Rancamaya Week-end June 2nd and 3rd 2018

Posted on April 21, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Have you ever wondered what golf heaven might be like? … if so then come and join us for a weekend away at Tee Set’s beloved Rancamaya – and find out!

The outline program for the weekend, based at the “R Hotel”  is as follows:

Saturday June 2, 2018

Check in for families from 11 am, grab an early lunch, just chill out, practice your short game or stretch it out on the range in case you need/want it.

After paying your green fees (Price TBC but was Rp650k last year) and topping up your cool boxes, we should be ready to try to conquer the course with an official tee off time of 12:30. Just form up into flights and get out there, nothing formal today as this is not an official Tee Set round, i.e. no skirts or Low Net and all that stuff, that’s tomorrow!

If you have not already done so, check in after playing at the hotel for the unencumbered (or do it before if you feel like it, as they may have rooms ready).

For those who felt they came out second best to the course the masseuses in the hotel will be ready to put you back into shape.

Those finding the mountain climate too cool can warm up in the sauna or Jacuzzi throughout their stay.

From 19:00 till late, there will a BBQ in, and in front of, the Club House for all registered  paid for by Tee Set funds (don’t worry, the distance from the club house to the hotel is no longer than a short par 3), during which we will fraternize with tomorrow’s competition, the D.O.G.S. You are greatly encouraged to bring a or a few bottles of wine, as well as any other beverages you might want to consume or share, but don’t forget to buy a beer or two from the club as well.

Sunday June 3rd, 2018

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant (own account but included in room fee if booked with us below).

Check out of the hotel for those without families or accompanying partners.

Pay your green fees, etc.

Tee Set registration in the Clubhouse for those who came just for the Sunday game, although we expect only few such pilgrims because certainly nobody will want to miss out on a weekend like this unless they really have to.

With an official tee off time of 12:00, be ready to get out on the course as soon as the Starter calls.

Play your round, including if you have been selected to play against the D.O.G.S. to get the trophy back for Tee Set, otherwise it is a normal Tee Set round.

After submission of all score cards, fines payment, prize giving and a few beers for the road it is off you go – just don’t forget to check your family out of the hotel if you brought them and are not staying over until the Monday as we expect a few to do – and take them back to Jakarta with you.

Rooms

There are a variety of room types on offer at the following special rates (inclusive of the 21% government tax & service charge) for any night of that weekend:

Numbers of some of the popular room types are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Room type numbers are as follows:

We will be opening the regular event sign up shortly but those wishing to secure your room booking and room type early there is some action to do now.

Please choose your preferred room type, determine if you wish to stay Saturday only, Friday and Saturday or additional days on top of that and email directly to Mark Johnson on markstevenjohnson56@gmail.com.

Mark has kindly made the negotiations with the Hotel Management and will run a master list of all the bookings to ensure we can place as many people in their preferred room type. If the room you have chosen is no longer available, Mark will email you to determine your preferred second option.

A huge thank you to Mark for his support to the week-end and see you at Rancamaya!! … Tee Set

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Next Up: Pangkalan Jati 12pm Sunday 22nd April 2018

Posted on April 19, 2018 by rogerfinnie

Next Sunday sees us with a split event week-end as 17 Tee Setters and families head to Bali to represent Tee Set in Battle Royale III as we seek to retain the cup won last year whilst for those not travelling and looking for the regular Tee Set outing, we head 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. In the absence of the President and VP’s off in Bali, our Web Guy Keith Miller will be there early to welcome you and manage the day’s proceedings so please do not be late and register & get ready before 12pm so we can pay and play once the clock reaches mid-day.

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

Forthcoming events

Tee Set versus Old Djakarta D.O.G.S.

This popular week-end away at Rancamaya is always held during the Ramadan season and this year is planned for 2nd/3rd June 2018. Further details and options for the hotel booking will be coming shortly so please reserve your diary for what is always a great week-end.

British Women’s Society Ball

The British Women’s Association annual charity ball will be themed as a Las Vegas Dinner Show and is to be held on Saturday 12 May 2018. It will encompass all that Las Vegas entertainment is famous for; Show acts will perform between courses in the ballroom and a DJ will be ready to have guests dancing into the early hours. The variety of acts will capture the spirit, magic and glamour of Las Vegas and ensure that there is something for everyone.

