Jakarta, 7 August 2014 - I Ketut Sugiarta claimed victory at the seventh edition of the Indonesian Golf Tour presented by Linc Group at Matoa Nasional Golf Course. Generating six birdies in his final round, Ketut compiled a total of seven-under-par (209) and sealed his victory and prize money of Rp32.000.000 for his hard work.
“I’m grateful with my result today. My aim on this tournament was to play safe hole by hole. I didn’t want to push my game,” said Ketut.
“The Indonesian Golf Tour is great. It definitely is improving our level of play for professional golfers of Indonesia. Sanctioned by PGTI and supported by all the sponsors, especially Linc Group, I just want to say thanks for the tour series. The Indonesian Golf Tour is a great example on how to improve and develop golf in Indonesia” added the champion of the day, Ketut Sugiarta.
Motivated to qualify for the Grand finale of the Indonesian Golf Tour in December 2014, Ketut has been practicing his game more than usual. The 'Road to the Indonesian Golf Tour Championship' tournament will be held at the Jakarta Golf Club (Rawamangun) with total prize money of Rp 500,000,000 for the top thirty ranked Indonesian golf professionals from the Order of Merit of the Indonesian Golf Tour.
Kevin Caesario Akbar finished as the Best Male Amateur on a count-back with a total score six-over-par (222), while Gianti Mahardika took the lead from Juriah on a count-back to become the Best Female Amateur of the 7th edition of Indonesian Golf Tour presented by Linc Group.
The ladies amateur participants including, Juriah, Ika Woro, Yeyen Safitri and Gianti Mahardika are all hoping that more ladies amateurs will participates in the upcoming Indonesian Golf Tour. These ladies all expressed their feelings of gratefulness for the tour where they can hone their skills and become the next Indonesian ladies professional golfers.
This round was snother huge success for the Indonesian Golf Tour presented by Linc Group and PGTI by hosting such a great tournament for the betterment of golf in Indonesia. A big thank you to Linc Group too for their great support as well as Matoa Nasional Golf Course and its staff who have been such good hosts for the event.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
George “The Horse” Gandranata Seals Second Victory And Hails PGTI
28-year-old Gandranata fired three birdies and one bogey on the front nine and started his back nine with a birdie on the 10th finishing his final round with 10-under-par and a total score of 206. Maan Nasim came in second with a total score of 8-under-par, 208.
“Like I said yesterday, I stuck to the plan. My irons were great and my driver was even better than yesterday. That’s why I managed to hit it close to the pin and make birdies. I played one-under-par yesterday and was happy to keep up the momentum today.”, said George.
George continued: “I’m so grateful for this circuit (Indonesian Golf Tour) thanks to the Professional Golf Tour of Indonesia (PGTI). PGTI is a player’s tour. It was formed and is owned by and for the professional golf players of Indonesia. Thanks to Mr. Irwan (Johanes Dermawan) and PGTI, who helped establish and conceptualize this tour series. We can already see the improvements made by Indonesian Golf Tour. Look to the leaderboard today, scores are increasing and game quality is improving. I know I speak on behalf of all the Touring Professionals of Indonesia when I say that we have been waiting for a regular series of events for us to compete in and the Indonesian Golf Tour is providing us with this platform.”
“It is so sad to the hard work and success of PGTI in creating and convincing investors to fund and establish the Indonesian Golf Tour for us being tarnished by unfounded claims by other organizations that the Indonesian Golf Tour belongs to them. This is wrong and is also not fair. They had nothing to do with establishing the Indonesian Golf Tour and they know this. You cannot claim something that is not yours to claim. Simple as that. We professionals are not happy with this. If their true intention is to improve golf in Indonesia, why don’t they just create their own tournament series instead of trying to claim and disrupt the Indonesian Golf Tour. That way we would have more tournaments to compete in and more chances for us to improve our skill.
Best Male Amateur went to 15-year old Daniel Wirawan from Surabaya who posted a total score of seven-over-par (223). With an eagle on the 13th, 3 birdies and four bogies, Rivani Adelia Sihotang come up as the Best Female Amateur with a total score of 10-under-par (206). Fully supported by her parents, 14-year-old Rivani wants to pave her way to professional level and is certainly ensuring she gets there.
“Thank God for today. I enjoyed my game and I am happy with the results. My putting today was not firm enough. I need to practice. My driver was good although I missed a few fairways today but managed to find a way to get out of it. I can say my family 1000% supports me in golf. For me, I don’t want to just stop here, I don’t want to feel satisfied by my game today. I want to keep practicing and getting better.” Said Rivani Adelia Sihotang.
