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WILLIAM ASHBEEA new arrival in Jakarta and recent politics graduate, William works in the commodities sector. A single figure handicapper having learnt the game in England, he has certainly arrived in golfing heaven here in Indonesia.

ROLF TJALSMARolf is a student from Belanda and works as an intern at Golf Indonesia. Likes music and travelling, dislikes sunburn and traffic. He is starting to appreciate golf by hanging around on courses during working hours.

WANDY WAURAN Part Time Golfer, Full Time Golf Enthusiast, owner of Big Fish Golf Indonesia, Performance Clubfitting, [email protected]

E nglish golf celebrates its first major winner since Nick Faldo at the

1996 Masters. Justin Rose is the 2013 US Open champion. We can all learn much from the victory of Justin Rose at Merion, his first major triumph, for his career is a tribute to patience and perseverance. How can we forget his heroics as a skinny 17-year-old with the baggy red jumper, at the 1998 British Open? While the majority of us are trying to seduce girls and buy alcohol, Justin Rose had his own plans, very nearly winning the British Open as an amateur.

In the hype of his British Open performance, Justin Rose quickly turned pro. What was to follow was a gruelling 21 consecutive missed cuts in tournaments. It has been a long learning process for Justin Rose, and he’s faced many setbacks, including losing his father, but it’s been worth the wait. He has been highly successful in the last few years, with high profile victories, most notably, his helping hand in securing

Ryder Cup victory for the Europeans with his singles win over Phil Mickleson in 2012. This made it all the more intriguing at this years US Open, as Rose and Mickelson were competing all week, and for the sixth time, Big Phil fell just short, settling for second place. Rose’s game continues to go from strength to strength, and his golf swing is often used by teaching pros, as an example of a technically sound golf swing.

Now we can look forward to the Open Championship at Muirfield in Scotland, on 18th – 21st July. Watching golf on cable TV in Jakarta, it is always a great treat to tune into the golfing majors. I’m grateful to have played some wonderful courses living in Indonesia of varying designs and challenges. Yet the Open Championship never fails to amaze me - the nature of the links courses, and how different they play to courses in Indonesia. Watching Tiger Woods shoot 81 in horrendous

conditions in Muirfield at the 2002 British Open, was an example of how brutal British Open golf can be. Golfers are not simply competing against fellow professionals and the golf course, but also competing against horrific weather conditions: gale force winds, rain and even sleet on occasions.

A golfing trip to the links courses of Scotland may be, to avid golfers, their very own pilgrimage. For Scotland is the spiritual home of golf, stripped down to its bare bones, played in stunning barren locations. Where playing golf for the humble enjoyment of the game itself is the pure essence of your journey. We have a wonderful introduction to the vast choices and the regions of Scotland to enjoy classic links golf by the Marshall Brothers, who have been documenting golf locations all over the world, so I hope, for your sake, you will be inspired to plan your own pilgrimage to Scotland to play links golf on one of Scotland’s many gems.

For those who fancy their own experience of links style golf closer to home, try the New Kuta Golf Club in Bali, and experience links golf in Indonesia.

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ANDY MARSHALLBorn in England in 1961, Andy has been a professional freelance travel writer for the past 20 years, During that time, he has travelled to over 50 countries: including Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, Panama and Hungary to cover a diverse range of lifestyle, travel, golf, food & wine features for various magazines worldwide.

PAUL MARSHALLBorn in England in 1965, Paul is a professional photographer living in Stockholm with his wife, daughter and Welsh springer spaniel. He works on a freelance basis with different kinds of reportage and portraiture work for various publications in Sweden, ranging from lifestyle and golf to travel and business magazines.

FEATURED GOLF COURSE

Rainbow Hills

EQUIPMENT REVIEW

Cobra Amp Cell

CLUB FITTING

So Many Shafts… So Little Time

GLOBAL GOLF NEWS

Golf News Around the World

GOLFING ABROAD

Classic Links of Scotland

SOCIETY NEWS

Tee Set Golf Society

MEET THE GOLFER

Rory Hie

TIPS AND TRICKS

Chapter Three: Curving the Ball

MEET THE CADDY

Leli Apriani

LOCAL GOLF NEWS

Indonesia's Golfing Community is Shockedby the Sudden Death of Lidya Ivana Jaya

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FEATURED GOLF COURSE

BY WILLIAM ASHBEE

RAINBOW HILLSAvid golfers have long considered Rainbow Hills as one of Jakarta’s truly

great courses. With ongoing works to re-develop the driving range and

add an additional nine holes to the existing 18 holes on offer, Rainbow

is certainly ramping up its ambition. As an original Michael Poellot Golf

Design, this layout has real pedigree.

Y ou can reach this golfing paradise by the Jagorawi toll road, taking the exit

at Sentul Selatan and following the directions to Sentul highlands. A slight slog from central Jakarta at just under an hour and a half, the cooler air and added beauty are well worth the effort alone for a few more junctions down the motorway. Located within the majestic highlands of the Bogor region, the course takes full advantage of a picturesque setting by blending into the spectacular golfing landscape. Do not be put off by the current drive leading to the course

resembling a Jurassic Park like ghost town with an unfinished hotel and numerous windowless villas, the ghost of 1997, it seems, still haunts many parts of Asia. Indonesia’s new golden age will see the development of this area into the dream that was once envisaged for it. A new nine holes, complete redevelopment and a general sprucing, this is no rough diamond, just in need of a little polish.

Rainbow Hills has been designed to accommodate and reward golfers of all abilities, with length and power off the tee providing

no particular advantage. You'll be required to take important choices as you think your way around this course. Finesse and quality will be rewarded, for this course encourages initiative and the well-placed shot. No matter what your scorecard reads or how many skins you lose, you will stroll from the final green with a smile on your face that you are lucky to live in this land of golfing plenty.

