Sunday 18th March 2018: Jagorawi Golf & Country Club

Posted on March 19, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

The Tee Set network has been working overtime the last few weeks and this week saw us welcome a further 7 newcomers; mostly recruited thanks to a mixture of work and social connections from our members but a special mention to the enterprising Tee Setters who recruited one of our newcomers during the rain delay last week at Modern. All in all, very encouraging for us to see numbers growing again after a period when there were more departures than arrivals.

A special Tee Set welcome to Jongchun Kim, Lim Jongwha, Kidakorn Angkanarak, Patrick Pech, Thomas Praming, Somchai Nuimark and Zahren Mohamed and we look forward to seeing you all at future events soon.

Sunday also saw us welcome back Dhitpong Viraikorn after 50 weeks and Christian Molau after 35 weeks.

 

 

 

Our newcomers and welcome backs joined a tremendous turnout of 46 Tee Setters who descended on Jagorawi for the early morning start at one of Jakarta’s top golf courses, the fine weather, the improved pricing we have been able to secure this year and to support the launch of the 2018 Jakarta Inter-League Season.

With 46 Tee Setters and approximately 35 other JIL participants, we were able to secure a 10 hole shot-gun start on the New Course and after the initial groups headed out we enjoyed a steady round with little hold-ups under clear blue skies.

As Tee Set was out in large numbers, we were also able to support some of the other teams who were short handed so that all the JIL matches were held with full complements of players. Sadly, it was not to help the Tee Set team who failed to fire on the day and went down 10-0 to Tin Cups. After the round we were able to enjoy the excellent F&B on offer at the club whilst the results and presentations were held and thanks to the early start, we were all finished mid-afternoon so everyone could enjoy an earlier than normal return to Jakarta.

With VP Ric Wymer nursing a sore elbow having been hit by another of our members whilst out on a social round, he was out and about collecting lots of photos on the day and these can be found here. A thank you to Ric and to Brenda Mayland who as always, managed all the registrations and scoring on the day with her usual efficiency.

The Play

With JIL involving 16 of the registered Tee Set players, we decided not to award Monster Putter or Low Putts since the match-play affected the putting stats for those participants. However we otherwise had our usual recognition of the daily winners and fines.

Chris Smith was recorded Most Strokes on a hole with 12 and was therefore captured with the Monkey whilst our skirt photo was well populated again with Amol Singhal, Chris Lever, Christian Molau, Dan Brody, David Baglivo, Detlef Blumke, Kidapron Angkanarak, Laurie O’Cnnor and Pekka Kivioja all sharing the Tee Set dress up outfit. Amol however was our Most Improved on the day with 13 strokes to offset his fine for the skirt.

John Suermondt was in the winners circle for a second week in a row, picking up First Par for handicaps >=30 whilst Paul Daud was awarded First Sandy for his effort on hole 8. After 50 weeks away Dhitpong Viraikorn was straight into the winners circle with his effort on hole 1 to win First Birdie.

Our newcomer, Jongchun Kim was the Low Gross on the day for his 86 off the stick whilst Jagorawi showed it difficulty with net pars taking home our 3 Low Net categories. Another winner from last week, Matthew Powell, won A Grade and he was joined Kongkiat Chaisri (B Grade) and Matt Otto (C Grade) in being recognized for their excellent rounds.

Thank you to everyone who turned out and supported the day and the individual detailed results are here.

Next Up: Cenkareng 25th March 2018: Monthly Medal and Eclectic VII final round

Being the last Sunday of the month, 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 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. With a number of big movers last month, 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 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 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 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.

Posted in Bali Battle Royale, Cengkareng GC, Interleague, Jagorawi, Matchplay, Monthly Medal, Tee Set Eclectic | 2 Comments

Next Up: Jagorawi G&CC 9.30AM 18th March 2018

Posted on March 15, 2018 by rogerfinnie

 

As mentioned previously, this year we will hold our regular Sunday events at Jagorawi on the 6 weeks when Inter-League is being played. Therefore, this week are taking the short trip down the Jagorawi Tol for our first 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 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 Rp200,000 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..

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 1o players signed up so are looking for some extra players to join.

