Next up: Pangkalan Jati and Jagorawi

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Tee Set

Plenty of places still available for our regular Tee Set format event this week at Tee Set’s former long time base of Pangkalan Jati where we will have a tee-off time at 12:00 – but a little earlier is very likely so please be there in good time and take advantage of the good and well priced drinks and breakfasts.

If you haven’t registered already then please do so on the usual form as well, choosing PJ on the drop-down.

Hardly any need for BYO at PJ with prices aligned to the 24/7s rather than the piano lounge at the Grand Hyatt.

We are also playing at Jagorawi where we have 2 Interleague teams fighting for Interleague points, Tee Set and newly created Tee Set Toos.

Those playing Interleague are as follows, give or take:


Captain Roger has already agreed with at least most of the above but if you haven’t then please advise Roger immediately.

Play well wherever you are playing Tee Set this coming weekend! …. Tee Set

 

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Cengkareng, Sunday 12th March 2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

The Day

We had another very popular day at Cengkareng, where a few last minute cancellations were to be outweighed by late registrations resulting in a healthy 56 Tee Setters playing. Even though a thunderstorm briefly halted play for our early starters and slightly delayed our late ones, once it blew over we were treated to great weather and course, as except for the temporary green on hole #6 Cengkareng managed to limit the impacts of their big redesign of holes 4 to 6.

We had only one Newcomer, Soren Pedersen from Denmark, who joined our increasing Danish contingent, from which I think I managed to convince the remaining hardcore members of their Devil’s Rejects club to join us regularly, especially since they took a liking to my pastis, and might even be able to muster a Red & White team for our Tee Set World Cup in October.

We had some serious Welcome Backs lead by Chris Cromarty and Shawn Berg, each after a massive 242 weeks – yes almost 5 years, followed by David Kettle after 103 weeks, Kristian Toivio after 102 weeks and Zeno after 88 weeks, we were all happy to see them back and hope to see again rather sooner next time!

The Play

In-form Axel Hertzke had a fantastic game with a gross 80 to win Low Net A Grade with his net 67, at the same time leaving his Inter-league Pocksia opponents helpless. Andre Tait, who told me he had a bad game, won Low Net B Grade with his net 71, leaving me to wonder what he calls a good game. While Debbie Minicola won Low Net C Grade for her 70, greatly contributing to her Inter-league victory for Pocksia.

 

 

Simon Reynolds had the game of his life to win Low Gross for his amazing 75 off the stick, even though as you will see below he still managed to get a skirt – though still managed to par the hole!

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Harling negotiated the Cengkareng greens admirably to win Low Putts with only 25.

 

 

 

 

 

The returning Chris Cromarty won First Birdie on very his 1st hole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Sandy Par was awarded to Craig Binks for his effort on his 1st hole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now regular winner Lis Wymer won First Par Over 30 on her 12th hole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to the one prize rule, Newcomer Soren Pedersen was awarded Most Improved for shaving 10 shots on his back nine, even though Lis Wymer had managed to shave 12 off hers.

 

 

 

 

Thanks to the one booby prize rule, Most Strokes was not awarded this week since all 3 who tied for it with 12 shots on a hole, Jan Gramm on his first hole he followed by a birdie, President Pastis Pascal Bekaert on his last hole ruining what had been a good game for him until then, and Dirk Kruip who had a bad game today, all also recorded skirts.

Our Tee Set Monkey who had been on vacation lately finally came out the bag, and for no less than a surprising winner in  our own Santi “Mrs. Pie” Miller, who won the less coveted Monster Putter for her 42 blows with flatstick. Santi was baffled at so many putts  especially when the rest of her game was obviously on fire – shooting 44 with 22 putts on hee front 9, and happily still managed to win her Inter-league match!

