Golfing ‘Wisdom’ of the Day “It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.” — Hank Aaron, owner of 755 home runs and one amazing golf quote. The day , the play – With Friday being the beginning of Eid public holidays and the long longContinue reading “the day that was 20th April 2023”
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the day that was 6th April, 2023
Golfing ‘Wisdom’ of the Day “Golf is like a love affair. If you don’t take it seriously, it’s no fun; if you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart.” – Arthur Daley. The day , the play – With Friday being a public holiday and the long weekend plans the Jaws Singgasana Charity Scramble was playedContinue reading “the day that was 6th April, 2023”
the day that was 24th March
Golfing ‘Wisdom’ of the Day ‘If you’re caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.’ – Lee Trevino The day , the play – Friday March 24 dawned sunny and windless and basically perfect for golf at Jagorawi. The iconicContinue reading “the day that was 24th March”
The day that was 17th March 2023
Golfing ‘Wisdom’ of the Day “Golf Tips are like Aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive.” – Harvey Penick The day , the play – St. Patrick’s day saw four intrepid Sharks venture down to Permata Sentul hoping for the luck of the IrishContinue reading “The day that was 17th March 2023”
THE SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 01 of 2023
at Cengkareng Golf Club, Friday 3rd February 2022 28 JAWS players assembled as 14: 2-person scramble teams for the First Round of the 2023 SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE at Cengkareng, in support of JAWS ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), a small children’s orphanage in Kemang, South Jakarta, lovingly runContinue reading “THE SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 01 of 2023”
JAWS at Gunung Geulis East Course 13.01.23
8 JAWS Sharks tee’d it up at Gunung Geulis East Course, for the latest Friday morning installment of social and competitive golf, complete with its new Toll road exit, the once arduous trip to and from the course is significantly shorter putting the great mountain golf resort well and truly back on the JAWS weekdayContinue reading “JAWS at Gunung Geulis East Course 13.01.23”
‘THE SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 10 of 2022’
at Cengkareng Golf Club Friday 30th December 2022 68 JAWS players assembled as 34: 2-person scramble teams for the Tenth and Last Round of the 2022 SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE of 2022 at Cengkareng, in support of JAWS ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), a small children’s orphanage in Kemang,Continue reading ” ‘THE SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 10 of 2022’”
THE SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 9 of 2022
Friday 4th November 2022 18 JAWS players assembled as 9: 2-person scramble teams for the Ninth Round of the SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE of 2022 at Cengkareng last Friday for the noon onwards tee off, in support of JAWS ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), a small children’s orphanage inContinue reading ” THE SINGGASANA HOTELS CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 9 of 2022″
Etihad Cup 2022 Round 2 (Foursomes)
Friday 28th October, Noon Tee Off, Cengkareng Golf Club Round 2 of the Etihad Cup 2022 saw Team ROW battling with Team Asia in foursomes format (alternate shot). After the 10-2 drumming in Round 1 by ROW over Asia, Team Asia had a mountain to climb to chase down Team ROW led by Captain WilliContinue reading “Etihad Cup 2022 Round 2 (Foursomes)”
JAWS @ PJ 17.10.22
JAWS at Pangkalan Jati Tuesday 17th October 2022 8 JAWS Sharks tee’d it up at Pangkalan Jati aka ‘PJ’ for the JAWS Tuesday am social golf game. This navy owned military course is known for its wacky layout: and its love and hate relationship amongst the golfers of Jakarta. Play it bold, and be sureContinue reading “JAWS @ PJ 17.10.22”
