Reminder: Matoa Nasional, Warm Up Round for the Championships, Sunday 13th November, 11.30am

Posted on November 11, 2016 by singing

Yep, we are only a fortnight away from our grand finale, the Tee Set Championships.  Last year (above) was a hoot and this year will be better, so prepare yourself with a practice round this week at Matoa, the home of the Championships again this year.

Sign up here if you have not already.

Farewell

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We say good bye this week to Jan Janda, a quiet and much appreciated behind the scenes contributor to Tee Set, as he leaves Indonesia.

Jan organised the Stay and Play weekends and helped us whenever we needed some beer that tastes like beer or wine. Thanks Jan and best of luck for you and your family!!!

Upcoming events: Interleague End of Season Round, 20th November 2016

While reigning champ, Tee Set, is out of the running this year after roller coaster performances, we want to support the last round of the Interleague competition and are scheduling the Tee Set Round at Jagorawi on 20th November.  For a registration fee of 150k, there will be a hearty meal and lots of beer.  Tee off will be immediately following the interleague matches at 930am.

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Tee Set World Cup Final Result: Sunday 6th November 2016, Riverside

Posted on November 9, 2016 by singing

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Yes, the Ladies of Srikandi, our all women Indonesian team, won the inaugural Tee Set World Cup, in the end by a comfortable margin, thanks to a captain’s performance by Wina, who also took Most Valuable Player.  Wina somehow managed to fulfil other commitments and turn up “Just in Time” to complete her singles round in the dark and bring the trophy home for the Mera Putih.  Well done ladies, a proud day for Mel, the VP of Ladies Recruitment and Member Benefits!!!

30755838682_a97117692a_zTeam GB1 played solid golf to take second place.  Mike and Stuart had a few ball problems, with Stuart eventually finishing his round a little earlier than plan to go and sort his out.

Despite all attempts to sort out the ball confusion over drinks, the mystery was never adequately solved, but the drinks were good.

For Team India, our third place getter, Captain KK did a great job putting the team together for a second week running, and the blue shirts were up there with the Finns uniforms for best dressed, although the hats probably won it for the Finns.  Thanks guys for making such an effort!

Team and leading individual standings are here:

wc-team-tablewc-singles-tableIndividual play was nowhere near as good as when playing the previous week as a team but some great individual efforts over the two weeks from Wina (Srikandi) who took the singles prize from Tom (Great Lakes Alliance) and Simon (GB1) in the third place. Husband and wife Ric and Lis both played well, having the same net score, in both legs – can’t argue about that guys!

30755839052_6212030494_zThanks to Riverside for the event and apologies for being such an inconvenience on what you clearly knew was a busy tournament day.  Even with our start delayed until after 1pm, we clearly stopped your caddies having a decent break between rounds and made them work into the dark.  Had we known we would have been such a burden, we would have maintained our scheduled booking at the lovely Bogor Raya. Riverside is an outstanding course, which polarises Tee Setters – some love it and some struggle – but a combination of factors has caused us to recommend a change of venue for the event next year.

However, before we leave Riverside, the club generously acknowledged Ian Butcher’s Hole in One in the first round of the World Cup, with Simon presenting a memento of his feat to Ian here:

30571206200_0db800a00f_zThe post-match was as pleasant as ever, with spare bottles of wine being distributed among the groups.  Thanks to Brenda, Aisha, Bebe, Ric, Keith and all the captains for making the event a lot of fun and producing a fair result in what was an experimental format that still leaves some a little confused, not least some of the committee despite having devised it.

And, a final photo to compare the follow-throughs of two of our Tee Set regulars, Simon and Bushy…everyone is different right?

Next Week: Matoa Nasional, 13th November 2016

We wanted to give everyone a chance to practice at the course which will host the Tee Set Championships at the end of the month.  For some it will be an opportunity to plot distances and test greens, for others, it will allow you to plan your drink and comfort stops, which you may need given the generous catering and, of course, the demands of play.

