New Delhi, March 10: Gauri Monga kept alive host India hopes of a podium place intact as she carded a two-under 70 ins second round to go to one-under 143 for the tournament at the 33rd Queen Sirikit Cup golf presented by Usha International. Playing at the unforgiving Delhi Golf Club on Thursday Gauri, who turns 18 only in October had a stunning front nine as she was four-under after five holes.
Monga was five behind the 15-year-old leader Korean Hyo Joo Kim, the defending champion. Hyo added a second straight 69 to move to six-under 138. Three behind the leader Hyo was Filipina Dottie Ardina (70) at three-under 141. Hyo’s colleague Ji Hee Kim shot the tournament best 68 to move to even par 144 for two days and she was fourth.
Hyo had five birdies and two bogeys, while Ardina, who dropped a double bogey on the 18th, had four other birdies. Monga had four birdies on front and none on the back nine, but she also dropped two bogeys.
In the team standings, defending champions Korea looking to win their fifth team title in a row, strengthened their position as Jee Hee Kim made up for her first day 76 with a four-under 68 on the second. That gave Korea a good lead six-shot lead after two days and are on way to retaining their title once again.
The second placed team is Philippines at 288. New Zealand and Chinese Taipei are third at 296, while China is fifth at 297 and India is 299. Malaysia is seventh at 302, one shot ahead of Indonesia at 303.
While Gauri Monga held the Indian team together, Vani Kapoor had a rough day with 77 and Aditi Ashok, just 12, carded 80 in the second round.
Monga was on a birdie spree in the morning as she racked up four in the first five holes, including two on the first two. She added two more on fourth and fifth. She held her nerve and turned in four-under and stayed there till the 12th. She dropped her first bogey on the 13th when she went into the bushes off the tee. She took the medicine and a bogey and still seemed set for a fine finish, before her second shot disappeared into the bushes on the tempting par-five 18th hole.
“I had four birdies in first five, but I still missed at least another two. I was a little disappointed with the back nine, where I had bogeys on the 13th and 18th. I was leaving the putts short. Hopefully I can wrap it up better on the last day,” said Gauri Monga. “I hit the ball well, but on the back nine nothing dropped.”
Hyo playing in one of the late groups opened with birdies on first two holes. She however gave away a shot on third with a bogey, but got her third birdie on the par-3 fifth. She had another birdie on the long par-5 eighth. She turned in three-under 33.
Hyo who birdied all four par-fives on first day, dropped a rare bogey on par-5 14th, but quickly collected herself to birdie the 15th. She parred the last three to end at a second successive 69 and six-under for 36 holes.
“I am getting used to the course. But I still feel it is a tough course. In the third round, maybe things will be better,” said Hyo after two 69s.
The scoring was way better than the first day as the girls made wiser choices in terms of clubs from the tee and used less of the drivers. They also played straighter and the putters worked a lot better.
Leading scores after Round 2
138 (69-69): Hyo Joo Kim (Kor)
141 Dottie Ardina (Phi) (71-70),
143: Gauri Monga (Ind) (73-70)
144: Ji Hee Kim (Kor) (76-68)
147: Cecilia Cho NZL) (76-71)
Yi Chen Liu (Tpe) (77-70)
Aretha Pan (Mal) (77-70)
Feng Simin (Chn) (74-73)
148: Juriah (Indonesia) (75-73)
149: Jayvie Marie Agojo (Phi) (78-71)
Lydia Ko (NZL) (74-75)
Sakuro Kito (Jpn) (74-75)
Teams:
282: Korea
288: Philippines
296: New Zealand and Chinese Taipei
297: China
299: India
302: Malaysia
303: Indonesia
304: Singapore and Japan
306: Australia
308: Thailand
315: Hong Kong
366: Sri Lanka
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thongchai To Star In Indonesian Masters
Organisers announced today that PNTS, one of Indonesia’s fastest growing off shore bulk cargo handling companies, Garuda Indonesia, the national flag carrier, and Mercedes-Benz have also signed up as sponsors of Indonesia’s newest Asian Tour tournament from April 21 to 24, 2011.
