Next Up: Matoa Nasional 12th August 2018 11am Registration 12pm shotgun

Posted on August 9, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Tee Set 35th Birthday Scramble Event

Come join in all the fun as Tee Set celebrates its 35th Anniversary with its traditional Birthday Scramble.

An opportunity to form your own scramble teams or just come along and we will allocate the singles and lonely hearts to teams. Either way there is a lot to enjoy as hot dogs, smoothies, beer, a commemorative gift and the traditional cake will all be there to help you remain refreshed as you take on the other teams in what is always a good day out.

Many thanks to Anker & San Miguel, Hot Head, Asia Serve, Hotel JS Luwansa, Kojo and Asian Tigers for stepping up to support the day along with personal donations from President Roger Finnie and VP Ric Wymer for the prize giving.

Registration for players at 11am please so we can be ready for our shot gun start around 12pm. Price will be Rp750,000: Rp600,000 payable to the course and Rp150,000 payable to Tee Set. At the end of the day we will be making our usual donation in support of HOGS Cleft Lip charity and opening it up for any additional donations/pledges to be made – last year over Rp20j was donated or pledged on the day which was very well appreciated by the charity.

Details on the novelty holes and rules will be sent out to the registered participants on Saturday morning.

We have 65 players signed up already and the list of sign ups as of this morning is here – no need to sign up again if your name is here. For everyone else, if you can join us please sign up:

After the golf your evening does not need to stop there as our very own Singing President Craig Ewers will be debuting his new band, Jaya Blues, at the Jaya Pub from 9pm. Please come down afterwards to support Craig and his band and finish off the day in great style.

Tee Set Match Play & Eclectic Cycle IX

The Match Play and Eclectic pages are updated and can be reviewed on the website. The next Eclectic, Cycle IX, will start at Cengkareng this month and finish with the December Monthly Medal.

A reminder to the 6 remaining players still to play their games in the match-play to get your games organized and played as soon as possible – there are 4 weeks for this round only.

2 Other golfing Events for your calendar…

(1) Scotland versus England Golf Match 25th August 2018

 

(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 5th August 2018: Emeralda

Posted on August 7, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Although we are still in the school and European holiday season, a chance for a second bite at Emeralda was enticing enough to draw a healthy turnout of 36 Tee Setters a short way down the Jagorawi Tol on Sunday.

With the weather remaining dry and sunny, the day promised much and we all arrived for our earlier than normal tee time in high expectations. With a competition on the in morning we were ready for a little disruption but the higher than expected turnout for that led to us needing to rearrange starting arrangements and also facing some difficulties getting bags and carts to the course in good order. Whilst we all got out and round in good time thanks to Rina’s intervention, we did end up with two 2 balls playing amongst a series of 3 and 4 balls!

Unusually, there was the recognition of this by the course and our published rate of Rp950k was reduced to Rp805k so we had a few shillings extra to enjoy some refreshments in the clubhouse afterwards to put the world to rights. Whether it was the extra beers or otherwise, we did seem to have a camera or camera operator malfunction so apologies but there are no photos of the prize giving onwards…. to be looked into before next week.

One welcome to a newcomer on the day, Butch San Agustin and notable welcome backs to Moritz, Brandon Carson, Jonathan Quek and Eric Flores. We look forward to seeing you all out again soon.

Again with our regular Secretarial team unavailable, VP Ric Wymer was the key organizer of registrations and scoring so a big thank you to him for ensuring we captured the results on the day as well as keeping everything else on track.

The Play

Round of the day went to Simon Oxley who had his best ever score of gross 77 to take home Low Net A with a net 66. An equally impressive net 64 by Dan Javier saw him take home Low Net B honours whilst a modest net 69 saw Jonathan Quek win Low Net C.

Low Gross went to Jeff Landau for his 81 off the stick. Skill honours went to Divya Prakash Ahuja for Low Putts of 28, Amol Singhal for First Birdie on hole 5 and President Roger Finnie for First Sandy at his opening hole.

