Maan, Kasiadi to lock horns at Matoa golf<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Professional golfers Maan Nasim and Kasiadi top
\nthe list of competitors at the Matoa Nasional Open championship
\nwhich tees off here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The annual tournament held at Matoa Golf and Country Club in
\nCiganjur, South Jakarta, boasts no less than 80 professional and
\namateur local golfers who will vie for shares of a purse worth Rp
\n92 million (US$12,400). The winner will earn Rp 25 million.<\/p>\n
Nia Sarinastiti of the Andersen Consulting marketing and
\ncommunications company which helped to organize the event, said
\non Monday that professional golfers have been allowed to enter
\nthis year because no other tournaments have been staged due to
\nthe economic crisis.<\/p>\n
The US$300,000 Tugu Pratama PGA Championship in November 1997
\nwas the last major tournament held here.<\/p>\n
Maan from the Sawangan Golf Club will be seeking to defend his
\ntitle at the five-day tournament. His stiffest opposition will
\ncome in the form of Kasiadi, who learned his craft at the Yani
\nGolf Club in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
Maan was unchallenged in the Matoa event last year and lead
\nfrom start to finish. Kasiadi, the 1989 Indonesia Open champion
\nand the country's richest golfer, managed only third place.<\/p>\n
Both Maan and Kasiadi entered five of 10 legs on the Asia
\nOmega Tour last year thanks to sponsorship provided by
\ntelecommunications company PT Satelindo. The protracted economic
\ncrisis has prevented the company from sponsoring the pair again
\nthis year. (yan)<\/p>",
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