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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11th March 2018 Padang Modern

Posted on March 12, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

Continuing the trend of recent weeks, we were pleased to have a strong turnout of 40 players this week as we travelled to Padang Modern for our second visit of the year. Our numbers were boosted by 5 newcomers this week as well as the welcome backs of Chris Smith and Kasana Kaewwijit after 55 and 61 weeks, respectively.

Our newcomers, Andy Vincent, Holger Molendyk, Maya Gustiana, Poompich Sriputthimeth and Sofyan Syarief were given a warm Tee Set welcome and each had a good day by all accounts. We look forward to seeing you out again shortly.

We were greeted with excellent conditions when we arrived and were able to head out on time albeit  with those off 10 getting held up for 20 minutes or so as the groups in front of them were late getting off. About 12 holes into the round for the leading groups, a large thunderstorm arrived and held up play for around 20 minutes before we were able to continue on the now somewhat wetter course. Whilst we all finished in good time, it did make for a longer round than expected and a few wet clubs and clothes for us to take home to sort out.

With former President Pascal “Pastis” Bekaert in fine form on Sunday, President Roger Finnie was happy to pass over the presentation duties to him whilst he enjoyed a delightful whiskey with John “Malty” Suermondt following their Match Play.

A thank you Pascal for making the presentations so entertaining in your inimitable style and to Brenda Mayland for all the administration and registrations on the day.

With 2 cameras in action during the round there are plenty of photos to enjoy which can be found here.

 The Play

As usual, Modern provided a good opportunity to score well but also showed its teeth for those not quite on the top of their game.

Although Pascal was delighted to escape a skirt fine, Arthur Mallari, John Suermondt, Kasana Kaewwijit, King Tirto, Niclas Roos and Rudie Basson were not to be denied the opportunity of the Tee Set skirt outfit. 2 of our newcomers were also fined with Maya Gustiana taking home Most Strokes with 13 and Holger Molendyk Monster Putter with 45.

On the other end of the  putting stats, Bill Lloyd took home Low Putts, despite a late night at the Paddy’s Ball, with only 25 putts needed on the round. Pascal was able to award himself First Par for Handicaps >=30 for his effort on hole 3 whilst Chris Smith eased himself back into Tee Set golf after a year with First Sandy on hole 4.

With his match play versus President Roger Finnie over a little earlier than he wished, John Suermondt was able to find some form on the back nine to come home 8 strokes better than his front 9 and take home most improved. First Birdie went to Efsi Hayati for her effort on hole 2 whilst Roger Finnie took home Low Gross on a count-back from Arne Tjaden after both shot best of day 81’s.

Our main winners on the day were Matthew Powell Low Net A, Geoff Thwaites Low Net B and Dirk Kruip for Low Net C. Matthew and Dirk shooting excellent net 68’s and Geoff coming in on handicap. Detailed player results are here.

Next Up: Jagorawi G&CC 9.30 AM 18th March 2018

As mentioned previously, this year we will hold our regular Sunday events at Jagorawi on those weeks when Inter-League is being played. Therefore, this week are taking the short trip down the Jagorawi Tol 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 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 Rp200,000 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..

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 1o players signed up so are looking for some extra players to join.

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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Padang Modern 11th March 2018 12pm

Posted on March 8, 2018 by rogerfinnie

 

This Sunday sees us back at Padang Modern where we are always well looked after and have an enjoyable round. Tee time is 12.00pm and the cost, including cart, is Rp795,000.

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

Lost and Found

Left at Matoa last week: the cooler and not Laurie.

If this is yours please contact James Ross who kindly collected it and made sure it was not lost. He will be happy to return it to the rightful owner.

Tee Set Match Play

The new brackets for the knock-out rounds are now out. Please go to the website to check your opponent and the dates for the completion of the next round.

Jakarta Inter-League

With Jagorawi Golf & Country Club having reduced rates for Tee Set and Inter-league this year, we will combine our weekly Tee Set event there on the 6 week-ends when Inter-League is being held. The first round of matches for the Inter-League will begin in just over 2 weeks time on March 18th.

Tee Set will be running 1 team only this year. Please advise Captain Roger Finnie or VP Ric Wymer if you are interested in playing in the Inter-League matches this year. For those wanting to learn more about Inter-League please visit here for more details.

