Golf tourney to stay at 180 players

Golf tourney to stay at 180 players

JAKARTA: Organizers of the annual U.S. Memorial Day Golf
Tournament said Thursday that there was no immediate plan to
increase the number of participants for next year's event.

"There were 180 golfers that took part in the (May) 2002
event. We would like to increase the number of participants but
it would be difficult," one of the organizers, Doug Slusher, told
The Jakarta Post.

"We didn't just play golf to commemorate Memorial Day but also
to give some contributions for charity," he added.

The 2002 event of the tournament was held at the Gading Raya
Golf and Country Club in Tangerang, Banten on May 27.

Also present were U.S. Ambassador Ralph Boyce and Mexican
Ambassador Pedro Gonzales, Slusher said.

The golfers were playing in five-player teams with the Texas
Scramble system.

The top teams carded a 9 under par forcing a tiebreak with
Longgam Panggabean, Kenny McKinney, Peter Grant, Steve
Carlon and Clent Rawlinson taking home the trophy. -- JP