JAWS BALI INVITATIONAL 2022
Day 1: 14th October at New Kuta Days 2-3: 15-16th October at Bali National 22 JAWS Sharks headed east to Bali, the island of the Gods, for their annual Golfing pilgrimmage to Bali for the second installment of the JAWS Bali Invitational. With heavy rain falling on Java and news on the radio reporting floodingContinue reading “JAWS BALI INVITATIONAL 2022”
THE SINGGASANA CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 8 of 2022
Cengkareng Golf Club Friday 7th October 2022 24 JAWS players assembled as 12: 2-person scramble teams for the Eight Round of the SINGGASANA CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE of 2022 at Cengkareng last Friday for the noon onwards tee off, in support of JAWS ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), a small children’sContinue reading “THE SINGGASANA CHARITY SCRAMBLE – # 8 of 2022“
ETIHAD CUP 2022 – Round 1 – ‘Fourball’
Friday 30th September 2022 at Cengkareng 12pm tee times: Friday saw the launching of the 2022 Etihad Cup between defending Champions Team Asia led by Captain Prasetyo Sutowo and Team Rest of the World Captained by Willi Goldschimdt. The event has been streamlined this year to mimmick the Ryder, Presidents Cup formats with smaller teamsContinue reading “ETIHAD CUP 2022 – Round 1 – ‘Fourball’”
JAWS @ Cengkareng 23.09.22
Friday (noon) 23rd September 2022 15 JAWS Sharks tee’d it up at Cengkareng Golf Club aka ‘Cengkers’ for the JAWS Friday noon social golf game. A warm welcome back to Colin Sifton, Mars De Jesus and female Indo pro player: Dea Mahendra, back from her Ladies Asian Tour adventures at Black Mountain, Thailand. TheContinue reading “JAWS @ Cengkareng 23.09.22”
JAWS Connect Energy Charity Scramble #7: 09.09.22
Cengkareng Golf Club Friday 9th September 2022 20 JAWS players assembled as 11: 2-person scramble teams for the seventh round of the JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE of 2022 at Cengkareng last Friday for the noon onwards tee off, in support of JAWS ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), aContinue reading “JAWS Connect Energy Charity Scramble #7: 09.09.22”
JAWS Connect Energy Charity Scramble #6: 05.08.22
28 JAWS players assembled as 14: 2-person scramble teams for the sixth round of the JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE at Cengkareng in support of JAWS’ ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), a small children’s orphanage in Kemang, South Jakarta, lovingly run by Ingrid Van Der Meek and her teamContinue reading “JAWS Connect Energy Charity Scramble #6: 05.08.22”
JAWS @ Sedayu Indo Golf 02.08.22
19 JAWS Sharks tee’d it up at Sedayu Indo Golf, Jakarta’s and Indonesia’s newest and hottest golfing property, located on Golf Island in PIK. With the strong ocean breeze, tight fairways and slick greens its a challenging layout, but the management have implemented some drastic changes to make the 18 hole experience far more enjoyableContinue reading “JAWS @ Sedayu Indo Golf 02.08.22”
Connect Energy Charity League Round #5: 08.07.22 @ Cengkareng
28JAWS players assembled as 14: 2-player teams for the fifth round of the JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PLAYER SCRAMBLE of 2022 at Cengkareng last Friday for the noon onwards tee off, in support of JAWS ongoing charity: Lestari Sayang Anak (HOME | lestari-sayang-anak (lestarisayanganak.org), a small children’s orphanage in Kemang, South Jakarta, lovingly runContinue reading “Connect Energy Charity League Round #5: 08.07.22 @ Cengkareng”
JAWS @ Jagorawi New Course 28.06.22
10 JAWS Sharks headed up the Jagorawi Toll on a sunny Friday morning, turning off at exit km 24 Karanggan to play Jagorawi Golf & Country Clubs: New Course. Its been sometime since the last game on the NEW COURSE, with many JAWS players preferring the OLD COURSE layout and the New Course also beingContinue reading “JAWS @ Jagorawi New Course 28.06.22”
JAWS @ Rainbow Hills 24.06.22