Hole thirteen, the self-proclaimed signature hole is up there with the best par fives you will play in Indonesia. Combining beauty, temptation, reward and severe punishment, this is a true test. Out of bounds and numerous bunkers await your drive off of a breath-taking tee box overlooking the vast expanse below. Finding the fairway over one hundred meters below your feet is imperative, for any temptation to pull out the fairway wood to have a crack at it in two. Dog legging to the left, an accurate shot is required with water and sand protecting a fortress like green. This contributor found rough off the tee, hit a lay-up one hundred and thirty meters short and still managed to find trouble. His steely editor picked up the pieces and skins with a sandy par. Whilst this hole will tempt you to get there in two, the seasoned golfer will see the risks and be happy to get on the putting surface in three, if he’s lucky. The general trend of the course is following the natural contours of this captivating landscape, taking a number of lengthy par fours and fives with breathtaking views in your stride. Some green

undulations leave you baffled and in severe disagreement with your caddy, I would listen to them. Catching up with members after the round, new bumps and hollows appear and dissapear the whole time thanks to the almost living and breathing nature of this course.

What’s refreshing about Rainbow Hills is its incredibly forward thinking attitude. A concern shared amongst all golfers is how to bring the newer generations to the game. Still shackled by elitism, cost and perceptions, the best intentions often go awry. General Manager Werner Jayson has some seriously well thought out plans to have juniors stomping around the course on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, a welcome sight. Play in a tournament here of with group of friends and expect to have a wireless device in your buggy. With 3G technology players can have access to a live leaderboard and see how everyone’s getting on, unfortunately no instant messaging as of yet. In this fast paced new world where four hours plus out of the office is near impossible, Rainbow offers ‘pay what you play’. If it’s just a quick nine holes in the evening or six before the sun goes down, pop up and don’t expect to pay a full green fee. It’s pragmatic, f lexible

solutions that will secure the future of this club for decades.

Caddies here will soon be the envy of Jakarta. Rainbow Hills and its GM are looking to pioneer a “Caddy Academy” with full training and certification. Instead of lounging around the caddy shack and just carrying the bag, the caddies will have English lessons, talks on course management and etiquette, be supplied with the right tools of the trade and become real professionals with a set of transferable skills. This does however go both ways, with caddies imparting basic Bahasa Indonesia on their unsuspecting guests.

Both the ninth and eighteenth holes will long stay in your mind. A par four and five respectively, both finish with a knee jangling approach over the rocky waterfalls that lead up to the spectacular clubhouse. Majestically positioned on a ridge overlooking panoramic views of the course, golfers are ideally positioned to witness the exciting final stages of their contemporaries from the balcony, having used the clubs extensive and luxurious locker room facilities. This is a proper golf club with the right balance of tradition, values and innovation. We arrived at that awkward time just before lunch, rather hungry by the sixth hole, it was arranged for some satay to be brought out to us by buggy. Nothing is too much to please the visiting golfer. Follow the stream of golfers up to this paradise to find your own pot of gold, there’s plenty to go around.

'Hole thirteen, the self-proclaimed signature hole is up there with the best par fives you will play in Indonesia.'

© PHOTOS COURTESY OF RAINBOW HILLS GOLF CLUB


BY SIMON REYNOLDS

EQUIPMENT REVIEW

COBRA AMP CELLI was excited to attend a Cobra demo day at Cilandak driving range recently to test out the new colourful AMP CELL range by Cobra Golf.

At first glance the whole range looks very impressive: the driver, fairway woods, hybrids and the iron sets. The golfer can choose from four colours throughout the range: White, Directoire Blue, Barbados Red and Vibrant Orange.

First up: the driver. Its adjustability is vast, with six separate loft options to choose from: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 9.5D and 10.5D. The driver also offers SmartPad technology, which Cobra ensures will assist the golfer in aligning the club-head horizontal to the ground at address, promoting a correct set up. I set up to a neutral 10.5, in the blue colour, with the stock Fujikura Rombax 55g Regular shaft. The Driver not only looks impressive with its bright colours, one can match their golf attire appropriately. The Driver was

easy to hit, and Cobra golf has successfully manufactured a forgiving driver, which can cater for a wide range of golfers.

The six options of loft will help club fitters and coaches ensure their players are more likely to produce their optimum ball f light. The stock shaft seemed somewhat more flexi than the norm, so players with faster swings may want to consider upgrading to a firmer custom shaft. The driver is also available in the PRO model which comes with six different loft options: 7.5, 8.5, 8.5 fade, 9.5, 9.5 fade and 10.5. The stock shaft for the PRO model is the UST Mamiya Attas 4U and will be more appropriate for the more accomplished golfers with faster swing speeds.

The fairway woods, along with the four different colour choices, offer two unique clubs: the 3/4 wood or the 5/7 wood. Each club can be altered with six different loft variables, for example the 3/4 wood has the following options: 3, 3+, 3 draw, 4 draw, 4 and 4+. This

clever adjustability will help the golfer fine tune any uncertainty with yardages, and you can assure there are no large gaps in your golf bag. It is also rather fun adjusting the club at the driving range and finding your favourite loft to use on the golf course.

Cobra Golf in Indonesia operates a very unique demo prospect for golfers: the First Tee Trial. Golfers can select any new AMP CELL product and try them on the course for their round on the day with no obligation to buy. It’s an opportunity to test out the product on the course away from the driving range. If you choose the right loft you may find yourself on more fairways and further down the fairway. A recent study in the golf industry revealed up to 80% of golfers may be using the wrong loft on their drivers, which is costing them distance.

Cobra seems to be keen to make an impression with the new AMP CELL range. Their prices are very competitive, and you get good value for money, whilst standing out on the tee box as well!

FIRST TEE TRIAL

Cobra will be running the First Tee Trial at the following Golf Courses during the month of July:

Cengkareng Golf ClubFriday, 12th JulySaturday, 13th July

Klub Golf Bogor RayaSaturday, 20th JulySunday, 21st July

RancamayaSaturday, 27th JulySunday, 28th July

Royale Jakarta GolfTuesday, 30th JulyWednesday, 31st July


SO MANY SHAFTS… SO LITTLE TIME

I t is truly amazing what technology and that endless search for longer

and straighter shots can do. It can create a multi-million dollar business, give jobs to a countless number of people and it inspired me to open a club-fitting shop in Senayan called Big Fish Golf Indonesia.

