Leading golfers to tee off in Bali<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Leading Australian golfers Todd Hamilton and
\nLucas Parsons are expected to lead a pack of foreign golfers at
\nthe Sempati Bali Open, slated to tee off at Bali Golf and Country
\nClub on March 22.<\/p>\n
Hamilton, winner of the Asian Tour 1995 opener in the Thailand
\nOpen earlier this month, and Parsons, runner-up at the Australian
\nMasters last week, have confirmed their entry for the US$250,000
\nevent, the eighth leg of this year's Asian Tour's 15-leg.<\/p>\n
\"Some forty foreign players will grace the par-72 layout in
\nBali, many of them those who will take part in the Indonesia
\nOpen one week earlier at the Pantai Indah Kapuk course,\" said
\nPermadi of PT Sempati Air.<\/p>\n
He said golf enthusiasts who wish to watch the prestigious
\nevent and play in the pro-am tournament on Sunday March 26 may
\njoin the group at a price of US$395 per golfer. \"The price
\nincludes the Jakarta-Bali-Jakarta airfare and three-days\/two-
\nnights accommodation at a five-star hotel.\"<\/p>\n
The Indonesia Open and the Sempati Bali Open are two of three
\nmajor international events sanctioned by the Indonesia Golf
\nAssociation (PGI). The Tugu Pratama PGA, slated for Nov. 9 to 12
\nto be staged at the Damai Indah G&CC, is the third part of the
\nevent called Golf Indonesia 1995. They were included in this
\nyear's Asian Tour. Each of the three events offer a handsome cash
\nprize of $250,000.<\/p>\n
More than $3 million will be at stake for this year's Asian
\nTour, with total prizes at the Dunlop Open outstaking all with $1
\nmillion.<\/p>\n
This year will also see the inauguration of the ASEAN Golf
\nTour which offers a minimum of $40,000 in each event. Since the
\nTour is to encourage local professionals to travel to tournaments
\noutside their countries, accommodation will be provided for the
\nplayers.<\/p>\n
Jakarta will host the two ASEAN Tours in August, the first is
\nslated for Aug 2 -5 and the second will be on Aug. 9 -12.<\/p>\n
\"PGI has yet to decide which of the golf courses to host the
\nevents,\" PGI secretary Taufik Aziz said (rsl).<\/p>",
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