11 JAWS Sharks headed up to Rainbow Hills on a beautiful Friday morning to play 18 Holes. Rainbow has 27 holes, on this visit the JAWS players played the Forest Course and Stone Hills Course. The weather conditions could not have been better with blue skies and the sun shining bright for the round, andContinue reading “JAWS @ Rainbow Hills 24.06.22”
JAWS @ Cengkareng 21.06.22
11 JAWS Sharks gathered at Cengkareng, on a Tuesday morning for some competitive and fun, social golfing. After a long period of wet weather in Jakarta, the weather was warm and sunny and the course was in great condition despite all the bad weather the previous weeks. The Play: A warm welcome back to MarceloContinue reading “JAWS @ Cengkareng 21.06.22”
JAWS @ Cengkareng 17.06.22
19 JAWS Sharks gathered at Cengkareng, with a big thanks to the JAWS Cengkareng contingent for salvaging the Friday game last minute. The quick re-location of venue from PSP to Cengkareng did not take long to gather popularity and its clear that Cengkareng remains a very popular playground for the JAWS sharks, and a greatContinue reading “JAWS @ Cengkareng 17.06.22”
JAWS at BSD 15.06.22
8 JAWS Sharks gathered at Damai Indah’s BSD, the Jack Nicklaus signature course, in support of their legendary Wednesday Golf promo deal. Having hosted the Asian Development Tour’s: OB Golf Invitational the previous week, the course was in great nick albeit a wee bit damp after all the unusually wet weather conditions we have beenContinue reading “JAWS at BSD 15.06.22”
CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE SCRAMBLE RD#3 @ CENGKARENG 10.06.22
24 JAWS Sharks making up 12 2-player scramble teams amongst 6 flights, tee’d it up Friday noon for Round 3 of the JAWS Connect Energy Charity League Scramble supporting our chosen charity: Yayasan Lestari Sayang Anak. The perfect way to kick start a weekend! Supported by our drinks sponsor San Miguel Indonesia. The Play: 12Continue reading “CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE SCRAMBLE RD#3 @ CENGKARENG 10.06.22”
Jaws at Modern 31.05.22
Tuesday 31st May 2022 10 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at the Peter Thomson designed layout Modern G&CC on a Tuesday morning. Modern is an ideal Tuesday morning location for midweek social golfing, well located, good price and a course which is equally challenging and enjoyable to play. The course was not so busy so allContinue reading “Jaws at Modern 31.05.22”
JAWS @ Gunung Geulis 26.05.22
8 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at Gunung Geulis East Course on a bright and sunny Friday morning. With the new toll exit at Bogor Selatan which has direct access to Gunung Geulis, the journey to and from the course has been reduced by 15-20 minutes each way. As always the course was in great conditionContinue reading “JAWS @ Gunung Geulis 26.05.22”
BSD 11.05.22
Wednesday 11th May 2022 12 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at the majestic Jack Nicklaus championship layout: ’BSD’ on a Wednesday morning. Our JAWS golfers continue to enjoy the fantastic Wednesday promo offered by the course and it’s a real treat to play such a fantastic course for a reasonable rate, long may it continue. TheContinue reading “BSD 11.05.22”
36 Holes Fun Golf Event @ Modern: 06.05.22
In collaboration and supported by di3.ai Friday 6th May 2022 27 JAWS Sharks were bright and early for the morning session (first 18 holes) at 7am for the regular JAWS Best Nett game. With the long idul fitri holidays drawing to a close there was a large queue of golfers waiting to tee off fromContinue reading “36 Holes Fun Golf Event @ Modern: 06.05.22”
JAWS @ Gading Raya 29.04.22
10 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at Gading Raya on a sunny Friday noon tee time, on the first day of the Lebaran ‘Cuti Bersama’ Holiday period. Our concerns were for a packed and slow round but our patience and optimism was rewarded with a Gading Course in mint condition and 18 holes in 4hrs 30Continue reading “JAWS @ Gading Raya 29.04.22”
JAWS @ Sedayu Indo Golf 26.04.22