India’s rising star Gaganjeet Bhullar, a two-time Asian Tour champion and no stranger to success in Indonesia, and Thai standout Chapchai Nirat, a three-time winner, will also feature in the Indonesian Masters which will be beamed live throughout four rounds to over 40 countries and 440 million homes worldwide.
After writing several pages in Asian golf history with his exploits, Thongchai is determined to become the inaugural champion of the Indonesian Masters.
“I am looking forward to the Indonesian Masters next month, especially when it will be played at Royale Jakarta. I have heard it is a fantastic golf course and I believe it will contribute to a very successful week of golf,” said Thongchai.
“The Indonesian Masters will be very exciting as it has attracted a truly world class player in Lee Westwood along with many other top players from the Asian Tour such as Gaganjeet Bhullar and Chapchai Nirat. I have played alongside Lee on many occasions and I’m looking forward to teeing it up with him again. I have no doubt the Indonesian Masters will be a premier tournament on the Asian Tour,” said Thongchai.
The 41-year-old Thai is presently the most successful golfer in Asia following an unprecedented three Order of Merit triumphs in 2001, 2004 and 2009. He also holds the most number of victories on the Asian Tour with 13 titles and is the leader of the career earnings ranking with over US$4 million in winnings since breaking into the scene in 1999.
In 12 seasons on the Asian Tour, the former paratrooper has finished outside the top-10 of the merit list only twice to cement his reputation as one of the most consistent performers on the region’s elite circuit.
“I owe my success very much to the Asian Tour and it is tremendous to see new tournaments like the Indonesian Masters coming up on our Schedule. I will always support the Asian Tour,” said Thongchai.
Bhullar, 22, broke through in a big way at the 2009 Indonesian President Invitational and he will be determined to secure another victory in the country when he tees up at the Indonesian Masters. Last year, he won the Asian Tour International in Thailand while earlier this season, he wrote a small slice of history by becoming the first Indian to win a European Challenge Tour tournament.
The 28-year-old Chapchai will be looking to add the Indonesian Masters to his list of victories which include the TCL Classic in China, Vietnam Masters and SAIL Open in India where he set a world scoring record for 72 holes
Kyi Hla Han, Executive Chairman, Asian Tour, welcomed PNTS, Garuda Indonesia and Mercedes-Benz on board the Indonesian Masters sponsorship platform.
“On behalf of our talented players, I would like to extend our fullest appreciation to PNTS, Garuda Indonesia and Mercedes-Benz for their strong support towards the Indonesian Masters. They are three of the biggest companies in Indonesia and we are delighted to have them on board with us,” said Han.
PNTS, which operates in Kalimantan and provides customers with its tailor-made solutions for commercial and logistics off shore bulk cargo handling, will take up the position as Main Partner of the Indonesia Masters
“As Indonesia’s premier golf tournament, PNTS is delighted to lend our fullest support towards the successful staging of the Indonesian Masters. It is clear that such an event will be great for the nation and we are proud to be a part of it. We look forward to inviting our key clients and suppliers to the event as our guests and seeing Asia’s best golfers compete here in Jakarta. We are a fast growing company which handles 8-10 bulkers a month and aim to reach 20 Million tones per year by 2012,” said Adi Kusumah, Director, PT PNTS.
Garuda Indonesia is also delighted to be a part of the Indonesian Masters as Official Airlines. “As a sponsor of the Indonesian Masters, Garuda Indonesia will have every opportunity to leverage on what will Indonesia’s most important golf championship. We are looking forward to providing the best flying experiences to the players, officials and spectators,” said Emirsyah Satar, President Director & CEO, Garuda Indonesia
As the Official Car, Mercedes-Benz will ride on the Indonesian Masters’ stature as a truly international golf tournament which will attract players from 30 different nationalities. “We are proud to support the Indonesian Masters. Our partnership with the event is a perfect fit because our customers will relate to a premier sport like golf,” said Rudi Borgenheimer, President Director, Mercedes-Benz Indonesia.
The Indonesian Masters is earmarked to become the country’s foremost golf championship, with plans to raise its prize fund and attract other international stars to Indonesia in the coming years.
