The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for the Tee Set website.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 38,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 14 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
The Day
A very respectable 29 Tee Setters showed for the last Monthly Medal of 2016 twixt Christmas and New Year, and were rewarded with a course in tip-top condition and some rather unseasonably hot and sunny weather – and not a drop of rain.
Most were on parade and enjoying breakfast in good time and, with a near empty course beckoning, the first flights got away a full 40 minutes early.
Confusion on the course where some very old and battered wooden Nearest to the Pin and Longest Drive “thingies” appeared and were duly ignored by most as not being the ones with the tasteful and distinctive Tee Set motif emblazoned on them. It later transpired that they had in fact been ordered by us – but the results themselves were never to appear so, if you actually had anything recorded then jolly bad luck.
MC-ing and scoring after play for the first time in a long time was the former Committee Member with Special Responsibilities for Web Stuff – ably assisted in the scoring by his wife Mrs Pie; many thanks to them both, especially the latter for sorting out Joe Alci who has never really got the hang of the scoring sheet 🙂
Santi also handed over to Brenda a Xmas card signed by us all, and a Pondok Indah Mall gift voucher as a small mark of our appreciation for her fine work over the past year.
The Play
Runaway Medal winner was Jaco Zaayman with a near unbelievable net 57 from an 83 off the stick combined with a 26 Handicap – with the former also good enough for Low Gross. The attention of the Handicap Committee cannot be far behind 🙂
Grade Prizes to Fernando, Wina and Tetty for A, B and C respectively, so a very good showing from the ladies on a day when there were just four of them.
Amongst the minor prizes were 1st Birdie to both Keith Miller and Simon Reynolds – and on the very first hole at that – while Low Putts of 26 was enough to secure the prize, almost inevitably these days by that well-known fringe dweller, Mark Johnson.
A somewhat disappointing 4 skirts only, this on a course that generally offers up a rather better skirt ratio – and a Monster Putter of a miserable non-fine bearing 39 – though some small consolation for the absent treasurer in Most Strokes on a hole being shared at 11 by both James Ross and Craig Edwards. Thanks guys.
Fuller, player by player results here – and more photos of the day on the Tee Set Gallery.
2016 Programme
1st draft is now sorted by Wina and is hopefully to be fine-tuned by your indefatigable committee on licensed premises in the near future.
With the end of our existing contract at Imperial coming up with the February Medal, the immediate Past Vice-President of web-affairs, in the absence of all the grown-ups sunning themselves in far-away places, sought the views of members on what might be done from March onwards.
The options appear to be to stay at Imperial or take on Riverside or Cengkareng, which both appear amenable to our regular presence. The view was a definite “no” for Riverside, some support for Cengkareng and a majority in favour of staying right where we are.
To get the views of those who were not fortunate to play Imperial and indeed formalise and quantify views a little we will have one of our rare polls on the issue after our very first ever round at Cengkareng a week on Sunday.
Next Up
Some time since we have darkened Pondok Cabe’s doorstep, so a welcome return to the Tee Set friendly fairways and attractively priced refreshments of this rather under-rated course Sunday next.
There are currently issues with the main drag out to the course however and we will offer some advice on an alternative route in our post on Friday.
Green fees of 410,000 walking or 520,000 sharing a buggy. Register here to join in the fun.
See yah at Pondok Cabe …. Tee Set
PS Don’t panic, strictly for ornament, Xmas water ……..
Monthly Medal time of course and if you haven’t yet got your name on the trophy then this is as good a time to try as any as there are generally plenty of Tee Setters missing at this time of the year.
Sunday also sees the last round of our 2nd Eclectic and a chance to get your name on the Singing President’s gargantuan trophy currently in the hands of Jan Jelinek. winner of the 1st Eclectic.
As you can see the Eclectic trophy can double as a coffin at a push but don’t worry, Tee Set pays for any trucking costs to or from your home.
Above are also the leading contenders from which the winner will surely emerge, with Pascal’s 33 handicap proving a fearsome weapon in his personal mission impossible in search of glory.
Plenty of others close behind, all it requires is one excellent round!!