We encourage everyone to support the BWA Social Welfare program and have a fantastic night out to remember. Book a table of 10 now or buy individual tickets for IDR1.750.000.

BWA would love to see you and are sure you will enjoy being a part of this exciting new dinner experience. This night will have the whole town talking – don’t miss out! Email us now for tickets or more information at tickets@bwajakarta.org  or whatsapp +6281283789072

British Women’s Society Pink Golf Day

The date for this event has been released as 24th October 2018 and you can check out the flyer here for details on securing your place to support BWA’s efforts in raising funds and awareness for breast cancer.

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Sunday 15th April 2018 Jagorawi G&CC

Posted on April 17, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Sunday saw Tee Set head down the Jagorawi Toll to JGCC. With Round 2 of the JIL taking place, we could take advantage of the attractive new rates being offered this year as well as enjoy what is an excellent course. A strong turnout of 41 players for JGCC showed the attraction of the course with numbers boosted by another healthy group of 5 newcomers and several welcome backs.

A warm Tee Set welcome to Christine Lie, Arnold Castillon, Donald Blake, Ryan McPhee and Zachary Hosler. We also welcomed back Tetty Artatie after 96 weeks, Owen Evans after 38 weeks, Albert Arcenas and Neil Mullins  after 20 weeks and Rusty Witwer after 17 weeks.  We look forward to seeing everyone back soon.

The course was in good shape, playing firm but not as fast on the greens as it can be which helped everyone return reasonable putting stats even if we did not count putting scores for the Monster Putter or Low Putts due to some Tee Setters participating in the JIL Match Play games.

The weather was excellent for this time of year with only a light breeze and full sunshine so we could enjoy our round uninterrupted by rain. However, it also seemed that some groups were either enjoying the weather a little too much or ran into some playing difficulties as a backlog occurred quite early in the round for the Tee Set groups and this rather took away from what was otherwise a good day. Apologies to those who got caught and we will look at arrangements for next month to ensure things go more smoothly next time.

With totally 71 players there for Tee Set and JIL combined, VP Ric Wymer was kept busy organizing all the groups and conducting the announcements and presentations afterwards. A big thank you to Ric and to our Secretary, Brenda Mayland, who handled all the registrations and scoring on the day smoothly as always.

The Play

Neil Mullins on a return visit from Australia showed some rustiness off the tee to join fellow returnee Rusty Witwer and Ian Butcher in the Skirt photo. Jagorawi is a tricky challenge and we had a 6 way tie for Most Strokes between Albert Arcenas, Arthur Mallari, Bill Lloyd, Jens Roestel, Rosie Putri and newcomer Zachary Hosler who all had 10 strokes on a hole.

Both Neil and Zachary were able to recover their fine through the skill prizes by sharing First Birdie on hole 2 whilst First Sandy was also shared by Lim Jongwha and the Singing President Craig Ewers for their efforts on the first hole. Most Improved was Jeff Durham with a 7 stroke improvement over his two 9’s whilst Low Gross went to Arne Tjaden for his 85 off the stick.

 

Low Net honours for the day were shared by Richie Tiblani in A Grade for his net 72, Tony  Howarth with the best net of the day 69 to take B Grade and Rusty Witwer in C Grade for his net 79.

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday where despite the support, the JIL slumped to another 10 – 0 loss, this week to Pocksia, so its back to the drawing board for Captain Roger Finnie to think about the next round in May.

 

Next Up: Pangkalan Jati 12pm Sunday 22nd April 2018

Next Sunday sees us with a split event week-end as 17 Tee Setters and families head to Bali to represent Tee Set in Battle Royale III as we seek to retain the cup won last year whilst for those not travelling and looking for the regular Tee Set outing, we head to our former home course, Pangkalan Jati.

We are not aware 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 but in the absence of the President and VP’s off in Bali, the Web Guy Keith Miller will be there early to welcome you and manage the day’s proceedings.

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

Forthcoming events

Tee Set versus Old Djakarta D.O.G.S.

This popular week-end away at Rancamaya is always held during the Ramadan season and this year is planned for 2nd/3rd June 2018. Further details and options for the hotel booking will be coming shortly so please reserve your diary for what is always a great week-end.