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.

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 4th March 2018: Matoa Nasional

Posted on March 6, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

With the schedule to BSD still under negotiation, we made a late switch this week to return to the home of the Tee Set Championships, Matoa Nasional. A bright sunny day welcomed the 30 Tee Setters who came out this week with several needing to fight the traffic on the way and thus arriving closer to tee off time than they expected. However, traffic on the course was also busy and so we could only send our groups out as carts arrived in from the early starters. Overall there was little delay as the turnaround was managed efficiently by the starter and we headed out just after our 11.30am booking.

Matoa is well known for late afternoon showers and this week was no exception with everyone needing to come off the course for a 20 minute break due to a heavy storm coming through around 2pm. Fortunately it abated fairly quickly and we were all able to go out and finish our rounds without further interruption.

No new comers or long welcome backs this week but 3 match-plays were completed with Matt Otto prevailing on the 19th against Jens Roestel, Matthew Cherrett winning against Arthur Mallari and Dan Javier overcoming Fitrat Ameer. A reminder to send your scores into James Ross as the next round will be announced this week based on the preliminary round results.

A thank you to Brenda for managing the administration and scoring on the day and for Lis Wymer for making sure Brenda had a lift to and from the course with Ric being away this week. Pictures of the day can be found here.

The Play

Matoa is not known for being overly challenging and so we were unusually able to capture both a couple of skirts for Detlef Blumke and Stefan Skibinski as well as Monster Putter for Tee Set stalwart, Laurie O’Connor. Completing the set of fines was Pekka Kivioja for his Most Strokes of 12 on a hole. Pekka however recouped his fine by winning 1st Par for handicaps >=30 for his effort on hole 2.

Always a winner, First Birdie on hole 1 was won by James Ross whilst Arthur Mallari pipped 6 others on 29 putts by caressing his ball 28 times on the greens to win Low Putts. Most Improved was won by John Suermondt who made best use of the rain break to come home 10 shots better than his outward nine.

Despite losing his match-play, Fitrat Ameer again showed his love of Matoa shooting an impressive 75 to win Low Gross. Low B was won on a count-back by Craig Edwards after 4 players tied with net 69’s where he was joined by Low Net A winner, Steve Moruzzi after his net 70 and our best net of the day, Low Net C winner Andrew Shaw who had a net 68. Detailed results can be found here.

Next Up: Padang Modern 12pm Sunday 11th March

This Sunday sees us back at Padang Modern where we are always well looked after and have an enjoyable round. Tee time is 12.00pm and the cost, including cart, is Rp795,000.

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

Jakarta Inter-League

With Jagorawi Golf & Country Club having reduced rates for Tee Set and Inter-league this year, we will combine our weekly Tee Set event there on the 6 week-ends when Inter-League is being held. The first round of matches for the Inter-League will begin in just over 2 weeks time on March 18th.

Tee Set will be running 1 team only this year. Please advise Captain Roger Finnie or VP Ric Wymer if you are interested in playing in the Inter-League matches this year. For those wanting to learn more about Inter-League please visit here for more details.

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.

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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Next Up: Matoa Nasional on Sunday 4th March 2018

Posted on March 1, 2018 by rogerfinnie

A change from the published schedule as all the arrangements with BSD were not sorted yet sees us return to the home of the Tee Set Championship, Matoa Nasional.

Tee time is 11.30am and the price a very reasonable Rp650,000 with cart. Please sign up here if you are interested to join.

Tee Set Match Play

This Sunday, 4th March, is the last week for playing the preliminary round so please arrange your matches and come out and play if you have not already completed it.

Jakarta Inter-League

With Jagorawi Golf & Country Club having reduced rates for Tee Set and Inter-league this year, we will combine our weekly Tee Set event there on the 6 week-ends when Inter-League is being held. The first round of matches for the Inter-League will begin in just over 2 weeks time on March 18th.

Tee Set will be running 1 team only this year. Please advise Captain Roger Finnie or VP Ric Wymer if you are interested in playing in the Inter-League matches this year. For those wanting to learn more about Inter-League please visit here for more details.

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.

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.