Tuesday 26th April 2022 12 JAWS Sharks headed to Jakarta’s newest and hottest Golfing Property: Sedayu Indo Golf, located on the coast at PIK, overlooking the ocean at Jakarta Bay, designed by the Jack Nicklaus Design Group. With its pristine fairways and greens, vast array of bunkers of all shapes and sizes, filled with fluffyContinue reading “JAWS @ Sedayu Indo Golf 26.04.22”
JAWS @ Rancamaya 22/04/22
24 JAWS Sharks headed up the length of the Jagorawi Toll Road arriving at Rancamaya Golf and Country Club for the Friday noon JAWS game, enjoying the reduced volume of traffic travelling up, during Ramadhan month. The game was Round 1 of a 3 day Rancamaya Golfing Weekender bringing together all three of Jakarta’s popularContinue reading “JAWS @ Rancamaya 22/04/22”
JAWS @ Bogor Raya 19.04.22
Tuesday 19th April 2022 10 JAWS Sharks whizzed up the Jagorawi Toll for a game at Bogor Raya on this Tuesday morning. With its well manicured landscaping, fairways and greens, spectacular clubhouse facilities and design the course is growing towards becoming one of the JAWS favoured midweek golfing landscapes, ticking all the right boxes forContinue reading “JAWS @ Bogor Raya 19.04.22”
JAWS @ Cengkareng 14.04.22
19 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at Cengkareng on the day before Good Friday at noon to enjoy an afternoon of great golfing conditions for this JAWS social Golf gathering. The hot weather worked up a thirst for many of the players and signature ‘Frozen Margaritas’ at Mulligan’s Bar were well appreciated by the gang ledContinue reading “JAWS @ Cengkareng 14.04.22”
JAWS @ Modern GCC 12.04.22
Tuesday 12th April 2022 12 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at the Peter Thomson designed Modern GCC in West Jakarta on a warm and barmy Tuesday morning. With Ramadhan 10 days in, the players enjoyed a somewhat quiet course with the majority of local/muslim golfers taking a break from Golf or preferring to tee off atContinue reading “JAWS @ Modern GCC 12.04.22”
JAWS @ Riverside 08.04.22
Friday 8th April 2022 15 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at the Greg Norman (the ‘OG’ Great White Shark) designed Riverside Golf Club on this Friday noon tee time. With the greens running slicker than usual, this tight jungle layout proved challenging on the day with Nett 74 proving to be the lowest nett score. TheContinue reading “JAWS @ Riverside 08.04.22”
JAWS @Cengkareng
Tuesday 5th April 2022 30 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at Cengkareng on a sunny Tuesday morning making the most of the early morning sunshine to grab some midweek Vitamin D and with many JAWS players taking the opportunity to compete in their MP group matches. The Play: ‘Low Gross Winner’ – JAWS interleague Captain putContinue reading “JAWS @Cengkareng”
JAWS CONNECT ENERGY 2-PLAYER SCRAMBLE RD#2
Friday 1st April 2022 10 JAWS players teamed up forming 5 x 2-player scramble teams and tee’d it up at the Old Course Jagorawi for Round #2 of the 2022 JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE. The Play: Jagorawi Old Course provided the perfect backdrop for a Friday afternoon scramble which enjoyed by all JAWSContinue reading “JAWS CONNECT ENERGY 2-PLAYER SCRAMBLE RD#2”
JAWS at Sedayu Indo Golf
Tuesday 29th March 2022 9 JAWS Sharks tee’d off at Jakarta’s hot new golfing property that everyone is talking about Sedayu Indo Golf, on the North Coast of Jakarta overlooking Jakarta Bay. As close as any Jakartaan’s will get to playing ‘Links’ style golf in Jakarta with several hole running parallel with the ocean andContinue reading “JAWS at Sedayu Indo Golf”
JAWS at Cengks 22nd March ’22
“Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive.“ – Harvey Penick 20 JAWS players headed to JAWS home base and match play battle ground for the Tuesday am morning game, with the early bird flights teeing off just after 630amContinue reading “JAWS at Cengks 22nd March ’22”
JAWS at Bogor Raya
