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CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS' PROFILE

W W W. G O F L I N D O N E S I A . B IZ

Editor Simon Reynolds simon@golfindonesia.biz Management Edo Frese edo@golfindonesia.biz Group Editor in Chief

WILLIAM ASHBEE A 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.

Angela Richardson angela@golfindonesia.biz Editorial Assistant Gabriella Panjaitan gabriella@golfindonesia.biz Distribution Dian Mardianingsih dian@golfindonesia.biz Graphics Frederick Ng fred@golfindonesia.biz Finance & Admin Pertiwi Gianto Putri tiwi@golfindonesia.biz Lini Verawaty lini@golfindonesia.biz Contributors John Russell Adam Taylor Dan Richards Chip Salim William Ashbee Antony Sutton

JOHN RUSSELL Once a zero handicapper, John Russell is a business strategist with a deep understanding of golf.

Previously advisor to KADIN Indonesia, HIPMI, and an executive in Bechtel Corporation, John has always used golf as a tool for business. In 1999 John entered the golf world full time, becoming Indonesia’s pre-eminent golf personality with golf schools, television appearances, articles in golf media, and now weekly articles in Jakarta Globe.

Understanding how golf can be applied for better business, John became a pioneer of corporate golf in Asia. His innovations are now common practice. John can be contacted at john@ johnrussellgolf.com

ANTONY SUTTON I am a freelance writer who has been hanging round South East Asia for about 20 years. Unfortunately, I haven’t picked up a club in anger since my days in Bangladesh on the Kurmitola course where I benefited greatly from the words and wisdom of Nelson, the one armed caddy.

Today, I keep threatening to head to the local driving range to shake off the cobwebs but haven’t yet made good with that promise.

Instead I content myself with a few quiet, cold beers once in a while and helping my son become a good Arsenal fan!

DAN RICHARDS With an unshakable fade and a 12 handicap, Dan is a marketing professional who originates from Honolulu, Hawaii. When it was confirmed that Dan would be moving to Jakarta the first bag that he packed was his golf bag. As an expat, Dan ‘s goal is to play every course within driving distance of Jakarta.

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ADAM TAYLOR Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Adam graduated from the Australian PGA as a full member professional with a Diploma in Golf Instruction in 2005. Having been based at Royale Jakarta Golf Club for the past two years, Adam has devoted his passion and knowledge of the game to improving players of all levels and ages.

His instructional techniques have featured in several television golf programs and golf magazines. He looks forward to improving your game through Golf Indonesia Magazine and at Ancora Golf Institute, Royale Jakarta.

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FEATURED COURSE REVIEW Jagorawi New Course and Z-Nine

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GOLF FEATURES Artists of the Landscape

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GOLF LOCAL NEWS Lidya Ivana Memorial: Swing for a Tribute and Charity

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STAY AND PLAY Golfing in Dreamland

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9 HOLES WITH… Rory Young

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TIPS Greenside Bunkers: The Foundation of Good Golf

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MEET THE CADDY Deris Ariyanti: Youthful Deris

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CORPORATE GOLF NEWS CIMB Golf Club

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Quiz, Golf Agenda and Classifieds

CHIP SALIM I never liked the game of golf at first. I thought it was just a sport for old people. Until one day at a driving range over a decade ago, I tried hitting my friend's Taylor Made R3 and that changed the way I see the sport completely. Tiger Woods was the hot topic on the PGA tour back then, as he still is today. My golfing friends and I always talk about his swing, his scores, and everything Tiger!

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second shot from the fairway into the lake on a par 5, steaming from the ears? Or do you take a deep breath, bite the bullet, compose yourself and get up and down from 120 yards and safe your par, because I must be honest, not many pars will feel as satisfying as that. Would you like to do business with the guy who focuses on his targets, steadily goes about his round shot by shot, and bounces back from trouble; always moving forward one shot at a time?

I guess you would.

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have always been curious to why so much business gets done on the golf course. Now it begins to make sense; 18 holes of golf can take anywhere from 4-5 and a half hours in Indonesia and I guess when you are playing in one flight, that is a considerable amount of time to spend with someone you may or may not know. Observing your playing partners for the round will give you a look into their mind. Would you like to do business for the next few years with a guy who threw his sand wedge into the lake on the 18th hole?

Golf will throw all kinds of obstacles at us for the sake of getting our white dimpled ball into a small hole, and I think it is how we react to these

challenges and how gracefully we suffer together over the course of the round, determines whether we weep or rejoice, frown or smile after the round.

One could say there is a fair degree of luck involved in a round of golf, for example, your errand drive is flying towards a tree and ricochets into the trunk and ends up out of bounds. That very same shot may have rebounded back into the fairway, such is life.

Do you swing in anger or do you swing in peace, I am convinced a swing fuelled with rage may travel far but I doubt it will travel very straight.

How we deal with these trials and tribulations is a beautiful reflection of how we deal with life. Do you vent and rage after hitting your

A round of golf will present you with many challenges; for example greenside bunker shots strike fear into the souls of many weekend golfers, when in theory, with the right technique and a bit of practice it is somewhat of a simple shot. It is the foundation of a good swing and a great reflection of how good your game is. Gary Player, the great South African legend is an inspiration and encourages us to enjoy the challenges of a bunker shot from the fairway, or a chip from the rough, its fun after all; a round of golf tee to fairway, fairway to green, all day long would be a little boring, right, and highly unrealistic.

It is how we deal with these problems that builds our character on and off the course.

Let me leave you with some wise words from Mr. Gary Player: “The more I practice, the luckier I get.”

Happy Golfing!

- Simon Reynolds

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FEATURED COURSE REVIEW

BY DAN RICHARDS

Jagorawi New Course and Z-Nine

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oasting 45 holes of championship caliber golf, the Jagorawi Golf & Country Club (JGCC) has a long history of innovation and tradition. Located 38km south of the SCBD off of the Jagorawi toll road, JGCC has carved itself out a perfect escape in the lush jungles of the Cikeas River Valley for golf enthusiasts.