SPE

The 30th Annual SPE tournament is open for registrations from 5th March. One of the most popular events on the Jakarta calendar, the event attracts a large field and so early registration is encouraged. Details on the event which will be held on 20th April 2018 and how to register are here.

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Sunday 25th February 2018: Cengkareng

Posted on February 27, 2018 by rogerfinnie

The Day

No newcomers this week but, as one of Tee Set’s favourite venues, Cengkareng always attracts a healthy turnout and this Sunday was no exception. With 2 weeks to go for the Match Play preliminary round, the Monthly Medal, 3rd Round of Eclectic VII and the promise of a relaxing margarita at the end of the round, there was a lot to attract players this week and the call was heeded with 51 Tee Setters turning out on the day. Our highest regular turnout since Cengkareng 50 weeks before…. and more on that later.!

We welcomed back Tony Blackburn after 107 weeks and he like the rest of us was treated to a wonderful sunny day and a golf course playing dry, fast and true: perfect conditions for a fun day out.

Possibly due to the hotter temperatures affecting the speed of play for some groups and/or a couple of groups getting inserted in between us around the turn, but we were quite slow to finish this week although everyone just got completed before dark, including one match play which went to an extra hole.

Thanks to Ken Runyon and his team at GSE, who came on as sponsors for the Monthly Medal in 2018, we also had our first trophies to award as prizes for Low Net and Low Gross in addition to the Monthly Medal.

With 51 players, we kept our Secretary Brenda Mayland busy with the pre and post round administration and thank you to Brenda for making sure the day ran smoothly as usual. Photos of the day are here.

The Play

A healthy turnout translated into a healthy set of fines this week, principally for skirts as usual with 12 Tee Setters getting caught out during the day: Aljosja Van Dorssen, Brett Shields, Craig Edwards, Dan Brody, Dan Javier, Goetz Ebbecke, Matt McGowan, Matthew Cherrett, Mike Webb, Rob Cheng and Rudie Basson all getting the photo call with the skirt.

David Baglivo heeded the call of Monkey for his Most Strokes of 13 on a hole whilst Monster Putter went to Livia Raviova obviously showing some rustiness after 28 weeks away, getting some extra practice with 41 strokes with the putter.

Richard Green was our Most Improved this week shaving 11 strokes off his outward score coming home and Mark Fiorello won Low Putts for his 29 strokes on the greens – both absent at the prize giving. Ivan Byriel scored our first and only par for Handicaps =>30 on hole 2 and always a First Birdie winner is a birdie on hole 1, this week scored by Holger Guenzel.

With Ken Runyon graciously passing over his donated Low Gross prize, Roger Finnie took home this trophy whilst our Low Net A winner was Ian Butcher on a 2 way count-back from Ken and Steve Moruzzi with a net 73. With net 69’s, our B Grade winner was Lis Wymer and C Grade winner was Richard Bolton, both also collecting their trophies.

Our Long Drive prizes were won by Santi Miller and Andrew Waite whilst Wina Nugraha was closest to the pin.

Back to the “deja vue”…. the last time we had 50+ players at Cengkareng was March 2017 and Axel Hertzke shot 80 gross for a net 67 to win Low Net A on the day. Repeating the score precisely on Sunday saw him take home the Monthly Medal this time and join the illustrious list of winners on the shield.

Congratulations to Axel and all the other winners on the day and you can check out the detailed scores here.

Tee Set Match Play

5 games played this week with:

  • Mike Webb defeating Roger Finnie 3&2;
  • Santi Miller prevailing on the 19th hole versus Matthew Powell;
  • Ken Runyon winning  6&5 over Ryan Shepherd;
  • David Balivo squeezing past Craig Ewers 1up; and
  • Laurie O’Connor winning the last for a 2up victory over Andrew Waite

A reminder for all the winners both from this week and previous weeks to submit their result to James Ross – its not official until he receives it by email.

Sunday 4th March, our next game, is the last week for playing the preliminary round so please arrange your matches accordingly.

Next Up: Matoa Nasional 4th March 2018

A change from the published schedule as all the arrangements with BSD were not sorted yet see us return to the home of the Tee Set Championship, Matoa Nasional.

Tee time is 11.30am and the price a very reasonable Rp650,000 with cart. Please sign up here if you are interested to join.

