Home Hope Hie Eyes Victory At Indonesia Open Presented By Enjoy Jakarta

Jakarta, July 12: Local hero Rory Hie, with a runner-up finish on home soil already under his belt this season, is ready to rumble at this week’s US$1 million Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta.

Hie energized the country’s golf fans with second place behind Australia’s Andre Stolz in the Indonesia PGA Championship, the season-opening event on OneAsia.

The ultra-talented 22 year old led going into the final round before Stolz pipped him for the title by a stroke.

Hie would love to put himself in a similar position and this time seal the win at the Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta at Damai Indah Golf - Pantai Indah Kapuk Course.

“I feel like I am in control of my game. I have been working very hard, particularly on my tempo. I have a tendency to swing too fast. I worked a bit with Andrew Argus in Kuala Lumpur two weeks ago but most of the time I practice with my dad in Jakarta,” said the Indonesian.

The rising star finished in a tie for ninth at the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational on Sunday on the ASEAN PGA Tour and is in confident frame of mind.

“I feel like I can hit all the fairways and greens in regulation. Of course it doesn’t always happen that way but at least that is how I feel which is a very positive sign. It has been a very good year so far. Much better than last year’s scenario when I struggled,” he added.

He faces a big challenge as the tournament has attracted a stellar field, including a posse of proven winners.

Defending champion Michael Hendry of New Zealand, OneAsia number one Liang Wenchong of China, Japanese legend Shigeki Maruyama, Irishman Paul McGinley, fresh from a top-15 finish in the Barclays Scottish Open, and multiple winner Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand are among the favourites.

The Thai duo of Chawalit Plaphol and Kiradech Aphibarnat, both winners in Asia this season, and leading Malaysian Danny Chia will also tee it up from July 14-17.

Hie knows that there is a lot of expectation for him to perform well in his home Open and he hopes to deliver a victory.

A former University of Southern California All-American and number six-ranked amateur in the world, Hie felt that all the ingredients were there for a win at the Indonesia PGA Championship.

“I really thought it was going to be my week. I had prepared so hard. However, I am proud of the way I finished the round and the final day was a great learning experience,” said Hie, who won a career-high US$102,000.



Jack Nicklaus Golf Day

The Jack Nicklaus International Invitational 2011 is on again and you could win an all expense paid trip to the United States to represent Indonesia and play on Jack's home course in Florida.

This once in a lifetime opportunity is open to anyone who loves golf and holds a valid KTP/KITAS or KIMS.

Please see event details below:

Date: Thursday, July 21st 2011

Venue: BSD Course (Jack Nicklaus Signature Course)

Tee Time: 12.30pm

Format: Handicaps calculated using System 36 and Winner determined using stableford points

Entry Fee: Rp 1,000,000 per person (Inclusive of everything)

Tees: Men off Blues and Ladies off Reds

Winning Positions:

Lowest Gross - Wins All expense trip to US & Jack Nicklaus Jacket and Trophy

First Place of Stableford Points - Wins All expense trip to US & Jack Nicklaus Jacket and Trophy

Second Place - Jack Nicklaus Jacket and Trophy

Third Place - Jack Nicklaus Jacket and Trophy

Longest Drive x 2 - Jack Nicklaus Jacket and Trophy

Nearest to the Pin x 2 - Jack Nicklaus Jacket and Trophy

Keeping with tradition, there will be lots of lucky draw prizes and other surprises at the course upon your arrival.

Spots are limited so if you would like to secure your spot, please contact address below for registration form and send back to us before closure of entries on July 15th 2011.

Thanks for your time and we look forward to welcoming you at the event.

Take care,

Harmony Le Riche
PT Visi Prima Golf
Jl. Jeruk Purut 15B
Cilandak Timur - Pasar Minggu
Jakarta 12560
Tel: +62 21 70947806
Fax: +62 21 78836634
Mobile: +62 817147371

Thai Stars Set Sights On Indonesia Open Presented By Enjoy Jakarta

Jakarta, July 11: Top Thai duo Chawalit Plaphol and Kiradech Aphibarnrat, both winners this season, will bring their considerable talent to OneAsia for this week’s US$1 million Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta.

They join a strong field for the seventh tournament of the season on OneAsia at Damai Indah Golf - Pantai Indah Kapuk Course.

