FEB - MAR 2020 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 1 FOCUS | NEWS 2 FEB - MAR 2020 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE OB golf & Lifestyle Magazine.pdf 1 14/01/2020 10:20 AM PUBLISHER Dear readers, Advisors t’s a new season and it seems like the right moment to present Lee Jimmy Masrin Westwood as our cover story. The 46-year-old Englishman just earned a George Djuhari landmark victory, claiming his 25th Tour title, his 44th worldwide, in his 27- I year professional career. His triumph at the Abu Dhabi Championship puts him back in Publisher contention to finally secure himself a major this year. Liza Sutrisno We’ve also got several encouraging stories about our home-grown players who Editor have managed to contend well in international events. Danny Masrin’s impressive effort Yulius Martinus at the Indonesian Masters last year saw him become the highest-finishing Indonesian and he continued to enjoy success finishing T8 at the Singapore Open in January. Developmental Editor Secondly, Ida Ayu Melati Putri was surprisingly able to reach the final of the Australian Amelia Moriarty Women’s Amateur. Despite being defeated by England's Charlotte Heath in the 36-hole final, Melati's performance during the tournament drew much attention and earned her Graphic Designer the nickname of 'the giant killer'. Vickirio Firsta F. This feels like the beginning of Indonesian players making their mark in international- Sales Excecutive Valley Course level tournaments. There is sure to be more names on the leaderboards over the Tody A. Sandy coming season and hopefully, we will see our players taking part at the Olympics in [email protected] July. I would love to see that! C A huge development in the golf world is the recent implementation of a new pace- M of-play policy to ensure the game is interesting to watch. You will find a feature on this new rule in this edition, along with plenty of other interesting features that will add to Y your knowledge. 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We are not responsible for the safe custody or return of any solicited or unsolicited material, whether articles, photographs, transparencies, artwork, or computer discs. 4 FEB - MAR 2020 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE FEB - MAR 2020 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 5 CONTENTFEBS - MAR 2020 8 A WINNER OVER FOUR DECADES His victory at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 19 brings England’s Lee Westwood to 25 career wins on the European circuit. Despite his myriad of wins, a major title still eludes him so he’s not stopping yet. 12 TRIPLE-BOGEY DOESN’T STOP KUCHAR American Matt Kuchar showed his experience as one of the world’s best golf talents when he overcame a triple-bogey on the first nine holes of his final round to win the SMBC Singapore Open. 14 GO! DANNY, GO! Danny Masrin made another impressive performance at the SMBC Singapore, improving on his record at Serapong Course in 2018. His appearances at two Asian Tour opening events have proved to be a promising start to the 27-year-old’s 29 INDONESIA’S GIANT 2020 competitive season. KILLER Ida Ayu Melati Putri’s superb performance at the Australian Women’s Amateur came to a sad end when she was defeated by England’s Charlotte Heath in the 36-hole final. Despite that, Melati’s journey to the final drew much attention and earned her the nickname of ‘the giant killer’. 38 PROFILE FIFTH IRISHMAN TO WIN 32 NO SLOW PLAY, PLEASE! CLARET JUG The PGA Tour’s new pace-of-play After failing at the 2016 US Open, Shane policy will go into effect in April. Lowry finally captured his first major The European Tour already ran at the 148th Open Championship. The the policy at the Abu Dhabi HSBC 32-year-old Irishman learned from his Championship, one of the main mistakes to claim a major victory and tournaments on the European garner more attention in the sports world. Tour schedule, in mid-January. 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Despite challenges from his fellow Englishmen Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood along with France’s Victor Perez, Westwood finished with a final-round OVER FOUR 67 to hold them off to win the US$ 7,000,000 European Tour event by a two-shot advantage at 19-under. “I wasn’t really paying any attention to what other people were doing,” said Westwood, who won US$ 1,166,660 for his 25th title. “I was trying to control me, control my emotions and control what I’m working on in the golf swing. I DECADES just managed to do that. With what I’m working His victory at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January on, if I don’t quite do it, I hit a pull. But I hit 19 brings England’s Lee Westwood to 25 career some good shots coming in. I’m really pleased wins on the European circuit. Despite his myriad with the way I controlled myself.” With this win, Westwood becomes only the of victories, a major title still eludes him so third player on the European Tour to win in four he’s not stopping yet. different decades after Ireland's Des Smyth and Zimbabwean Mark McNulty. Westwood’s 25 European Tour victories put him eighth all-time. Seve Ballesteros leads the most European Tour wins with 50 victories under his belt, however, among active players, Westwood trails only Tiger Woods (3rd) who has 41. And he doesn’t look ready to stop there. “That fills me with pride and was why I was so emotional at the end,” he said, as quoted by y capturing the Abu Dhabi HSBC the Telegraph. “Sport is all about setting targets B Championship title, Lee Westwood for everybody else to follow and it just shows added to his mark on the European the level I've played at for such a long time. Tour. The day of the win came twenty-three Longevity in sport is difficult to achieve.” years, five months and 16 days since the Twenty-seven years of experience in his Englishman’s first European Tour title at the professional career has forged Westwood’s 1996 Volvo Scandinavian Masters. mentality and fighting spirit. Despite his “I won my first tournament in 1996 in increasing years, Westwood is confident that Sweden,” said Westwood, as quoted by Golf he can still compete with players younger than Week.