Other sponsors of the Indonesian Masters include Four Seasons Hotel and Royale Jakarta Golf Club. The event is also supporting Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organisation with the goal to build homes for the underprivileged in Indonesia.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thai Legends Chase Glory At Indonesia PGA Championship
Jakarta, 10 March 2011 - Thailand greats Thaworn Wiratchant and Prayad Marksaeng, who have won a total of 21 titles between them in the region, will bid for a groundbreaking first victory on OneAsia at this month’s US$1 million Indonesia PGA Championship.
Thaworn has won 12 times on the Asian circuit and Prayad has a combined nine titles on the Asian and Japan Tours to his name and the veterans are keen to make their mark on booming OneAsia, which will stage 13 tournaments, each worth at least US$1 million dollars, this season.
They join a strong field, including 2010 OneAsia Order of Merit winner Liang Wenchong of China, for the Indonesia PGA Championship at Imperial Klub Golf from March 24-27.
Koreans Bae Sang-moon and Kim Dae-hyun, New Zealander Michael Hendry and Kim Felton of Australia, who all tasted victory on OneAsia last season, will also tee it up at the season-opener.
The 44-year-old Thaworn put his renowned short game on show to great effect during his previous two appearances on OneAsia, finishing fifth and eighth respectively at the Indonesia and Thailand Opens.
He has a good track record in Jakarta with victory in the 2005 Indonesia Open and is relishing a return to the happy hunting ground.
“I have good memories of Indonesia, having won my only European Tour title there in 2005,” he said.
“I am striking the ball well at the moment and feel that I can do well in the Indonesia PGA Championship. It would be good to record another win in Indonesia.”
The smooth-swinging Prayad is one of Asia’s leading players and enjoyed a magnificent year in 2008 with three victories on the Japan Tour resulting in a third place finish on the moneylist.
He has struggled with injuries for a couple of years and embarked on a new fitness regimen a few months ago to prepare himself for the 2011 campaign.
“I am really looking forward to playing the Indonesia PGA Championship,” said the 45-year-old Prayad. “I have concentrated on improving my fitness during the past couple of months to get ready for what I hope will be a successful season.”
Thaworn and Prayad will be joined in the line-up by several promising players from the ASEAN PGA, including countrymen Thanyakon Khrongpha, Wisut Artjanawat and Pavit Tangkamolprasert.
The highly rated Thanyakon won the Kariza Indonesia Championship last March and was also named as “the best young player” on Tour.
Malaysia’s Nicholas Fung, winner of the Mercedes-Benz Masters Vietnam last year, and Jay Bayron of the Philippines also gained entry into the Indonesia PGA Championship through their ranking on the ASEAN PGA.
The Indonesia PGA Championship is part of an exciting new initiative spearheaded by tournament promoter Rajawali Sports International to raise the profile of golf in the country.
Imperial Klub Golf, the tournament venue, is one of Jakarta’s premier golf courses and boasts a championship course designed by British architect Desmond Muirhead.
The Indonesia PGA Championship will be showcased on OneAsia's television platform with live coverage for four hours a day across all four tournament days, and broadcast to over 400 million homes in more than 40 countries.
Full coverage of OneAsia is available internationally on ESPN Star Sports, Jupiter Golf Network, SBS Golf Channel, Fox International, Network Ten, Sky Sports NZ, ESPN3 and America One in the USA, and ViaSat and Bloomberg Television among others in Europe.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
BBQ Golf At Gading Raya PG&K
Gading Raya Padang Golf & Klub will hold their monthly BBQ Golf tournament for March on:
Date: 25 March 2011
Tee off: 12.30pm
Fee: Rp 350,000 (member), Rp 650,000 (guest)
Play is limited to 80 players only, so register early.
Hole-in-one prizes are a Yamaha motorbike and Synthetic Green.
Entry fee includes Jackpot, Lucky Draw, Live Music, Beer, and as the name promises, a BBQ Buffet.
For more info contact Gading Raya at (021) 546 7668.
Date: 25 March 2011
Tee off: 12.30pm
Fee: Rp 350,000 (member), Rp 650,000 (guest)
Play is limited to 80 players only, so register early.