As usual, Cengkareng produced a hefty 13 skirts for: Andre Tait, Craig Ewers, Dirk Kruip, Jan Gramm, John Suermondt, Jon Pipe, Kongkiat Chaisri, Michael Seabrook, Pascal Bekaert, Ronald Lim, Simon Reynolds, Steven Pettis and Torben Olsen. This represents more than 25% of the men who played, and the list not only includes regulars like yours truly who continued his record breaking streak of 9 straight skirts, but also some good players including our Low Gross and Low Net B Grade winners on the day, which I have to say makes me feel much better!

In case you are wondering, the Las Vegas and Tee Set bookmakers are hard at work devising a system that will allow people to bet on when I will end my amazing streak.

You can enjoy more pictures of the day here and consult the player by player results here.

Other News

Inter-league

Our busy Sunday also included accommodating the first Inter-League match of the season, to compensate for the round cancelled on 19th February, where our Tee Set Too team managed to record a narrow 6-4 win over the Pocksie team.

Next Sunday will see the second round of the Inter-league resume its activities at its home at the Jagorawi New Course.

For more details on yesterday’s results or more information please consult our Inter-league page.

Tee Set Match Play

Yesterday also saw the first completed match of our 2017 Match Play competition, where Kongkiat Chaisri won by coin toss over Jon Pipe, as they were all tied on the course.

For those of you who registered for this year Match Play competition, you are encouraged to arrange your first game with your opponent ASAP, as this round must be completed by April 2. For more details please consult our Match Play page.

29th Annual SPE Golf Tournament

On Friday April 21, 2017 the Jagorawi Old Course will host the 29th Texas Scramble Charity tournament for the SPE Java Section Scholarship Fund, so if you are interested you can find more details on our “Classifieds” page.

Next Up

Next Sunday we have 2 parallel events:

  • At the Jagorawi New Course at 1,100,000 Rp with a tee off time of 9:30 that will include the Inter-league but is also open to any Tee Setter who wishes to play there
  • At Pangkalan Jati at 675,000 Rp with cart, or 565,000 Rp without, with a tee off time of 12:00 but a little earlier very likely so don’t be late.

Please register here as usual, but don’t forget to select your Course preference as shown below, many Tee Setters have already agreed to play in he two Tee Set Interleague teams, if so then please be sure to choose Jagorawi.:

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Next up: Cengkareng, Sunday 12th March 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

 

 

This week we go back to one of Jakarta’s finest courses, Cengkareng that offers great caddies and staff, arguably the best Margaritas in town and for those who don’t want to walk hoverboards that our Web Guy tested during our last visit in January and fell in love with.

So if you haven’t done so yet and want to join us for a mere 770,000 Rp and an official tee off time of 12:00 please register here.

 

Friendly reminder that even though we always accept registrations until the last minute, we do appreciate when they are made before Friday afternoon as it greatly helps us with the preparations. On the other end, if you have registered and for some reason can’t make it please let us know.

Other news

Inter-League

To compensate for the first Inter-League round that was cancelled on 19th February, on Sunday at Cengkareng our Tee Set Too team will face the Pocksie team, as arranged by the respective team captains Roger Finnie and Andy Wood.

Tee Set Match Play

For those of you who registered for this year Match Play competition, you are encouraged to arrange your first game with your opponent ASAP, as this round must be completed by April 2. For more details please consult our Match Play page.

 

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Kedaton, Sunday 5th March 2017

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

The Day

Sunday saw Tee Set return to Kedaton where we last played in October as the rainy season was just commencing. This week however was in stark contrast with the 21 Tee Setters who turned out being welcomed by bright sunshine and perfect weather. Geoff “The Weather Whisperer” Thwaites explained that the wind had turned yesterday to the East after a couple of weeks of heavy rain thus signaling the official start of the dry season; a fact we all hope will mean dryer courses for the next few months, as was Kedaton yesterday.

Kedaton was in great condition with the fairways providing some extra run and the greens rolling fast and true; meaning we all enjoyed a good and challenging round with only Dave Chew managing to record a net under par round.