Register here as usual.

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Next up: Tee Set World Cup Part Deux, Riverside 6th November 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Tee Set

The rain will not dampen the spirit of the Finns  but some other teams, including the leading Srikandi All Ladies team, are struggling to reunite for the grand finale singles on Sunday at Riverside.  Tee off is at 1230 through a semi shot gun start.

Come and fill the gaps if you are not one of the registered players on the list below and wish to play –  please let us know ASAP If you are not sure which country you will play for, we are pragmatic on this (any form of history with people from the country you represent will qualify 🙂 )

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See ya Sunday at Riverside!!!!!

Friendly Reminder

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Tee Set is a FUN GOLF SOCIETY.  This means it has to be fun for everyone involved, including our Secretary, the golf club staff serving us and the caddies.  Caddies are a particularly important part of the golf scene in Jakarta and add to the enjoyment of the day.

 

Some are very good at reading putts, choosing clubs and estimating distance but treat this as a bonus.  All of these things are YOUR responsibility as a player and not your caddy’s.  If you miss a putt, it was probably because you hit it at the wrong speed or your club face was not square at impact…not your caddy’s fault.  Their read may be wrong but then you are the mug for accepting it.  If caddies are new or don’t know what they are doing, help them out, or ask their fellow caddies to help them out.

In short, be respectful to caddies, so they also have fun.  Remember Tee Set is a FUN GOLF SOCIETY….that means FUN FOR ALL INVOLVED.

I still love this photo….bucketing down but who cares….love your work Bill.

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Pangkalan Jati, Sunday April 18th 2004

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Tee Set

That every cloud has a silver lining proved to be a true enough adage recently when, following a loss of laptop and cash from his car a couple of months ago, the Vice President of Almost Everything came across a Tee Set newsletter from more than 12 years ago as he worked feverishly to recover some data from an old USB drive.

The post, from April 2004, is now the oldest you will find on our website – and penned by the much missed Matt Harter who passed away a little more than three years ago. It is clear that Matt set a very high bar with his weekly musings all that time ago and one that his successors have tried hard to live up to, have gotten close, but maybe never quite matched 🙂

Lots of historical, and even a few current Tee Setters in here, some Pommie abuse, the starter inserting groups on the 10th and insight into how we arrived where we are today, not least in terms of handicapping and a preoccupation with 19th hole tinctures. Enjoy!

PANGKALAN JATI, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2004

old-tee-set-logoDue to Bogor activities only 9 Tee Set golfers fronted on Sunday to an almost deserted Pangkalan Jati. The planned  kick off was disregarded as two flights slipped past the starter at 10:30 followed by a couple of stragglers at the official tee off time of 11:30. All was going well until the starter jumped 4 groups in front of tee set as we came to hole 10th . Being a really cool group we just waited our turn and put the starters tip back in the pocket. Still a fun day was had by even if the scoring didn’t set the golf world on fire.

Yes it was Jack Calcote, with a LOW NET win for his 73. He easily beat out 2 other Tee Setters, John Murt and Chris Utting. There was a brief moment when the crowd thought that the Committee had played favorites, but it was quickly cleared up that Alan Clark was not carrying an official Tee Set handicap yet (see bully pulpit below).

Bob McLeod eked out a LOW GROSS win with an 83. Not sterling golf by his standards, but easily the best of the day for our group. The 1ST BIRDIE prize was collected by Paul Palthe for his birdie 3 on the relatively virgin Hole #2. I think this hole is tough for Tee Setters because although many of us hang out with them (please watch for double-entendres), we are not per se hookers ourselves, making it difficult to make that left turn.

Matt Harter took home 1ST SANDY for a par on the very same hole. On Sunday, Matt could have found the sand from anywhere, left or right. Nita Adjis came close to setting a modern-day Tee Set record with a 16-stroke improvement, to win MOST IMPROVED. Of course a 61 on the front nine gets you halfway home for this prize.