COURSE INFORMATION

VISITORS Jagorawi Golf & Country Club is a private membership golf course. Non-members can play at Jagorawi either with a Jagorawi Golf Member or using an introduction letter (signed by a sponsoring Member) if not accompanied by a member.

SOCIETIES Societies welcome. Contact clubhouse for arrangements.

GREENS FEES* Weekdays: Rp.475,000 Saturday/ Sunday (am): Rp.1,200,000 Saturday / Sunday (pm): Rp.1,100,00 Golf Cart Fee: Rp.210,000 (weekdays), Rp.230,000 (weekends) Caddy Fee: Rp.85,000 Choice of Male and Female Caddies on New Course or Z-Nine with Golf Carts.

Female Caddies (weekdays) available with prior booking.

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Driving Range (100 balls): Rp.55,000 *Requires JGCC Member sponsorship FACILITIES Pro-shop, Driving Range, Putting Green, Chipping Area, AA Rated New Zealand PGA Golf Professional – Derick Cribb, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Massage, Swimming Pool, Tennis Court LOCATION Jalan Raya Karanggan (Jagorawi Toll Road) Cibinong - Bogor, West Java, Indonesia (38km from SCBD) CONTACT (021) 875-3810 COURSE Old Course: 18 holes, 6,023m, Par 72 New Course: 18 holes, 6,322m, Par 72 Z-Nine: 9 holes, 2,965m, Par 36

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Selection of golf at JGCC is some of the best in Indonesia. The Old Course, Indonesia’s first ‘new-era’ course is mature, challenging and requires accuracy over distance.

The New Course, created to provide members with a greater variety of golf is long and features one of the best three hole stretches of golf in the area with its version of the ‘Amen Corner’. Last but not least is the equally challenging Z-Nine, a 9-hole course that requires players to use every shot in their bag as they meander over the Cikeas River eight times.

With so many holes of golf to enjoy at JGCC but only a limited amount of space to write we spun a tee to help us decide which courses would be featured in October’s course review. The results were in; we would be playing the New Course and the Z-Nine.

The New Course Standing on the No. 1 tee box of the New Course I quickly realize that this is how golf in Indonesia should really be played. With a sense of tunnel vision I looked down the fairway and picked my shots as the ball-hungry jungle

that surrounds each hole acts as a barrier to any distractions that one might encounter on the course. As we walk to our second shot it is beautifully tranquil as the only sounds are the birds and free flowing river that call the New Course home. The only thing that matters right now is golf.

With four tee boxes to play from the New Course is a rewarding challenge for any golfer. A well placed tee-shot into the fairways reward long-hitters with extra roll and a great lie for their second shot. For those players who often find themselves scrambling the rough is favorable for a recovery shot but the jungle is far from kind with the rare exception of a members bounce out.

What makes the New Course so memorable is that Thomson and Wolveridge designed it with the environment in mind. With long carriers, tight lies and well positioned greens any weakness in your game is quickly exposed.

Amen Corner The highlight of the round came at the New Course’s versions of ‘Amen Corner', defined as holes 11, 12 and 13, which require pinpoint accuracy and guts. Starting with the par 3 #11 players must carry the river’s length onto a poststamp sized green. After escaping the Par 3 players are faced with a narrow uphill Par 4 and the #1 handicap hole that has OB left and hazard right, a safe shot with a wood or driving iron is the only option here. To close out the Amen Corner, #13 is a long dogleg

right Par 4 that requires two over river carriers and the proper club selection as the jungle claims any shot left or too long.

Course Conditions No excuse for a high score, the conditions of the New Course are exceptional for those that manage to keep their ball in play.

Throughout the round we saw teams of greens keepers attending to the grounds with great attention. The cut between the short and long grass was distinct while the rough was playable. One distinct featured that we observed were that bunkers placed at the end of a long shot had wood planks along the top as if to provide a favorable bounce out in lieu of a buried ball. Rewarding golfers for a well-placed approach shot, the greens on the New Course are spotless, roll true to the break and are a manageable 9 on the stimpmeter.

Clubhouse Facilities Just like the courses, the clubhouse architecture plays nicely into its environment.

Whether going out or coming in, the clubhouse peaks nicely through the trees but does not take away from the hole being played. The locker room facilities are on par with courses in Jakarta but offer nothing spectacular.

Meanwhile the clubhouse restaurant offers a variety of finger licking food ranging from Indonesia to Japanese to Korean, which are all complimented nicely by a refreshing beverage from the fully stocked bar. To round out the clubhouse experience JGCC

has a pool and tennis court for members and their family to enjoy but we recommend sticking to the links.

Practice Facilities Just like the courses at JGCC, the practice facilities are top notch.

Just a few steps away from the clubhouse, the practice green is well maintained and spacious enough to accommodate several groups of players. True to the greens found on the course, the putting surface has a selection of holes to choose from that vary in break, distance and slope. Like any wise golfer, you’ll be thankful for the pre-round putts you made here when trying to convert a GIR to birdie, or par save. In addition to being able to putt this practice green doubles up as an area to refine the chipping or bunker game as well.

Just beyond the practice green players can find JGCC’s driving range and world class teaching facility, the CIMBA Preferred Golf Academy (CPGA). With inspirational quotes from golf legends throughout the facility this sheltered range makes for a great place to take your game to the next level. For those looking for some one-on-one coaching, the CPGA teaching area is isolated from the rest of the driving range so that lessons

can be provided in a distractionfree environment while utilizing the latest technologies in golf training. Committed to the development of youth players in Indonesia, the CPGA sponsors and trains a team of 11-17 year olds on every aspect of the game ranging from swing analysis, mental focus and nutrition.