 

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Cengkareng Sunday 25th February 2018: Monthly Medal and Eclectic Rd 3

Posted on February 22, 2018 by rogerfinnie

 

Being the last Sunday of the month, we head 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. From February 2018 I am pleased to announce that, in addition to recognizing the Monthly Medalist with the Medal and Shield presentation, we will recognize the Low Net and Low Gross winners at the Monthly Medal event with the presentation of a trophy each as below in lieu of the current cash prizes.

This has been possible thanks to the generous support of Ken Runyon and his team at Accel Golf and Golf and Special Events Management who offer bespoke golf and non-golf event organization for charities, societies or corporations.

GSE will be sponsoring the remaining Monthly Medals in 2018.

 

This week will also be the 3rd  round of Cycle VII of the Tee Set Eclectic with James Ross currently leading after 2 rounds with an Eclectic score of 62. For those wishing to check their scores and current placing please check out the Eclectic web-page.

A reminder that there are just 2 weeks remaining to get your preliminary round completed in the Match Play so please, if you have not already played, reach out to your opponent and arrange the match either this week-end or next. A reminder also to send 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 please sign up here. Tee time is 12pm as usual

Forthcoming Events & Notices

Inter-League

With Jagorawi Golf & Country Club having reduced rates for Tee Set and Inter-league this year, we will combine our weekly Tee Set event there on the 6 week-ends when Inter-League is being held. The first round of matches for the Inter-League will begin on March 18th.

Tee Set will be running 1 team only this year. Please advise Captain Roger Finnie or VP Ric Wymer if you are interested in playing in the Inter-League matches this year. For those wanting to learn more about Inter-League please visit here for more details.

Battle Royale III

Installment III of our now annual match against Par 5 Club, Bali is planned for the week-end of 20th-22nd April 2018 (a week later than the current schedule shows as Inter-League has been moved forward a week). The team will be captained by Nick Gleeson this year and the match is to be held at Handara Golf Club in Bali.

With both teams staying at the course, in addition to the 3 rounds of golf for the trophy, we are planning a Saturday night party and post event BBQ on Sunday. We are still negotiating rates but the initial prices are very attractive so we hope to get more than the 22 Tee Setters and partners who came along to the inaugural event in Nirwana 2 years ago.

Please let Roger Finnie or Nick Gleeson know if you are interested and more details, including a sign up page, will follow as soon as we have the prices locked in.

The MOAB: “Mother of All BBQ’s”

For those serious about their cooking outdoors and having the space to house one, check out the Classifieds Page for this impressive BBQ. Richard Bolton is looking for partners to share in an order for a set of 5 to be made up.

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Sunday 18th February 2018: Senayan Nasional

Posted on February 20, 2018 by rogerfinnie

As Clyde has had such a long term impact on and involvement with Tee Set going back to its earliest days we lead off our post with this tribute. Also, thank you to Ric, Jack Calcote, Geoff Thwaites and Keith Miller for their contributions.

Clyde Leon Wickiser 1942-2018

It is with sadness that we share the news of the recent passing of Tee Set’s longest active member, Clyde Wickiser.

Although not noted as one of the participants at Tee Set’s initial gathering in 1983, it may be purely by accident that he was not there as Clyde was already based in Jakarta and an active part of the Jakarta ex-pat scene at that time. Certainly from his first recorded participation in 1984, Clyde was an ardent supporter of Tee Set golf and everything the society stood for: fun golf, camaraderie and a few bintangs after the game washed down by an active debate on the state of world affairs or one of his famous stories.

Born in Belleview Nebraska and educated at Brentwood High School, Missouri, Clyde served in the US military in Europe from 1963-1966 before entering the world of Oil and Gas. Like many before and since, this brought him to Jakarta where he met and married Pinkan (“Pinky”) Warouw in May 1983. With Pinky being a well-known singer on the Jakarta pub circuit, in his usual deferential manner Clyde would often introduce himself as Pinky’s Husband.

The introduction of Tee Set’s rule of “You must be able to Stand unaided on the First Tee”  could well have been made for him as Clyde was well known for his regular week-end routine: Top Gun for Friday lunch, Amigos, the Green Pub or wherever Pinky was singing on Saturday night and Tee Set at Pangkalan Jati on Sunday – with Clyde often believed to have come straight from Saturday night to PJ. Clyde was always one of the last to leave on Sundays having put the world to rights and he participated in Tee Set as a member, as Handicap Secretary, as President and as a supporter for more than 30 years before ill health stopped him being able to come out and play just a couple of years ago.