The golf shaft industry is a lot like the car industry. For example, Mercedes Benz is a car manufacturer, with product lines ranging from the S class to the A class. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Rayon Golf has the Diamana to the Bassara. Each product line has a target market in mind. Each product line has a different price range. Most importantly, each product line has different target performance specifications.

Here are some of the golf shaft manufacturers: Mitsubishi Rayon, Fujikura, Grafalloy, Graphite Design, Aldila, UST Mamiya, Miyazaki, True Temper, Project X, Matrix, Nippon, KBS, Veylix. Please note that each of the mentioned companies has its own product line as well. Some companies have a wider product line than others, but when you do the math, that is a significant number of shaft models that are out there for the golfers. All these shafts have only one specific function in mind. To give the golfer straighter, longer and more consistent golf shots.

Let us examine the key characteristics of a golf shaft. Each of these characteristics has equal value of importance in relations to the performance for the golfer:

FLEX of the shaft. The (S) stiff or (X) extra stiff will need more club-head speed to perform optimally. The (R) regular will not need as much speed to whip through the ball.

KICK-POINT is the bend point location of the shaft. A shaft with lower kick-point (closer to the head) will generally have a higher initial launch. A shaft with a high kick-point (closer to the grip) will generate a lower ball f light and a flatter trajectory.

WEIGHT of the shaft can range from 40 grams to 120 grams. In theory, a lighter shaft can help produce faster club-head speed. Obviously a lighter shaft will be most suitable for older golfers who are not able to generate much club-head speed.

TORQUE is the amount of twisting the shaft generates during the swing. Lower torque will offer more resistance to twisting, and vice versa for higher torque. This is more of a feel thing for the golfer. Low torque will tend to feel harsh at impact while high torque will tend to feel less harsh at impact.

Going back to the shaft manufacturers, similar with the car business, the shaft business is very competitive. Every company is trying to get a competitive edge

over the others. The most effective way for shaft companies to generate sales is to get tour players using their shaft. Serious golfers often like to know which tour players use which particular shaft models. Mitsubishi Rayon got a lot of sales when Mr. Tiger Woods put their Whiteboard model in his driver. Graphite Design also got a lot of sales when the same Mr. Tiger Woods switched to their DI model. Alas, he has switched back to his Whiteboard model recently.

Mr. Woods and his fellow tour pros have any and all shaft models at their disposal. Shaft companies are more than willing to give these pros their shafts free of charge. Tour professionals have the luxury of hitting different shafts to see which one fits them the best. They go to the range with a launch monitor (Trackman more often than not) and get the specific data on the different shafts.

All this was not an option for amateurs until club-fitting shops with launch monitors started opening up. One other important option is demo shafts. Demos are shafts that are available to the golfer to try before they buy. Theory is one thing, but actual swinging and hitting a ball is another. Proof is in the pudding comes to mind here.

So where can you try many shafts before you buy, use the Trackman launch monitor and get your clubs fitted all in one spot?

Big Fish Golf Indonesia, Ruko Permata Senayan F29, Telephone: 579 - 41018

CLUB FITTING

BY WANDY WAURAN

'SIMILAR WITH THE CAR BUSINESS, THE SHAFT BUSINESS IS VERY COMPETITIVE.'


GOLF NEWS AROUND THE WORLDGLOBAL GOLF NEWS

SPAIN

Olazabal wins Asturias awardThe 17 member jury of the Asturias Award for sport has named golfer Jose Maria Olazabal as this years winner. They considered nineteen nominations from 12 different countries. This is the seventh of the eight international awards which are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation.

In 2012 Jose Maria Olazabal captained the European team to victory in the Ryder Cup. The team’s successful defence of the trophy at Medinah country club looked unlikely as they trailed the US 10 points to 6 going into the final day. It was Olazabal who is credited with engineering what is the greatest Ryder Cup comeback.

SOURCE: EURONEWS

ICELAND

Golfing in Iceland's midnight sun: lava beds, angry birds, windsIceland's golf season includes the annual Arctic Open tournament, scheduled this year for June 27 to 29. Open to amateurs and professionals alike, it's played at the Akureyri Golf Club in northern Iceland, which boasts of being "the most northerly 18-hole golf course" on earth.

With 65 courses for a population of 322,000, Iceland has more courses per person—one for every 5,000 people—than any other country.

Though many are just nine holes, that’s nearly twice as many courses per capita as Scotland, according to a 2007 survey by Golf Digest. The magazine said Scotland had the most courses per capita but it didn't count countries with fewer than 500,000 people.

SOURCE: REUTERS

UNITED STATES

Tiger Woods to rest sore elbowIn a little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing.Woods said Wednesday that soreness in his left elbow would keep him from defending his title next week in the AT&T National at Congressional, and that he would not compete again until the Open Championship next month at Muirfield.

This is the sixth straight year that injury has kept him from either playing a tournament or finishing one.The Open Championship is July 18-21 at Muirfield, where Woods' bid for the calendar Grand Slam ended in 2002 when he was caught in nasty weather. Woods shot 81 in the third round—10 players failed to break 80—for his highest score as a pro.

SOURCE: ESPN

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UNITED KINGDOM

Justin Rose wins US Open at Merion to end wait for first majorJustin Rose clinched his maiden major title to become the first Englishman for 43 years to win the US Open. The 32-year-old won by two shots from now six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson and Jason Day on a gripping final day.

Rose, also the first Englishman to win a major since Nick Faldo in 1996, fired a level-par 70 to end one over as overnight leader Mickelson carded 74. Australian Day took 71 as England's Luke Donald (75) collapsed to six over on the treacherous Merion course.

Rose led by one going up the difficult 18th and hit a stunning four-iron approach to set up a par four.

