Fedex to host corporate golf league tournament<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The world's leading express transportation
\ncompany, Fedex, is to host the Corporate Golf League Indonesia
\n4th Season at six golf clubs in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Fedex chairman Harsha E. Joesef said on Wednesday that the
\ntournament will run from January to June.<\/p>\n
\"The purpose of holding the Fedex golf tournament is to let
\ngolfers in different companies get know each other better and
\nnegotiate business on the course,\" Harsha said.<\/p>\n
The six tournaments will be held at Rancamaya Golf & Country
\nClub (Jan. 27), Gading Raya Padang Golf (Feb. 17), Riverside Golf
\nClub (March 9), Soewarna Cengkareng Golf Club (April 6), Gunung
\nGeulis Country Club (May 11) and Bogor Raya Golf Club (June 16).<\/p>\n
The Fedex golf tournament is held in cooperation with
\nEricsson, two daily newspapers The Jakarta Post and Media
\nIndonesia, House of Kangaroo (golf clothing and accessories),
\nThai Airlines, PT Jardine Lloyd Thompson (insurance brokers),
\nEquil (mineral water company), Accord (hotel & resort group),
\nRadio Klasik RM and Bir Bintang (beer company).<\/p>\n
Harsha said that Fedex had delivered 30 million packages in
\nIndonesia and wants to demonstrate its involvement in Indonesia's
\neconomy.<\/p>\n
\"It is for this reason we also want to be involved in sport.
\nFedex has sponsored a number of sports events. One of them was
\nthe St Jude Classic golf tournament in Memphis, Tennessee. The
\nproceeds from that tournament have been donated to a children
\nhospital,\" Harsha said.<\/p>\n
Organizer Pri Sulisto said 19 teams from different companies
\nhad entered the tournament. Each team has four players.<\/p>\n
\"Each team may change their players. The best players will be
\nselected to participate in the Fedex tournament in Thailand,\" Pri
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Pri added that, apart from the tournament, there will also be
\nsocial activities where the golfers will be asked to donate money
\nto charity. \"The proceeds gained from the activities will be
\ndonated to a school for disabled children.\" (lnt)<\/p>",
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