Kasyadi's fine putt wins him Andersen tourney

JAKARTA (JP): Kasyadi of Yani Golf Club made a two-meter putt to close the fourth round with nine-under 279 at the Rp 75 million (US$11,000) Andersen Consulting Challenge Golf Championship on Friday.

Maan Nasim from the Olympic Golf Club also boasted for the tournament's best shot of 69 to finish second with six-under 282 at Pondok Indah golf course in South Jakarta.

Next was Ilyas Sak from Aceh, who carded two birdies in the second nine to end his day with 70.

Kasyadi took home Rp 20.2 million, Maan Rp 9.3 million and Ilyas Rp 6 million.

"I think the prize money is quite reasonable here. I used to save my money," said 36-year-old Kasyadi after the match.

He performed a steady game, carding two birdies the par-5 6th and par-4 11th to end his day with a total two-under-par 70.

"I made a good shot today but I'm not too good at putting. I birdied about a half meter from the cup but on the other fairways I couldn't put the ball into the hole, even from a one and a half meter range," he said.

He cited the par-4 13th and 16th holes as the most difficult.

"We have to strike with full energy. If we tee off well, the second shot will be much easier. But I feel that I'm playing well today," said Kasyadi, who will take part in the $200,000 Sabah Masters in Sabah, East Malaysia, next week.

In the 1998 tournament, held at Matoa Nasional course in Ciganjur, South Jakarta, Kasyadi finished fourth with three-under 285 while Maan was the runner-up with eight-under 280.

Maan made an even par to go out with 36 and shot three birdies in the second nine.

"I'm happy with the result. I have performed well in the overall tournament," he said.

Denny Supriadi was the tournament's best amateur player, finishing seven-over 295. Denny, who is now attending the national training center, earned Rp 1.75 million.(ivy)

Final scores (a-denotes amateur)

279 - Kasyadi 69-71-69-70; 282 - Maan Nasim 72-69-72-69; 287 - Ilyas Sak 76-71-70-70; 292 - Burhan Bora 75-71-73-73; 295 - Dede Idris 72-72-76-75, a-Denny Supriadi 73-73-76-73; 297 - Sumarno 75-77-73-72, a-Suprapto 76-75-72-74; 299 - Bachtiar Sanja 77-74-72-76, a-JM Lim 76-73-76-74; 300 - Buari 76-70-80-74, Gimin Soewiryo 77-75-73-75; 301 - Asep Suganda 79-73-76-73, M. Syahrudin 71-76-81-73, a-Sahid; 78-72-77-74, a-Sarmilih 77-73-75-76.