After tapping in his final putt, he looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes, and admitted later to thinking of his father and long-time mentor Ken, who died from leukaemia in 2002.

SOURCE: BBC

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SOUTH AFRICA

Disabled golfers hit the links in South AfricaThe Nedbank South African Disabled Golf Open is one of the top disabled golf tournaments in the world with more than 60 competitors from various nations. People suffering from any number of physical disabilities—including arm and leg amputees, hemiplegics, paraplegics, stroke victims, blind and deaf people—that are able to grip the club with at least one hand and hit the ball can compete.

SOURCE: NBC NEWS

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AUSTRALIA

Masters champ Scott confirms Emirates Australian Open entry Reigning U.S. Masters champion Adam Scott has confirmed his participation in this year's Emirates Australian Open, meaning he will play twice on OneAsia in 2013. He will attempt to win his second national open crown when the tournament takes place from November 28 to December 1 at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, a fortnight after the Australian PGA Championship, presented by Coca-Cola, from November 7–10.

SOURCE: ONEASIA

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GOLFING ABROAD

BY ANDREW MARSHALL

CLASSIC LINKSOFSCOTLAND

G olf comes in no greater dramatic abundance than in Scotland—the home

of golf. This is where the great game started and everyone wants to experience the difficulties and delights of Scottish golf, especially the links. All the key ingredients are here—towering dunes, elevated greens, blind shots, deep pot bunkers, tumbling fairways, slick putting surfaces, howling winds and the taste of salt in the sea air. Some courses are old classics laid out by legendary designers such as Old Tom Morris and James Braid, whilst others are recent creations that still look as though they have been part of the landscape for centuries. Here’s a selection of top-quality links throughout different regions of Scotland:

AYRSHIRE

TURNBERRY: The venue for the British Open Championship 2009 came to international prominence with the infamous

‘Duel in the Sun’ between Tom Watson (champion) and Jack Nicklaus over four sweltering days during July 1977. Since then, Greg Norman (‘86), Nick Price (‘94) and most recently Stewart Cink (‘09) (when Tom Watson narrowly missed out to become the oldest winner in history) have made up the quartet of golfers to lift the Claret Jug, and polls now regularly acknowledge the Ailsa course as one of Britain's top three courses with regular rankings within the world's top 20.

The ninth (Bruce’s Castle) is a contender for Turnberry's trademark hole. Adjacent to the famous lighthouse and the remains of Robert the Bruce’s Castle (Scottish King from 1306–1329), this 452-yard par-4 has no bunkers, yet is a daunting par-4 especially from the Championship tee which is perched on a rocky premonitory on the edge of the sea.

Other golfing options: Royal Troon, Prestwick, Western Gailes.

EDINBURGH/EAST LOTHIAN

MUIRFIELD: Home to the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and venue for the 2013 Open Championship, this very exclusive seaside links course features long narrow fairways, fast undulating greens, innumerable pot bunkers and thick rough. Architecturally it’s a gem. A clockwise outward half surrounds the inner anti-clockwise holes, an arrangement that ensures that players have to make incessant adjustment for wind direction.

It can be quite tricky securing a tee time at Muirfield and currently, visitors may play on Tuesday and Thursdays mornings (except public holidays) with visiting groups restricted to no more than 12 players on these days. Players must have recognised handicaps of no greater than 18. Times fill up very quickly during the peak season from May to September, but the good news is Muirfield has ideal full course playing conditions all year round.

Other golfing options: North Berwick, Gullane No.1.

FIFE

KINGSBARNS GOLF LINKS: Designed by leading golf architect Kyle Phillips, Kingsbarns is a tribute to classic Scottish links and has come on in leaps and bounds since opening in 2000. The course meanders along more than one-and-a-half miles of rugged seashore offering ocean views from every hole. Featuring spacious fairways rolling and twisting through dune ridges and hollows, true links turf and large greens, the course is challenging yet playable. “At Kingsbarns it’s all about risk and reward,” says David Scott, Director of Golf. “You can play to a safe area but it’s likely to be a tough angle to the green. If you take a gamble and go the Tiger line, you will have the choice of playing a running shot or one through the air.”

Other golfing options: St Andrews Old Course, Castle Course, Duke’s Course, Kittock’s Course, Torrance Course & Balcomie Links (Crail).

EAST COAST

CARNOUSTIE GOLF LINKS: There’s nothing to match the experience of playing one of the most famous and challenging courses in world golf and the finishing hole with the clubhouse in the background is a highlight. A scene of major drama in the 99 and 07 British Opens, this 510-yard par-4 will play as a par-5 for the majority of golfers even from the front markers. Faced with a tee shot most likely into the wind, you must negotiate the notorious Barry Burn that winds across the fairway like an agitated snake. A five is good here and a six would have won Jean Van de Velde the 1999 Open. Originally laid out in 1840 by Allan Robertson, with major changes being introduced later by Old Tom Morris and James Braid.

Other golfing options: Royal Aberdeen, Murcar Links, Cruden Bay.

HIGHLANDS

ROYAL DORNOCH: Golf was first played here at least as far back as

1616 when the Earl of Sutherland ordered clubs and balls to take up the game that was becoming so popular further south. This makes Royal Dornoch the third oldest golfing community in Scotland.

“After the second hole, you round a corner, pass a hedge and golfing heaven breaks loose.” These words on the club’s website are temptation enough, but once you go around the said corner, everything about this world top 20 course is right in front of you. Framed between the hills and mountains to the left and the wild North Sea is a rich tapestry of undulating fairways and plateau greens interspersed with flowering yellow gorse. Magical stuff.

CASTLE STUART GOLF LINKS: The brainchild of Mark Parsinen, the American who gifted the world Kingsbarns, this classic championship links course overlooks the Moray Firth and well-known landmarks that are synonymous with Inverness— the Kessock Bridge, Chanonry Lighthouse, Fort George and Castle Stuart itself—and enjoys similar topography to Royal Dornoch further north, with an old sea cliff creating two tiered plateaus with six holes running alongside the inner Moray Firth. The course has been designed with wide fairways to offer plenty of lines of play on ground that is perfect for links golf.