The following graphic shows the hole-hole best score for everyone participating – and therefore an idea of where you have the best chance of improving your eclectic.
The usual tee time on Sunday of around 12 noon, though the time of year may very will give us the chance to get away a little early. Green fees a bargain 750,000 roops as ever but perhaps not for long; shared buggy included. Join us here.
See ya at Imperial!!
And it’s a Happy Xmas from them ………
The day
There were to be no disaster stories reported from the Fatmawati Market area, so a very healthy turnout for the pre-Xmas round of 32 Tee Setters got off to an early start at PJ helped by the starter using his nous. The course would have been pretty empty without us – and a brisk round of not a lot more than 4 hours for all was the result.
Santa Reynolds was the tardiest and with unfortunate effect, as he was the nominated deliverer of the seasonal hats. 2 stroke penalty.
Motsamai
Dominic
Two Newcomers to report in Motsamai Makhetla a new arrival from South Africa and Dominic May, here from Aussie for a month – and looking for as many games as he can pack in between now and the 16th January. Let Dominic know (0812 8980 4705) if you want a round or have something already organised that he could join in over Xmas/New Year. Appreciate your help.
The Play
Splendid day for the Millers as they took out Low Net for both A and B Grade while Reka Romango ran away with C Grade with a net 65. We are going to put a marker in the Millers’ cart next time 🙂
Perennial winner off the stick was of course Simon Reynolds, minus a Santa hat, with an impressive 76.
In the minor skill prizes there was the usual shuffling around to make sure nobody gets more than one prize though Mark Johnson’s usual advanced fringe chipping skills was to see him take Low Putts with 27 while Joe Alci was out on his own with a Most Improved score of 12 – well done, Joe!
A fine crop of 7 skirts will please the absent Treasurer, though he will be less pleased to see that, with Monster Putter at only 39, there will be nothing coming his way from that direction.
More detailed player by player results can be found here – and lots of photos of a fine day on our photo gallery.
Next up
Last Sunday of the month, so it is back to Imperial and the Monthly Medal – and the last in the current 4-event Eclectic Series. A certain small but perfectly formed Ricard drinker in the lead at the moment but others in contention We will update the detailed situation in the next post.
Tee off at 12 noon – and green fees of 750,000 including shared buggy – sign up here.
2016 Schedule
While the full 2016 schedule can best still be described as a “work-in-progress” we do have some very exciting news for you on that front – on 10th January we will be playing Cengkareng GC out by the airport; just a brisk trot around the JORR on a Sunday morning these days.
At the very least Cengkareng is amongst the top 3 courses in Jakarta, blessed with absolutely top-class facilities and, to add to our joy, green fees for this walking-only course will be a relatively wallet-lite 750,000.
Participation will be limited to 50 players and we expect demand to be huge for this one – so sign up as soon as the opportunity is made available early in the New Year.
See ya at Imperial!! ………. Tee Set
Tee Setter views on Pangkalan Jati are very nearly as polarised as those of our American brethren on their own President, either the best thing since sliced bread or the very spawn of the Devil – and just about nothing in-between 😦
Less contentious is that PJ, home of the Tee Set for so many years, is a challenging course with more variety than the great majority of the courses in the Jakarta area, and without doubt the one that requires you to use more of the clubs in your bag than any other.
Add in a great price, especially if you are walking, and beer prices vaguely reminiscent of a local 7/11 rather than the liquid gold for which we pay through the nose at so many courses these days, and you can understand why it is popular with many. Just to prove it 30 Tee Setters have already signed up for Sunday – and you can join them by filling in the rather less than demanding form here.
11:30 off 1 & 10 so don’t be late, they do a good breakfast too.
See ya at PJ …….. Tee Set
PS rumour has it that, so long as a reasonable recovery has been made from the previous day’s Xmas Bash in the Dungeon, the Immediate Past Vice President of Hardly Anything will be making a little food and a lot of beer available on his new roof terrace in the sky after the game in nearby Lebak Bulus. Significant prize for anyone diving into the pool apparently.