12 was the key scoring number of the day, Dirk Kruip racking up that number of strokes on a hole to take the Monkey whilst Kane Griffen improved by that number between the front and back nines to take home Most Improved. A 3 way tie for Monster Putter between Brandon Curson, Ric Wymer and Wahyu Budi saw the treasurer go home happiest whilst our 1 photo of the prize giving did capture our skirts: Tom Grace, Wahyu Budi and Richard Green; Al Livingston having to already depart.

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

Next Up: Matoa –  11am registrations 12pm Shotgun

Tee Set 35th Birthday Scramble Event

Come join in all the fun as Tee Set celebrates its 35th Anniversary with its traditional Birthday Scramble.

An opportunity to form your own scramble teams or just come along and we will allocate the singles and lonely hearts to teams. Either way there is a lot to enjoy as hot dogs, smoothies, beer, a commemorative gift and the traditional cake will all be there to help you remain refreshed as you take on the other teams in what is always a good day out.

Many thanks to Anker & San Miguel, Hot Head, Asia Serve, Hotel JS Luwansa, Kojo and Asian Tigers for stepping up to support the day.

Registration for players at 11am please so we can be ready for our shot gun start around 12pm. Price will be Rp750,000: Rp600,000 payable to the course and Rp150,000 payable to Tee Set. At the end of the day we will be making our usual donation in support of HOGS Clef Lip charity and opening it up for any additional donations/pledges to be made – last year over Rp20j was donated or pledged on the day which was very well appreciated by the charity.

Details on the novelty holes and rules will be sent out to the registered participants on Saturday morning.

Many have signed up already and the list of sign ups as of this morning is here – no need to sign up again if your name is here. For everyone else, if you can join us please sign up:

After the golf your evening does not need to stop there as our very own Singing President Craig Ewers will be debuting his new band, Jaya Blues, at the Jaya Pub from 9pm. Please come down afterwards to support Craig and his band and finish off the day in great style.

 

2 Other golfing Events for your calendar…

(1) Scotland versus England Golf Match 25th August 2018

 

(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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Next Up: Emeralda Sunday 5th August 2018 11.30am

Posted on August 2, 2018 by rogerfinnie

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With Modern having a tournament this week, we had planned and announced a trip to see the new layout of Suvarna Golf (the old Halim II). Selflessly, President Roger Finnie went to check it out earlier this week and found that whilst the course itself is in great condition, the facilities and surrounding areas are still under development. So we have decided to leave this experience for another weekend a few months down the track and answer the many requests to return to Emeralda.

With its 27 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer you can walk the footsteps of legends whilst enjoying one of the more picturesque courses we will play this year. Usually difficult to get good group booking slots at a reasonable price, Emeralda has been off our calendar until just recently and with the positive feedback we are pleased to include another round there in our schedule. The rate is Rp950k including cart and with an early tee time we will be able to enjoy fully the day and not be too late returning home.

To come and join in all the fun of a Tee Set Sunday please sign up here.

4 Other golfing Events for your calendar…

(1) Scotland versus England Golf Match 25th August 2018

 

(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.

(3) Independence Day Event @ Riverside with Par 5 Club

Join our 2-Person Texas Scramble Competition. Sure to be a day of good laughter, friendship and celebration of this great country we call home.

Where –  Riverside Golf Club

When – 17th August.

Tee-off – 07:00am Semi-Shotgun.

Event Fee – Rp 995,000 (Golf, Cart, Caddy and Insurance) + comp Rp 150,000

Prizes – Team Best Net & Team Best Gross

Skill Prizes –

Longest Drive, 2 x Closest to the Pin, 2 x Drive and Pitch & Lowest Putts

To Register Rob +62 813 3109 5424 / rob.par5club@gmail.com

If you have a pairing already when you register, please let Rob know so that it can save some time on the day, those players who do not have a team will be allocated one on the day.

(4) BWA Pink Golf Day 24th October 2018

The BWA Golfing “Olym​PINKS”  will be held on Wednesday 24th October;  as always in support of breast cancer awareness. This is always a fun day out so please sign up asap either as a team or individually to support the event.

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

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Sunday 29th July 2018 Cengkareng Monthly Medal

Posted on July 31, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

A few late sign-ups ensured we had a healthy holiday period turnout of 39 Tee Setters this week as we headed to Cengkareng under bright sunny skies. With Sunday being the Monthly Medal, the final round of Eclectic Cycle VIII and the last week-end of the current Match-play round, there was a lot going on.