British Women’s Society Ball

BWA will be holding their annual charity ball at the Shangri-La on 12th May. A great night is planned and those wishing to enquire about tickets should contact BWA directly via email tickets@bwajakarta.org

British Women’s Society Pink Golf Day

The date for this event has been released as 24th October 2018 and you can check out the flyer here for details on securing your place to support BWA’s efforts in raising funds and awareness for breast cancer.

 

 

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Jagorawi: Sunday 15th April 2018 Shotgun Start @ 9.30am

Posted on April 12, 2018 by rogerfinnie

This year we are holding our regular Sunday events at Jagorawi on those weeks when Inter-League is being played. This Sunday we therefore take the short trip down the Jagorawi Toll for our second visit of the year to Jagorawi Golf & Country Club. JGCC is an excellent test of golf and always in great condition.

Sunday’s event is open to all Tee Set players and we will select the Inter-League team from those who have signed up to play on Sunday. JIL Tee Set Team members who have confirmed their availability are therefore requested to also sign up as usual and please bring your Green Tee Set shirt for playing in.

It is a rare morning start at 9.30am which may challenge those out late on Saturday night but there is the attraction of an early return home too. 2 added benefits for this Sunday:

(1) There is a 10% discount on F&B in the club house on JIL match days this year; and

(2) We have some discounted vouchers for green fees courtesy of Richard Mau and the team at Hotel JS Luwansa. The price for the vouchers is Rp525,000 which will be collected by Roger Finnie or Brenda on the day. Please come and find us to collect/pay in cash for the voucher before you register with the Club. When you then register you will need to pay the Club for the cart & caddy fee but overall you will save around Rp180,000 on the published rate for the day of Rp950,000. Even if you are late the Rp950,000 fee still represents a good discount from last year thanks to the efforts of the JIL Committee. Please note the course has just limited us to 24 vouchers for Sunday so first come first served.

Please plan to be there and ready to play in good time as we will go off as a shotgun start at 9.30am.

If you are interested to join us please sign up here to register.

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Sunday 8th April 2018 Imperial Golf Klub

Posted on April 9, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Imperial is one of those courses on our rota which many Tee Setters come to enjoy playing after a few experiences and Sunday saw us heading down the Tangerang Toll for our second visit of the year after a hiatus in 2017. Perhaps reflecting that, this week saw no newcomers after a few weeks of strong new arrivals. We also had only  1 welcome back of note with Jess Kindler joining us after 78 weeks.

Our group of 26 regulars were warmly greeted by the marketing team who efficiently registered us in and with the starter ensuring the groups in front of us went out on time, we were able to start promptly at 12pm.

The weather was dry with a strong wind most of the afternoon and whilst a thunderstorm threatened, we were lucky it skirted us so our umbrellas were only out for a few minutes, mostly it seemed to keep the caddies dry. The course played relatively firm and the tricky undulations on fast greens ensured we returned some monster putters and only 3 players beating their handicaps on the day.

With the groups ahead moving at a good pace, we were finished well before 5pm and the prize giving completed before dark thus enabling most people to enjoy an extra refreshment or return home a little earlier, as preferred.

A thank you to Brenda for managing all the registrations and scoring on the day as well as taking some photos which can be found here.

The Play

With VP Ric Wymer scoring a trifecta of the booby prizes of Monster Putter, Most Strokes and a skirt we took one photo with all the accessories before capturing a second photo of Ric with our 4 other skirt winners, Craig Edwards, Jess Kindler, Lim Jongwha and Mick Dodsworth.

Richard Bolton won Most Improved for his 13 shot lower back 9 and Lim Jongwha recovered his fine with the First Sandy prize for his effort on hole 13. Tony Howarth won Low Putts for his mastery of the greens in needing only 30 putts whilst Daniel Brown and Rudie Basson shared First Birdie for their efforts on hole 3.

  

Craig Edwards also recovered his skirt fine in taking home Low Net B with his net 71 where he was joined by Dirk Kruip Low Net C after his net 76 and Mark Fiorello who recorded our best gross and net score of the day to take home Low Net A with an impressive net 67. Low Gross honours went to Ian Butcher for his 83 off the stick.