On Sunday, VP and old friend Ric Wymer said a few words in memorandum for Clyde and on behalf of all the Tee Set family, our commiserations go to Pinky and all his family in Indonesia and the USA. RIP Clyde and your spirit will live on in Tee Set folklore.

 

The Day

Happy Chinese New Year to all Tee Set members and we hope the year of the Dog will bring you happiness, success and good health. Taking advantage of the long holiday week-end, a good turn-out of 37 Tee Setters made the short trip to Senayan Nasional in the center of Jakarta.

We were greeted by fine weather and an empty course meaning we were able to navigate our rounds in very good time with the first groups home well before 4pm. This gave us plenty of time to enjoy our refreshments afterwards with most players enjoying a good discussion and meal before the announcements.

It was a pleasure to welcome 3 new Tee Setters, Hana Ariestya, Frans Heuken and Detlef Blumke as well as welcome back Niclas Roos and Joe Callahan after 53 and 32 weeks, respectively. We look forward to seeing all out again soon.

A thank you to Beby and Lis for assisting with all the registrations and scoring on the day and pictures of the day can be found here.

The Play

Although not the longest course we play, there are a few longer carries for the men to the ladies tees as well as some visually intimidating tee shots which helps to explain our healthy return of skirts on the day: Amol Singhal, Arthur Mallari, Dan Javier, Geoff Thwaites, Joe Callahan, Matt Otto, Mike Harling and Niclas Roos all getting to share the Tee Set dress up outfits.

Although benefiting from the 1 fine rule, Geoff Thwaites and Mike Harling remained on deck for their Most Strokes photo for shooting 11 on a hole. The greens at Senayan always play faster than we normally see but Sunday saw 4 Tee Setters getting close to a half century of putts. 3 players tied with 45 putts, but they were out done by our new comer Frans Heuken who needed 49 shots with the flat stick and took home Monster Putter. Getting less value on the greens was President Roger Finnie who only had 29 putts but was rewarded with Low Putts on the day.

Although missing from his usual skirt photo, Stefan Skibinski was not to be out done by his wife’s win last week and came home 15 shots better to win Most Improved: however it seems he was so excited that he could not keep his hands still long enough for us to capture the photo clearly! Rosie Putri took home First Birdie for her Sandy Birdie on hole 2 and Ian Butcher First Sandy for his effort on hole 3.

Continuing her fine run of form, Tee Set Champion Santi Miller had the best score of the day with a Low Gross of 79 strokes. Our Grade winners on the day were Aljosja Van Dorssen as Low Net A with a net 68, Amol Singhal with a net 67 to win Low Net B and repeating his win from last week, Dirk Kruip for Low Net C with his net 69.

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

Next Up: Cengkareng Sunday 25th February 2018

Being the last Sunday of the month, we head to one of Jakarta’s finest courses and one of Tee Set’s most popular venues at Cengkareng, home for Tee Set’s 2018’s Monthly Medals. This week will also be the 3rd  round of the Cycle VII of the Eclectic.

Whether you wish to enjoy a pleasant stroll or ride the a hover-board over the rolling fairways, Cengkareng is always an enjoyable experience with its well trained caddies to guide you round and its famous Margaritas to cool you down afterwards.

A reminder that there are just 2 weeks remaining to get your preliminary round completed in the Match Play so please, if you have note already played, reach out to your opponent and arrange the match either this week-end or next. A reminder also to send James Ross your results when they are in so they can be officially updated.

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

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Senayan Nasional: Sunday 18th February 2018

Posted on February 15, 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 Chinese New Year and the year of the Dog 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

Tee Set Match-Play

Results from last week-end: Mark Johnson won 2up against Craig Edwards and Chris Lever won 5&4 versus Jon Pipe.

A reminder that the preliminary round of matches for the bracket allocation is due to be  completed by 4th March so there are 3 week-ends left. If you have not already done so please contact your opponent and make the arrangements to play soon.

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