26 Tee Setters and 24 DOGS arrived at a pristine Padang Golf Modern for the long awaited showdown between Jakarta’s two leading golf societies, somewhat strangely for the very first ever such meeting. As stated on the handsome new trophy created for the event, it is played for the glory, the bragging rights – and most importantly, to help poor and unfortunate Indonesian children.
It is a fact of course that many Tee Setters play DOGS and vice versa – and the team line ups were to reflect the rather ephemeral concept of being either a DOG or a Tee Setter!
No matter as the bunch playing under the DOGS banner against those with a Tee Set logo proudly emblazoned on their chest were to punch each other out to an honourable draw, with each winning 5 matches and with 2 being drawn. 
After more than 5 years being one of those Tee Set/DOGS “society-swappers” we mentioned above, today was Geary Bowles last game with us. While playing for DOGS, he was sensible enough to make sure he and his partner played to a draw. Farewell Geary, it has been great having you with us – and we know you will be a regular return visitor to “the city that really never sleeps”!!
Lots more photos of a great day here.
It’s mind, no it’s not it’s mine, OK, we’ll share it !!!
The benefactor of today’s play, to the tune of close to 10 million roops between registration fees and generous donations, was of course the Yayasan HOG. Many thanks to all – and you might take a few minutes to check out on this YouTube video to see just where your money goes to when you support the HOGS, a charity without peer here in Jakarta and totally focussed on helping poor and terribly disadvantaged Indonesian kids – often enough transforming their lives.
If the video doesn’t bring a tear to your eye then you are a harder man than the cynical old bastard writing this post.
Please think about them if you or your organisation is ever in a position to provide good cause funds – we can assure you that there is no better home for your generosity than the HOGS.
Next up
The former President of Nearly Everything, in the unfortunate absence of the Singing President due to a life threatening condition (and a Doctor’s note as is required by the constitution), confirmed today that next week will see us at our former and long time home of Pangkalan Jati.
Our last game before Xmas of course so daft hats and strange behaviours are actually encouraged for once. Tee off at 11:30 and green fees that are really cheap – and even cheaper if you take Shank’s Pony on what is an eminently walkable course. Sign up here as ever for some Xmas fun in the sun and maybe even a little rain.
See ya at PJ !! … Tee Set
PS Having carted 6 bottles of the wine all over Jakarta intending to award them to the 3 best winning flights, the above mentioned former President of Nearly Everything managed to forget to actually give them out and will be shortly be the recipient of a friendly but firm warning from the committee as to his future behaviour 🙂
As advised earlier in the week, this Sunday is the inaugural Tee Set versus DOGS challenge, with funds raised going to the HOGS charity. It will be a Ryder Cup four ball format, so everyone has to be there for the pairings draw at 11.30am. Play will start off 4 tee boxes at 12.30pm. Green fees are 730,000Rp including carts, pending availability.
All of the rules can be found by scrolling down the home page for last week’s post. Please read them. It will make life so much easier on Sunday.
It is important if you want to play that you register now and that you write in the comments box who you would like to be paired with. Otherwise we will make that decision for you.
Numbers may be limited by the course so first in first served!
The Day
A big thumbs up from Mick for Gading Raya and the best after match Margaritas we’ve had, especially when laced with a little extra Grand Marnier…thanks Bags!
At 750,000 Rp including carts, Gading Raya represented real value and produced some excellent rounds. While flat and reasonably forgiving of wayward drives, the rough around the greens can have players either flying chips through the green or chunking them a foot in front.
After a slow start to registrations we ended up with a healthy (well…) turnout of 36 Tee Setters. This tested the starters who were working on an earlier booking of only 5 flights, but they managed to squeeze us in and we all finished well before the dark and the rain. Welcome for the first time to Lars and welcome back after a few years to Peter (182 weeks) and Chris (158 weeks).
The Play
A very healthy harvest of 8 skirts boosted the coffers early, Mike choosing both skirt and wig, joined by a few familiar faces…although Malty uncharacteristically is out of shot at the back. In his first week on official duties, Mel became the Vice President of Most Photos, featured here and below….