In the sole match-play on the day, the Singing President came back on the last hole to halve his match with Matthew Powell. With a few weeks remaining in the first knock-out round they decided to live to fight another day rather than having a play off. A reminder to everyone still in the match-play to get in touch with your opponent to schedule your matches and then to send the result into James Ross to officially record it.

Congratulations to all our winners on the day and the summary scoring can be found here.

Next Up: Jagorawi G&CC 9.30AM Sunday 15th April 2018

This year we are holding our regular Sunday events at Jagorawi on those weeks when Inter-League is being played. This Sunday we therefore take the short trip down the Jagorawi Toll for our second visit of the year to Jagorawi Golf & Country Club. JGCC is an excellent test of golf and always in great condition.

Sunday’s event is open to all Tee Set players and we will select the Inter-League team from those who have signed up to play on Sunday. JIL Tee Set Team members who have confirmed their availability are therefore requested to also sign up as usual and please bring your Green Tee Set shirt for playing in.

It is a rare morning start at 9.30am which may challenge those out late on Saturday night but there is the attraction of an early return home too. 2 added benefits for this Sunday:

(1) There is a 10% discount on F&B in the club house on JIL match days this year; and

(2) We have some discounted vouchers for green fees courtesy of Richard Mau and the team at Hotel JS Luwansa. The price for the vouchers is Rp525,000 which will be collected by Roger Finnie or Brenda on the day. Please come and find us to collect/pay in cash for the voucher before you register with the Club. When you then register you will need to pay the Club for the cart & caddy fee but overall you will save around Rp180,000 on the published rate for the day of Rp950,000. Even if you are late the Rp950,000 fee still represents a good discount from last year thanks to the efforts of the JIL Committee.

Please plan to be there and ready to play in good time as JIL will go off as a shotgun start at 9.30am with Tee Set’s regular players to follow.

If you are interested to join us please sign up here to register.

For those wishing to learn more about the Jakarta Inter-League event please read this page on our website which gives some good insight to it and contains the 2017 report of the matches. If you are interested in playing for the Tee Set team and have not already informed us, please let Roger Finnie (whatsapp +62 811 389 1350) or Ric Wymer know a.s.a.p..

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Next Up: Imperial Golf Klub 12pm 8th April 2018

Posted on April 5, 2018 by rogerfinnie

This Sunday sees us return to our local klub with a K, Imperial, for our 2nd 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 12.00pm 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.

Battle Royale III: 20th – 22nd April in Bali:

Still need 4 more players if you can join

The dates for Battle Royale III have now been locked in as 20th to 22nd April 2018 and it is to be played at Handara Golf Club, up in the mountains of Bali. We are looking to have a team of at least 16 players as we seek to defend the trophy won last year at Cengkareng but there is no limit as Par 5 Club will match our team numbers.

We have secured an excellent package which covers 3 rounds of golf (2 Saturday and 1 Sunday in the match), 2 nights B&B on the course, a Saturday night function and Sunday prize giving lunch. There are different rooming options but the cost is under Rp5m per head for a single rooming golfer and under Rp4m per head 2 golfers sharing. For those with non-playing partners then the extra charge will be around Rp750,000 on top of the single player cost.

Flights, drinks and Friday night dinner will be on top. Additional golf on Friday or Monday and additional accommodation is available.

More details on the schedule and the pricing based on the options selected will be shared to those who are interested in joining. For now, Captain Nick Gleeson needs to know who is interest in joining and any extra requests so please go here to register your interest.

Finna Golf Club, Surabaya

With Tee Set’s own Simon Reynolds now GM in Finna, The Singing President, Craig Ewers, recently went over the check out the course and catch up with Simon. Please see attached his write up of the visit.

Tee Set would be interested to organize a week-end visit to Finna later in the year. The trip would need a coordinator so if there is anybody interested in putting up their hand to take on this role please contact a member of the Committee and let them know.

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1st April 2018 Senayan Nasional

Posted on April 2, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Easter Sunday saw us take the very short trip to Senayan Nasional in the centre of Jakarta, a far cry from the tales of 6+ hours travelling incurred by some of the Tee Setters who joined the annual pilgrimage to the ever popular Bandung Bash, hosted by our own Geoff Thwaites.