Caddies Seasoned experts of the course, the male caddies at JGCC promptly knew the correct yardages from every lie imaginable and had the vision to read any break on the undulating greens. After just a few holes the caddies quickly picked up our club preferences and playing styles.

With a firm understanding of the game and deep knowledge of the course the caddies we played with were a great resource to help keep our scores respectably and our mind focused on the golf.

Ambience Isolated from the rest of the world, each hole on the New Course uniquely preserves the natural beauty of the environment around it. A standing policy is that on the weekends tee-times are offered on a first come, first serve basis and that all members are created equal without any preferential treatment given.

With its commitment to the development of youth golf in Indonesia, JGCC is the model establishment for teaching and preserving the traditional merits of the game of golf.

Z-Nine Coming off a golfer’s high after a

solid back 9 on the New Course we wanted to keeping playing, luckily for us JGCC has the Z-Nine. Appropriately named after JGCC’s owner and Z-Nine designer, Mr. Zakir, the course incorporates several blind shots, long carriers and a great 206 meter Par 3 finishing hole that

requires players to carry the Cikeas River to a green 15 metres below. Much like the New Course the Z-Nine incorporates its natural environment quite well and is an excellent compliment to a full round of both the Old Course and New Course.

COURSE RATING

ACCESSIBILITY COURSE FACILITIES CADDIES AMBIENCE

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GOLF FEATURES

BY JOHN RUSSELL

Appropriately, the embryo of Golf Course Architecture started to form at the home of golf, St. Andrews. A native of St. Andrews, Old Tom Morris started his career as an apprentice making feathery golf balls, and given that golf was a small and rarefied activity practiced by amateur enthusiasts, he inevitably took on a range of responsibilities as an employee.

Morris became one of the early golf professionals and by 1851 a green keeper who also laid out and built new golf courses.

Artists of the Landscape

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ake a selection of artists and give each a canvas, brushes, paints and palette, and the same subject to paint. Unquestionably you will receive very different pieces of art in the finished works. Interpretation, style, and rendering sets each artist apart.

When the canvas becomes 85 hectares of land, the subject is a par 72 eighteen hole golf course, the palette contains a rich array of flora, soil types, sand, rocks and water, and the brushes are bulldozers, excavators, shapers and shovels; our artists are

golf course designers. And like famous painters, great golf course architects are known for their unique style and are highly sought after. Just as art progressed through distinctive periods, so did golf course design, with notable characters putting a stamp on their era.

In the early days of golf in Scotland, professional golf course designers did not exist. Golf courses occupied those sandy seaside dunes where land could be put to little use, save grazing sheep in its protected hollows.

These relatively greener strips became the defining paths for each hole—the fairways. Breaks in the adjoining rough vegetation by wind and erosion exposed patches of sand, the forerunners of what we now call sand bunkers. The layout of these early courses was simply one large loop, with holes progressing away or outward from the starting point from and turning back mid-course to finish near the starting point. There were no consistent standards, with the number of holes varying with each course.

Overcoming centuries of inertia, Morris introduced top dressing of greens with sand which promoted healthy growth, introduced push mowers to cut them for a finer putting surface, widened fairways for faster and more enjoyable play, enlarged greens, and created separate tee boxes on each hole.

Instead of accepting naturally occurring wild patches as hazards to be suffered without question, Morris treated them as an integral part of the game, clearly defining them and maintaining their ongoing condition. Morris also promoted the more convenient concept of two separate loops comprising nine holes each running out from and back to the clubhouse, instead of one big single loop of eighteen holes. Looking back, Morris was clearly the father of modern green keeping and golf course design.

The next significant personality was Charles Blair Macdonald, who ushered in what has been called the golden years of golf course development. Macdonald grew up in Chicago and was sent to study at St Andrews University in 1872 by his Scottish-born father. It was there that he discovered golf and was tutored by Old Tom Morris, becoming an enthusiastic and proficient golfer. Some years after he returned to America his interest in golf reignited and, with a group of local Chicago businessmen, completed in 1893 a basic but full 18 hole course in 1893, the first in America.

Old Tom Morris The Old Tom Morris Golf Course, Askernish Golf Cub, Outer Hebrides (photo credit Paul Marshall) Muirfield Golf Course and clubhouse (photo credit Alistair Brown)

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After moving to New York, Macdonald decided to create a memorable course where every hole replicated strategic challenges from courses he had played in Scotland and Great Britain. Until then, all courses in America were made up of mundane straight-away holes that did not test a golfer’s thinking. Organising a group of 67 investors with the promise that their new course would be the greatest outside the British Isles, Macdonald completed The National Golf Links of America in 1909 to great acclaim. True to his promise, every hole either replicated a famous British hole or at least a significant feature of one (something he was to repeat with future designs). For example, the 8th hole named "Bottle” is a par four that resembles the 12th hole at Sunningdale Golf Club. A timeless classic, the course was still rated the 10th best in America

by Golf Digest in 2013. Not only did he coin the expression “Golf Course Architect”, Macdonald introduced to golf the notion of creating a spectacular golf course driven by the egos and ambitions of wealthy businessmen—a noticeable feature of golf course development 80 years later.

The golden years of golf architecture lasted until the Wall Street collapse in 1929, but in this period the number of courses in America alone shot up more than threefold to nearly 7,000.

Wonderfully talented designers created masterpieces, albeit they were given prime sites to work with. The most notable was Dr. Alister McKenzie who brought with him his wartime training in earthworks camouflage and a philosophy that the golf course should merge with the beauty of its natural surroundings. At that time, working in with the natural landscape was a pragmatic approach, as the main means of moving earth was still powered by horses. With an eye for spectacular sites and a strategic design approach featuring longangled and undulating greens, large free form bunkers and selective contouring, McKenzie created legendary courses such as Augusta National, Cyprus Point, and Royal Melbourne in Australia.

The Great Depression and WWII created a void in golf courses development. It would be almost 20 years before the dawning of the modern area of golf course architecture.