The great thing about Castle Stuart is that you get a real sense of seclusion and most of the time you are not aware of other golfers out on the course. The views all around are fabulous, and from some tees and greens, the 1930s style white ’Art Deco’ clubhouse can be seen sitting prominently atop its viewing perch. Further proof of Castle Stuart Golf Links

'From dramatic links courses steeped in history, to hidden gems and some new layouts, Scotland may just have everything a true golf lover could wish for.'

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Page 8: The Old Tom Morris Golf Course, Askernish Golf Club,South Uist, Outer Hebrides. (top–bottom): The jewel of the southern Hebrides, the Machrie Links, Islay. Kingsbarns Golf Links. The Torrance course near St Andrews.

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is that it's now home to the Scottish Open.

Other golfing options: Nairn, Brora & Tain

KINTYRE PENINSULA

MACHRIHANISH OLD: It’s a claim that’s often made—‘Machrihanish Old’ situated miles from anywhere on the craggy west coast of the Kintyre Peninsula has the best opening hole in Scottish golf. With the Atlantic Ocean pounding away to the left, ever-present cross winds and a long beach carry, the 436-yard par-4 is certainly a nerve-jangling start to any round.

Four-time British Open champion Old Tom Morris described the quirky dune land of Machrihanish as ”Created by the Almighty to play golf on” and little has changed since he marked out his traditional links using seagull feathers during one weekend in 1876. Although it’s a devil to get to, it’s surprising how many golfers find there way to Machrihanish, and professional golfer Brad Faxon, who’s passionate about golf course design once drove the 189 miles from Turnberry to Machrihanish, just to check it out and play a round during the build-up to the Open.

Other golfing options: Machrihanish Dunes & Dunaverty Golf Club

SCOTTISH ISLANDS

(INNER & OUTER HEBRIDES)

ASKERNISH OLD: If Machrihanish is remote, then Askernish Old on the Outer Hebridean island of Uist is at the end of the world. First laid out by Old Tom Morris in

1891, in recent years it has been unearthed and restored to its former glory by Gordon Irvine (Master Greensman) and Martin Ebert (Canadian course architect) using entirely traditional design principles. Enviromental experts have already hailed Askernish Old as "the most natural links course in the world": the dunes' natural contours form the fairways, no artificial chemicals are used in maintenance, and during winter months sheep and cattle graze the course.

Irvine, who worked for free on the project, believes that based on his ability to distinguish natural landforms from man-made ones, he has correctly exposed and re-created the original layout. “We’ll never know for sure,” he says. “We can’t bring Old Tom back. But this course is as close as you’ll get to an original Old Tom Morris layout.”

The 6,164-yard layout begins and ends in understated fashion, but from seven through to seventeen it’s a roller coaster ride through terrain as violent as a storm-tossed sea. The par-4 7th runs south along the shore from a dune-top tee to a green sheltered by even taller dunes and the green at the eleventh, a long and spectacular par-3 played directly into a sea wind, looks as if it could only be reached using rock climbing gear. Perhaps the star of the Askenish show is the sixteenth called Old Tom’s Pulpit, a memorable short par-4 with a two-level green, the back half of which forms a punchbowl, where most approach shots are likely to end up.

Other golfing options: Machrie Golf Links (Isle of Islay), Scarista Links (Isle of Harris), Shiskine (Isle of Arran).

FURTHER INFORMATION : www.visitscotland.com | www.visitscotland.com/golf

©KINGSBARNS

©FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS


SOCIETY NEWS

BY RIC WYMER

TEE SET GOLF SOCIETY

T his year Tee Set Golf Society celebrates the anniversary of its inception by a group

of oil field gentlemen (a term used very loosely) who, 30 years ago, shared a number of common denominators. Firstly it was a dislike of getting up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday morning to join the Early Birds Golf Group. Second was the need to consume copious amounts of the local brew to get over the hangover from the night before. Lastly, and most importantly, was the shared obsession to chase a little white dimpled ball around the hallowed golfing fairways of Jakarta. Sadly there are few left from the original group able to stand unassisted on the first tee box to hit off, but the camaraderie which was always part of the group lives on today, 30 years later.

If one goes back 30 years, the personal computer was rarely available and simple digital recordings of score sheets and other important information lived only in Steve Jobs' vivid imagination. Sadly, much of the early history of the group has been lost or rests as hard copy in discarded shoeboxes, cluttering old members' garages. Maybe in time, some of these forgotten records will emerge so that the group’s history can be suitably documented. The only two original items of memorabilia are: one dated photo of the 1983 group and the annual championship trophy with engravings of past winners. Des Murray and Dale Potter are some of the names engraved on the trophy and all held key positions in the group

over the years. Key positions refer to a very basic committee made up of a President, Vice President and Treasurer, because it was identified that having too many chiefs didn’t work. The present day committee incorporates a few additional positions to cover the ever-expanding group. There is a webmaster, match play referee and social events organizer to name a few of the new society positions.

So what web page first pops up when any Internet search is initiated using the key words “Golf Jakarta”? The answer of course is Tee Set Golf. Through this web site, visitors can register to join the Tee Set mailing list, keep tabs about upcoming events/game venues, read the latest newsletter, check match play results, check current handicaps, enjoy photos from previous events, and there is even a classified section for posting services or items for sale. The events schedule is also posted, but it is a work in progress since venues need to be revised at short notice from time to time due to holiday traffic, road works and other unforeseen events. The focus is on making the day as enjoyable as possible, with a minimum serving of Jakarta stress getting to and from the course. Venues are chosen based on certain considerations such as the current weather, course degree of difficulty, price of beer, and other minor criteria such as caddy ‘ability’ and/or friendliness.