Defending champion Michael Hendry of New Zealand, OneAsia number one Liang Wenchong of China, Japanese legend Shigeki Maruyama, Irishman Paul McGinley and multiple winner Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand will challenge for the title from July 14-17.

Chawalit burst back to prominence after a period in the doldrums with victory in the Queen’s Cup on home soil last month, his first big win since lifting the Bangkok Airways Open in 2006.

“I am playing really well at the moment and I want to compete in as many tournaments as possible while my form is hot,” said the 36-year-old Chawalit, who possesses one of the sweetest swings in Asian golf.

“This will be the first time I have played a OneAsia event outside of Thailand and I know the competition will be tough.”

The big-htting Kiradech, dubbed “Asia’s John Daly” because of his grip-it-and-rip-it style, underlined his huge potential with victory in the SAIL Open in India earlier this year.

Kiradech showed immense promise in the amateur ranks and was the World Junior champion in both 2003 and 2004.

He turned professional at the E-San Open in 2007 and immediately made his mark with a final round 61 to finish sixth.

Kiradech, 21, shot another 61 on his way to victory in the 2009 Singha Pattaya Open on the ASEAN PGA Tour to underscore his ability to shoot low scores.

Hendry propelled his name into the spotlight last year with an emphatic seven-stroke victory in the Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta.

The 30-year-old from North Harbour started the day with a one-stroke lead and fired a flawless final round seven-under-par 65 at Damai Indah Golf - Pantai Indah Kapuk Course to finish comfortably ahead of second-placed Liang.

Adding colour to his winning moment, several of Hendry’s fellow professionals, including Josh Carmichael and Brendan Stuart, performed the Haka – the traditional Maori dance made famous by the All Blacks rugby team – as he walked off the 18th green.

Liang has won a record three titles on OneAsia and topped the moneylist last year with winnings of US$560,736. The Chinese number one showed he can hold his own with the world’s best by finishing eighth in last year’s US PGA Championship, thanks largely to a course record 64 in the third round at Whistling Straits.

The evergreen Thaworn, one of Asia’s most decorated players with a dozen titles to his name, placed fifth in OneAsia’s season-opening Indonesia PGA Championship and is eying another high finish.

Maruyama, nicknamed the “Smiling Assassin”, has won three times on the US PGA Tour and has amassed 10 more titles globally, including the 2002 World Cup with Toshi Izawa in Mexico.

McGinley, the golfer whose name is synonymous with Ryder Cup glory, will be a popular addition to the tournament.

He is most famous for holing the winning putt for the European team in the 2002 Ryder Cup. It was the start of a remarkable stretch for the Dubliner as he was also part of the winning team in 2004 and 2006.

McGinley has triumphed four times on The European Tour with his best season coming in 2005 when he claimed the Volvo Masters and finished third on the Order of Merit.

Indonesia's Caramia Sitompul Named To NGCA All-American Scholar Team

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- University of Michigan women's golfer Caramia Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Fla.]) was named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. Sitompul is one of 566 women's Division I, II and III collegiate golfers to be recognized for the prestigious honor.

Sitompul, who is enrolled in the School of Art & Design, becomes the eighth Wolverine selected for the national honor, joining Tegan McCorkel (1994), Tiffany McCorkel (1994), Trish Watkins (1999), Amy Talbot (1999), Bess Bowers (2000), Sarah Kruer (2003) and Lindsay Davis (2005)

An Academic All-Big Ten and U-M Athletic Achievement recipient, Sitompul started eight of the nine events in 2010-11. She ended her second season dropping nearly four strokes from her prior best, posting a 78.61 per-round average this season. She recorded career bests in virtually every statistical category, including single-round tally (73), 54-hole tournament total (225) and 72-hole tournament total (319). She helped the Wolverines to nine top-10 finishes and an NCAA Central regional selection -- the program's ninth postseason appearance (team and individual) in the last 11 years.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative grade-point average is 3.50, and student-athletes must have competed in at least 66 percent of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.

New Zealander Hendry, Chinese Liang To Rematch In Indonesia Open

Jakarta, 30 June 2011: New Zealand's Michael Hendry will return to defend his title at the Indonesia Open golf tournament next month along with China's Liang Wenchong, who finished runner up last year on his way to winning the OneAsia Order of Merit title, a press statement said here on Thursday.

