Sweden's Gottmo wins Indonesia Ladies Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Sweden's Asa Gottmo confirmed Scandinavia's
\ngolfing supremacy after carding 3-under-par 69 yesterday at the
\nKosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit at the Pondok Cabe Golf and
\nCountry Club, Tangerang.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Gottmo birdied the first, fourth and eighth of
\nthe first nine. In the back nine, she carded two birdies at the
\n15th and 18th holes, but made two bogeys at the 5th and 16th.<\/p>\n
Gottmo took the lead on the opening day of the US$100,000
\ntournament, in which 70 golfers from 19 countries are
\nparticipating.<\/p>\n
Compatriot Petra Rigby Jinglov, who has just won the Malaysia
\nOpen, finished third after carding 2-under-par 70.<\/p>\n
Japan's Mika Ishijima scored 2-under-par 70 by producing five
\nbirdies and two bogeys to finish second. Malaysian Lim Siew Ai
\nalso scored 70 after carding four birdies in hole 1, hole 2, hole
\n3 and hole 18, but bogeyed hole 8 and hole 13.<\/p>\n
Scandinavian golfers, specially Swedes, dominated the Asia
\ncircuit after Pernila Sterner won the Philippines Open and Sofie
\nGustafsson finished on top at the Thailand Open.<\/p>\n
Sweden is known as a country which consistently grooms all its
\nathletes, including golfers. Swedish golfers have recently begun
\nto dominate professional golf in both the United States and
\nEurope.<\/p>\n
Annika Sorrenstam and Liselotte Neumann, for example, are
\ncurrently ranked among the best five golfers in the world.
\nSweden's Sofia Gronberg won the 1989 Indonesia Ladies Open. (yan)<\/p>\n
Results:
\n69 - Asa Gottmo (Swe) 34-35,
\n70 - Mika Ishijima (Jpn) 36-34; Petra R Jinglov (Swe) 35-35; Lim
\nSiew Ai (Mal) 34-36,
\n71 - Shelly Rule (USA) 36-35; Mary Grace Estuesta (Phi) 36-35,
\n72 - Wendy Dicks (Gbr) 37-35; Debbie Dowling (Gbr) 37-35;
\nPernilla Sterner (Swe) 36-36; Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 36-36<\/p>",
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