There are no joining fees or obligation to show up on any given Sunday. USPGA recognized

handicaps, are maintained by the Tee Set secretary and cards from any event can be submitted. A minimum of five cards are required to get an official Tee Set handicap, but it's best to have at least 10 cards to make the handicap a true indication of your ability. A token prize is awarded at each event for the best gross, lowest net, first birdie/sandy par, lowest number of putts, most improved front nine to back nine score, nearest to the pin and the longest drive. On the other hand bad hair days do not go unpunished so avoid the monster putter, most strokes on a hole accolades and ‘skirts’ (not passing the ladies tee box) if you want to avoid a mention in the weekly newsletter.

Records were never kept in the early days of Tee Set, but in today’s electronic society scores become statistics to be thrown up there at the end of the year to identify the longest drivers, weary putters and those good at managing their handicaps. Awards for the top performers are presented at the end of the year during the annual stroke play championship event. Typically 100 golfers participate in this event and it is the highlight of the Tee Set golfing year. So, if you’re a golfing nut, new to Jakarta or just want to join a great bunch of interesting people out for a fun day of golf, come and join the Tee Set. Log onto www.teesetgolf.wordpress.com to find out info on how to join and where the group are playing next Sunday.


MEET THE GOLFER

BY SIMON REYNOLDS

RORY HIEMEET

We caught up with Rory Hie at Pantai Indah

Kapuk for the final leg of the Road to Panasonic

Open – Qualifying event. A huge congratulations

to Rory Hie for finishing top of the points list

after all three events to secure his invitation

at the Panasonic Open in Japan on the 26th–

29th of September at the Ibaraki Golf Club in

Osaka, Japan. He will have the opportunity to

compete against some of the leading Japanese

professionals: Ryo Ishikawa, Masanori Kobayashi,

Daisuke Maruyama.

WHAT'S IN RORY HIE'S BAG?

▶ RORY, NICE TO MEET YOU—CAN

WE HAVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION?

▶ I was born in Balikpapan, Kalimantan. My father was stationed there working in the oil and gas industry. We moved to Jakarta when I was five years old. I later moved to the USA when I was 10 years old, where I was based right the way through to my completion of University at South Carolina.

▶ WHO WAS YOUR INSPIRATION

TO TAKE UP THE GAME OF GOLF?

▶ My dad, he loves the game of golf, and he wanted me to pick up the game as soon as possible. I first started hitting balls when I was five, but it wasn’t until I moved to the United States that I really got into the game itself.

▶ GROWING UP AS A KID, LEARNING

THE GAME, WHO WERE YOUR

FAVOURITE IDOLS?

▶ When I was young, before the emergence of Tiger, it was Ernie Els and Nick Faldo. They were my dad’s favourites to watch. When

Tiger appeared, I was a huge fan, so I guess he was my biggest golfing idol, just like most kids.

▶ INDONESIA IS BLESSED WITH

SOME BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSES.

WHICH ONES ARE YOUR FAVOURITE

TO PLAY?

▶ Yes, we’re lucky here in Indonesia, there are some great courses. The one here at PIK is a great course, designed by Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones. Emeralda is another of my favourites, the clubhouse is really nice, and it makes such an impression as you come into the driveway and there it is welcoming you. The 36 holes on offer are challenging with one course designed by Arnold Palmer and the other by Jack Nicklaus. There is also a really nice golf course in Surabaya, the Taman Dayu, with excellent accommodation in a stunning setting.

▶ HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU

FIRST BROKE PAR?

▶ I first broke par when I was

12 years old. Playing off the blue tees at a course at Long beach in the United States called the Big Recreational Park, it’s a public course. I shot one under, very proud of that.

▶ YOU MOVED TO THE UNITED

STATES TO PLAY HIGH SCHOOL

THEN UNIVERSITY GOLF AT SOUTH

CAROLINA. WHAT EXPERIENCES

BURN BRIGHTEST IN YOUR MEMORY

FROM ALL YOUR TIME PLAYING

GOLF THERE?

▶ I shot 62 on two occasions in my sophomore year at USC, which was the all time lowest score in the history of the University of Southern California. I was also a first team All American when I was a sophomore; this was a pretty big achievement for me.

▶ YOU ARE NOW COMPETING

ON THE ONEASIA TOUR FOR THE

LAST THREE YEARS. WHAT TOUR

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPETE ON

IN THE FUTURE: THE EUROPEAN

OR THE PGA?

▶ I’ve been competing and developing my game for the last three years on the OneAsia Tour. I would like to go straight back to the US, and play on the PGA Tour when I’m ready. I feel my game matches most of the kinds of courses they play out there. I would not mind playing on the European Tour as it’s a great tour, but if I got the choice I'd definitely choose the PGA Tour.

▶ AS A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER,

WHICH TOURNAMENT/MAJOR,

WOULD GIVE YOU THE MOST JOY

IN WINNING AND WHY?

▶ Definitely the US Open, when I grew up in the US it was the most popular major, there are US Open qualifying events and just about every decent golfer will try and qualify for the event. To win the US Open would be the ultimate achievement. I almost qualified for the Britsh Open this year: they had an international qualifying

event in Bangkok where the top 4 players qualified for the Open Championship. I came fifth out of 90 qualifiers, I was a couple of strokes out.

▶ WHAT DRIVES YOU AS A GOLFER

AND A PERSON?

I just want to get better. The ultimate experience that I could have in life is just to have that one perfect round of golf where I can hit every shot that I want to hit when I am required to hit it. It is possible.

▶ PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS

DEDICATE VAST AMOUNTS OF TIME

TO DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING

THEIR GAME. WHAT DO YOU DO TO

WIND DOWN AND RELAX WHEN

YOU ARE NOT PLAYING GOLF?

▶ I love to watch movies, download new songs from iTunes and spend good quality time with my friends. I like to do a lot of fitness, and other sports like swimming and tennis. I enjoy keeping myself fit.