We had no Newcomer, but two serious Welcome Backs for Jan Gramm and my old friend  Torben Olsen after a massive 83 weeks and we also welcomed home Jaco Zaayman and Neil Mullins from their travels since the Tee Set Championship 14 weeks ago.

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Sadly we also said good-bye to the cigar-loving Anlo du Pisani who played his last Tee Set round (for now hopefully) before heading off to a new position in Nigeria. We all wished Anlo Bon Voyage, gave him a Tee Set golf shirt as a parting gift for his continued support of Tee Set, and he also gave a speech to thank all the Tee Set family for helping him enjoy golf here in Jakarta since joining us in 2013.

 

The Play

Axel Hertzke won Low Net A Grade for his net 73, Dave Chew won Low Net B Grade with his excellent net 68, while Lis Wymer won Low Net C Grade for her 74.

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As Axel had already won a prize, Roger Finnie  was awarded Low gross for his 87 off the stick.

 

 

 

 

 

The returning Jaco Zaayman showed he hadn’t lost his touch and won Low Putts with 30.

 

 

 

 

First Birdie was not awarded this week as two that had managed to record one already won another prize and the third was OB.

 

 

 

 

First Sandy Par was awarded to the returning Neil Mullins for his effort on his 11th hole.

 

 

 

 

First Par Over 30 was also not awarded this week, as the only that would have qualified for this category, Lis failed to record one and had anyway won another prize.

 

 

 

Most Improved was shared between Glen Menyennett and Torben Olsen for both shaving 11 shots on their back nine.

 

 

 

Most Strokes went to Jonathan Quek for his 10 shots on a hole.

 

Once more the Tee Set Monkey stayed in his bag this week, as the less coveted Monster Putter was not awarded since nobody needed 40 putts or more, given everybody actually handled the Kedaton greens very well with a maximum of 38 swings of the Flatstick .

And more surprisingly the Tee Set Skirt also stayed in the bag this week, as nobody failed to pass the ladies tees, no doubt helped by the fact yours truly didn’t play.

 

You can enjoy more pictures of the day here and consult the player by player results here.

Other News

Bogor Golf Club 130th Tournament

The Bogor Golf Club (not Bogor Raya) will hold their 130th Tournament on March 24 and 25, 2017 (Friday and Saturday) and have a few places left, so if you are interested please contact Aisha Sofyan at +62 812-8484-8147 or aisha@asiaservindonesia.com for more details.

Schedule

As you know our Tee Set Schedule is always changing to reflect courses constraints, players’ preferences and new deals we manage to arrange, including a new one we just stroke with one of our most popular courses last year, Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) at 999k including cart, we found reasonable for a course of that caliber and will now visit 4 times this year, so you are encouraged to regularly consult our “Schedule” page on our website.

 

Next Up

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A return to one of our most popular venues, Cengkareng (and its famous frozen margaritas) at 770,000 Rp with a tee off time of 12:00, so please register here.

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Next up: Kedaton, Sunday 5th March

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Tee Set

KedatonIt is as long ago as last October when we last visited Kedaton – 31 Kilometers out on the Merak Tol and a firm Tee Set favourite

Despite that 31 Km, getting there and back from South Jakarta has never been less than a dream since the opening of the South-West section of the outer ring road (JORR) a couple of years ago, with journey times to shame the geographically much closer Jagorawi Tol courses.

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

One tricky thing about 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 be doomed  to wander the Western Badlands for eternity instead. If you are taxi-ing then keep a close eye on your driver and guide him as necessary.

Senayan and area should be clear by Sunday of the Saudi Arabian Raja and his entourage who should have all cleared off to Bali the previous day – but keep yourself informed for possible tail-end issues.

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charmingKedaton is one of the very few courses left that allow you to stretch your legs and walk the course, a treat for many though in fact not for your scribe today.

So get fit and save money too, this is a far better economic proposition than paying gym fees and going to the pub instead!