GOLF LOCAL NEWS

BY WILLIAM ASHBEE

LIDYA IVANA MEMORIAL

Swing for a Tribute and Charity

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unday, 15th September brought a day of reflection and celebration at Senayan National Golf club. To celebrate and commemorate the life of former Indonesian female professional golfer, Lidya Ivana, current professional golfers from the Ladies Asian Golf Tour battled over a game of ‘skins’.

Accompanying them was local star and former Miss Indonesia, amateur Inesh Putri. Whilst the other amateurs only managed ‘banana skins’ around the pristine parkland course in the heart of Jakarta, the pros were the real attraction, trading blows at the same time as raising funds for various charities in the name of Lidya, who tragically died from acute pneumonia in June 2013.

The real purpose of the event was to help continue the legacy of the Lidya Ivana Memorial with each of the four golfers playing for the different foundations. Tang Thi Nung of Vietnam striving for the Ebenhezer Foundation , Nontaya Srisawang of Thailand representing the Elang Muda Indonesia Foundation , Chihiro Ikeda of the Philippines fighting for the Lidya Ivana Golf Academy and Miss Inesh Putri for the Shahbat Anak Foundation.

Top billing and the most skins went to the Filipino-Japanese Ikeda who was in fine fettle all day at the tight and short par 69 course, taking more than half of the holes. She capped it by winning the final hole, worth 12 million rupiah alone for the Lidya Ivana Golf Academy.

The tournament, witnessed by Lidya Ivana’s parents, amassed a total of 150 million rupiah, which will go to the four foundations that Lidya Ivana supported. Of this, 20 million was from the memorabilia auction, which included generous donations of Nike Golf memorabilia signed by Michelle Wie and Suzann Pettersen.

The day could not have passed without some quiet reflection of a true Indonesian golfing hero.

'THE TOURNAMENT, WITNESSED

BY LIDYA IVANA’S PARENTS, AMASSED A TOTAL OF 150 MILLION RUPIAH, WHICH WILL GO TO THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS THAT LIDYA IVANA SUPPORTED.'

“LAGT is no longer the same without Lidya,” said Ikeda. “She was very helpful and sometimes did the little things like buying me food or drink. She was that sweet.”

Thang Thi Nung, a close friend, remembered Lidya’s jokes and interaction with all the other members of the Tour.

"My game today is dedicated to her and my presence here is to show my love for her... We will always remember her, we will definitely miss her,” remembered Srisawang.

Inesh, a current Indonesian amateur player, said she would work harder to continue the legacy left by Lidya. "Maybe I should be thinking about becoming a professional faster to carry the name of Indonesia in international golf.”

The tournament, other than very generously hosted by Senayan National GC, was helped in no small amount by a group of prestigious sponsors, including Garuda Airlines, Nike Golf, Golf House, The Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta, The Sultan Hotel and Residence Jakarta, Philippine Airlines, Workshop 27, Bormindo and Harris Hotels.

Organisers of this tournament and other golf clubs in Indonesia are already thinking of making this an annual event under the LAGT banner. Long live the Lidya Ivana Memorial Tournament, golfers in Indonesia can look forward to a yearly event in memory of our special Indonesian female golf professional who gave so much of her time and energy toward helping the sport develop here in Indonesia. Rest in peace Lidya we will never forget what you have done for the game.

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STAY AND PLAY

BY SIMON REYNOLDS

Golfing in Dreamland COURSE INFORMATION

NEW KUTA GOLF VISITORS Welcome on all days, including weekends, telephone or e-mail at least 24 hours in advance to confirm tee time: +62 361 8481 333 / reservation@newkutagolf.com SOCIETIES All societies welcome, please apply in writing or inform by telephone.

GREEN FEES Domestic & KIMs Holder Visitor: Rp.1.200.000 Foreigner Visitor (Non KIMs Holder): US $170 Sunset Golf: (Starts after 3pm) Domestic & Kitas: Rp.450,000, Non-Kitas: Rp.88,000 Full Rental Equipment available: Clubs Regular, Clubs Premium and Shoes contact for details.

FACILITIES The Link Restaurant, Function Room, Club House, 250m Driving Range, On-Course Shelter Hole 6 & 15, Locker Room, Golf Carts, Caddies, Rental Items (LH & RH), Spa, Pro Shop, Qualified PGA Professional Rory Young—Bali Golf Academy, Wedding Location (located on Hole #15) overview of sunset and Dreamland and Balangan Beaches.

MEMBERSHIP Golflink Resort Membership is a lifetime and transferable golf membership at New Kuta Golf with International and national reciprocal and affliation benefits.

LOCATION Kawasan Pecatu Indah Resort, Jl. Raya Uluwatu Pecatu, Jimbaran, Kuta Selatan, Badung 80361 Bali, Indonesia.

COURSE 18 Holes, Par 72 Black—6,832m Gold—6,378m

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Blue—6,000m White—5,600m Red—5,165m

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ecatu is a remote area located on the Western side of Bali’s southern peninsula. For decades it has been frequented by the die-hard surf community who are attracted by its isolated whitesand beaches and great surfing conditions. Unlike Nusa Dua, which is mainly flat and plain terrain, Pecatu is hilly, dominated by limestone cliffs, isolating small, beautiful and tranquil beach coves. Dreamland has always been a famous spot amongst the Australian surfers, and is accessed by a small hike down a small path down to the beach towards a white-sand bay and a famous, almost perfect, beach break.

In 2007 Golf arrived to this beautiful part of Bali, and with the help of some local funding by a big private investor, the New Kuta Golf resort was born, and visitors had another reason to visit this secluded part of Bali so different to the stale and sterile traffic congested Nusa Dua. The area has experienced somewhat of a renaissance since 2007, and the small warung, which used to cater for the surfers have been upgraded to nicer shops catering for all kinds of needs. In years gone by surfers would sip on a bottle of Bintang, now it is possible to enjoy

the sunset with a fresh mojito.