The Indonesian Golf Tour at Padang Golf Modern is the 5th in a series of twelve 3-day events that are being hosted at selected courses in the greater Jakarta area with each boasting Rp200,000,000 prize purses. The launch of the Indonesian Golf Tour presented by Linc Group is an ambitious new professional golf circuit aimed at speeding the development of Indonesia’s up and coming golfers.
All 13 events earn ranking points for the participating golf professionals and amateurs, setting the stage for the Road to the Indonesian Golf Championship to be hosted at Jakarta Golf Club from December 10th – 13th this year.
The top 30 golf professionals and top 10 amateurs will play for the grand prize purse of Rp500,000,000 with all golf professionals guaranteed winnings in the 4-day tournament as well as the three top professional securing themselves a country exemption spot on the Asian Development Tour for the 2015 season.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
New Indonesian Golf Tour For Pros And Amateurs Launched
For the first time Indonesia has its own professional golf tour, the Indonesian Golf Tour. It is an ambitious new professional golf circuit aimed at speeding the development of Indonesia’s up and coming golfers.
The playing field will comprise of 80 Indonesian Golf Professionals, 30 Male Amateurs, 20 Female Amateurs and 14 special invites marking the first time Indonesia has seen such a tour that allows for a playing field offering opportunities to both Amateurs and Golf Professionals at the same time.
A total of thirteen 3-day events will be hosted at selected courses in the greater Jakarta area with each boasting IDR 200,000,000 prize purses. All 13 events will earn ranking points for the participating golf professionals, which will set the stage for the Road to the Indonesian Golf Championship to be hosted at Jakarta Golf Club (Rawamangun) from December 10th – 13th this year.
The top 30 golf professionals and top 10 amateurs will play for the grand prize purse of IDR 500,000,000 with all golf professionals guaranteed winnings in the 4-day tournament as well as the three top professional securing themselves a country exemption spot on the Asian Development Tour for the 2015 season.
As a result of this new initiative for professional and amateur golf in Indonesia, close to 10 amateurs have converted their status to professional status in order to allow them to play for money on the Indonesian Golf Tour.
The Indonesia Golf Tour was officially launched on March 21st during a Press Conference in Jakarta, but two events, the PGP Classic at Senayan National Golf Club and the Indonesia Golf Challenge at Palm Hill Golf Club, were already held prior to this launch.
"The long term future for golf in Indonesia is not paying large sums to bring the world's superstars to play here but creating our own stars," Johannes Dermawan, the chairman of Professional Golf Tour Indonesia (PGTI) said at the launch event.
"We need to create more stars that we ourselves can be proud of, stars that the Indonesian people will flock to see and stars that will eventually play among the world's top golfers in the world's top tournaments. But we can only achieve this by giving our best and most promising golfers the opportunity to develop their competitive skills, by giving them the chance to compete regularly." added Dermawan.
Indonesian Golf Star, Rory Hie added, “The Road to the Indonesian Golf Championship will create a buzz factor on the Indonesian Golf Tour as players compete throughout the season to make it into the field for the final event. We thank the tournament organizers for supporting this positive development.”
During the Press Conference, Professional golfers from across the country were presented with the vision and objectives of The Indonesian Golf Tour and were encouraged to use its platform as a unique opportunity to improve their fortunes.
The launch was blessed with the presence of representatives from Persatuan Golf Indonesia (Indonesian Golf Association) and Badan Professional Olahraga Indonesia (Professional Sports Association of Indonesia) as well as many of Indonesia’s leading golf professionals, all of whom echoed the sentiments expressed above.
The Indonesian Golf Tour series brings the total number of Professional Golf events being hosted in Indonesia to 20 events, including 2 Asian Tour events (CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters and Indonesia Open), 1 OneAsia event (Indonesian PGA Championship), 2 Asian Development Tour events (Linc Group Jakarta Classic and Linc Group Jakarta Invitational) and the Camry Invitational.
This is the first time Indonesia has seen so many professional golf events being hosted in a single year.