Tee time is a relatively early 11 o’clock so set your alarm accordingly. Walking at Kedaton is 750,000 while a shared cart will set you back 890,000. Caddie tip on top as always.

As well as being a pleasant course with many charming lady caddies, it is perhaps even more famous for being possessed of a deal more water than a stick could sensibly be shaken at; fortunately much of it doesn’t come into play unless you try really, really hard, nevertheless we highly recommend bringing a spare ball.

2017 Matchplay Championship

Matt Fairey and Nuri have been added to the 41 players drawn from the hat last week with Matt playing Mark Johnson and Nuri going straight through to Bracket Emas unless we can get one more Tee Setter to join up and even out the number of players. Drop us a line here if you want to join in the fun and challenge of Tee Set’s Matchplay event, an event second in importance only to the Championship itself.

The Matchplay information pack has now gone out to all participants and this includes contact details for all those participants. This is not for you gaze at and admire, though it is kind of cute, but rather for you to use to arrange when and where you will play your matches with your opponents – we do NOT do this for you, it is your responsibility.

All the relevant info can be found on the Matchplay page and is kept up to date by Matchplay Supremo James Ross who, despite being unable to join this year due to travel commitments. has agreed to  keep things organised and moving along, so many thanks to him for his service!

Sign up here for what should be a fun day! … see yah Sunday! …. cheers, Tee Set

PS It is not the world’s best kept secret that the price of their beers has brought tears to the eyes of even the most hardened of Tee Setters when visiting Kedaton, so you might think about taking the usual mitigating measures.

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Monthly Medal, Padang Golf Modern, Sunday 26th February 2017

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

The Day

Padang Golf Modern reinforced our decision to establish it as our Monthly Medal home for 2017 by treating our 47 Tee Setters to the usual welcome drink, on time start and a challenging course producing only 1 under-par net round on the day, and good service and food including the Fish & Chips I highly recommend.

Maybe the biggest surprise of the day was the weather, given the recent heavy rains and the deluge the night before we all kind of expected at least some rain, but on the contrary as the day progressed so did the sun, resulting in a hot summer day, which even pushed our Web Guy to retire after 9 holes to instead enjoy the spa and sauna facilities.

We had 4 Newcomers (pictured below): my good friend Des Wright making a rare return to his old hometown of Jakarta, the very nice Eric Cherrett (Matthew’s Dad) who said he greatly enjoyed his day and will come back as soon as he can, and our new U.S. Embassy friends Joe Callahan and Mike Duprez, to whom we wish a warm Tee Set welcome.

We also had a few Welcome Backs worth mentioning, lead by Rick Zanker after 38 weeks, followed by Kongkiat Chaisri after 26 weeks and Peter Bosterli after 23 weeks.

 

The Play

Divya Prakash Ahuja won Low Net A Grade for his net 74, since Ronald Lim who would have won it on a count-back was OB. The Singing ex-President marked his return to competition by winning Low Net B Grade with 72, showing his recent heart operation was not only successful but made him stronger than before, including for his consistent long drives I had the chance to witness all day. Mike Riley continued his good form of late by winning Low Net C Grade for his net 74.

 

 

Stuart Wigley was awarded Low Gross for his excellent 81 off the stick, even though he called it a “disappointing round”.

 

 

 

 

Chris Lever won Low Putts with 27.

 

 

 

 

Roger Finnie won First Birdie on his 1st hole.

 

 

 

First Sandy Par was awarded to Joseph d’Cruz for his effort on his 10th hole.

 

 

 

First Par Over 30 was not awarded this week, as Mike Riley who recorded one on his 2nd hole had already won another prize and Pekka Kivioja who would have therefore won it was OB.

 

 

From time to time we see some quite heroic improvements in a player’s back 9 compared with their front 9 and yesterday we had Peter Bush scoring 61-38-99 for a colossal improvement of 23 strokes to win Most Improved, which I said yesterday was probably a record, which was confirmed by our Web Guy extraordinaire.

