Thailand aims for clean sweep in golf

Thu, 05 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Thailand is aiming to make a clean sweep of four
gold medals in golf at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala
Lumpur from Sept. 8 to Sept. 17.

To help them reach this goal, Thailand is sending its amateur
team to test the Games venue at the 7,015-yard par-72 Sungailong
Golf and Country Club course on July 5 and July 6, the Bangkok
Post reported on Wednesday.

Besides the Malaysian trip, Thailand will also send its youth
team to the World Junior Golf Championships in San Diego,
California, from July 17 to July 20.

Thailand will return to the Sungailong course for a final test
in August.

The men's team will comprise Prom Meesawat, Wisut Atchanawat,
Pariya Chunhasawatdikul, Ronnachai Chamnong and Chetdanai
Choksuwannalarp, while the women's team will consist of Morakot
Kladpet, Thitiya Prueksataporn, Sirikarn Roongsaeng and Ornarin
Satayabanpot. (yan)

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