Monty to play at Jakarta event

Monty to play at Jakarta event

JAKARTA: Scotland's Colin Montgomerie has signed up to play in next month's Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005 at Cengkareng Golf Club in West Jakarta.

The event, to be held March 24-27, is the first Indonesian golf tournament to be included as part of the European Tour and will feature 144 golfers, including local players, Antara news agency reported on Monday.

"A win anywhere in the world is good but winning the first ever European Tour event in Jakarta would be great," the 42-year- old said in a statement.

"I'm looking forward to playing in Indonesia as I've heard many exciting things about golf in the country ..."

Indonesia Golf Association (PGI) president Haryanto Dhanutirto welcomed the participation of the Scot, widely considered one of the most talented players never to have won a Major.

"His presence will show to the world that Jakarta is a safe place for tourism. We look forward to welcoming him to Jakarta and anticipate the confirmation of more star players to the event in the weeks to come."

The event will also feature an auction to benefit victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.

-- Antara