Hole-in-one prizes are a Yamaha motorbike and Synthetic Green.
Entry fee includes Jackpot, Lucky Draw, Live Music, Beer, and as the name promises, a BBQ Buffet.
For more info contact Gading Raya at (021) 546 7668.
OneAsia Titans To Clash At Indonesia PGA Championship
Liang, Bae, Kim, Hendry and Felton to tee up at Tour's season-opening event
Jakarta, March 9, 2011: OneAsia Order of Merit winner, China's Liang Wenchong, is all set to tee off at this month's Indonesia PGA Championship along with four other OneAsia Titans.
The Tour's season-opening event, worth US$1 million in prize money, will feature a host of champions including Bae Sang-moon and Kim Dae-hyun of Korea, New Zealand's Michael Hendry and Australian Kim Felton.
The star-studded event, which also features other elite golfers from all over the region, will be played at the Imperial Klub Golf in Jakarta from March 24-27.
Liang, who enjoyed an outstanding season on OneAsia last year, returns to the circuit with much enthusiasm about the Tour's growth. He will head a 20-strong Chinese contingent and sees the tournament in Indonesia as an exciting start for his compatriots.
"The development of Chinese golf needs good professional players, and OneAsia is the soil for this development," said Liang. "This tournament is one of more international events this year and this is a great leap forward. With this increase, there will be more opportunities to communicate and learn from international experts,” said Liang.
For the first time, the Chinese number one will go head-to-head with Korea's young guns, the big-hitting Kim and confident Bae .
"They are the future of Korean golf and I believe they will continue in the footsteps of K.J. Choi and Y.E. Yang. There is much to learn from how these young Korean players develop. I hope to be in the same group as them at some point during the week," added the Chinese star.
Kim, who emerged victorious at the GS Caltex Maekyung on OneAsia and was also last year's Order of Merit winner in Korea, has been working hard on refining his famous big-hitting swing for his Indonesian debut.
"I am quite confident to win this competition," said Kim. "I have put in a lot of effort since December and hopefully I can play more consistently and skilfully this year. I'll just do my best. And I intend to participate in OneAsia events as much as possible, as long as my schedule permits."
Good friend Bae, a two-time winner on OneAsia, also looks forward to his first Indonesian event, which will kick-start his season.
"This is my first competition this year and I will play it with peace of mind," Bae said. "I'll be playing mainly JGTO but I also intend to play in more OneAsia events, and I hope to put on a good show ."
Bae is one of the region's most exciting young players and was the second player after Liang to win two OneAsia titles: The 2009 Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open and the 2010 SK Telecom Open. He is currently ranked third on Korea's Order of Merit after having topped it for two consecutive years.
The two stars from Daegu are looking forward to playing with China's best from Zhongshan.
"Liang is a really great player, especially his putting," said Kim. "His short game is competitive with even big players from the European Tour, in my eyes."
"I am aware that he is an outstanding player," Bae agreed. "He is strong on short game and his forte is unflappable play. I have not played with him and look forward to this opportunity - My attitude is to learn from top-class players like him."
Liang will also battle it out once again with Hendry, who propelled his name into the spotlight with a seven-stroke victory ahead of Liang at the Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta on OneAsia last year.
Hendry has led the New Zealand Tour's Order of Merit for the past two years, and finished third on the OneAsia Order of Merit after Liang and Kim.
Felton also jets to Jakarta this month to make a play for the tournament's purse. The freshly-married Felton, who took home the winner's check at last year's Midea China Classic, is looking forward to a fruitful season after having come back from a difficult period in which he spent much of his time away from competitive golf due to a drop in form.
The Indonesia PGA Championship is part of an exciting new initiative spearheaded by tournament promoter Rajawali Sports International to raise the profile of golf in the country.
It is one of 13 events on this year's OneAsia schedule, which also features the Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta later in the season. OneAsia was launched in 2009 so that for the first time the region could boast a year-long schedule of million dollar events featuring the elite players from across the Asia Pacific.