With our secretary still away, VP Ric Wymer and President Roger Finnie were kept busy making sure everybody got out on time and the results were processed in good order with an extra thank you to former President, Pascal “Pastis” Bekaert, for helping out with all the camera work during the prize-giving. Despite the best efforts of this dream team, we still had a couple of hiccups with the Monthly Shield being left behind at home and some of the photos not uploading properly…. apologies to those winners whom we miss photos of below and we will update the blog as soon as they are recovered.

Other than these couple of snafus, the day went off as efficiently as ever with the Cengkareng staff ensuring all the set-ups were done for the monthly medal and that we went off on time at 12pm. With only a slight breeze to contend with, everybody enjoyed a smooth round and were back in good time to enjoy a few refreshments, Margaritas being the beverage of choice for those who stayed for a little longer into the evening.

 One new comer to welcome this week, David Kelly, and several welcome backs with Brett Shields after 22 weeks and Jannes Tjaden after 17 weeks being the most notable, in time that is….

We look forward to seeing you all out again sooner rather than later. Photos of the day are here.

Please note the change in venue for next Sunday from that previously announced as we discovered yesterday that Suvarna was not ready to host groups. Also many upcoming golf events outside of Tee Set are listed below for those interested.

The Play

A good day of golf with most players getting around without too much trouble but as always at Cengkareng a healthy return of fines to keep the Treasurer happy. A tri-fecta of booby prizes for Detlef Blumke for his 11 on a hole, a skirt and 40 putts this week but at least for the skirt photo he had the company of David Kelly, Brett Shields, Joshua Alexander and Michael Reading. Also getting a skirt but arriving a little later so he could enjoy the full outfit was Don Duttlinger.

Most Improved went to Kayla Graham who had a much more impressive back 9 to shave 15 strokes off her outward half. Making it a family affair was dad, Scotty Graham, who took home Low Putts for his 29 stroke effort. Taking out the skill prizes on hole 1 were Arne Tjaden for First Birdie and Alastair Livingston for First Sandy Par.

Showing his skirt was really a lay-up, Joshua Alexander took home Low Gross with his 79 off the stick. Our Low Net winners this month were Roger Finnie in A Grade (70), Wahyu Budi in B Grade (71) and Pascal Bekaert in C Grade (79).

In the Monthly Medal prizes, Long Drives were taken by Wina Nugraha and Matthew Cherrett whilst Eric Park was closest to the pin on hole 17 at 141cm. Matthew’s effort coming as part of his 5&4 victory in the match-play against Nick Gleeson.

After missing out on 2 prizes last month, it was a pleasure to see Craig Edwards take home the July Monthly Medal and he will get his name engraved on the shield in due course.

 

Our last award of the day, and one of our missing photos!, was for the Eclectic Trophy. After his great round to win the June Monthly medal, Amol Singhal had a comfortable lead of 5 strokes and despite some final day charges from David Baglivo and Wahyu Budi, he held on to take the prize for Cycle VIII.

Congratulations to all the winners and detailed scores are here.

Inaugural Finna Challenge

Many thanks to the Singing President Craig Ewers for coordinating this event to which 18 Tee Setters and families went to catch up with Simon Reynolds and play 2 of Surabaya’s top courses. Congratulations to Fernando Gaggino who won the event and the report of the week-end is here.

Tee Set Birthday 12th August 2018: Registrations Open

The Tee Set 35th Anniversary Birthday celebration is now only 2 Sundays away on 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 here.

Next Up: Emeralda Sunday 5th August 2018 11.30am

See the source image

With Modern having a tournament this week, we had planned and announced a trip to see the new layout of Suvarna Golf (the old Halim II). Selflessly, President Roger Finnie went to check it out yesterday and found that whilst the course itself is in great condition, the facilities and surrounding areas are still under development. So we have decided to leave this experience for another weekend a few months down the track and answer the many requests to return to Emeralda.