Despite being the school holidays and the aforementioned Bandung Bash, we had a very healthy turnout of 32 players boosted by another great turnout of 9 new comers: some just joining us for this week as they were visiting Jakarta over Easter and others longer term residents. Nevertheless all were given a very warm Tee Set welcome as it was our pleasure to welcome Olivia Thelma, Sistha Anindya, Daniel Watts, Eric and Catherine Four, Tim Henssen, Roy Widosuwito, Jannes Tjaden and Rena Overberg.

We also had the longest welcome back in quite some time as Epi Rohaeti joined us again (with husband Jeff Landau) after an incredible 316 weeks. More modestly we also welcomed back Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff and Jochen Overberg after 30 and 27 weeks, respectively. We hope to see all of you out again soon.

Our arrival and tee off was in very good weather; however 4 holes in for our first groups, a thunderstorm arrived very quickly and with the siren blowing we all headed for the safety of the halfway house or Clubhouse, depending on which was nearer. The 20 minute deluge resulted in a few players opting to take their rain check but most of us sat it out and were able to continue fairly soon after the thunder passed overhead. Although the rain left the fairways a little wet and softened the greens, it did not slow the green speeds down very much and putting remained a challenge for almost all the players.

In the absence of our usual secretarial support, registration and results on the day were done by President Roger Finnie, ably assisted by our Tee Set Champion Santi Miller so thank you to all the players for their added patience as they sorted everything out after also completing their rounds. Photos from the prize giving will be uploaded later in the week.

The Play

Although not the longest course, Senayan still represents a good challenge for all levels of golfers and we had 4 skirts recorded on the day with Matt McGowan, newcomer Daniel Watts, Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff and regular skirt aficionado Rudie Basson all getting to wear the Tee Set dress-up outfit. Thank you to Daniel for being a good sport and keeping the all the other winners company for both the photos.

With Rudie already fined for his skirt, Most Strokes on a hole went to a possibly rusty Epi Rohaeti for her 11 on a hole whilst the Top of the Putts went to newcomer Sistha Anindya for her 47 strokes on the greens. Sistha was however able to offset her fine for also taking home Most Improved for coming back 11 strokes better.

On the skill prizes, Low Putts went to another of our new comers, Jannes Tjaden, for his 29 putts, our only sub-30 putting effort of the day. First Birdie went to Ken Runyon for his effort on hole 6 and First Sandy to Lim Jonghwa for his effort on hole 8.

Our Low Gross on the day went to Jeff Landau, another strong round to record an impressive 72 gross on the day. Low Net of the day went to Chris Lever who recorded a net 65 to win B Grade where he was joined by Roger Finnie for A Grade with a net 67 and Kathy Scalabre who won Low Net C Grade with her 71 despite borrowing clubs for the day.

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

 

Next Up: Imperial Golf Klub Sunday 8th April 2018 12pm

This Sunday sees us return to Imperial for our 2nd 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 refreshments.

 

Tee time is 12.00pm 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 if you are able to join us.

Jagorawi Golf Membership for Sale

Please see the details in our Classified section along with other items for sale or offers for our members.

SPE

One of the most popular events on the Jakarta calendar, the 30th Annual SPE tournament is open for registrations and places are filling up fast. Details on the event which will be held on 20th April 2018 and how to register are here. 

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Next Up: Senayan Nasional 12pm 1st April 2018

Posted on March 29, 2018 by rogerfinnie

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Next up and with Sunday being on a long holiday week-end, we make the very short trip to the excellent but tricky Senayan National golf course in the heart of Jakarta. Although shorter than the other courses we play, Senayan tests all the clubs in the bag and has the ability to catch out the unwary.

However the pleasant walk  and shorter course usually makes for a quicker round and with traffic lighter over the holiday week-end, we can all expect to be finished in good time to enjoy a longer beverage after the round and still get home early.

If you are not away celebrating Easter and are  interested to join us, please sign up here.

Cost is Rp800,000 walking and carts are available at Rp500,000 per cart so please team up if you wish to share the cost

Battle Royale III: 20th – 22nd April in Bali: Still need a few more players if you can join

The dates for Battle Royale III have now been locked in as 20th to 22nd April 2018 and it is to be played at Handara Golf Club, up in the mountains of Bali. We are looking to have a team of at least 16 players as we seek to defend the trophy won last year at Cengkareng but there is no limit as Par 5 Club will match our team numbers.