Imperial Klub Golf is one of Jakarta's premier golf courses and boasts a championship course designed by British architect Desmond Muirhead.
The Club is located in the new town development of Lippo Karawaci and is 25 minutes from downtown Jakarta and 35 minutes from Jakarta's international airport.
It has previously hosted two events on the ASEAN PGA Tour. Malaysian Danny Chia won the 2007 International Championship at Imperial while the following year Indonesia's rising star Rory Hie claimed the same title.
The Indonesia PGA Championship will be showcased on OneAsia's television platform with live coverage for four hours a day across all four tournament days, and broadcast to over 400 million homes in more than 40 countries.
Full coverage of OneAsia is available internationally on ESPN Star Sports, Jupiter Golf Network, SBS Golf Channel, Fox International, Network Ten, Sky Sports NZ, ESPN3 and America One in the USA, and ViaSat and Bloomberg Television among others in Europe.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Koreans favourites at Queen Sirikit
The Queen Sirikit Cup is played this week at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi with 14 countries assembling teams of three to compete in the three day event beginning on Wednesday March 9th. The event is being staged for the 33rd occasion.
Teams from Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand will join hosts India.
The format consists of 54 holes of stroke-play with the leading two scores each day counting towards a team’s accumulative score.
Reflecting the strength of Korean Women’s golf, their team of Hyo Joo Kim, Ji Hee Jang, Su Yeong Yang are seeking their country’s fifth consecutive title and seventh in the last nine stagings of the event.
Only Chinese Taipei has interrupted the Korean’s domination of the event in recent years when they won in 2005 and 2006.
Australia is represented by Queenslander, Ashley Ona, West Australian, Jessica Speechley, and Victoria’s Breanna Elliott and the team is in good form as it seeks its first win in the event since 2001 in Hong Kong. In that same year Rebecca Stevenson also won the Individual title. Australian has won the team event on eight occasions overall.
Queenslander, Ona, won the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Ladies Classic in January defeating a field that included Laura Davies, Katherine Hull, Kristie Smith and Nikki Campbell while Yarrawonga’s Elliott recently won the Lake Macquarie Amateur.
The New Zealand team of Cecilia Cho, Lydia Ko and Emily Perry may well be a team to watch. Both Ko (13) and Cho (16) have performed with distinction against some of the world’s best in professional events in Australia and are considered to be future leading professionals themselves.
Ko was beaten in a playoff for the NSW Open and finished 4th at the recent New Zealand Women’s Open in Christchurch while Cho finished 5th behind Yani Tseng at the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast.
For Indonesia captain S Retno Purwandari and team manager Cindy Carina are supporting the national team consisting of Cicilia Chudivan, Gianti Mahardika (Jagorawi G&CC) and Juriah (Matoa National GC).
Teams from Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand will join hosts India.
The format consists of 54 holes of stroke-play with the leading two scores each day counting towards a team’s accumulative score.
Reflecting the strength of Korean Women’s golf, their team of Hyo Joo Kim, Ji Hee Jang, Su Yeong Yang are seeking their country’s fifth consecutive title and seventh in the last nine stagings of the event.
Only Chinese Taipei has interrupted the Korean’s domination of the event in recent years when they won in 2005 and 2006.
Australia is represented by Queenslander, Ashley Ona, West Australian, Jessica Speechley, and Victoria’s Breanna Elliott and the team is in good form as it seeks its first win in the event since 2001 in Hong Kong. In that same year Rebecca Stevenson also won the Individual title. Australian has won the team event on eight occasions overall.
Queenslander, Ona, won the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Ladies Classic in January defeating a field that included Laura Davies, Katherine Hull, Kristie Smith and Nikki Campbell while Yarrawonga’s Elliott recently won the Lake Macquarie Amateur.
The New Zealand team of Cecilia Cho, Lydia Ko and Emily Perry may well be a team to watch. Both Ko (13) and Cho (16) have performed with distinction against some of the world’s best in professional events in Australia and are considered to be future leading professionals themselves.
Ko was beaten in a playoff for the NSW Open and finished 4th at the recent New Zealand Women’s Open in Christchurch while Cho finished 5th behind Yani Tseng at the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast.
