Dayu golf
\nmeet gives
\nentry for
\nPON 2004<\/p>\n
Yoni Astuti
\nContributor
\nSurabaya, East Java<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Amateur Golf Association (PGI) will use next
\nmonth's Indonesian Open as a qualifying event for the 2004
\nNational Sports Championships (PON).<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Open, a national amateur golf tournament, will
\nbe held at the Taman Dayu Golf Club in Pandaan, East Java,
\nfrom July 8 to July 11.<\/p>\n
The competition will be divided into two events. The 72-hole
\nEvent A will be for players with a handicap under nine, while the
\n36-hole Event B will be for those with a handicap of between 15
\nand nine.<\/p>\n
Each event is limited to 140 players. The practice round will
\nbe on July 7.<\/p>\n
Abdul Hamid, the chairman of PGI's East Java chapter, said the
\n2003 Indonesian Open, where between four and five players from a
\nnumber of provinces will be given tournament entries, would be
\nthe first-stage qualifying event for the next PON, which is
\nscheduled to be held in Palembang, South Sumatra.<\/p>\n
The second stage of qualification will follow in Jakarta,
\nthough no date has yet been set.<\/p>\n
He said to qualify for PON players would have to shoot better
\nthan eight-over-par during the four-day tournament.<\/p>\n
"If the players succeed in shooting this they will
\nautomatically pass the qualification requirement and will not
\nhave to play in the second qualifying event in Jakarta," Hamid
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The women's selection will be held in Palembang next year.<\/p>\n
PON will be limited to 86 men's golfers, a significant
\nincrease from the 2000 PON in Surabaya where only 56 berths were
\nprovided.<\/p>\n
Hamid said the PGI would study the possibility of the
\nIndonesian Open amateur golf championship being held annually as
\npart of the PGI's campaign to improve golf in the country.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Hausman T. Babu, a member of the management team of
\nthe Taman Dayu Golf Club, said they would ready the golf course
\nto provide the challenge level needed for a professional golf
\ntournament.<\/p>",
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