We have secured an excellent package which covers 3 rounds of golf (2 Saturday and 1 Sunday in the match), 2 nights B&B on the course, a Saturday night function and Sunday prize giving lunch. There are different rooming options but the cost is under Rp5m per head for a single rooming golfer and under Rp4m per head 2 golfers sharing. For those with non-playing partners then the extra charge will be around Rp750,000 on top of the single player cost.

Flights, drinks and Friday night dinner will be on top. Additional golf on Friday or Monday and additional accommodation is available.

More details on the schedule and the pricing based on the options selected will be shared to those who are interested in joining. For now, Captain Nick Gleeson needs to know who is interest in joining and any extra requests so please go here to register your interest.

 

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Sunday 25th March 2018: Cengkareng

Posted on March 26, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

With the final round of Eclectic Cycle VII and the Monthly Medal being played this Sunday there was a lot to attract Tee Setters to Cengkareng, in addition to it being one of the best courses we play and with its excellent staff to look after us. A few late drop outs and some Tee Setters playing with other groups elsewhere on the course saw our numbers pared-back a little from the expected turnout but there were still 42 players out to enjoy an excellent day; one which continued for some into the early evening as the margaritas seemed to be on free flow.

In its own micro-climate by the airport, we arrived to a bright sunny day and hard running fairways as there had been no rain over the previous couple of days on the course. Only a strong breeze and perhaps the need for regular refreshment given the warm weather were there to defend the course from those on the top of their games and looking to take home one of the prizes on offer.

The 4 immediate past Presidents, Pascal, Craig, Ric and Geoff, were on hand to help current President Roger Finnie welcome another good contingent of 5 new-comers and several of our new recruits from recent weeks who were back for their 2nd or 3rd rounds. A warm Tee Set welcome was given to this week to newcomers Rutchanop Pojanavaraph, Nanda Sinaga, Gary Mond, Forrest Dale Standley and Eric Park.

Our longest welcome back went to Kitti Sriwathanangul who was out playing again with Tee Set after 94 weeks. Kitti is part of the Tee Set pool team and is seen here sporting the team’s shirts with fellow team members, Pascal “Pastis” Bekaert, Pool Team Captain and Web-guy Keith Miller and Tee Set Champion Santi Miller. Also welcomed back after long absences were Moragot Kruaroj and Tadashi Seki after 67 and 49 weeks, respectively.

Overall a good day was had by all and photos of the day are here for you to enjoy.

A big thank you to our Secretary Brenda Mayland who managed the days registrations and scoring as efficiently as usual despite being under the effects of the lurgy.

The Play

Cengkareng’s longer carry from the Blue to the Red tees usually leads to the harvest of a few fines and this week was no exception with 6 Tee Setters sharing the skirt photo: former Presidents Craig Ewers, Ric Wymer and Pascal Bekaert were joined by newcomer Rutchanop Pojanavaraph, Web-guy Keith Miller and Kongkiat Chaisri. No Monster Putter this week with 3 players just staying under 40 putts but Forrest Dale Standley, Richard Bolton and Tadashi Seki shared the Monkey with 10 strokes on a hole.

All 3 of them however recovered their fines by winning other prizes as did Pascal who was awarded 1st Par for Handicaps >=30 for his effort on hole 9. Tadashi took home Most Improved for coming home 9 shots better and newcomer Forrest had no troubles with the greens, mastering them for Low Putts with only 25 strokes needed.

We had 1 match-play on the day which was a tight affair, Geoff Thwaites prevailing 3&2 over Amol Singhal. No quarter was given from the outset with both recording Sandy Pars on hole 1 to share this prize. First Birdie was awarded to Matt McGowan for his effort on hole 5.

From last month we have recognized the Low Net and Low Gross winners at the monthly medal with a trophy thanks to the sponsorship of Ken Runyon and his team. Ken was on hand to present Low Gross to Santi Miller for her excellent 82 and Low Net winners Richard Bolton (72) Lorenzo Marengo (67) and Ian Butcher (72) – Ian winning on a count-back from Santi.

Ric Wymer also recovered his fine by taking home NTP as one of our Monthly Medal special skill prizes. Making it a family affair was Lis Wymer who took home Ladies Long Drive where she was joined by the always big hitting Andrew Waite who recorded an incredible 281m effort to secure the Men’s Long Drive prize.