For Indonesia captain S Retno Purwandari and team manager Cindy Carina are supporting the national team consisting of Cicilia Chudivan, Gianti Mahardika (Jagorawi G&CC) and Juriah (Matoa National GC).
FUNtastic Golf Tournament, 24th March 2011
Holla back golfers!
We are back!! ... The special one of CGC Tournament!
The 1st Fun Golf Tournament in 2011, this is gonna be big, huge, massive, happening and of course a lot of FUN !!!
Cengkareng Golf Club proudly presents
FUNtastic Golf Tournament
Thursday, March 24th
Shotgun starts 12.30 pm
MC Ms.Okee
Music by YY - X2 Resident DJ
Also enjoy the performance of sexy dancers!
Entry fee :
Member's rate 1.250.000
Non-member's rate 1.500.000
** includes green & caddy fee, insurance & tax, surprising goodie bags, exciting lucky draw & grand prices, fun games, hole in one prizes, foods, free flow drinks, sexy dancers, lots of girl and last but not least Exclusive Invitations to X2 Grand 4th Anniversary "4th Dimension"
What's special on this tournament?
All participant of FUNtastic Golf Tournament are invited to X2's 4th Grand Anniversary on Friday, March 25th 2011.
You'll have a 2 days party over!! Without paying extra ;) It's already included in the package of your golf invitation!
Special thanks to beloved partners :
X2 Club Jakarta • Southwest Green • Malaysia Airlines • Bose • TaylorMade • S.T. Dupont • Mercedes Benz • Lufthansa Airlines • Samsung • Bluescope Steel • Air Asia • Honda (PT. Handijaya Sukatama) • Rudy Project • LoudMouth • Fedaboa • Sorlex • Gahyo Restaurant • many moreee
"Let's have a night to remember under the disco ball together as CGC Family"
C u on the green & dance floor :)
For more info & reservation :
CGC : 021 - 55911111 or cgc@cengkarenggolfclub.com
Yunita David 08179844198
Suzan 0817852906
We are back!! ... The special one of CGC Tournament!
The 1st Fun Golf Tournament in 2011, this is gonna be big, huge, massive, happening and of course a lot of FUN !!!
Cengkareng Golf Club proudly presents
FUNtastic Golf Tournament
Thursday, March 24th
Shotgun starts 12.30 pm
MC Ms.Okee
Music by YY - X2 Resident DJ
Also enjoy the performance of sexy dancers!
Hole in One prizes:
#4 Golf Trip to Phuket 3D/2N (by Arjuna Prod)
#8 Smart Car
#12 Honda Freed (by PT. Handijaya Sukatama)
#4 Golf Trip to Phuket 3D/2N (by Arjuna Prod)
#8 Smart Car
#12 Honda Freed (by PT. Handijaya Sukatama)
Entry fee :
Member's rate 1.250.000
Non-member's rate 1.500.000
** includes green & caddy fee, insurance & tax, surprising goodie bags, exciting lucky draw & grand prices, fun games, hole in one prizes, foods, free flow drinks, sexy dancers, lots of girl and last but not least Exclusive Invitations to X2 Grand 4th Anniversary "4th Dimension"
What's special on this tournament?
All participant of FUNtastic Golf Tournament are invited to X2's 4th Grand Anniversary on Friday, March 25th 2011.
You'll have a 2 days party over!! Without paying extra ;) It's already included in the package of your golf invitation!
Special thanks to beloved partners :
X2 Club Jakarta • Southwest Green • Malaysia Airlines • Bose • TaylorMade • S.T. Dupont • Mercedes Benz • Lufthansa Airlines • Samsung • Bluescope Steel • Air Asia • Honda (PT. Handijaya Sukatama) • Rudy Project • LoudMouth • Fedaboa • Sorlex • Gahyo Restaurant • many moreee
"Let's have a night to remember under the disco ball together as CGC Family"
C u on the green & dance floor :)
For more info & reservation :
CGC : 021 - 55911111 or cgc@cengkarenggolfclub.com
Yunita David 08179844198
Suzan 0817852906
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