Wiyono, Catherin win Peugeot meet
Wiyono, Catherin win Peugeot meet
JAKARTA (JP): Wiyono and Catherin M. of Indonesia won the
overall best net in the men's and women's events of the Peugeot
golf tournament at Pantai Indah Kapuk course, North Jakarta,
yesterday.
Wiyono scored a handicap 12 and over best net 62 while
Catherin scored a handicap 12 and over best net 69.
Tanfaai and Trianto won the second and third placings
respectively in the men's events with handicaps of 18 and best
nets of 64 and 65 respectively.
Hawani Tobing and Diana won the second and third placings
respectively in the women's events with handicaps seven and
eight, and best nets of 70.
Wiyono and Catherin are among the 250 participants in the
Peugeot golf tournament. They will represent Indonesia in the
Peugeot Challenge World Tour '97 in France on June 23 and the
French Open at St Nom-La-Brereche on June 24.
Peugeot, represented in Indonesia by Multifrance, a subsidiary
of car assembler Astra International, sponsors two major
professional golf tournaments - the Peugeot French Open and the
Peugeot Spanish Open. The Spanish Open in Madrid was won by Mark
James of England after a sudden death playoff against Greg Norman
of Australia.
Prijono, a representative of Peugeot was surprised by the
enthusiasm of the participants from clubs included in the
Indonesian Golf Association.
"The number of participants in the Peugeot golf tournament was
beyond our expectation. This is the first time such a tournament
sponsored by Peugeot has been held in Indonesia," Prijono said.
The organizer donated Rp 50,000 per person to the Society for
the Care of Disabled Children and the Ni'matul Jawahir pesantren
at Citayam, Depok. The money came from player's registration
fees. (rsl)