Sweden's Gottmo wins Indonesia Ladies Open

Sweden's Gottmo wins Indonesia Ladies Open

JAKARTA (JP): Sweden's Asa Gottmo confirmed Scandinavia's
golfing supremacy after carding 3-under-par 69 yesterday at the
Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit at the Pondok Cabe Golf and
Country Club, Tangerang.

The 25-year-old Gottmo birdied the first, fourth and eighth of
the first nine. In the back nine, she carded two birdies at the
15th and 18th holes, but made two bogeys at the 5th and 16th.

Gottmo took the lead on the opening day of the US$100,000
tournament, in which 70 golfers from 19 countries are
participating.

Compatriot Petra Rigby Jinglov, who has just won the Malaysia
Open, finished third after carding 2-under-par 70.

Japan's Mika Ishijima scored 2-under-par 70 by producing five
birdies and two bogeys to finish second. Malaysian Lim Siew Ai
also scored 70 after carding four birdies in hole 1, hole 2, hole
3 and hole 18, but bogeyed hole 8 and hole 13.

Scandinavian golfers, specially Swedes, dominated the Asia
circuit after Pernila Sterner won the Philippines Open and Sofie
Gustafsson finished on top at the Thailand Open.

Sweden is known as a country which consistently grooms all its
athletes, including golfers. Swedish golfers have recently begun
to dominate professional golf in both the United States and
Europe.

Annika Sorrenstam and Liselotte Neumann, for example, are
currently ranked among the best five golfers in the world.
Sweden's Sofia Gronberg won the 1989 Indonesia Ladies Open. (yan)

Results:
69 - Asa Gottmo (Swe) 34-35,
70 - Mika Ishijima (Jpn) 36-34; Petra R Jinglov (Swe) 35-35; Lim
Siew Ai (Mal) 34-36,
71 - Shelly Rule (USA) 36-35; Mary Grace Estuesta (Phi) 36-35,
72 - Wendy Dicks (Gbr) 37-35; Debbie Dowling (Gbr) 37-35;
Pernilla Sterner (Swe) 36-36; Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 36-36