Locals Keep Trailing Thais At Borobudur Golf Classic

EAGLE EYED SUPRAVEE HOLDS HALFWAY LEAD IN BOROBUDUR CLASSIC Magelang, November 19 - Supravee Phatam maintained his three-shot lead at the halfway mark of the US$60,000 Borobudur Classic today after shooting an even-par 72.

The young Thai golfer made an eagle on the par-five final hole at Borobudur International Golf & Country Club to put himself in a strong position in the penultimate event of the 2014/2015 season on the ASEAN PGA Tour.

His countryman Wisut Artjanawat, the ASEAN PGA’s most decorated golfer, stormed through with a 66 to sit in second place.

Thais are dominating the leaderboard as Pijit Petchkasem (67), Annop Tangkamolprasert (69), and Tanatchan Puaktes (68) are tied for third a stroke further back along with one of Indonesia’s top professionals Andik Mauluddin (70) and amateur Jo Seik (70).

The golf club is located just 20 minutes from Borobudur Temple, which is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, and Supravee certainly finished his round with divine intervention.

He struggled on the front nine and made the turn in three-over-par 33 as the result of a double bogey on five and a bogey on the eighth.

He later proceeded to birdie 13, bogey the next, follow that with back-to-back birdies before a bogey on the 17th. He then recovered once again with a much needed three on 18.

“That was certainly an up and down round. I had to work really hard all the way,” said Supravee, who is looking for his first win on the ASEAN PGA Tour.

“I could not get into my rhythm and had to battle really hard. I am really happy with the way I held it together and finished strongly.”

Supravee is on seven-under-par 137.
v Wisut has triumphed five times on the ASEAN PGA Tour, the most recent in January’s Sabah Masters.

He also claimed the Order of Merit title in 2011 and will be the hot favorite over the remaining two days.

“It is nice to be back in contention. It hasn’t been a very good year for me and after my first round 74 it looked like it may be a bad week. I played well today and importantly kept the ball out of trouble. You have to do that on this course as you can shoot big scores and some holes like I did on day one,” said Wisut.
v Thailand’s Pasamet Pogamnerd shot a 75 and is six off the lead in a tie for eighth.

(Indonesian unless stated)
Leading second round scores (Par 72):

137 - Supravee PHATAM (THA) 65 72

140 - Wisut ARTJANAWAT (THA) 74 66

141 - Pijit PETCHKASEM (THA) 74 67, Annop TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 72 69, Jo SEIK 71 70, Tanatchan PUAKTES (THA) 73 68, Andik MAULUDDIN 71 70

143 - Pasamet POGAMNERD (THA) 68 75

145 - Ak WIRA (BRU) 74 71, Rinaldi ADIANDONO 73 72

Selected:

146 - Fajar WIN NURYANTO 72 74, Jordan IRAWAN 73 73, Fahmi REZA 74 72

147 - Kurnia HERISHANDY 75 72, JAMEL Ondo 75 72

148 - ADE Sebul 73 75, JUNAIDI Ibrahim 73 75

149 - MAHPUDIN 76 73, ASNAN 75 74

150 - Indra HERMAWAN 75 75

151 - SARMILIH 76 75, SUMARNO 75 76, ILYASSAK 77 74

152 - Alwie RAMADHAN 77 75, Andi SOEYATMO 74 78

154 - Tjia Eddy SUSANTO 77 77, RUDIANTO 80 74

155 - Ismail HAMZAH 81 74, SUPRIYATNA 78 77

156 - SIM Min Sub 78 78, Haryono MIN 78 78

157 - Rudi HARTONO 77 80, Asep SAEFULLOH 78 79, Sendy SUSANTO 82 75

158 - BENNY 82 76, Iwan SUWANTONO 77 81, Adi BRAMANTIO 80 78

159 - Yonathan CHRISTYAWAN 80 79, Rachmadi HAMZAH 78 81

160 - Joko SETIABUDI 79 81, Zulharmen TABUSALLA 79 81

163 - SUJAI 81 82

164 - K. SOEWARNO 82 82

165 = SUJARWO 86 79

167 - Johanes RUDIANTO 86 81

168 - Agus SUMARTONO 81 87

169 - PUDYO 87 82

CUT

171 - W. ARNO 90 81, Mahmud DANA 85 86

173 - WARSITO 85 88, Diyono DARMAN 87 86

176 - Wahyudi SUCAHYO 90 86

177 - Zulkarnaen TANJUNG 88 89

188 - Hendra ATMAJA 96 92