Indonesia Off To A Slow Start At SEA Amateur Golf Team Championships At Emeralda Golf Club

Indonesia was unable to make use of its home course advantage on the first day of the SEA Amateur Golf Team Championship 2012. The tournament, organized by the Indonesia Golf Association (PGI), is held from 28 to 31 August at Emeralda Golf Club in Cimanggis, Depok, just south of Jakarta.

Putra Cup

In the Putra Cup the men are in fourth place after day 1, trailing leader Singapore with 13 shots. Second place is the team from Thailand, with Malaysia currently third.

On the individual leaderboard Rinaldi Adiyandono is the top home player, sharing 2^nd place with Singaporean Jonathan Woo with a even par round of 72. Best round of the day was for Marc Ong, also from Singapore, and the only player under par for the day with a score of 70.

Santi Cup

First day leader in the Santi Cup is the ladies team from Thailand who have a 3-shot lead over the Philippines. Here, like the men, Malaysia and Indonesia are in third and fourth place respectively with the home team 10 shots off the lead.

Best round of the day for the ladies was for Philippines' Princess Mary Superal and Thailand's Budsabakorn Sukapan who both shot an even par 72. They're followed by one shot by Thai ladies Supamas Sangchan and Chanya Prathetrat, whereas best Indonesian lady today was Ika Woro Palupi who was a further shot back in a 4-way tie for 5^th place.

Lion City Cup

The Indonesian junior team, challenging for the Lion City Cup, is in a somewhat disappointing 6^th and last place. The first day lead is here also for Thailand, with Malaysia and Philippines taking second and third.

Thailand's Boonma Danthai lead the individual score with a impressive 1-under, 3 shots ahead of Lloyd Jefferson Go from the Philippines and 4 shots ahead of Suvajanakorn Nattawat in third. Joshua Andrew Wirawan was the best Indonesian junior in a share of fourth place with a round of 76.

For more result and pairing information for the next round click here.