Asian golfers head for Berlin tourney<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Eight Asian amateur golfers from Thailand,
\nMalaysia, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Singapore won berths at
\nthe 1995 Berlin Mercedes Trophy world championship in October.<\/p>\n
Sixty-four golfers, who also own Mercedes, battled it out at
\nBumi Serpong Damai Golf and Country Club on Thursday for eight
\nslots in the Berlin tournament. Eight Indonesians qualified for
\nthe event.<\/p>\n
They were picked at national selection competitions held
\nsimultaneously in their home countries last month.<\/p>\n
PT Star Motors Indonesia, the Mercedes agent in Indonesia,
\nstaged the Indonesian selection tournament on July 6 and 7 at the
\nnewly established Riverside Golf Club near Bogor.<\/p>\n
The eight Indonesians participating were Mardi Gaharu, Andi
\nDjajanegara (Group A winner and runner-up), Santoso Senangsyah
\nand Soebiyanto, Eddy Suryaputra and Abdawira Anhar and Bachrum
\nBudiman.<\/p>\n
"It's a pity that none of them made it into the World Finals
\nin Berlin," Wim Ekel of Fortune PR lamented.<\/p>\n
The one-day, 18-hole stroke play tournament used the
\nstableford scoring system.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's best hope, Mardhi Gaharu, was beaten by a point by
\nMalaysian Elmer S.B Tan. Mardhi who scored 36.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian's collected 144 points, beating Singapore by two
\npoints for the Challenge Trophy.<\/p>\n
The eight Asian golfers eligible for the Berlin World Finals
\nare Peera Tantasirin (Tha), Elmer S.B. Tan (Mal), I Yao Chang
\n(Tpe), M. Mustapha Madina (Sin), Mrs Chong Suk-kwak (Kor), Chin
\nChang-Chang (Tpe), Rosli MD Zain (Mal) and Hee Byung-yoon
\n(Kor)(rsl).<\/p>",
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