The 2014 schedule for the Indonesia Golf Tour:
| No | Date | Event | Venue |
| 1 | Jan 26-28 | PGP Classic | Senayan National GC |
| 2 | Feb 18-20 | Indonesia Golf Challenge | Palm Hill GC |
| 3 | Apr 1-3 | Citra Sembilan Satu | Emeralda GC |
| 4 | May 6-8 | Indonesian Classic @ | LotusLakes Golf |
| 5 | May 19-21 | JGC Classic | Jakarta GC (Rawamangun) |
| 6 | Jun 10-12 | Indonesian Classic @ | PG Modern |
| 7 | Jun 17-19 | Indonesian Classic @ | Jababeka GCC |
| 8 | Aug 12-14 | Indonesian Classic @ | Sedana GCC |
| 9 | Aug 26-28 | JGC Classic | Jakarta GC (Rawamangun) |
| 10 | Sep 23-25 | Indonesian Classic @ | tba |
| 11 | Oct 21-23 | Indonesian Classic @ | tba |
| 12 | Nov 4-6 | JGC Classic | Jakarta GC (Rawamangun) |
| 13 | Nov 18-20 | Indonesian Classic @ | tba |
| 14 | Dec 10-13 | IGT Final | Jakarta GC (Rawamangun) |
Friday, February 21, 2014
Denny Wijaya Wins Indonesian Golf Challenge In Play Off Against Andik Mauludin
Bogor, February 20th - Denny A. Wijaya won the Indonesian Golf Challenge in a Play Off against Andik Mauludin. Both had total scores of 215 (-1) and on the first play off hole Denny A. Wijaya sunk his putt from the fringe to make birdie while Andik missed his chance early on to make birdie.
“On the first and second day, I played safe to survive the cut but today I tried to push my game. When I made bogey on 17th and 18th hole, the first thing I remembered was to call my family and let them know the possibility of a playoff,” said Denny.
Denny dedicated his win to his wife and 2 children, especially his wife who just celebrated her birthday on February 18th. For him, this win is sentimental and will be a memorable one.
Andik had to accept his loss when Denny sunk his putt from six meters. “I targeted to win the game this week. This is golf, everything can happen on the course. When I birdied the 15th, Denny scored bogey on the 17th that made us tied to two-under-par. I made bogey on the 17th and so did Denny on the 18th. Sinking the four meter putt 18th boosted my confidence,” said Andik smiling.
“I finished second at the previous tournament and lost in a playoff in this tournament. Next tournament, I have to win” added Andik.
(L-R) Jo Seik (Male Lowest Amateur), Denny A Wijaya (Champion), Gianti Mahardika (Female Lowest Amateur) pose with their trophy in the Indonesian Golf Challenge at Palm Hill Golf Club on February 20th, 2014.
In the amateur section, Jo Seik came in as the Male Lowest Amateur with a total of 217 (one-over-par), while Gianti Mahardika won the Female Lowest Amateur with a total of 229 thirteen-over-par.
The Indonesian Golf Challenge proved to be an event that not only pushed the professional golf players to do their best but also to gave an opportunity for amateur golfers to compete in a professional golf tournament and earn more experience.
Thank you to Palm Hill Golf Club who fully supported the event with their wonderful course and great services.
The Indonesian Golf Challenge was the second in a series of fourteen events, which are being conducted this year in Indonesia to establish a platform for Indonesian golf professionals and amateurs to play together in a three-day tournament and improve their level of golf on a regular basis.
All fourteen events lead into a Grand Finale in December which offers a prize purse of Rp. 500,000,000 to the top thirty Indonesian Professionals playing in a 4-day tournament called “The Race to the Indonesian Championship” at Jakarta Golf Club. This tournament does not involve a cut and all thirty professionals will win a percentage of the prize money with the top three positions earning a country exemption card on the Asian Development Tour.
“On the first and second day, I played safe to survive the cut but today I tried to push my game. When I made bogey on 17th and 18th hole, the first thing I remembered was to call my family and let them know the possibility of a playoff,” said Denny.
Denny dedicated his win to his wife and 2 children, especially his wife who just celebrated her birthday on February 18th. For him, this win is sentimental and will be a memorable one.
Andik had to accept his loss when Denny sunk his putt from six meters. “I targeted to win the game this week. This is golf, everything can happen on the course. When I birdied the 15th, Denny scored bogey on the 17th that made us tied to two-under-par. I made bogey on the 17th and so did Denny on the 18th. Sinking the four meter putt 18th boosted my confidence,” said Andik smiling.
“I finished second at the previous tournament and lost in a playoff in this tournament. Next tournament, I have to win” added Andik.