▶ I NOTICED YOU WERE USING

A LONG PUTTER FOR THIS LAST

EVENT, HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD

THAT IN THE BAG AND IS PUTTING

A PART OF YOUR GAME YOUR

WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE?

▶ It’s a new addition actually, ever since the last tournament I have been putting with it. I seem to see a lot of good successful putters on the pro tours, and I’m yet to see a bad putter who uses a long putter. My putting average is about 31 putts per round and it's not good

enough at this level. When you are playing against the pros winning the OneAsia and Asean tour events, you should be averaging about 28–29 putts per round. I want to shave off about three putts per round so I’m experimenting with a lot of different options right now.

▶ MATT KUCHAR AND BRANDT

SNEDEKER, AS EXAMPLES, HAVE

BEEN WINNING ON THE PGA USING

LIGHTWEIGHT 95G AEROTECH—

MULTI COMPOUND, STEEL AND

FIBRE SHAFTS – HAVE YOU TRIED

THESE? PERHAPS THEY MAY HELP

IN THE HOTTER ASIAN CLIMATE?

▶ I’m not really interested to be honest, not for my Irons. I am more of a traditionalist. I like the feel of the heavy hit at impact, I have tried lighter shafts before but they really don’t feel very good. So I would not consider changing for lighter shafts for my irons at least.

▶ WHAT ITEM(S) OTHER THEN

EQUIPMENT DO YOU ALWAYS

CARRY IN YOUR GOLF BAG?

▶ I always have the iPING cradle for my iPhone to attach to my putter, which has an app, which I use to check and monitor my putting stroke. I’ve been really enjoying that the last few months. I have the Indonesian 1,000 Rupiah coin which fits perfectly into my divot repair tool. I carry this around every where with me, it makes a good ball marker.

©TAUFIK DL

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TIPS & TRICKS

BY TONY BLACKER

A LITTLE BIT OF ADVICE FOR YOU

CHAPTER 3: CURVING THE BALLe will enter into some exciting areas of the game for Chapter 3, as we discuss how to "scramble". The need to scramble may not be a desirable situation, but being able to scramble proves beneficial when your score is posted. Scrambling can simply mean good, straightforward "up and down" short game play, or it can include more creative shots that allow you to save strokes.

Let's focus on the creative shots that golfers frequently need to play, for example: moving the ball around an obstacle towards the target. Knowing the principles behind such a shot and having the ability to perform it provide the player with a very useful skill.W

THE HOOKTHE SLICE

You need a clubface position that is closed to the swing path at impact position. This combination can be accomplished using several different techniques, pending on your style and ability.

1. Sole the club face squarely but assume a closed-face grip position, line both feet and shoulders to the right of the target.

2. Align the body to the right of where the ball should start and close the face so that it is right angles towards where the ball is to finish.

These options are achieving the result by prepositioning, in other words "setting - up the result" before you start your swing. The trick, then, is to trust the geometry and make a normal

You need a clubface position that is open to the swing path at impact position. This combination can be accomplished using several different techniques, depending on your style and ability.

1. Sole the club face squarely but assume an opened face grip position, line both feet and shoulders to the left of the target.

2. Align the body to the left of where the ball should start and open the face so that it is the right angle towards where the ball is to finish.

These options are achieving the result by prepositioning, in other words "setting up the result" before you start your swing. The trick, then, is to trust

THE BASIC TECHNIQUES: ‘SWING PATH’ AND ‘CLUBFACE POSITION’

swing that matches your alignment.

3. Take a normal grip and set-up, but during the forward swing make the path travel on an inside - to - out line while allowing the normal rotation of hands and forearms to close the face. This option is desired by more talented players, is made with motion rather than position. It is done by experience, feel and imagination. My teacher always told me: the ball doesn't care which style or combination of styles you use, just have the confidence to achieve the result.

When playing a hook shoot the golfer needs to release the club head earlier so that the toe of the club head gets in front of the heel of the club head.

the geometry and make a normal swing that matches your alignment.

3. Take a normal grip and set-up, but during the forward swing make the path travel on an outside - to - in line while reducing the normal rotation of hands and forearms to open the face. This option is desired by more talented players, made with motion rather than position. It is done by experience, feel and imagination. This method is all about confidence and the feel for your swing.

When playing a slice shot the golfer needs to hold back the release of the club head, so in turn the heel of the club will be in front of the toe of the club head

Practice with certain clubs to learn the degree of loft for the shot, and distance the shot will travel by using the hook or slice. Sometimes your target will not be on the green, but near the green to save strokes.

- *** -HAPPY GOLFINGTony Blacker Australian PGA Member | Indonesian PGA Member | Head Coach Aserra Golf Academy


MEET THE CADDY

BY SUSI NOCK

THE VENUE for this month’s Meet the Caddy is in South Jakarta, at the prestigious Pondok Indah Golf Course. The golf club's biggest claim to fame being: the host venue for the World Cup of Golf in 1983. We had a very interesting conversation with the super friendly and smiley caddy, Leli Apriani. A 28-year-old adorable young lady from Bogor, she had her first caddy job at Bogor Raya. However a friend of moved to Jakarta, finding work at Pondok Indah golf club and persuaded Leli to follow soon after.

Leli has tried working in sales and marketing, including a stint as a car saleswoman for a year, however she found the job somewhat unsatisfying. She enjoys the nature of her job, being outdoors every day, absorbing plenty of vitamin D from sunlight. Back at the golf course she has the

knowledge of the game having been fully trained in course etiquette. That’s what brought her here at the Pondok Indah Course—a course which prefers caddies with good experience and the opportunity for better earnings. Leli enjoys her work on the golf course. It’s not only about wearing the attractive uniforms and a pretty face, it is also a job where she can meet many different people from different countries all with different personalities.

So far the worst score she has recorded on a single hole is double par and she has not witnessed a hole in one yet, an eagle she has: the golfer holing out from 130 yards on the fairway from a second shot on a par 4. Now the big question, her highest tip: Rp. 1 million. Not bad for four and a half hours work!