A quick check of the statistics below reveals that we indeed have a new record holder as Peter pipped the 22 strokes improvement previously recorded by Koen Verhayen and Fernando El Guapo Gaggino. Well done Bushy!!

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The Most Improved prize was created many years ago as a measure of how “socially active” players had been on the Saturday night – and indeed of their powers of recovery! Not always a 100% correlation of course but it does appear Bushy had a great Saturday night – and Sunday morning perhaps?

 

In the Monthly Medal only awards, Kongkiat Chaisri won Longest Drive with 215 meters and Divya Prakash Ahuja won Closest to the Pin with 1.06 meter.

 

And the biggest prize of them all, the Monthly Medal, was awarded to our own Caddy Whisperer Geoff Thwaites for his 37 Stableford points accumulated during the only under-par net round today with his 71. For his performance Geoff will get his name engraved on our Monthly Medal Shield and received a medal and a 1,000,000 Rp voucher for Grand Slam Golf merchandise (paid in half by GSG and half by Tee Set).

 

Once more our Monster Putter Monkey stayed in the bag, as nobody deserved a picture with it, as everybody had a good day on the greens given the highest number of  putts was a respectable 37.

Most Strokes went to James Ross for his 12 shots on a hole.

And finally Modern produced 7 skirts: pictured below Nick Thomas, Mike Riley, Keith Miller trying to hide under the wig the fact he managed to do so while only playing 9 holes, Peter Bosterli and of course President Pastis Pascal Bekaert who continued his roll for now 8 consecutive skirts, and John Suermondt and Pekka Kivioja who avoided the photo:

You can enjoy more pictures of the day here and consult the player by player results here.

 

Note that the pictures above were taken beside our new Monthly Medal banner that includes our new sponsor of the event Grand Slam Golf who we thank for sharing half of the costs of the banner and the winner’s voucher with Tee Set.

 

Other News

Tee Set Match Play competition

Yesterday our Match Play El Supremo James Ross performed the draw for the 2017 competition you can consult on our Match Play page. Players who have registered will receive an email explaining in details the competition and rules, but if you had registered and for some reason would now be unable to compete, please let us know ASAP.

 

Tee Set Eclectic

Yesterday’s round was also the second round of Cycle 5 of the Tee Set Eclectic, after which the leader board is as follows:

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not surprisingly lead by our last two Monthly Medal winners Arthur and Geoff, last winner Jaturaporn and the diminutive Craig Edwards mounting a charge. You can find more details including all the players results on our Tee Set Eclectic page.

 

Next Up

A rare visit to Kedaton at 890,000 Rp including cart, or 750,000 Rp without, with a tee off time of 11:00, so please register here.

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Next up: Monthly Medal, Padang Golf Modern, Sunday 26th February 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

This week we go back to Padang Golf Modern for the second Monthly Medal of 2017, which will double as the second round of the Tee Set Eclectic Cycle 5. Where the winner will not only receive a medal and get his/her name immortalized on the Monthly Medal Shield, but will also receive a 1,000,000 Rp voucher for Grand Slam Golf products.

So if you haven’t done so yet and want to join us for 770,000 Rp including cart and an official tee off time of 11:30, but don’t be late as the Monthly Medal always attracts more players and requires a bit more organization, please register here.

Friendly reminder that even though we always accept registrations until the last minute, we do appreciate when they are made before Friday afternoon as it greatly helps us with the preparations. On the other end, if you have registered and for some reason can’t make it please let us know.

Other friendly reminder that when you give our secretaries scorecards from non-Tee Set rounds to enter in the handicap system, they must contain your full name, date, tees played and gross score, otherwise they won’t be processed.

Other news

Tee Set Match Play

Last chance to register for this year’s competition, so please register here. The draw will be made at the Monthly Medal on February 26, so registrations will close tomorrow.