LOW PUTTS was really low this week, with Mick Mongold only taking 26. His score would indicate that he was chipping it close and not until after hacking it through the countryside as well. His hopes of a good score didn’t end until a triple-triple finish on 17 and 18, saw him lose 6 shots to par in only two holes. And Mick’s lovely playing partner, Diana Mongold managed a familiar Tee Set double, when she took home 1ST PAR for a par on Hole #5, where she avoided the water hazards galore, only to part with half of here winnings for 39 putts and the MONSTER PUTTER.

Diana had a glimmer of a chance, when Elis Utting posted her putting score, only to lose by a whisker in a double-secret countback.

19th Hole Observations

John Murt told me to make sure that I welcomed back Paul Palthe, who was kept away from Tee Set last week because he had a new Mona. No, I have met Paul’s lovely wife, so it couldn’t have been that. Maybe he said nude moaner, but that doesn’t sound quite correct either. Perhaps I misunderstood John’s heavy English accent and he said pneumonia. Anyway, we were glad to see Paul up and about.

Tuti Potter just flew in from Canada and her brain has not adjusted to Tee Set thinking, as she tried to use a 132 handicap, to offset here 123 gross score for a minus 9 net. Perhaps she was also affected by a late anniversary celebration at Oskar’s pub, where I and several other Tee Setters happened to bump into each other, until about 1:30 AM.

Tee Set would like to welcome back Brian and Ann McKinnon, who managed to join with us in April this year, but thought that our golf game was just too advanced for them. They informed VP Murt that they didn’t know that we accepted hookers hackers.

I also want to welcome the return of Alan Clark, because it gives me something to write about in the section below.

Tee Set Lesson for the Week (or how to be a good Tee Setter)

The Tee Set does not have any hard and fast rules about Tee Set handicaps, except that you must play at least 5 games with the Tee Set. I have carried this a little further to include a reasonable time limit of at least 1 game in the last 6 months. If I don’t have any scores from a golfer during a 6-month time period, I feel vindicated in relegating them to inactive status and they must play their way back in the good graces of the Tee Set.

In my opinion, there are some exceptions, and I will give you a few of those, although the list is by-no-means complete. Anybody that has run the Tee Set as an officer, gets to retain lifetime Tee Set membership. They may not have an up-to-date handicap (Jack Larson), but they can come by anytime and play a round of golf with us and be appropriately rewarded. I will exempt anybody that has had a profound affect on the Tee Set, that I am aware of, which will include Lily Salim, who managed to win almost half of the Low Gross prizes one year, or Liz Murt, who shows up weekly to support her significant other and has provided the Committee with food and drink. And finally you can pay me money or buy me beer. It may be a lot of money or a lot of beer, but it’s a way back.

The only other way, but by far the easiest on me and the future Tee Set handicapper, is to actually play with the Tee Set and turn in all of your scorecards

Calendar

Sunday, August 4 at Pangkalan Jati, starting at 10:30 AM. We will be saying farewell to Sarah Murt (and Chris Barnett). In their honor and at their request we will have a 3-club match. You will only be allowed to play with 3 clubs. If one club is your putter, your caddie will be carrying only two others. You might consider putting with your Driver. Come on out and test your skill (or luck). At least you should get a discount on your caddie tip. See notice below for further specials. I hope to see everybody out there.

Tee Set Annual Tournament

The Tee Set Annual Tournament is still scheduled for August 25th at Matoa, starting at 7:00 AM. We are up to 10 competitors. We now need a few prize sponsors.

 

Next up

SUNDAY AUGUST 4TH 2002

TEE SET AT PANGKALAN JATI GOLF COURSE 10:30 HOURS

 The Royal & Ancient have changed the rules; you are only allowed three (3) clubs in your bag for this one.

 FAREWELL for: CHRIS (Barnett) & SARAH (Murt)

The above are presenting a bottle of wine (on top of your usual Tee Set monies) for the winners.