It’s a beautiful area of Bali to come and enjoy the sunset, and with a round of golf, this could well be the ultimate way to celebrate the day's end here in magical Bali.

New Kuta is now established as a top spot in Bali to enjoy a round of golf, and has been recently voted in the Top 3 courses in Indonesia by the Asia Pacific Golf Committee. Pecatu is far more private and secluded than the government run Nusa Dua region, and for those who like surfing, golf or both you may just have found your paradise.

New Kuta Golf has well and truly cemented Bali on Indonesia’s golfing map, and with Tiger Airways offering cheap flights for less than US $100 return from Jakarta, Pecatu is a must visit area to escape the hustle and bustle of our manic 21st century life.

The Links Experience in Bali New Kuta is the first links style layout in Indonesia. It was designed by the Golfplan group comprising of the designers Fream, Dale and Ramsey. The course is located on the limestone cliffs of Pecatu

overlooking the bright blue Indian Ocean and is very different to the flat in-land target style golf courses through-out Indonesia. This Championship course is suitably challenging, and alongside the strong wind conditions top golfers can play the course at over 6,800m from the back tees, making this courses layout as one of the longest in Indonesia. The combination of length, wind and unique links style conditions may help to explain why the course record to date remains a humble 66, which was crafted by Fillipino Juvic Pangunsan in the 2009 Indonesian Open.

The Championship course offers the golfer five different playing options and as I am new to links golf, my playing companion for the first nine, operational manager Bapak Ahmad, decided to play off the blues. Pak Ahmad has worked as superintendant at several highprofile clubs all over Indonesia for many years and what we have at New Kuta is a scenic golfing landscape which would appear more at home on the windy banks of the coastal areas of the British isles. This is the charm of New Kuta, many of Indonesia’s inland courses are carved out of dense natural foliage with large trees lining the fairways, or they are newly developed parkland courses

COURSE RATING

ACCESSIBILITY COURSE FACILITIES CADDIES AMBIENCE

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around a Scottish links course.

The signature hole on the front nine for me is the Par 5 #9 hole. It is a crooked longish Par reachable in two for the long hitters to an elevated long green in front of the clubhouse. After a solid drive and a bold 17 degree hybrid, I found myself just shy of the ninth green, and I played my 7-iron bump and run to rest just short for a links inspired birdie. After a refreshing front nine, I couldn’t wait to see my ball fly towards the Indian Ocean on the back nine which plays more like an authentic links course with two holes directly adjacent the limestone cliffs, gusty winds and the Indian ocean.

which have had vast numbers of trees planted to line the fairway to create the traditional British parkland golf course like at Jakarta Golf Club.

Whereas trees are sparse at New Kuta, and several iconic lonesome trees are found in strategic positions on holes and create good hole navigational points which help plan your route to the green and hole. The fairways are mostly surrounded by thick, dry shrubbery, in what appears to be natural desert-like vegetation, which will swallow up any stray drives and most likely result in a one stroke penalty or more for the stubborn golfers who waste strokes attempting to hack out.

Fundamentally the lack of trees contributes to the links style experience as even further inland on the front nine, the wind is a pleasant accompaniment to your round of golf, as even in dry sunny conditions, the sea breeze keeps the golfer fresh and revitalised.

It is obvious that the New Kuta team have worked hard to create this unique golfing environment for golfers here in Pecatu. The combination of desert-like foliage and Scottish-inspired shrubbery allow one to imagine themselves working their way

I had the pleasure of my very own Scottish PGA Pro as my tour guide for the links experience of the back nine, resident pro Rory Young. The course it’s a great opportunity for us golfers to experience the conditions of links golf, which challenges us golfers to be creative, keeping the ball low and under the wind. This is the beauty of New Kuta, it is a whole new style of golf we are not accustomed to on the hot, humid, tropical inland courses in West Java. As the front nine plays more in-land, the back nine has several holes 14, 15 & 16 which brings the golfer face to face with the beautiful Indian ocean below the limeestone cliffs and the strong, fresh winds that come from the ocean.

The Golf Plan design team have evidently kept trees surrounding the course to a minimum, allowing the strong winds to come into play nicely on the back nine. Although Link courses in the UK tend to be relatively flat, New Kuta is far from flat and hole 12 and 13 are dramatically downhill and the #12 hole could be driveable by the longer hitters with the wind in favour. The Par 3 #16 Hole is classic links fare, a 115m Par 3 from the blue tees with the ocean surrounding the green, the wind blows hard and it plays more like 135–140m, with the beaches of Dreamland below the cliffs it is a really a invigorating view. The New Kuta course was a breath of fresh air, and having played on mainly inland courses in Java with very little wind, the Links Experience was a refreshing and scenic challenge, which introduced me to a completely new style, the original style of how golf is played in Scotland from where the game of golf begun. For those looking for technical help

GOLF INDONESIA RATING

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resident pro Rory Young of the Golf Academy Bali, on site, will give you valuable instruction on keeping the ball low and how to play golf the links way.

A Retreat from manic urban life, we find bliss at Le Grande Bali is booming, and with the new airport renovations nearing completion, this magical island is expecting to open its doors to thousands more tourists every year. Nusa Dua remains a popular destination, but one would hope the new toll opens as soon as possible, as traffic congestion to the area is at times unbearable.

Luckily, there are many nice parts of Bali where the traffic can be avoided. Pecatu is one of these.

Located a short 20 mins from the airport and nearby to Uluwatu temple, we find Pecatu, it feels like a different world to the likes of Seminyak, Kuta and Nusa Dua. Here the luxurious Le Grande hotel have created a beautiful retreat which will open its arms in traditional warm and friendly Balinese hospitality without the crowds and bustle of Nusa Dua’s tourism for the masses. Pecatu feels more intimate and an area of Bali which remains close to essential locations like Jimbaran Bay and Uluwatu, the private ownership of the area creates a far more quiet and peaceful ambience around this area of Bali.

