Fedex to host corporate golf league tournament

JAKARTA (JP): The world's leading express transportation company, Fedex, is to host the Corporate Golf League Indonesia 4th Season at six golf clubs in Indonesia.

Fedex chairman Harsha E. Joesef said on Wednesday that the tournament will run from January to June.

"The purpose of holding the Fedex golf tournament is to let golfers in different companies get know each other better and negotiate business on the course," Harsha said.

The six tournaments will be held at Rancamaya Golf & Country Club (Jan. 27), Gading Raya Padang Golf (Feb. 17), Riverside Golf Club (March 9), Soewarna Cengkareng Golf Club (April 6), Gunung Geulis Country Club (May 11) and Bogor Raya Golf Club (June 16).

The Fedex golf tournament is held in cooperation with Ericsson, two daily newspapers The Jakarta Post and Media Indonesia, House of Kangaroo (golf clothing and accessories), Thai Airlines, PT Jardine Lloyd Thompson (insurance brokers), Equil (mineral water company), Accord (hotel & resort group), Radio Klasik RM and Bir Bintang (beer company).

Harsha said that Fedex had delivered 30 million packages in Indonesia and wants to demonstrate its involvement in Indonesia's economy.

"It is for this reason we also want to be involved in sport. Fedex has sponsored a number of sports events. One of them was the St Jude Classic golf tournament in Memphis, Tennessee. The proceeds from that tournament have been donated to a children hospital," Harsha said.

Organizer Pri Sulisto said 19 teams from different companies had entered the tournament. Each team has four players.

"Each team may change their players. The best players will be selected to participate in the Fedex tournament in Thailand," Pri said.

Pri added that, apart from the tournament, there will also be social activities where the golfers will be asked to donate money to charity. "The proceeds gained from the activities will be donated to a school for disabled children." (lnt)