30 companies to participate in first corporate golf league

30 companies to participate in first corporate golf league

JAKARTA (JP): Thirty corporate teams, each with four players
and four substitutes, have been invited to join the country's
first corporate golf league.

Pri Sulisto, president director of PT Indo Multi Media MNC,
told a press conference yesterday that the Ansett Australia
Corporate Golf League Indonesia would be contested over the next
six months on several of the city's golf courses.

"The purpose of the league is to build networking among
businesspeople in the city," he said.

Only 30 teams are allowed in the league. Its matches will be
held on weekdays, to make the event more enjoyable for senior
managers from leading companies, Pri said.

The opening and closing matches of the league are to be held
at the Imperial Golf Course in Karawaci on Oct. 24, 1996 and on
March 27, 1997. Other matches are to be held at the Bumi Serpong
Damai Course on Nov. 14, 1996, Pantai Indah Kapuk Course on Dec.
12, 1996, Bukit Pelangi Golf and Country Club on Jan. 9, 1997 and
Riverside Golf Club on Feb. 25, 1997.

John Burgess, director of John Burgess and Associates, said
that only 10 teams had confirmed that they will compete in the
league. They include The Jakarta Post, Republika, Grand Hyatt,
IBM and TNT.

"In the next three weeks, we'll confirm the participation of
the other 20 teams," he said.

"The emphasis of the league is not on golf itself but the
opportunities to build professional relationships among
participants," he added.

Burgess said that Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong
had similar leagues. And that hopefully, by the end of next year,
the winners of each league would compete in a regional final at
Bintan Resort, a resort being developed jointly by Indonesia and
Singapore. (yan)