With its 27 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer you can walk the footsteps of legends whilst enjoying one of the more picturesque courses we will play this year. Usually difficult to get good group booking slots at a reasonable price, Emeralda has been off our calendar for a couple of years so we are pleased to include it this year to our schedule. The rate of Rp950k includes the cart and with an early tee time we will be able to enjoy fully the day and not be too late returning home.

To come and join in all the fun of a Tee Set Sunday please sign up here.

4 Other golfing Events for your calendar…

(1) 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.

(2) Independence Day Event @ Riverside with Par 5 Club

Join our 2-Person Texas Scramble Competition. Sure to be a day of good laughter, friendship and celebration of this great country we call home.

Where –  Riverside Golf Club

When – 17th August.

Tee-off – 07:00am Semi-Shotgun.

Event Fee – Rp 995,000 (Golf, Cart, Caddy and Insurance) + comp Rp 150,000

Prizes – Team Best Net & Team Best Gross

Skill Prizes –

Longest Drive, 2 x Closest to the Pin, 2 x Drive and Pitch & Lowest Putts

To Register Rob +62 813 3109 5424 / rob.par5club@gmail.com

If you have a pairing already when you register, please let Rob know so that it can save some time on the day, those players who do not have a team will be allocated one on the day.

(3) BWA Pink Golf Day 24th October 2018

The BWA Golfing “Olym​PINKS”  will be held on Wednesday 24th October;  as always in support of breast cancer awareness. This is always a fun day out so please sign up asap either as a team or individually to support the event.

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

(4) Amateur Super Masters Multi-day Event in Bogor

Interested in 5 days of golf on the great Bogor courses and 6 nights accommodation in the R Hotel, one of Tee Set’s favourite venues? This event is being held from 21st to 27th October and offers many great prizes. For more details, please see here.

Posted in Anniversary event, Cengkareng GC, Eclectic, Emeralda, Finna, Halim II, Matchplay, Modern, Monthly Medal, Tee Set Anniversary Event, Tee Set Eclectic, Tee Set Matchplay Championship | 1 Comment

Next Up Cengkareng 29th JULY 2018 12pm Monthly Medal and Eclectic

Posted on July 27, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Thank you to all who have pointed out it is 29th July not August per the last post!

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 Final  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, the updated results will be posted on Thursday.

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.

Tee Set Birthday 12th August 2018: Registrations Open

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 here.

opens next week.

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 22nd July 2018: Pangkalan Jati

Posted on July 25, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

This week saw us return from the western reaches of Tee Set golf to our original home of Pangkalan Jati. With 20 plus Tee Setters and their partners away in Surabaya for the Finna Challenge event under the leadership of the Singing President Craig Ewers, report to follow,  President Roger Finnie and VP Ric Wymer led a merry band of 15 Tee Setters at PJ.

Unlike the last visit which was washed out, we had an enjoyable day under sunny skies and a quick round with the course playing well and no hold-ups as we played. No newcomers but a welcome back after 42 weeks to Tony Franco. A thank you to Ric for all his assistance with the admin on the day as we gave our secretary a day off.

Being all done and dusted by 5pm also allowed us to get back in time to catch the last round of the British Open. Photos of the day are here.

The Play

With a small group there was an opportunity for most get amongst the prize giving and so it proved. A modest harvest of 3 skirts saw Eric Mary, Tan Chee Hua and John Suermondt up for the traditional photo whilst Andy Vincent got a photo with the Monkey for his 9 on a hole. Eric Mary was at least able to recover his fine with First Birdie on hole 3.

Most Improved was awarded to Geoff Thwaites who kindly kept the Tee Set coffers oiled by donating back his prize whilst First Birdie went Nick Gleeson for his birdie on the 2nd hole. Low Putts went to Arthur Mallari for his good putting return of 27 strokes with the flatstick.

Low Gross was awarded to President Roger Finnie for his steady round of 81. With a fantastic effort of 1 under par over his last 10 holes, Jung Chun Kim took home Low Net A for his net 72 where he was joined by Dan Javier who took Low Net B for his net 74.

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

Next Up: Cengkareng 12pm Sunday 29th July 2018

Monthly Medal & Final Round of Eclectic.

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 Final  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, the updated results will be posted on Thursday.

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.

Tee Set Birthday 12th August 2018: Registrations Open

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 here.