Yep, Mel also picked up First Par for Over 30 handicap and won Low Net C Grade with one of his best Tee Set rounds of 63…although on review a handicap of 43 may have helped…back to Committee to check the maximum handicap rules. Neil had back to back Low Net A grade wins with 67 and Mark again put on a fine display of golf to win Low Gross with 78, which could have been much lower after a 35 on the front nine. The round of the day though was from Glenn with a blistering 60…great effort!
Former President and Bandung Bash El Supremo Geoff won Low Putts with 25, helped no doubt by his choice of caddy…excellent green reader. Bill fought off the front nine demons….and topped up his blood stream…for a most improved back nine. Chris Till and Chris Burley won their money back with first birdie and sandy par.
Mick pictured above had 10 strokes to take the honesty award for Most Strokes and Chris Till was Monster Putter with 41, but we stuffed up and made Stuart and Bill keep him company…well we had 3 monkey masks so why not for the photo….refunds due next time we see you Stuart and Bill!
Next Up – Dogs versus Tee Set – Charity Team Event for HOGS, Modern Golf Club, 11.30am
Just in case you haven’t had enough fun for the year, we decided to get together with our friends at DOGS on Sunday to play the inaugural DOGS versus Tee Set Charity Team Event for HOGS.
It will be a Ryder Cup style event – four ball match play. 2 Tee Setters versus 2 DOGS (or HOGS to make up numbers) in each match. Opposing captains will nominate teams in a Ryder Cup style draw ceremony before the start of play.
Four ball is NOT alternate shot – that is Foursomes.
In a four ball match, handicaps are adjusted to 3/4 of the difference between your normal handicap and that of the lowest handicap player in the four ball. The lowest handicap player gets no strokes and everyone else gets strokes on the hardest holes up to their adjusted four ball handicap.
For example, the four ball has John (8), Barbora (9), Mark (13) and Craig (18)….the adjusted handicaps will have John getting no strokes, Barbora (1), Mark (4) and Craig (8)…noting that handicaps are rounded up or down to the nearest whole number and up to the higher number if 0.5 (in the example above Craig has 3/4 of the difference of 10 strokes from John, so 10 x 3/4 = 7.5 which is rounded up to 8).
On each hole, a pair counts the best net score of the two players. The pair with the lowest net score wins the hole. The pair which wins the most holes wins the match. If pairs are “all square” then that is how the result will be recorded – there is no need for a putt off. At the end of the day, we will count up the matches and the group with the most matches will be awarded the perpetual trophy.
At the same time as playing match play, each pair will record on their score card their best ball (net score) on each hole based on their normal handicap. At the end of the day, pairs will submit their score card with their total best ball score for 18 holes. Prizes will be awarded to the three pairs who have the Lowest Net Best Ball scores.
So if we don’t have even numbers with DOGS, then remaining pairs will play against each other for bragging rights and will still be eligible for prizes.
We know it’s a recipe for mass confusion…but team events are always great fun…and there should be enough golfers out there among you who can work it out!
Register here as usual and if you would like to nominate a playing partner for your pair, please indicate that in the comments field. Ideally pairs should be within 8 strokes handicap of each other.
Seems like everyone is still in recovery after Club Championships!
Registrations are still low and people still have an idea we are playing somewhere else far less exciting.
So Tee Setters, time to shake off your hangover and register here for Gading Raya, one of our most popular courses. Work on a tee off time of 11am although it is bound to be a little later. Green fees are 750,000 Rp.
If you want to prepare for your round go to the hole by hole photos here.
The Day
With most of us starting before 4am and finishing well after dark, it was certainly a long day, but an extremely enjoyable one. Congratulations and thanks to Tournament Director and Vice President (former Immediate Past President) for Almost Everything, Ric for organising an incredibly successful championships. Thanks also to the Tee Set Championships Sponsors, helpers and staff at Matoa. And a big thanks to Web Guy Keith for an outstanding job on stats and banners…rewarded with a fine round of 66 net.
101 players started their rounds, a couple of notable last minute withdrawals and no-shows.
