More hole-in-ones expected in major golf event

More hole-in-ones expected in major golf event

JAKARTA (JP): The 2001 Fedex-RPX corporate golf league is
expected to produce more hole-in-ones in the event which starts
next Friday.

The league, organized by Golf Links Indonesia, is to be played
on six different golf courses around Jakarta on the last Friday
of each month for the next six months.

The first match will take place at the Cengkareng Soewarna
Golf Club on March 30. The next legs are at the Bogor Raya Golf
Club on April 27, the Cikeas Riverside Golf Course on May 25, the
Bumi Serpong Damai Golf Course on June 29 and the Rancamaya Golf
and Country Club on July 27.

The last match will be staged on Aug. 10 at the Jagorawi Golf
and Country Club.

"So far we have had four hole-in-ones in the last two years.
Three were made in last year's league and another hole-in-one was
achieved two years ago. I hope the golfers can card more hole-in-
ones," president of the league's main sponsor PT Repex Perdana
International, Harsha E. Joesoef, told a media conference at the
Financial Club on Tuesday to launch the league.

Also speaking at the conference were Barbara Janthy Speirs of
event organizer Golf Links Indonesia and the initiator Alan
Clarke of Singapore-based John Burgess Associates.

"The league is designed as an event where participants can
make business contacts and network as well as entertain clients
or would-be clients while playing golf," said Barbara.

Clarke emphasized the importance of having limited number of
participants.

"There are 26 teams, comprising of four players each, who have
already signed up, though we expect a couple more teams to
register. But we will limit the number of teams in the league,"
he said.

"Since the league is designed as a corporate hospitality event
instead of a real golf competition, it is inconvenient to have
too many participants." (nvn)