fine weather, made for a pleasant round although some of the caddies were clearly being blooded over the holiday thus giving several of us the opportunity to practice reading our own putts. A straw poll of those present led to a decision to play the more picturesque Forest/Mountain combination but those not able to keep it straight to avoid the penal rough and/or get to grips with the very undulating greens were quickly running up some large scores.

With no Secretary present for the day and with VP Ric Wymer one of those grappling with the motor-bikes in the road, Mark Johnson and Laurie O’Connor kindly took over the organization of the registrations and flights so a thank you to them and Ric who did all the scoring at the end of the round having now mastered the database so we have a back up to the back ups!. Photos of the day can be found here.

The Play

As last week, we had the trifecta of booby prizes, albeit with only one fine, with new comer Bernard Chevalier making sure we had plenty of photos of him for the Tee Set gallery. This week however there was more company with Juju Jujairiah and Rob Nicholls joining him for Most Strokes (11) and Pekka Kivioja, Rob Nicholls again and William Daniel all joining for the skirt photo. Despite Rob and Pekka trying hard, Bernard was the sole honouree of the Monkey for his 44 putt efforts.

Both Rob and Juju were able to recover their fines however, for First Par for Handicaps >=30 (hole 3) and Most Improved (14), respectively. First Birdie went to Tom Grace for his effort on hole 2 whilst Geoff Thwaites was our green master of the day for his low putts of 30.

Low Net honours went to Mark Johnson in A Grade (76), Manfred Borer in B Grade for his best net of the day 66 after a best gross of 83 and to Pekka Kivioja in C Grade for his net 70. David Baglivo was awarded our Low Gross for his 86 after coming home in 39 but somehow the presentation was not made before wrapping up – David please see VP Ric next week to collect your prize.

Congratulations to all our winners and detailed scores can be found here.

Next Up: Cengkareng Sunday 24th June 2018 @ 12.00pm: Monthly Medal and Tee Set Eclectic VIII Round 3

Being the last week-end of the month, this Sunday we head back to one of Jakarta’s finest courses and one of Tee Set’s most popular venues, Cengkareng, home for Tee Set’s 2018’s Monthly Medal.

Thanks to the sponsorship of Ken Runyon and his teams at Accel Golf and Golf & Special Events Management we will recognizing the Low Gross and Low A, B & C winners with a trophy in addition to presentation of the Monthly Medal to the overall winner.

 

This week will also be the 3rd  round of Cycle VIII of the Tee Set Eclectic and an opportunity for you to improve last months score or put your marker down to wrestle the Eclectic Trophy off Cycle VII winner, Mr James Ross. For those wishing to check the status of the current Eclectic and their own scores, Updated Eclectic scores are here. 

Whilst there is a lot to attract players for this week, we also welcome those who just wish to enjoy a pleasant trip across the rolling fairways, guided round by Cengkareng’s well trained caddies and then to sit and enjoy one of its famous Margaritas to cool you down afterwards.

If you are able to join us for a very reasonable Rp800,000 walking please sign up here. Tee time is 12pm as usual.

News Flash: For those who would prefer not to walk, in addition to the hover boards to glide across the rolling fairways, Cengkareng management have recently purchased 8 golf carts. These are priced at Rp55ok a cart so if you wish to reserve one please contact the Golf reservations staff at Cengakreng directly. As the carts are limited in number and we do not have visibility to those already booked on the day, your Tee Set Committee is not involved to the reservation of the carts.

Tee Set Match-Play

This is the last week of the current match-play round so please can the remaining 10 players who have yet to complete their matches organize them. If not we will adjudicate a winner based on the rules so that the next round can commence in good time. Updated results are posted here so please also advise Roger Finnie and James Ross if we have missed any scores.

Other Notices

Calling all Footballers

Spartans Football Club play in the local expat leagues and the new season has just begun. A number of Tee Setters are involved and the team is looking for new players. Please see the attached details in the Classified section of the website for contact details of Chris Lever if you are interested to learn more.

Early Bird Rate: BWA Pink Golf Day

The early bird catches the worm and a discount for signing up to this wonderful and popular event. The BWA Golfing “Olym​PINKS”  will be held on Wednesday 24th October;  as always in support of breast cancer awareness.

Early Bird registration is open NOW for ladies and gents (all levels welcome). Price per player is 900,000 rupiah and this special rate is available until 30 July.

Register here https://goo.gl/forms/vPx72GlVsCl37XqI3 or ontact golf@bwajakarta.org for more details.

This is always a fun day out so please sign up asap either as a team or individually to support the event and secure your early bird rate.

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Next Up: Rainbow Hills 17th June 2018 12pm

Posted on June 14, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Precisely a year on from our last visit, we round off our Ramadan Tour of the great Bogor area courses on Sunday with a visit to the delightful Rainbow Hills. Always a great backdrop for some spectacular photos when the mountains are in view, Rainbow Hills is a good golfing challenge especially on the very undulating greens. Good food and the views also make for a relaxing after round refreshment safe in the knowledge the Toll should be smooth home.

For those with outstanding match-play games to play, the cut off is a week on Sunday 24th June so please make your arrangements to get your match in.

Tee off is 12.00pm from tee boxes 1 and 10, though there is a likelihood that we will get away a little sooner, so don’t be late! Pricing is a very reasonable Rp800,000 with cart so if you can join us please sign up here.

See you somewhere, over the Rainbow …..