If a retreat where relaxation and rejuvenation are prioritised, Le Grande in Pecatu is the place for you.

Le Grande offers several options for the guest. There are 130 Deluxe Rooms, 46 one-bedroom suites and 14 two-bedroom suites as well as a presidential suite on site. On my visit I opted for the one bedroom suite, which was minimal, spacious and luxurious with an enchanting bathroom area as the highlight. Le Grande is literally next door to New Kuta Golf and you can see the 9th hole from the poolside balcony of the hotel. It is perfect for golfers who have come to Bali to play golf whilst exploring the island.

Most importantly Le Grande will accommodate the family, with plenty of entertainment for the non-golfing family members, who can enjoy the fabulous spa facilities, pool area, tennis court or a walk to the nearby beaches for some surfing. There is also the New Kuta Green Park Pecatu

which has everything one desires on retreat, a place to escape from urban life and enjoy the peace and calm of magical Bali. The hotel front desk team can arrange day tours to many of Bali’s top attractions if you are looking for some adventures; even to the far away destinations like the mystical Kintamani highlands region. It would be a shame to miss out on such a depth of culture on your visit to Bali.

The food was impressive on our visit. On the first night we had an Italian BBQ, with a vast selection of different barbequed meats and fresh Italian salads. The meal was accompanied by a suitably well picked Argentinian Red merlot which complimented the meat really nicely. For dessert, in true Italian tradition, the highlight of my meal, was a strawberry panna cotta which was creamy and rich in strawberry flavours.

Le Grande’s food and beverage team will satisfy the hungriest golfer with a wide selection of international cuisine, and be in time for their famous Monday night Mongolian, for US$15 guests can enjoy a typical Mongolian feast of all kinds of meats and specialities. It is great value for a very unique dining

LE GRANDE ADDRESS Blok 5 — Pecatu Indah Resort, Jl. Raya Uluwatu - Bali 80361 Indonesia WEBSITE www.legrandebali.com E-MAIL info@legranderbali.com reservation@legranderbali.com TELEPHONE +62 361 8481388 HUNTING LINE +62 81558067284–85

experience. The poolside bar staff will rustle up a whole range of cocktails and mocktails using all kinds of local fruits combined with a vast collection of famous liquors, as well as providing cold beers for the thirsty golfer.

I was keen to experience the Le Grande spa experience and after a long day of golf on Saturday, I thought a Balinese massage would be an ideal treatment. I had a one hour massage using traditional Balinese deep tissue massage techniques that released all forms of tension and stiffness in my muscles and thoroughly relaxed and ready for my flight back to Jakarta with or without a delay.

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9 HOLES WITH…

BY SIMON REYNOLDS

RORY YOUNG FEATURING

RORY YOUNG PGA PROFESSIONAL GOLF COACH AT THE GOLF ACADEMY BALI, AT NEW KUTA GOLF CLUB.

I had the pleasure of playing 9 holes with New Kuta’s resident Scottish PGA Professional Rory Young. It seems rather fitting that New Kuta have their very own Scottish golf pro from the highlands teaching golfers the tricks and the trade of links golf and how to keep the ball below the wind at New Kuta. The Links experience is very much unique in Indonesia and holes 14 & 15 will leave you breathless with the views of the ocean and with the strong winds blowing Rory gave me some great tips how to play golf the Scottish way. Teaching has allowed Rory to visit and teach in many unique locations all over the world and now he is very much settled and calls Bali home.

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Q Rory, it’s a pleasure to play the famous New Kuta back nine with you, how did you become a Golf Coach?

A Like all pros I started out with the dream to become a player, but through the British PGA training programme you are given the skills to help others to get better.

In the end I realised I was a better teacher than a player and I love helping people to improve and learn the game of golf.

Q Who was your main inspiration to become a golf pro growing up?

A Tiger Woods would have to be one, I watched him win the 1997 Masters and he made golf look cool, from then I started to play golf. My parents were a huge support to me also.

Q Who are your favourite golf pros that you follow today?

A Louis Oosthuizen has a great swing it’s so simple to watch, I also enjoy watching Martin Kaymer, Nicholas Colsaerts and of course Tiger. All have very different swings but good to see how the top professionals get it done.

Q What is it about golf coaching that you find the most rewarding?

A I think it's just helping people to get better, either they are just starting or planning to turn pro.

The excitement you get from people when they first strike the ball properly is a really boost, let you know you are doing your job right.

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Q Golfers often find themselves watching videos on YouTube™. Which pro golfers swings, past and present, do you recommend to watch and learn from?

A I would say you could learn from all top professionals - they all play at the highest level for a reason. I would be cautious over copying swings though; look for players with the same height, body shape you have then you can find a good model. The old swings are great for rhythm and how fluid they were, but the modern swings are technically better. A mix of both is what we should strive for.

Q You are from Inverness in the Scottish Highlands —where has your golfing journey taken you before touching down in Bali?

A I have been a professional in a few places, but the most notable ones would be working on a cruise ship for 10 months, teaching golf into a simulator and doing golf excursions when we arrived at port. That was a lot of fun due to the diversity in people, places and cultures. I also worked for our parent company in Malaysia “The Golf Academy Borneo” for just over 12 months before moving to Bali to open and be the Head Pro at “The Golf Academy Bali.”

Q How old were you when you first broke par?

A I was just about to turn 17, had many rounds beforehand where I had bogeyed the last few holes but to final do it was a relief and took the pressure off. I shot 69(-3).

'HIT THE BALL, SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT MANY PEOPLE DON’T DO IT, PREFERRING TO TRY AND GUIDE THE BALL. TRUST YOUR SWING AND HIT IT.'

Q What did you have for breakfast this morning?

