Five RI golfers in Erickson Master
Five RI golfers in Erickson Master
JAKARTA (JP): Victory at the East Java Open won Burhan Bora a
chance for more a prestigious and richer cash prize as he and
four top national golfers join the US$500,000 Asia-Pacific
Erickson Masters in Bintan Lagoon Golf & Beach Resort, in Riau
next week.
Burhan produced a course record of 66 to win the East Java
Open title at the Ciputra Golf Club in Surabaya, and will play in
the Indonesian team in the Bintan championship from Sept. 11 to
Sept. 14.
"We decided to include Burhan in the Erickson Masters because
of his achievement in winning the East Java Open. We hope he
plays even better in Bintan when he faces world rated players
from Europe, the U.S. and Asia," Indonesia Golf Association
secretary-general Taufik Aziz told The Jakarta Post yesterday.
The Asia Pacific Erickson Masters tournament is the 14th stop
on the 24-leg 1997 Omega Tour being played in 16 Asia-Pacific
countries. It offers total cash prizes of nearly US$7 million.
The other four Indonesian golfers to tee off in the Bintan
tournament are Kasiadi, Maan Naasim, Bahtiar and Iljasak.
Kasiadi made Indonesian golf history in 1989 by becoming the
first local player to win the Indonesian Open.
Maan and Kasiadi have played in three Omega Tours -- the
Indonesian Open at Jagorawi last April, the Sabah Masters, and
the Singapore Open last August.
Maan played in the BMW International Open in Germany last
week, but was eliminated after the second round with 165 (66 69).
He has been invited to challenge the world's great golfers
Ernie Els, Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam in the annual US$350,000
Johnnie Walker Super Tour from Dec. 9 to Dec. 14.
Kasiadi, who came equal 30th in the Indonesian Open, improved
his game to finish second in the Sabah Masters and equal fourth
in the Singapore Open.
Burhan, who was seven strokes behind overnight leader Kasiadi
as he entered the final round of the East Java Open, defeated
Kasiadi by one shot after a tremendous finishing the round with a
66 (33 33). This is Burhan's first major title since turning pro
three years ago. (rsl)