101 golfers from 20 countries to compete in Kosaido Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A total of 101 golfers from 20 countries will
\ncompete in the US$100,000 Kosaido Ladies Indonesia Open golf
\nchampionship from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17 in Pandaan, a small town
\n60km south of Surabaya.<\/p>\n
Winner of last year's Kosaido Circuit, Lisa Hackney of the
\nUnited Kingdom, the 1994 Thailand Open champion Liz Earley of
\nCanada and last year's Malaysia Open champion Corrine Dibnah of
\nAustralia are among the participants.<\/p>\n
Hosts Indonesia will field three amateur golfers, Gunaningsih
\nUtomo, Yati Yoenis and Jamillah.<\/p>\n
However, Retno Mustari, the best Indonesian female golfer and
\nwinner of the 1994 Indonesian Ladies amateur golf championship,
\nwill not take part because she wants to focus on her studies.<\/p>\n
The championship, to be held on the par 72, 5,637-meter course
\nof the Finna golf and country club, offers $13,500 in prize money
\nto the winner.<\/p>\n
The three-day event is the third leg of this year's Kosaido
\nLadies Golf Circuit which started in Chinese Taipei's Chang Gung
\ngolf and country club from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. The second leg is
\ndue to start today on Tanah Merah Country Club's Garden course in
\nSingapore until Saturday.<\/p>\n
At the end of the series, the player who collects the largest
\nsum of money will top the circuit's order of merit and be invited
\nto the US$ 1 million Kosaido Japan Open.<\/p>\n
The circuit, set up in 1984, is open to female golfers aged
\nover 17. (arf)<\/p>",
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