The future ‘in-laws’ of the above couple will be bringing whiskey / chilled white wine for after the round drinks.

The Tee Set Secretary will buy beer for anybody that shoots lower than net 72

See you all there?

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Monthly Medal, Gading Raya, Sunday 30th October 2016

Posted on November 1, 2016 by singing

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The Day

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Walking in to the Tee Set round before Melbourne Cup Day the pairing sheet could be confused for a bookmaker’s board, but no odds were good enough to attract punters to this field.

We know its the rainy season and also the wedding season, so the pawang hujan (rain mover) has no option but to move the rain to the golf courses so it can cool off the Tee Setters.  He spared us for eight or nine holes then let us have it….lightning and buckets of rain.  White shirts were not fit golfing attire for those without umbrellas.

Despite that 34 Tee Setters battled through and finished their rounds, with some remarkably good scoring (see below), despite the rain and the fast, tricky greens.  Great effort by all.  Without a monthly medal event themselves at the club, they got us off early, earlier than we were prepared for.  This allowed many to finish early, have a warm shower and enjoy the friendly service in the clubhouse.

30022253053_547a23f7fe_mA big welcome to Kiky (peace Kiky!) and welcome back to a range of Tee Set faithful, after self imposed exiles, to work on their swing, their zen, or their whatever.

After 5 rounds at Gading Raya, the Committee now has the tough choice of where to schedule the next round of Monthly Medals, starting in December after the Championships.  As usual consultation will take place over post-match drinks so get ready to have your say and either be listened to and/or ignored.

The Play

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Neil Mullins led the way with a fine 81, winning Low Gross and his first pay check in quite a while (his call not mine :-)).  Murcho therefore took Low Gross after a brilliant come back 36 on the back nine.  Rob Graham continued his decent form with a net 70 to win B Grade.  Rob will be having his farewell round next week (well until next time) so we will send him off at Riverside or thereabouts.  Jana had an outstanding 64 net, and was unlucky not to be Monthly Medallist, but won Low Net C Grade.

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Ricardo, having his best round ever and, even more importantly, avoiding a skirt. AND ISN’T HE A HAPPY CAMPER!!! Well done Ricardo…you deserve to get some of your money back at last.

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Reni got to pose with our furry friend as Monster Putter, hubby Mike was excused form a double fine for Most Strokes and features instead below with this basket of adorables/deplorables .you choose folks…

VP Mel kept his trousers on this time, the Web Guy showed that 2016 is his year for trying new things with his hair and Pastis Pascal boasted that he no longer gets skirts and promptly dribbled one short of the ladies tee….golf justice.

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The Monthly Medal honours board has been updated and all results can be found here.

2016 Tee Set Championship

There are just a handful of places left now after allocations to Sponsors and regular players and they are now open to ANYBODY. Register here if you want one of those places. If you register and we are full up then you will be placed on the wait list – don’t despair if so, there are always a few drop-outs.

Next Up

A second go at finishing the Tee Set World Cup at Riverside on Sunday of course, with everyone one in with a shout still – but with Srikandi leading the charge after an outstanding performance from them in the first leg.

Captains are handling their own teams this week so you only need to register here if you DIDN’T play in the rained off event and want to join in now, we can certainly fit a few more in.

Shotgun start from 10-18 at 12:30 but don’t cut it too fine as we will have teams to finalise and will probably get away a little earlier.

Green fees including shared cart of 770,000 as usual, but just 345,000 if you played in the rained off 2nd leg at Riverside on the 9th October and have not subsequently used the rain check from the club of course.

See ya at the World Cup!! … Tee Set

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Reminder: Monthly Medal, Gading Raya, Sunday 30th October 2016

Posted on October 28, 2016 by singing
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Yes, you too could be the Tee Set Monthly Medallist!  This month is quieter than usual so it may be your chance at last.  Sign up here if you haven’t already.

