FedEx golf to begin 8th season

FedEx golf to begin 8th season

Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The eighth edition of the FedEx Corporate Golf Tournament will
begin its six-month swing on April 16, with organizers looking to
provide business opportunities for the participants.

The tournament, which will be played in six legs at six
different golf courses using six different formats, is seen as an
opportunity for businesspeople to establish contacts.

"The tournament is an opportunity for them to get pleasure and
work at the same time," Alan Clarke of copromoter ATD Events said
here on Thursday.

Clarke was accompanied by Indra Joesmen, a representative of
main sponsor FedEx, and Isma Wootten, director of Golf Links
Indonesia.

The tournament, Clarke said, would help participants promote
their companies and build business networks.

There will be one leg every month, with the opening round to
begin on April 16 at the Emeralda Golf & Country Club.

Other venues for the event will be the Riverside Golf Club,
Permata Sentul Golf Club, Gunung Geulis Country Club, Bumi
Serpong Damai and the Jagorawi Golf & Country Club, which will
host the closing leg on Sept. 3.
The play formats will include the Four-Man Texas Scramble,
Best Two Gross from Two Scores, Two Ball Better-Ball Gross, One-
Two-Three-Four, FedEx Ball and the Two Texas Scramble.

The winner will be decided based on total points collected
throughout the event. A hole-in-one grand prize will also be up
for grabs.

The tournament was first staged in 1997, following similar
events in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and
Thailand.

Last year's edition, which was won by a team from Hotel
Kristal, included a total of 26 teams, each comprising four
players.

Apart from the business networking, the tournament also raises
funds for charity. More than Rp 50 million was collected last
year, with the money going to the Dilts Foundation.

"We are still looking for a charity for this year's
tournament," Isma said, adding that they were expecting almost
the same number of teams as last year.