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Jagorawi New Course, Sunday 19th February 2017

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

The Day

Sunday saw the start of the Jakarta Inter-League season for 2017 and as is traditional, it also doubled up as Tee Set’s event for this week. 25 Tee Setters therefore arrived at Jagorawi in good time to enjoy the practice facilities and a nice breakfast given the morning start. Unfortunately they were also then greeted by a couple of heavy down-pours and a lightning storm which postponed the start of the round for 30 minutes.

With JIL being a team short, the current and former Tee Set Captains organized 2 teams of Tee Setters to send out as the rain was abating, followed by the remaining 9 Tee Setters. Having chosen to start in the rain there was a curious decision by powers yet unknown to abandon the JIL matches 2 holes into the round, which then caused further confusion among the teams as to whether continue playing or return to the club-house and take a rain-check refund. 15 Tee Setters chose to continue to play through to the end, keeping our record of not a missed weekend in 33+ years intact, and were treated to a Jagorawi New Course in great condition despite the rain as the greens drained quickly once the rain stopped.

We had 1 Newcomer: Adel Amar, to whom we wish a warm Tee Set welcome. With the small number of completed rounds and the fragmented finish, the final prizes giving was fairly sparsely attended. This coupled with the one prize rule resulted in only 5 prizes being awarded and no booby prizes this week. It also means the photo-taking was limited to a couple of shots, as all winners joined together to celebrate along with Aaron Sluczanowski who was celebrating being back playing with Tee Set after an absence of 34 weeks. Indogolf’s Dennis Kloeth was however the longest Welcome Back after a huge 211 weeks, but had departed just before the photo taking.

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The Play

Roger Finnie won Low Net A Grade for his net 73, while Chris Smith won Low Net B Grade for his net 75, and Richie Tiblani would have won Low Net C Grade for his net 92 had he not been OB.

Stuart Wigley won Low Gross for his 82 off the stick.

Joseph D’Cruz was awarded First Birdie on his 2nd hole.

Tony Wood won Most Improved for shaving 5 shots on his back nine.

 

You can enjoy 1 more picture of the day here.

 

Other News

Tee Set Match Play

This week is your last chance to register for our 2017 Match Play competition, as the draw will be made at the Monthly Medal on February 26, so registrations will close this Friday, so if you haven’t done so yet please register here.

 

Next Up

A return to our new Monthly Medal home at Padang Golf Modern at 770,000 Rp including cart, with a tee off time of 11:30, but don’t be late, so please register here.

Note that this Monthly Medal round will also count as the second one of our Tee Set Eclectic Cycle 5.

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Next up: Jagorawi New Course, Sunday 19th February 2017

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week we go for our first visit of the year to the Jagorawi New Course, so if you haven’t done so yet and want to join us for 1,100,000 Rp including cart, and an official early tee off time for Tee Set of 9:30, but don’t be late, please register here.

Note that even though this event will double as the first round of the Inter-league 2017 season, for other than the 8 players chosen to represent Tee Set in that competition that day, it will be a normal Tee Set event the aforementioned 8 players are also welcome to join.

Friendly reminder that even though we always accept registrations until the last minute, we do appreciate when they are made before Friday afternoon as it greatly helps us with the preparations. On the other end, if you have registered and for some reason can’t make it please let us know.

Other news

Singing ex-President

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I am glad to report that I just came back from visiting our beloved Singing ex-President at the hospital and that he is fully recovering from a mild heart attack he suffered on Monday and that his doctor said he should be able to play golf in about 2 weeks, so from all Tee Setters we wish him a prompt recovery and can’t wait to have him back on the links with us.

On a lighter note, interesting sign found on his hospital room door:

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Pondok Cabe, Sunday 12th February 2017

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Pascal Bekaert

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The Day

What looked as a dreary day due to the incessant rain all night and morning, which discouraged a few registered players from showing up, turned out to be a quite pleasant one for the 33 Tee Setters who made the trip down to Pondok Cabe, with only a few quick showers and weather qualified as “for this tired old Brit anyway, was just perfect for golf” by our Web Guy.