Also, a reminder that the final round of the Tee Set World Cup will be the following Sunday at Riverside.  Those who have not used their rain check can do so then…it wont cover your full round….I think you need to pay another 370,000Rp.  Apologies for those who have competed before and are unavailable next week…the rain got in the way.  It may make the competition interesting though as teams scramble to put teams together.  Good luck!!!

Finally, the Tee Set Championships are looming on the last Sunday in November.  We have limited spaces so have offered players who have played 10 rounds priority before opening it up to those who have played 5 rounds and so on.  If you miss out on a place, have a sleep in and come and join us for the post-game fun.  The Band from Bandung is making a come back this year so should be a fun day and a great way to celebrate the end of the Tee Set year.

We will also be seeking nominations shortly for the roles of Tee Set President and Tee Set Vice President. There will be no pre-election debates, surrogates, attack ads, in fact there will be no campaigning at all….just work out who you want, ask them if they are keen and nominate them when the form comes out.

See ya Sunday!

 

 

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Kedaton, 23rd October, 2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by singing

The Day

kedaton-231016It started raining on the way to Kedaton and really didn’t stop all day. Not to be deterred (had to spell that right), 29 out of the registered 34 Tee Setters finished their rounds, with two more sneaking off for a hot shower after nine holes.  Roger (above) clearly missed his days in the front row, but may have been better served by Murcho and Geary as his props.

Geoff realised he couldn’t whisper in the rain so is caught here making a beeline to the exit; Ricardo and Mo were happy enough to wait for the rain to slow down, and Chris got ready to skate his way through the slippery fairways, the rain bouncing off his newly shaved scone.

A funny highlight from the first flight off with Mick sculling a chip across the green, straight onto Mel’s putter, as he was lining up his putt from off the green.  Mick’s ball ricocheted back towards the hole.  To Mel’s credit he managed to get his own ball closer.

Great to see the Srikandi stars out there proudly in red, with Wina here a study of absolute concentration despite attempts to put her off her chipping.

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Now newcomers but plenty of welcome backs – Rusty topping the list with 12 weeks.

The Play

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Some very impressive rounds given the horribly wet conditions.  Stuart having a 79 off the stick led the scoring with Lee (71), Efsi (72) and Chris (76) taking low net prizes.

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Lee’s 23 putts was a top effort, taking advantage of what were excellent greens, but Rocky’s 27 was also outstanding and he took the Lowest Putts award due to our one prize rule.  As usual Rocky (below) also provided some fine tunes to the after match event. Lis was the first par scorer among our Over 30 handicappers and a mixed bag of Tee Set’s finest managed somehow to win the other “skill prizes”.

In the booby prizes, Nick actually thought he won money, thanks to Brenda being distracted by the peanut gallery, but had to give it back after having Most Strokes on a hole with 12. Chris jumped in again…I think he thought there was a prize for most photos.

There were no Monster Putters – everyone was under 40.  But there were plenty, yes plenty, of skirts.  In fact there were multiple skirts per hole – Mel’s playing partners were blamed for at least one of his, but we are not having that, and Ricardo is reported to have had three on one hole but he and Rob Graham, with his Tee Set first skirt, took off before photo time.  What a stunning bunch……not

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Next Up: Monthly Medal, Gading Raya

This is also the last round of the eclectic.  Progress scores will be published later in the week…just to build the suspense.

Register here as usual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reminder: Kedaton, Sunday 23rd October

Posted on October 21, 2016 by singing

drop_zoneThis Friday funny reminded me of a particular hole our Hawaiian buddy Dan Richards played at Kedaton a couple of years ago.  At that stage was battling a fearsome slice and put at least sleeve of balls into the creek flanking one of the par 5s.  In fairness, I think the last ball was pilfered after landing on the bank.

But don’t let that put you off.  We always have a great day at Kedaton.  It’s a pleasant walk if you prefer walking and the staff and facilities are very Tee Set friendly….well, Modern last week will be hard to top.