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Next Up: Pangkalan Jati 22nd July 2018 12pm

Posted on July 19, 2018 by rogerfinnie

This Sunday sees us with a split event week-end as around 20 Tee Setters and families head to Surabaya to take the Finna Challenge as well as to catch up with Finna GM and Tee Setter, Simon Reynolds. For those looking for the regular Tee Set outing in Jakarta, we move from the western reaches of our schedule to our former home course, Pangkalan Jati.

We are not aware that the course has upgraded the booking system so there will always be the last minute registration before play to secure the Sunday PM price from 12pm. With this slight complication, please do not be late to register on the day & get ready before 12pm so we can pay and play once the clock reaches mid-day.

For those still to play their match-play this round, please note there are just 2 Sunday’s left to get the game in before the end of the schedule.

Price is Rp660,000 walking and a shared cart is Rp230,00 per cart. Please join us at PJ by signing up here.

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 next week.

(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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15th July 2018: Kedaton Golf & Country Club

Posted on July 17, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

World Cup final day, late night watching 3rd/4th, Wimbledon finals, Scottish Open or just the middle of the school summer holidays … so many things on this Sunday which coupled with a few late cancellations saw a select group of 23 Tee Setters head out to Kedaton for our once a year pilgrimage to the western reaches of Sunday Tee Set golf.

Nevertheless, a bright sunny day and cooler early morning breezes welcomed all of those who read the 11.00am start time with a couple of later arrivals chasing the rest of the field around the course to make sure we all finished in relatively close timing to each other. The course was in good condition and with the greens being slightly slower than normal, the major danger most faced were some good carries to the Red tees and the canals awaiting the errant drives.

Only 1 newcomer to welcome this week, Kane Griffen, to whom a warm Tee Set welcome was imparted. We also welcomed back Shaun Dickson, Douglas McQuater and Dede Nielen-Groen after 52, 19 and 11 weeks, respectively. We look forward to seeing you all out again soon.

With the President out due to a family commitment, VP Ric Wymer took the reins again to organize the day along with Secretary Brenda Mayland. Many thanks to Ric and Brenda and the photos of the day are here.

The Play

With only 23 players and us harvesting 6 skirts, it was not surprising to see several fines and prizes going to the same person although a few of the prize winners had departed early, no doubt heading home to catch the aforementioned sporting feast on offer later in day.

6 skirts were recorded on the day with Craig Binks, David O’Shea, John Suermondt, Kane Griffen, Shaun Dickson and Tom Grace all sharing the Tee Set dress up outfit. No Monster Putter with everyone getting round in under 40 putts but with 11 strokes on a hole, Dede Nielen-Groen was awarded the Monkey.

With Craig Binks securing Low Putts and winning recovering his fine on a count-back after his 30 putts, Cucu Chandra secured Most Improved with a back nine 5 better than the outward effort. 1st Sandy went to Amol Singhal for his effort on hole 2 whilst first Birdie went to David O’Shea who made sure of the prize on Hole 1 and also recovered his fine.

Shaun Dickson recovered from his skirt to shoot an excellent 78 and take home Low Gross whilst both Tom Grace and Dede Nielen-Groen also overcame their earlier difficulties to secure Low Net B (66) and Low Net C (76), respectively. Taking Low Net A but absent at photo time was Ian Butcher after a net 67.

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

Next Up: Pangkalan Jati 22nd July 2018

Next Sunday sees us with a split event week-end as around 20 Tee Setters and families head to Surabaya to take the Finna Challenge as well as to catch up with Finna GM and Tee Setter, Simon Reynolds. For those looking for the regular Tee Set outing in Jakarta, we move from the western reaches of our schedule to our former home course, Pangkalan Jati.

We are not aware that the course has upgraded the booking system so there will always be the last minute registration before play to secure the Sunday PM price from 12pm. With this slight complication, please do not be late to register on the day & get ready before 12pm so we can pay and play once the clock reaches mid-day.

For those still to play their match-play this round, please note there are just 2 Sunday’s left to get the game in before the end of the schedule.

Price is Rp660,000 walking and a shared cart is Rp230,00 per cart. Please join us at PJ by signing up here.

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 later this week.

(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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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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