For those with time over the holidays……

Upcoming events to check for your calendars and sign-up for if you are wishing to join:

(1) Finna Challenge Cup 20th-22nd July 2018

Finna Golf and Country Club’s GM is Tee Set member Simon Reynolds. Following a recent visit by the Singing President Craig Ewers plus several other requests from members, we have worked with Simon to put together a tour package for July.

Details of the trip are attached here and please email our Tour Leader Craig Ewers at craig.ewers@aipj.or.id to confirm your interest in the trip. Craig will reach out to interested tourists to finalize the trip arrangements.

All reports on the course are fantastic and this should be a great week-end away so we hope you will join us.

(2) EARLY BIRD RATE – BWA CHARITY PINK GOLF DAY

The early bird catches the worm and a discount for signing up to this wonderful and popular event.

The BWA Golfing “Olym​PINKS”  will be held on Wednesday 24th October;  as always in support of breast cancer awareness.

Early Bird registration is open NOW for ladies and gents (all levels welcome). Price per player is 900,000 rupiah and this special rate is available until 30 July.

Register here https://goo.gl/forms/vPx72GlVsCl37XqI3 or ontact golf@bwajakarta.org for more details.

This is always a fun day out so please sign up asap either as a team or individually to support the event and secure your early bird rate.

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Sunday 10th June 2018: Emeralda Golf Course

Posted on June 12, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The DayBelieved to be an inaugural visit (and if not only after many years) thanks to the holiday special offered to us, the beautiful and highly rated layout at Emeralda was expected to be a big hit with those Tee Setters able to join us last Sunday. So it was to prove with 36 Tee Setters making the short trip down the Jagorawi Toll to tackle the course designed by Jack Niclaus and Arnold Palmer and having a wonderful day on the course and afterwards.

With positive feedback from those playing and better access thanks to Rina joining their marketing team, your Committee are looking to add another visit to Emeralda before the end of the year if we can coordinate it with the course management – something which has stalled earlier efforts to get a regular game there. Watch this space….

5 newcomers on the day and a big Tee Set welcome to Richard D’Cruz, Len Ogembo, Sangyup Song,  Bumyong Song and Andrew Lee. It was also a pleasure to welcome back Franz Heuken for his 2nd outing and host of other Tee Setters back after a few weeks elsewhere. we look forward to welcoming you all at a future event shortly.

Also making a debut was the newly minted home brew of Richard Bolton and Ken Runyon which along with the kind sponsorship of Detlef Blumke ensured we had plenty of refreshments to give the departing Tony Howarth a warm and boisterous send off. Tony has been a good supporter of Tee Set events over the last 2 1/2 years, both as a player and in making sure our events were well stocked with refreshments for the after party. We wish Tony and his family well on the next step of their journey and Tony is expected back for a visit around the Championship if the rumours are true.

With the President still on holiday in sunny Scotland and our Secretaries busy for holiday season, VP Ric Wymer was left holding the fort and a big thank you to Ric for managing the day smoothly and getting all the results out.

The Play

A bit like the famed London buses, you wait all year and then not 1, not 2 but 3 eagles come along all on one day. After only 1 eagle all of last year, we had 2 on one hole, in the match-play no less, with Craig Ewers and Matthew Powell halving hole 3 in eagles. Matthew was to record a second eagle on the way to his fantastic gross 74, net 60 and a 2Up victory over the Singing President. Congratulations to Matthew who took home Low Gross as well as they shared the prize for first eagle – a rare exception to one prize rule Matt!.

A high slope rating of 140 was expected to capture a few Tee Setters and so it was to prove with the returning Franz Heuken securing the trifecta of booby prizes if only 1 fine for Most Stokes of 12, Monster Putter with 48 putts and a skirt. Franz was at least able to share his skirt photo with Richard D’Cruz, Connor Dodsworth and Richard Bolton.

Crediting the effects of Richard’s homebrew and perhaps able to relax as the round progressed, VP Ric Wymer took home Most Improved of 14. Big hitting Tony Howarth showed his touch around the greens to take home First Sandy on hole 3 in his final game whilst the equally long hitting Andrew Waite took home First Birdie for his hole 1 effort.

With Craig Edwards already standing to help Ric with his prize, he was awarded Low Putts for his 30 strokes on the  greens. Our one hiccup on the day saw Joshua Alexander’s handicap initially entered incorrectly a mistake not noted until after the prize giving meaning he and not Ken Runyon was awarded Low Net A – Ken see VP Ric next time out and we will correct this. Joining Joshua was the evergreen Geoff Thwaites (net 60) and Mick Dodsworth (net 75) as Andrew Shaw had already departed.

Congratulations to all our winners and detailed results of the day are here and photos of the day here.

Next Up: Rainbow Hills Sunday 17th June 2018 12.00pm

Precisely a year on from our last visit, we round off our Ramadan Tour of the great Bogor area courses on Sunday with a visit to the delightful Rainbow Hills. Always a great backdrop for some spectacular photos when the mountains are in view, Rainbow Hills is a good golfing challenge especially on the very undulating greens. Good food and the views also make for a relaxing after round refreshment safe in the knowledge the Toll should be smooth home.

Tee off is 12.00pm from tee boxes 1 and 10, though there is a likelihood that we will get away a little sooner, so don’t be late! Pricing is a very reasonable Rp800,000 with cart so if you can join us please sign up here.

See you somewhere, over the Rainbow …..

 

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