(L-R) Jo Seik (Male Lowest Amateur), Denny A Wijaya (Champion), Gianti Mahardika (Female Lowest Amateur) pose with their trophy in the Indonesian Golf Challenge at Palm Hill Golf Club on February 20th, 2014.In the amateur section, Jo Seik came in as the Male Lowest Amateur with a total of 217 (one-over-par), while Gianti Mahardika won the Female Lowest Amateur with a total of 229 thirteen-over-par.
The Indonesian Golf Challenge proved to be an event that not only pushed the professional golf players to do their best but also to gave an opportunity for amateur golfers to compete in a professional golf tournament and earn more experience.
Thank you to Palm Hill Golf Club who fully supported the event with their wonderful course and great services.
The Indonesian Golf Challenge was the second in a series of fourteen events, which are being conducted this year in Indonesia to establish a platform for Indonesian golf professionals and amateurs to play together in a three-day tournament and improve their level of golf on a regular basis.
All fourteen events lead into a Grand Finale in December which offers a prize purse of Rp. 500,000,000 to the top thirty Indonesian Professionals playing in a 4-day tournament called “The Race to the Indonesian Championship” at Jakarta Golf Club. This tournament does not involve a cut and all thirty professionals will win a percentage of the prize money with the top three positions earning a country exemption card on the Asian Development Tour.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Indonesia Junior Open Golf Championship 2012
Persatuan Golf Indonesia organizes the Indonesia Junior Open Golf Championship 2012 that will be held
Jakarta Timur
Entry Fee:
Rp. 500,000 (Indonesian/WNI Player)
Rp. 800,000 (Foreigner/WNA Player)
Rp. 200.000/Team (2 Players)
Notes:
· Free Green Fee for Official Practice Round / Monday 11 June 2012
· Breakfast & Lunch will be provided on all competition days
· Caddy Fee: Rp 50,000 per round
For further information and registration:
PB Persatuan Golf Indonesia
Gd. Medco 1 Lt 1
Jl Ampera Raya 18, Cilandak
Jakarta Selatan
Phone (021) 78841214, fax (021) 78841215
Email pgi@pgionline.org
Contact person: Cahyo (085880260110)
Venue: Jakarta Golf Club
Jl Rawamangun Muka Raya No. 1Jakarta Timur
Date: 12-15 June 2012
Boys
| Groups | Ages | Handicap Limit | Holes |
| Group A | 15-17 Years Old | 12 or lower | 72 Holes |
| Group B | 13-14 Years Old | 16 or lower | 72 Holes |
| Group C | 11-12 Years Old | 24 or lower | 54 Holes |
| Group D | Below 10 Years Old | 28 or lower | 54 Holes |
Girls
| Groups | Ages | Handicap Limit | Holes |
| Group A | 14-17 Years Old | 14 or lower | 54 Holes |
| Group B | 11-13 Years Old | 18 or lower | 54 Holes |
| Group C | Below 10 Years Old | 28 or lower | 54 Holes |
Entry Fee:
Rp. 500,000 (Indonesian/WNI Player)
Rp. 800,000 (Foreigner/WNA Player)
Rp. 200.000/Team (2 Players)
Notes:
· Free Green Fee for Official Practice Round / Monday 11 June 2012
· Breakfast & Lunch will be provided on all competition days
· Caddy Fee: Rp 50,000 per round
For further information and registration:
PB Persatuan Golf Indonesia
Gd. Medco 1 Lt 1
Jl Ampera Raya 18, Cilandak
Jakarta Selatan
Phone (021) 78841214, fax (021) 78841215
Email pgi@pgionline.org
Contact person: Cahyo (085880260110)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
My Jakarta: Supriatna, Caddie
Jakarta Globe, 17 Januari 2012 - There’s a sports saying here in Indonesia that the smaller the ball, the more expensive the sport. Yaya Supriatna bet on that adage as a young man, moving from his factory job in Garut, West Java, to make money as a golf caddie in Jakarta. Now 60, he has spent the past 40 years helping golfers work on their games.
Over the years at Rawamangun Golf Club, where he caddies, Yaya has made some key observations. Today he tells My Jakarta the difference between local and foreign players, how he learns from the pros and why anyone who wants to retrieve a ball from the water hazard should think again — and this time with a swimsuit.
For full interview click here.
Over the years at Rawamangun Golf Club, where he caddies, Yaya has made some key observations. Today he tells My Jakarta the difference between local and foreign players, how he learns from the pros and why anyone who wants to retrieve a ball from the water hazard should think again — and this time with a swimsuit.
For full interview click here.
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