The 1 million U.S. dollar-OneAsia event will tee-off at Damai Indah Golf - Pantai Indah Kapuk Course (PIK) from July 14 to 17.

It is the seventh leg of the season on OneAsia and will also feature Japanese legend Shigeki Maruyama, Irishman Paul McGinley, Europe's Ryder Cup hero, and Thai star Thaworn Wiratchant, winner of this event in 2005.

Hendry propelled his name into the spotlight with an emphatic seven shot victory in 2010 at PIK.

The man from North Harbour started the day with a one stroke lead and fired a flawless final round seven-under-par 65 to finish comfortably ahead of Liang.

Unheralded Hendry killed off the challenge of his nearest competitors with a brilliant run of seven birdies on six, eight, nine, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

He finished with a four-round aggregate of 19-under-par 269 and earned a check for 180,000 dollars.

Liang was the leader at the halfway mark by two shots last year before Hendry took control.

However, it was another fine week for Liang that saw him receive a check for 102,000 dollars.

He lifted last year's OneAsia Order of Merit crown, with earnings of 560,736 dollars, thanks to victories in the Luxehills Chengdu Open in China and the Thailand Open.

Thaworn And Prayad To Bid For Honours In Indonesia Open Presented By Enjoy Jakarta

Jakarta, June 22: Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant and Prayad Marksaeng, two of the regions’ finest players, will star in next month’s Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta.

The US$1 million OneAsia event tees-off at Damai Indah Golf - Pantai Indah Kapuk Course from July 14 to 17.

It is the seventh leg of the season on OneAsia and will also feature Japanese legend Shigeki Maruyama, and Irishman Paul McGinley, Europe’s Ryder Cup hero.

Thaworn won the Indonesia Open by five strokes in 2005 at Cengkareng Golf Club, during a season when he tasted victory four times en route to becoming Asia’s number one.

He also made an impression on the leader board in last year’s Indonesia Open presented by Enjoy Jakarta finishing in a tie for fifth place.

The Thai star has an incredible haul of 14 tournament victories in the region and at the age of 44 he is still knocking on the door for more trophies.

Thaworn competed in OneAsia’s season opening Indonesia PGA Championship and finished in sole possession of fifth position.

He currently sits in 20th position on the 2011 OneAsia Order of Merit.

The smooth-swinging Prayad has lifted 10 major trophies in the region and enjoyed a magnificent year in 2008 with three victories on the Japan Tour resulting in a third place finish on the Money List.

He triumphed in the Dunlop Phoenix, the Mizuno Open and the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup in that brilliant 2008 season.

Prayad has struggled with injuries for a couple of years and embarked on a new fitness regimen at the start of the year to prepare himself for the 2011 campaign.

Bali World Cup Charity Golf Tournament 2011

We have great pleasure in inviting all sponsors, well wishers, supporters and participants to join us raise funds to a worthy cause through the "Swing for Charity" event,

Bali World Cup Charity Golf Tournament

to be held on

SATURDAY, 30th JULY 2011
12.30PM SHOTGUN START

at New Kuta Golf.

Last year more than 20 teams representing 10 countries participated enabling us to raise over 50 millions. With more time in our hands this year, the committee has raised the target to 200 millions which can be achieved with your support.
We have nominated three charities from Bukit and Southern Bali under the umbrella of Role Foundation to benefit from out effort. We know the hardship endured by the unfortunate people in the community in Bali and whatever we can do will go a long way towards elevating them of their current predicament.

A team consists of 5 players.

Tournament Fees
Members : Rp 500,000 net/person
Guests : Rp 1,000,000 net/person
Grand Gala Dinner Only
Rp 200,000 net/person

Tournament Fee includes: Green Fee, Cart Fee, Insurance, Refreshment, Dinner, Hole-In-One, Trophy, Lucky Draw prizes and charity contribution

For more information and registration:
New Kuta Golf & Golf Link Resorts Indonesia
Jalan Raya Uluwatu, Kawasan Pecatu Indah Resort
Pecatu, Jimbaran, Kuta Selatan, Badung 80361, Bali, Indonesia
Tel : +62 361 8481 333
Fax: +62 361 8481 400