Maan and Danny share lead in JJGF Open

Maan and Danny share lead in JJGF Open

BOGOR (JP): Defending champion Maan Nasim of Indonesia and
Malaysian Danny Chia shared the lead on the first day of the JJGF
Open Golf Championships 2000 - Epson Cup with three-under-par 69
on Tuesday.

Maan produced two birdies in the first nine at holes five and
six but spoiled his chances by hitting three bogeys at holes two,
seven and eight.

Luckily he managed to card four more birdies in the back nine
at holes 11, 12, 15 and 16 to score three-under par 69.

Chia was more consistent with his play when he finished the
first out with one under par thanks to his two birdies at holes
four and seven after a bogey on hole five.

The Malaysian headed back to the clubhouse with two more
birdies at holes 14 and 15 for a total score of three-under-par
69.

Following behind was Indonesian well-known former amateur
golfer Sukamdi, who scored two-under-par 70 with three birdies
and a bogey. It is his first professional match this year.

The four-day tournament is being held at the Jagorawi Golf
Country Club's old course of 18 holes par 72. The old course is
known for its narrow fairways and sloping contour.

Providing the biggest prize so far for a local golf tournament
of Rp 270 million (US$ 31,700), 63 pros and 25 amateurs are
taking part in the tournament.

This year's Epson Cup is the second cup and fourth organized
and sponsored by JJGF since its establishment in 1998. The first
Epson Cup was organized last October.

The committee has also promised Rp 10 million to any golfer
who manages to hit a hole-in-one during the preliminary rounds.
In the final rounds, the prize is a brand new Honda City type Z
car.

From the preliminary rounds on Thursday and Friday, only 20
pro golfers and ties can go to the final rounds on Saturday and
Sunday. Meanwhile from the amateur golfers, only the 10 best
golfers and ties will go to the finals.

In the amateur camp, golfers from Jagorawi's Blue League
dominated the day. Ruswin Nazsir led the pack with one-over-par
73 followed by Sofyan FAG carding five-over-par 77. Andi
Djajanegara trailed with a score of seven-over-par 79.

Sadly enough, golfers being trained at the Indonesian national
golf training center failed to perform their best on the opening
day.

Amin Zarems and Iin Setiawan scored eight-over-par 80,
securing fourth position among amateur golfers. Meanwhile,
Suprapto only scored nine-over-par 81 to be ninth and Indra
Hermawan only scored 11-over-par 83 to be at the 13th position.
(nvn)

Results (Indonesians unless stated, a-denotes amateur):
69 - Maan Nasim, Danny Chia (Mal)
70 - Sukamdi
72 - Gimin Suwiryo, M. Rashid Ismail (Mal), P. Gunasagaran (Mal),

Tsuneyuki Naka (Jpn)
73 - Atsuchi Takamatsu (Jpn), Stephen Atako-Lindskog (Swe),

Soewarno K., a-Ruswin Nazsir
74 - Enin Gabus, Shaifubahri Muda (Mal), Ilyassak, Yasuo Sone

(Jpn), Buari, Toru Kinoshita (Jpn), Sumarno, Patrick Young
75 - Putu Dipta, Mardan Mamat, Gemmy Subagyo
76 - Agusnam, Budiono, Kasiyadi, Komang Sujana, Denny Supriadi