Asian golfers head for Berlin tourney

Asian golfers head for Berlin tourney

JAKARTA (JP): Eight Asian amateur golfers from Thailand,
Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Singapore won berths at
the 1995 Berlin Mercedes Trophy world championship in October.

Sixty-four golfers, who also own Mercedes, battled it out at
Bumi Serpong Damai Golf and Country Club on Thursday for eight
slots in the Berlin tournament. Eight Indonesians qualified for
the event.

They were picked at national selection competitions held
simultaneously in their home countries last month.

PT Star Motors Indonesia, the Mercedes agent in Indonesia,
staged the Indonesian selection tournament on July 6 and 7 at the
newly established Riverside Golf Club near Bogor.

The eight Indonesians participating were Mardi Gaharu, Andi
Djajanegara (Group A winner and runner-up), Santoso Senangsyah
and Soebiyanto, Eddy Suryaputra and Abdawira Anhar and Bachrum
Budiman.

"It's a pity that none of them made it into the World Finals
in Berlin," Wim Ekel of Fortune PR lamented.

The one-day, 18-hole stroke play tournament used the
stableford scoring system.

Indonesia's best hope, Mardhi Gaharu, was beaten by a point by
Malaysian Elmer S.B Tan. Mardhi who scored 36.

The Malaysian's collected 144 points, beating Singapore by two
points for the Challenge Trophy.

The eight Asian golfers eligible for the Berlin World Finals
are Peera Tantasirin (Tha), Elmer S.B. Tan (Mal), I Yao Chang
(Tpe), M. Mustapha Madina (Sin), Mrs Chong Suk-kwak (Kor), Chin
Chang-Chang (Tpe), Rosli MD Zain (Mal) and Hee Byung-yoon
(Kor)(rsl).