A This morning I had toast and coffee. I am really bad at having breakfast, but when I do have it, I prefer to have something quick and easy.

Q Have you ever recorded an albatross? Describe the event for our readers.

A Yes, I have had five; probably the best one was during a school championship event. I holed my 9 iron on the par 5 16th hole.

The green was in front of the clubhouse and people started cheering. It also got me back to level par and I birdied the last to shoot -1 for the round. I am still waiting on my first hole in one, maybe it will be a Condor?

Q What are your other interests outside the game of golf?

A I enjoy being with friends, watching movies and all sports.

I am an Arsenal fan, so try to watch as many games as I can, they have not had the best of times over the last few years but a new season is like a new round of golf, it's full of hope and anticipation.

Q What are your three golden rules/fundamentals to become a better golfer?

A 1. Seek proper advice on how to play in the beginning; it will make it easier to fix your problems when they occur.

2. Most mistakes are made in the set-up and first takeaway of the club, focus on these areas and you will improve.

3. Hit the ball, sounds simple, but many people don’t do it, preferring to try and guide the ball. Trust your swing and hit it.

Q It’s fitting that New Kuta, with its Links conditions has a resident Scottish golf instructor. What advice would you offer golfers, who are looking to play golf in these difficult links conditions?

A Use your imagination, sometimes the wind can make a difference up to three clubs, varying the height of your shots and using the slopes to feed the ball to the hole. Try and visualise how the ball will react and then you have a better chance of executing the shot.

Q Does playing Links golf make you a better golfer?

A I would say yes. Knowing how to manoeuvre the ball and play it high and low to suit the needs of the shot will only improve your control and the understanding of your swing. However, playing a mix of courses is the best way to become a complete golfer.

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TIPS

BY ADAM TAYLOR

GREENSIDE BUNKERS

The Foundation of Good Golf

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f there is one secret to playing good golf, it's being able to play the greenside bunker shot well. It's a great indication of how well your overall swing is in all parts of your game. For most players, the bunker instantly installs fear and negative thoughts on how they are going to get out of it without embarrassing themselves in front of their fellow players.

The following guide will show you how to play the basic greenside bunker shot, with the same techniques and principles that you can apply in everything from chipping to the full swing and in between.

THE SETUP—FRONT The bunker shot setup is not that different in terms of body position to what you would hit for example a pitching wedge about 60 – 70 metres. One mistake I see greatly is players setting up in a chipping position, as this will promote a short chipping swing. The shot has to be played with a longer swing, the reason being we want to hit

the sand first before the ball, the complete opposite to hitting from the grass.

THE SETUP—SIDE The textbook setup from the side has firstly the club twisted in the hands slightly making the clubface appear in an open position. Because of this, the body will have to aim to the left of the target more than normal, so the open clubface will still point at the target. The clubface being open stops the club from digging into the sand too much because of the rounded underneath part of the club, as the goal is to make contact with the sand first. For many players though who top the ball in the bunker, doing this will most likely cause them to continue to do this. The solution is to keep the clubface and body square at address to help the clubface dig into the sand.

THE TAKEAWAY This is the beginning of the troubles most players have in the

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bunker. The reason is that they try to keep the arm and club too straight during the takeaway and the backswing, and most likely the same for their chipping and full swing. This is why improving your bunker shots will improve your shots off the grass also. The key is being able to break your wrists during the takeaway. A good check point is when your glove is level with the outside of your right foot, your club should be level with the ground.

THE ‘L’ POSITION For most bunker shots, the backswing should always at least go up to or even slightly past this position. The check point here is when your left arm is level with the ground, your club should point up vertically forming the shape of the letter ‘L’ from the continued breaking of your wrists. This position is important to be able to generate the speed the swing needs to get the club though the sand, and to hit the sand in the correct position slightly behind the ball.

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IMPACT This is where the culmination of a good setup, takeaway and ‘L’ position comes together, making the correct impact in the sand.

The key here is whether you are hitting a bunker shot or any shot from the grass, the hands must be slightly in front on your clubface.

This makes your impact point a lot more accurate in hitting the sand first before the ball for the bunker shot, or hitting the ball first before the grass on the fairway. Most players will have the clubface in front of the hands, what we call a flipping or scooping position. This makes it very easy to hit the sand to0 far behind the ball, or cause the body to lift up and top the ball.

THE FINISH To make the most of the good positions created so far, the finish position is just as important. For many players, their follow through is very short, causing in most cases the club to get buried in the sand and the ball struggling to have enough speed to make it out of the bunker. A check point in the follow through is to mirror a little of the backswing, forming almost a reverse letter ‘L’ position.

Finishing here will have given the club the club the speed the get through the sand, as the club will not actually touch the ball through impact, making the ball exit the bunker with a softer ball flight and with some spin to make the ball stop quicker on the green.

CONCLUSION

Following these simple steps will have you improving your shots from the greenside bunker, and also improving your contact from the grass.

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MEET THE CADDY

BY CHIP SALIM

DERIS ARIYANTI

Youthful Deris FACTFILE COURSE NAME Bogor Raya COURSE ADDRESS Golf Estate Bogor Raya, West Java 16710, Indonesia CADDY NAME Deris (18 years of age) RATING

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o, you are a recreational golfer who enjoys breathing fresh air, admiring scenic beauty, and basking in the sun. Ask yourself this question: What could undeniably top your golfing experience when you were spending these quality moments? How about a young, cheerful caddie who constantly supplies lavishing attention towards your game? Deris is definitely a perfect example of this type of caddie.

Since the last days of her training as a caddy at Bogor Raya Golf Club, Deris has not only just been running

around with clubs, repairing divots, ball-marks, and raking the sand traps, but also learning the colorful characters of golfers. At her young age, 18, she chooses to be agreeable to any golfer without the slightest hesitation. She wants to keep things simple and keeps moving towards the green. Thus, her pet peeves would be the crowded days.