Friday 18th March 2022 “Golf is about how well you accept, respond to, and score with your misses much more so than it is a game of your perfect shots.“ – Bob Rotella 11 JAWS players headed down the Jagorawi Toll road turning off at the ‘Bogor Botanical Gardens’ exit and towards the well manicuredContinue reading “JAWS at Bogor Raya“
JAWS at BSD
Wednesday 16th March 2022 “As you walk down the fairway of life, don’t forget to stop and smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” – Ben Hogan 16 JAWS players teed it up on a midweek Wednesday 7/8am to enjoy Damai Indah BSD’s Wednesday promo rate! The Jack Nicklaus as alwaysContinue reading “JAWS at BSD“
JAWS at Kedaton
Friday 11th March 2022 “Go play golf. Go to the golf course. Hit the ball. Find the ball. Repeat until the ball is in the hole. Have fun. The end.” – Chuck Hogan 36 JAWS players teed it up Friday for a 11am to noon tee time at Kedaton Golf way out west on theContinue reading “JAWS at Kedaton“
JAWS at Cengkareng
Friday 4th March 2022 “Golf is a puzzle, without an answer.” – Gary Player 16 JAWS players teed it up Friday for a noon tee time at the JAWS weekday Old faithful course: Cengkareng Golf Club, home of some of Jakarta’s best greens and a golf course always in great condition, chirpy caddies a greatContinue reading “JAWS at Cengkareng“
JAWS at BSD
Wednesday 2nd March 2022 “Sometimes we get so afraid of hitting bad shots (making bad pitches), that we don’t let ourselves to hit (pitch) good ones.” – Butch Harman 18 JAWS players headed West to Serpong and Damai Indah’s majestic Golden Bear Championship layout: BSD (Bumi Serpong Damai), making the most of Damai Indah’s attractiveContinue reading “JAWS at BSD“
The inaugural “JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE 2-person scramble 2022”
at Cengkareng Friday 25th February 2022 “If it goes right, it’s a slice. If it goes left, it’s a hook. If it goes straight, it’s a miracle.” – unknown 24 JAWS players assembled as 12: 2-person scramble teams for the inaugural JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE 2-PERSON SCRAMBLE at Cengkareng last Friday for a noonContinue reading “The inaugural “JAWS CONNECT ENERGY CHARITY LEAGUE 2-person scramble 2022””
Jakarta Interleague Matchplay 2022
Round 1 at Riverside, Sunday 20th February 2022 Congratulations to the JAWS Interleague Team who scored 7 points (out of 10) in Round 1 of the 2022 as they beat the DOGS scoring 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss to get their 2022 interleague season off to a positive start! Captain Simon (All Square)Continue reading “Jakarta Interleague Matchplay 2022“
JAWS at Bogor Raya
Friday 18th February 2022 “Sometimes we get so afraid of hitting bad shots (making bad pitches), that we don’t let ourselves to hit (pitch) good ones.” – Butch Harman 28 JAWS players headed South right the way down the JOR Toll Road turning off at the Kebun Raya Bogor Toll Exit for the well manicuredContinue reading “JAWS at Bogor Raya “
JAWS at Cengkareng
Tuesday 15th February 2022 “No matter how poorly you play, there is always someone you can beat. No matter how well play, there is always someone that can beat you.” – Harvey Penick 12 JAWS players headed to Soekarno-Hatta Airport and Cengkareng Golf Club on a Hot, Dry and Tropical Tuesday morning for their JAWSContinue reading “JAWS at Cengkareng“
JAWS at Rainbow Hills
Friday 11th February 2022 “I always felt a man’s grip on his club is just like a man’s grip on his world.”The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) – Bagger Vance (Will Smith) 7 JAWS players headed down South out of Jakarta, down the Jagorawi Toll, heading for Sentul – Bogor then up towards the spectacularContinue reading “JAWS at Rainbow Hills“
JAWS 36-Hole Event at Parahyangan Golf Bandung, Imlek 2022
Round 1: Monday 31st January 12pm Round 2: Tuesday 1st February 8am “Golf rewards us when we bring them all together, our bodies and our minds, our feelin’s and our fantasies — rewards us when we do and treats us badly when we don’t.” – Shivas Irons, ‘Golf in the Kingdom’, by Michael Murphy 36Continue reading “JAWS 36-Hole Event at Parahyangan Golf Bandung, Imlek 2022“
Jakarta's Weekday Golf Society 