 

Sunday being the last round of the Eclectic saw James Ross holding off the hard charging defending champion Laurie O’Connor, former winner Craig Edwards and Lis Wymer to secure the trophy for the first time. Congratulations to James who was presented with the trophy on the day by President Roger Finnie.

The final positions and scores in the Eclectic Cycle VII are posted on the web-site and Cycle VIII will begin next month when we are back at Cengkareng.

 

Sunday marked the first golf round in his 50th year in Indonesia for former President, the inspiration behind and sponsor of our monthly medal shield, Geoff Thwaites. Geoff was called up to receive a warm round of applause and to present the trophy to this month’s winner Jon Pipe. Jon was in the last group but took full advantage of his fine form to record a best of the day gross 78 and 45 points to win the Monthly Medal and have his name added to the shield.

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

Next Up: Senayan Nasional 1st April 2018

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Next up and with Sunday being on a long holiday week-end, we make the very short trip to the excellent but tricky Senayan National golf course in the heart of Jakarta. Although shorter than the other courses we play, Senayan tests all the clubs in the bag and has the ability to catch out the unwary.

However the pleasant walk  and shorter course usually makes for a quicker round and with traffic lighter over the holiday week-end, we can all expect to be finished in good time to enjoy a longer beverage after the round and still get home early.

If you are not away celebrating Easter and are  interested to join us, please sign up here.

Cost is Rp800,000 walking and carts are available at Rp500,000 per cart so please team up if you wish to share the cost.

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Cengkareng 25th March 2018 12pm: Monthly Medal and Eclectic VII Final Round

Posted on March 22, 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. For those who already signed up but maybe did not spot the mistake in the form: it is walking on Sunday and there are no carts.

Thanks to the generous support of Ken Runyon and his team at Accel Golf and Golf and 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 4th and final  round of Cycle VII of the Tee Set Eclectic with James Ross currently leading after 3 rounds with an Eclectic score of 56. There were a number of big movers last month and the pursuing pack caught up somewhat so there is still a lot to play for over the final round this Sunday. For those wishing to check their scores and current placing please check out the Eclectic web-page.

A reminder that the Tee Set Match-play has entered the knockout rounds and in order to help us get the games completed in good time, please look on the Match Play web-page to see your opponent and to reach out to them and arrange the match as soon as possible. Also, do not forget to send to James Ross your results when they are in so they can be officially updated.

Whilst there is a lot to attract players for this week, we also welcome those who just wish to enjoy a pleasant stroll or ride the a hover-board over 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.

A note that we are limited to 64 players on the day so please sign up early. Should we exceed 64 sign-ups we will run a waiting list based on first come first served.

Battle Royale III: 20th – 22nd April in Bali

The dates for Battle Royale III have now been locked in as 20th to 22nd April 2018 and it is to be played at Handara Golf Club, up in the mountains of Bali. We are looking to have a team of at least 16 players as we seek to defend the trophy won last year at Cengkareng but there is no limit as Par 5 Club will match our team numbers. Presently we have 12 players signed up so are looking for some extra players to join so if you think you can join please check your diaries and let us know as below.

We have secured an excellent package which covers 3 rounds of golf (2 Saturday and 1 Sunday in the match), 2 nights B&B on the course, a Saturday night function and Sunday prize giving lunch. There are different rooming options but the cost is under Rp5m per head for a single rooming golfer and under Rp4m per head 2 golfers sharing. For those with non-playing partners then the extra charge will be around Rp750,000 on top of the single player cost.

Flights, drinks and Friday night dinner will be on top. Additional golf on Friday or Monday and additional accommodation is available.

More details on the schedule and the pricing based on the options selected will be shared to those who are interested in joining. For now, Captain Nick Gleeson needs to know who is interest in joining and any extra requests so please go here to register your interest.

Just for thought…

If you are one of the those golfers who obsesses about stats and skill levels or just someone who wants to know how they stand against the average golfer of their age/ability then check out the below table for average driving distances which comes from a Golf Digest study. For male golfers only in this table although Golf Digest has the information for Ladies and for other clubs if you are interested to check it out. Thanks to the Singing President for the link.

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