If you haven’t registered already, get in now here as usual.

And if you can, try to sneak out of work for this great event below, raising funds for Rotary.

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Modern, 16th October 2016

Posted on October 19, 2016 by singing

The Day and the Play

What struck us on Sunday was how much Modern bent over backwards to make our event run smoothly. All started with a dedicated  check in desk and Fanny handing out free fruit punch. It just got better as the day went on. Thanks to Modern for the great service.

Tee off was on time from two tee boxes. Plentiful carts and caddies and no waiting around. Most flights finished in 4 hours but some even came in even quicker. Unheard of this year for Tee Set. Even after dinner, a few drinks and the presentation all were able to get away before dark.

A big thanks to Brenda, Ric and Mel for holding the fort AGAIN….

A good sprinkling of new comers and a healthy sale of Tee Set golf shirts. Getting low on shirt numbers so lucky the Championship is just around the corner. Maximum welcome back duration was a miserly 7 weeks which is easy to clock up if work gets in the way.

Very friendly red tees at only 20 or 30m in front of the blues but we still managed to clock up 6 skirts for the day (see fuzzy photo below). VP Mel had a very eloquent description on how he managed to get his skirt after missing out for a number of continuous weeks already:

I don’t recall what eloquent description I used for getting my skirt. All I recall was that as I was on my forward swing my mind was definitely on something else, and I am lucky I hit the ball at all, and it did not even make it to the white tees, let alone the reds. Also of note is that Ken Runyon was one of the few skirts for the day, which always makes me feel better that someone who gives lessons is not immune to the occasional skirt, especially as my propensity is on the way down.

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Apologies this week for the abbreviated newsletter with the Singing Prez off in Malang getting married and joining these jokers in an alternate Tee Set round on Friday at the surprisingly good Araya course (well especially the back nine). The knee held up so see you Sunday!

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Pastis Pascal won the golf.

Results of Modern are not yet to hand but we have photos!

We sadly say goodbye to Isa Schmidt who played her last game before returning to Germany, managing to take the money here. Don’t worry Isa because Tee Set will keep your hubby busy on the golf course and out of the bars.

In fact hubby Gerald was also in the money, as were Rob and Ken, who has found form to win Low Net.  Ken actually had both low gross and low net but took the money for low net since Tee Set is a low net society as declared many games ago by Former President of Some Things, Peter “Rancamaya”.  Jeff Landau one stroke back took low gross and remains in a purple patch as a result of not going home for the holidays. Instead he stayed in Jakarta playing 3 or 4 times a week.  A lesson there for us all. Play more golf!!!

And before we sign off on what was obviously a great day, another gem from VP Mel….

My caddie made  the assumption that my last club on to the green was always a 7 iron regardless of being 140 m or 50 m from the tee. As it happened my first few holes required a 7 iron, so she saw the pattern and gave me a 7 iron no matter how close to the tee I was. No smart comments please

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Next Up: Kedaton

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We had been scheduled to play at Sentul but they have overbooked with DOGS there as well so a quick shift to the West again, this time at Kedaton.  It is an 11am start so set the alarm.  800,ooo Rp with cart or 600, 000 Rp walking. Another course with great food, great service and an easy trip there and back. See ya Sunday. Register  here as usual.

Announcements

A couple of quickies…..

Tee Set Championships are approaching on 27 November at Matoa.  We are looking for sponsors so please consider it and respond to Ric on the form here. teeset-championship-2016-sponsorship-form

Also, coming up on Thursday 3rd November is Rotary’s Swing for Hope Tournament at Cengkareng teeing off at 12 noon.  Entry is 1.5 juta or for teams of four 5 juta. For further information contact our own Tee Setter Tetty on 0813 813 83414.  Great cause and great day.

 

 

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Modern on Sunday, NOT Gading!!!

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Tee Set
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