She minds the long waits at the back of the golf cart, although not anymore recently since she got herself an iPhone 5 to play with when the idling takes too long. Notwithstanding that she has shed tears taking bitter, cynical comments from the worst golfer and smiled over joy from a caddying job done good praised by some generous and successful better.

Deris claims to have gained a high degree of green reading. She is confident to give an accurate read of the contours of the putting surface on every hole.

Greens are always evolving and so are her green reading skills. She is also pretty good in giving club selection

after observing her players swing characteristics a couple of times. Not bad for a young caddy, some would say.

She recently celebrated her 1st anniversary as a caddie at Bogor Raya Golf Club and wishes to celebrate many more, and at least a third one there. She can already afford her own iPhone 5, so life is good caddying at Bogor Raya.

Born in Ciomas, Bogor, Deris Ariyanti is accustomed to frequent rain showers at the Rainy City.

The rain, the heat, the sweat will hopefully pay off in the near future. She has been saving up for her higher education as she would like to take up finance at Bina Niaga in a few years time.

Deris wishes to pursue a career in banking once she completes her higher education.

Indeed, "A good plan is like a roadmap: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there."—H. Stanley Judd.

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CORPORATE GOLF NEWS

BY ANTONY SUTTON

CIMB Golf Club

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ark Twain famously said "golf is a good walk spoiled." I thought about that phrase often as I was sat in the golf cart being ferried around the west course at Gunung Guelis on a recent weekend visit.

Admittedly there wasn’t a lot of walking going on. The rolling hills of the Puncak aren’t best conducive to folks clad in the latest golfing fashions doing too much striding.

Anyway, perhaps Twain never played golf in Asia where the game has taken on an almost mythical status among business high flyers and business wannabe high flyers.

Golf is a company thing, it’s a bonding event, it’s a time when perhaps just a little the office hierarchy can creak just a bit.

It is a time to impress the boss with your putting skills while he remains less than impressed with your sales figures over the last quarter. And most importantly, a round of golf is a time to network.

Indonesia boasts 121 banks of varying sizes. CIMB Niaga Bank is ranked the fifth largest lender by assets in that very large, competitive pond.

It is tempting to wonder how much of that success is down to business getting done on the golf course for CIMB Niaga are massively involved in the game.

The highlight, of course, is the CIMB Classic to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country from 24–27 October when the likes of Phil Mickelson will compete for the $7 million prize money on offer.

But while the bank is active in the glamorous, upper echelons of golf rubbing shoulders with the top names and sniffing the rewards available to the very best, they know as well as anyone the hard work in creating, building and sustaining relationships goes on at grass roots and that is at the core of the CIMB Niaga Golf Club.

Chandra Hasan is responsible for internal communications, sponsorship and event management. A keen leisure golfer himself, he started the CNGC five years ago, seeing it as an opportunity for staff members from round the country to get together to discuss business in a convivial, relaxed atmosphere.

"I have been playing for 10 years.

I thought having a golf club would allow employees the chance to get together. We have members across

'GOLF IS A COMPANY THING, IT’S A BONDING EVENT, IT’S A TIME WHEN PERHAPS JUST A LITTLE THE OFFICE HIERARCHY CAN CREAK JUST A BIT.'

the country in different cities and if they just come to Jakarta for meetings everything is very formal and very rushed," he explained.

The club meets four times a year at different courses. The September meet was at Gunung Guelis. The next one, either in December or January, will be in Bali. Other venues have included Bintan and Surabaya.

Over the years the club has expanded and currently has more than 110 staff members, 70 of which had turned up in Gunung Guelis. In addition, the CNGC have taken to inviting important clients to join them on the day out.

While networking obviously plays an important role in the club there is also an undercurrent of competitiveness. Not everyone is a regular player; I witnessed a good few hackers doing their best to scare the local wildlife as I was driven round the front nine, but several do take the game very seriously indeed and the club offers them a chance to prove themselves on grander scales.

"Some members will represent

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Indonesia at the South East Asia Games this year in Myanmar," said Chandra proudly talking about the biennial event that will be held in December at the Royal Myanmar Golf Course in Nay Pyi Taw. In addition, some lucky players will get to compete in the Pro Am that will precede the CIMB Classic in Malaysia in October when the bank will be travelling en masse to Malaysia’s capital.

"We are taking about 70 guests," Chandra beamed, already looking forward to the only official PGA Tour event in Asia this year.

After enjoying snacks in the dining room of the club house and discussing club matters, Chandra as Chairman, was perhaps as busy as he is in the office dealing with queries and future plans, and the members started drifting away.

For them it had been a good day out. Playing on a spectacular course, enjoying good company, perhaps a massage and renewing acquaintances. For Chandra and the bank it was about cementing relationships and the promise of more interaction in the future.

As I watched standing at the entrance to the club house waiting for their cars I wondered how many of them would have agreed with Mark Twain’s words or taken issue with them.

All that remained was the arduous drive back to Jakarta along a slow moving, rain soaked Jagorawi toll road.

And the promise of KL next month!

QUIZ

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EVENTS

7th–10th October The 11th Credit Suisse Match Play Championship at Gunung Geulis Golf Resort 19th–20th October Ria Bintan Open 2013 Presented by Nike Golf at Ria Bintan—Bintan—Riau Island

CONGRATULATIONS! to the September winner of the Titleist hat: Michael Manderson.

Answers to the September Quiz: 1. Bob Vokey / 2. DT Solo / 3. Jason Dufner / 4. Ben Curtis / 5. Scotty Cameron

FOR THIS MONTH’S QUIZ, we have Taylormade golf umbrellas available for readers who submit the correct answers to the following questions to info@golfindonesia.biz

26th–27th October 6th Anniversary New Kuta Golf —Go Green Tournament 5th–7th November Asia Pacific Golf Summit —Shangri-la Hotel, Jakarta

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