Enjoy the amazing photos of the day here covering most flights during the day and highlighting the diversity of the Tee Set group.
As you can imagine as the day developed, our photographer captured different sides of Tee Setters, this before, during and after sequence of Mustafa being a favourite.
The Play
Although there were no fines today, we could not resist from honouring the cross dressers in our mandatory skirt photo.
Cross dresser of the year, James, was given a special mention for the most skirts over the year, but also managed to have the Best Net Average, be a dual monthly medal winner and reach the matchplay final, to be beaten in a putt off by Anthony in the final. Special thanks to Fernando “El Guapo” for organising the matchplay this year. He will be handing the reigns over to James next year and take on the role of Interleague Committee Member and co-organiser of the 45 Hole challenge again we hope!
Simon had the Best Gross Average all year and it was fitting that he also took out the George Bevege Trophy for Low Gross with 74, his best score all year. It was a fine performance including the Longest Drive at 260m.
Simon was undefeated in Interleague and served as Tee Set Vice President during 2015 while continuing to promote golf in Indonesia.
Well done Simon, George would be proud of you winning his trophy.
George was a big part of Tee Set and a big part of this year’s championship. Some of his closest friends were there and a special banner and badges were made to remember him. The emotion of him going is still quite raw for a lot of us so it was hard to put feelings into words…but we hope it is some comfort to George’s friends and family how much he meant to Tee Set and how his memory is now a permanent part of our Tee Set Championships Day.
Well done to Kees for first sandy par, Yati for longest drive for ladies, Murcho for first birdie (after others had other prizes) and Reka for first par over 30. Mo won Nearest to the Pin for the men and Barbora for the ladies.
There were some exceptional rounds played with Best Net for A, B and C grades going to 3 Tee Setters that play most weeks. Neil produced his best round of the year with a 68 nett and came back with a full set of clubs, Daniel at 9 years of age continued to amaze with a gross 78 and net 63 and Jan again demonstrated his appetite for big game performances in a net 63.
Jan also became the inaugural Eclectic Champion, needing to hire a truck to take the perpetual trophy home for a few months so he can brag to visitors.
Future winners will be added to the trophy as we complete eclectic rounds. The next round is well underway with Pascal leading and there will be another after that, allowing for 2 winners per year. There is no discounting of handicaps so high handicappers get a chance to shine.
And now for the winners…..it was a tie with Jaturoporn and defending champion Jaco both shooting 61 (yes it always ridiculously low!) so we had to go to a countback, based on the best net score on the last nine holes played. For the second time running, Jaco is the Tee Set Champion…Ric clearly can’t believe it and Jaco’s playing partner Andre is left eating his hat. Well done Jaco and so close Jaturoporn…..you have both caught the eye of the Handicap Committee!!
Monthly medal winners for the year were honoured as were the victorious Tee Set interleague team led by Captain Courageous Ric.
With presentations out of the way, Jeff and the gang entertained with some great classic tunes, assisted as usual by the usual guest stars…the Singing President having to explain his name, Billy Master Blaster Lloyd putting on another classic performance, Umaya and Yunita providing some class and talent, Cucu and Tom leading the dancing with Mustafa, Geoff shaking his tailfeather…and of course Malty…what more can we say.
A brilliant day thanks to all those who helped and to all who participated in a great spirit – making the most of the opportunity and forgiving the inevitable stuff up every now and then. The day ended with the Sundown challenge – a three club event over two holes in the twilight…as you can see by the focus, this was not the best time for quality golf…but lots of fun.
Tee Set Elections
As we have said before, Tee Set is a limited democracy and only three nominations were offered and accepted for the roles of President and Vice President. All were affirmed by a show of hands. The Singing President is continuing for another year, Mel Cantarella and Ric Wymer will be Vice Presidents. As mentioned above James Ross will take over as Matchplay El Supremo. Wina has kindly agreed to continue as Course Co-ordinator.
Next Up
Wina has managed to get a great deal at the popular Gading Raya at 750,000 Rp teeing off as soon as we can after 11am – to be confirmed. Register here.
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