Leli also graduated Marketing Management

at The Kesatuan Bogor University. She loves to swim or cycle or hang out with friends when she has the day off, and that is once a week, weekends off is not an option.

It is not uncommon to find golfers taking sneaky looks around to take note of the caddy numbers at the course, occasionally there are also requests to change the caddy depending on whether the golfer finds everything they would need in a caddy or is dissatisfied with the caddy's work ethic or competence. Pondok Indah offers top quality training for their caddies. Leli has no problems offering the right club for the appropriate yardage, or reading the right break on a tricky downhill putt to save par. With her natural charm and pretty looks, having Leli as your caddy would make many a golfer happy!

CADDY PROFILE

Full Name Leli Apriani

Hobbies Cycling, Swimming

Why Pondok Indah Golf Club Recommended by a friend

Working Hours 6 days on, 1 day off

Year Experience as Caddy 6 years


LOCAL GOLF NEWS

BY SIMON REYNOLDS

INDONESIA’S GOLFING COMMUNITY IS SHOCKED BY THE SUDDEN DEATH OF LIDYA IVANA JAYA

L idya Ivana Jaya, Indonesia’s one and only female professional golfer,

sadly passed away on the 17th of June at 07.55 am at Rumah Sakit Husada Utama in Surabaya having lost her battle with pneumonia. She was 29 years of age.

Lidya became unwell herself after taking care of her parents in hospital. In April this year, her parents were victims of a mysterious hit and run accident leaving them both hospitalised and her mother in a serious coma. Shocked by the incident, Lidya spent long periods of time in hospital caring for them after the accident, and it is during this time her own health began to deteriorate.

Lidya will always be remembered for her love and passion of the game, as she had dedicated much time and effort towards teaching at the Yanni Golf Academy in Surabaya. She established herself as a teaching professional in 2010 whilst setting up the Lidya Golf Academy. Ever since, she worked tirelessly hard to promote the game of golf in Indonesia, as well as help to develop and train up-and-coming junior golfers here in Indonesia.

From an early age, Lidya’s natural talent for sports was clearly evident. Before falling in love with golf, she also represented Indonesia in swimming and tennis at junior level. As an amateur she was very successful winning many high profile golf events all over Southeast Asia: 2004 & 2007 Indonesia Ladies Open, 2007 Taiwan Amateur Golf Championship, 2007 Hong Kong Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship. She was also very successful representing Indonesia in golf events in Southeast Asia, winning the ladies golf division at the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand. 2007 was the highlight of her golfing career, alongside winning the amateur events in Taiwan and Hong Kong, she also won: Gross team winner 29th Indonesia Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship and the Srikandi Cup for the Gross winner at the 29th Indonesia Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championship. In 2008 she turned professional.

On the Ladies Asian Golf Tour

since 2009, she competed in 16 events, making the cut in 11 events, and secured a top 10 finish at the 2008 DLF Women’s Indian Open finishing in tied 9th position.

Agnes Retno Adriani Sudjasmin, who was a teammate of Lidya in the Indonesian women’s golf team, witnessed her gold medal at the Sea Games in Thailand in 2007. She believes Lidya will always be remembered for her personality:

“Lidya was a great golfer, very pleasant and heart warming. She always smiled and laughed with a sense of humour amongst her friends. She was a hard worker, very determined and never afraid of anything. She always competed as if she was competing on tour, never backing away and fighting for the best. Her personality always shone through, her beauty was not only on the outside but from the inside.”

She was also a proud ambassador of Nike Golf in Indonesia, and a regular face at driving ranges all over the country, promoting new products and meeting people in the local golf community, enjoying what she loved to do in life, which was playing and teaching up and coming golfers. Pilar Medina Arman, Senior Golf Marketing Manager at MAP, was very proud to work alongside Lidya, and have her on board as a brand ambassador for Nike for six years. Over the years they developed a close relationship:

“Lidya was a very talented golfer with a very good work ethic. She was always honest and a committed person. She always helped the golfing community, especially with her work at her golf academy in Surabaya. She will be remembered most for her love and devotion to her parents and her good and warm heart that always cared for her friends.”

Lidya is survived by her father Ketut Djaya, her mother Lely Yuana and her siblings, Surya Dharma, Budiase and Budiningsih. Her funeral was in Surabaya where she was cremated on the 18th of June, her ashes have been buried in Baturiti, Tabanan in Bali. Thankfully her father has fully recovered and her mother is no longer in a coma with her health improving.

©HASIL (MAP)

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WHILST THE BALLS ARE BEING COLLECTED AT THE DRIVING RANGE

1. The venue for the 2013 US Open Championship (6)

4. One on and two putts on a Par 3 (3)

5. _ _ _ _ Campbell, awesome ball striker sponsored by Cleveland (4)

8. _ _ _ _ Ballesteros, 5 time major winner who was from Spain (4)

9. _ _ _ _ _ _ Fowler, a member of The Golf Boys (6)

10. _ _ _ _ Irwin, 3-time US Open champion and all-time leading winner on the Champions Tour (4)

12. The usual term for a professional association in men’s golf (3)

15. The abbreviation: when the ball is beyond the boundaries of the golf course (2)

16. The route planned by the golfer when putting towards the hole (4)

17. Jim _ _ _ _ _ - A 2-time US Open Champion with an unorthodox swing (5)

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1. The first major on the golfing calendar play at Augusta National (7)

2. Every two years Europe’s leading players compete against America’s leading players (8)

3. _ _ _ _ Price, highly successful golfer during the 90’s from Zimbabwe (4)

6. David _ _ _ _ _ - winner of the 2001 British Open, and one of a few golfers who has shot 59 (5)

7. _ _ _ _ _ Singh, 3-time major winner from Fiji (5)

11. _ _ _ _ _ Els, known for his f luid golf swing, recently won title no.68 (5)

13. A warning to anyone standing or moving in the f light of the golf ball! (4)

14. John _ _ _ _ , 2-time major winner and owner of the “loud mouth” clothing line (4)

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