After a bit of confusion from the committee over who was supposed to have printed the scorecards and a bit of struggle finding cables, the new Tee Set printer proved its worth and saved the day.

After which we were treated to an early or on time start, quick round on the ever improving Pertamina owned Pondok Cabe course, and quick finish when we were all done with the prizes ceremony before 5pm, which gave Tee Setters plenty of time to gather around our long table for a few beers (or pastis) and food, and what must be qualified as excellent service, maybe a little amateurish in comparison with the premier league courses, but intent counts for a lot.

 

We had 3 Newcomers: Jim Berndt, Niclas Roos and Poul Erik Olsen, who once more showed that Tee Set is international as being American, Swedish and Dane respectively, and all enjoyed their day and said would be back with us, to whom we wish a warm Tee Set welcome. We also had a lot of worthy Welcome Backs, lead by Jakob Sorensen after a huge 80 weeks and some of our favorite Tee Setters: Ivan Byriel after 11 weeks, Chris Murchison and Simon Reynolds after 9 weeks.

 

The Play

Fernando ‘El Guapo’ Gaggino won Low Net A Grade for his net 72, while Chris Lever who undoubtedly had the round of the day and his best ever gross 81 to win Low Net B Grade with an amazing net 60, while rare winner Reni Riley also had a fantastic round to win Low Net C Grade for her net 69.

 

 

 

The returning Simon Reynolds showed he hasn’t lost his touch and won Low gross for his 79 off the stick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Riley, who was just pipped by a shot by his wife for Low Net C Grade, won Low Putts with an excellent 27 he attributed to his improved approaches with the 62 degree wedge he found in Ric’s bag and I think is now in his.

 

 

 

 

Thanks to the one prize rule and the fact Geoff Thwaites was OB, Roger Finnie was awarded First Birdie on his 4th hole.

 

 

 

First Sandy Par was not awarded this week as Mike Riley who got one on his 7th hole already won a prize and Geoff Thwaites was OB.

 

 

 

 

King Tirto celebrated his upcoming birthday and retirement by winning First Par Over 30 on his 7th hole.

 

 

 

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James Ross won Most Improved for shaving 10 shots on his back nine, after too many errand shots on his front nine 51 followed by an excellent 41 on his back nine after starting hitting it straight.

 

 

 

 

Most Strokes was a popular category with 7 players needing 10 shots on a hole, but due to the one booby prize rule, since 4 of them also got a skirt on the day, and Mick Dodsworth was OB, only 3 paid for it and are pictured here: John Suermondt, Pieter Nielen-Groen and Niclas Roos.

 

The Tee Set Monkey stayed in his bag this week, as the less coveted Monster Putter was not awarded since nobody needed 40 putts or more, given everybody actually handled the Pondok Cabe greens very well with a maximum of 37 swings of the Flatstick .

 

And finally Pondok Cabe produced a healthy 7, or maybe 8 skirts since Jakob Sorensen joined the picture with a somewhat puzzled look even though he was not on the list, along yours truly who continued his record breaking streak of 7 straight skirts, our Web Guy Keith Miller with his magic potion, King Tirto, colorful Steven Pettis, rare cross-dresser Roger Finnie, newcomer Jim Berndt and Mike Webb who seems to have adopted this wig:

 

You can enjoy more pictures of the day here and consult the player by player results here.

 

Other News

Tee Set Match Play

The registrations for this year’s competition scheduled to start in March are in full swing, with more than 20 players already registered, so if you haven’t done so yet please register here. The draw will be made at the Monthly Medal on February 26, so registrations will close in less than 2 weeks, just before that date.

 

Next Up

The first visit of the year to the Jagorawi New Course at 1,100,000 Rp including cart, with a tee off time of 9:30, so please register here.

Note that even though this event will double as the first round of the Inter-league, for other than the 8 players chosen to represent Tee Set in that competition that day, it will be a normal Tee Set event the aforementioned 8 players are also welcome to join.

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