East Java to host Asian ladies golf

East Java to host Asian ladies golf

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will host the third leg of the Asian ladies golf championship circuit in Pandaan, East Java, from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18, organizers said yesterday.

Nini Hartono of the Indonesian Golf Association said after a meeting with East Java Governor Basofi Soedirman yesterday that a total of 106 female golfers from 15 countries would tee off at the Finna Golf and Country Club situated in the hilly tourist resort, 90 kilometers southeast of Surabaya.

Nini, who is also chairman of the organizing committee, said that five amateur players will take part in the Pro-Am competition which follows the three-day professional tournament titled Kosaido Indonesia Ladies Open.

The amateur players who received direct entry into the Pro-Am are the 18th Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Jenifer Rosales of the Philippines and Indonesia's Gunaningsih, Ani Iman and Yati Yunus. The other berth was given to an American whose name was not revealed by the organizers.

The tournament was held at the Pantai Indah Kapuk course in North Jakarta last year.

A total of US$100,000 in prize money is up for grabs at the Indonesia Open golf. Nini told Antara that a luxury sedan also awaits the golfer who lands a hole-in-one.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman is scheduled to tee off the four-day event. (amd)