Southeast Asia's Future at Gading Golf
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Materi CVP OBGolf.pdf 1 7/19/17 3:34 PM MENANGKAN TRIP SERU KE JEPANG* DENGAN BELI ZURICH INVESTA PLUS C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Raih Undian ZURICH JAPAN EXPERIENCE untuk 2 orang Pemenang dengan pasangan *Syarat dan ketentuan berlaku. Pindai kode QR berikut ini dengan Aplikasi QR Scan favorit Anda. Atau kunjungi www.zurich.co.id Segera hubungi Agen kami di kantor cabang Zurich Topas Life terdekat di kota Anda. PT Zurich Topas Life terdaftar dan diawasi oleh Otoritas Jasa Keuangan Informasi lebih lanjut, hubungi #TemanBaik di 1500-ZUR(987) INSIGHT | News PUBLISHER ost of us avidly follow the dynamic and exciting Ryder Cup, usually watching the Advisor match play championship on television. This past September, I got a sense of Jimmy Masrin what the tension and atmosphere for everyone present at the venue must feel George Djuhari M like when I attended the IGT-PGM Championship which adopted the same format. My nationalism arose watching our country’s professionals go up against the Malaysian team. Publisher It was an exhilarating event for spectators and a new lesson for our pros who are used Liza Sutrisno to stroke play format. In this edition, we’ve taken an in-depth look at how the second Editor tournament of this annual championship unfolded. Yulius Martinus Earlier this year, we covered Justin Thomas in one of our international tour professional profiles. We could see he was on the rise following two successive titles in Developmental Editor January, and we predicted big things for this 24-year-old. He’s proved our predictions Amelia Moriarty right and gone beyond what some people believed he could by winning five PGA Tour titles, including a major. Closing the season, Thomas claimed the FedEx Cup bonus of Art Director US$ 10 million by topping the point rankings plus US$945,000 for finishing T2 in the Tour Subekti Febriansyah Championship. Not a bad year at all! We’ve got more details on his mega-year inside. Graphic Designer We’ve also got plenty more interesting things inside, including the great news Vickirio Firsta F. announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the 2024 Games, a peek at a paradise golf destination, and golf tips to help you on the course. Marketing & Sales Director Although the year’s drawing to a close, there are still plenty of events in the golf world, Merry Kwan both here and abroad, before the holiday season. We’ll always provide you with news [email protected] and features to add to your knowledge. Enjoy your reading. Marketing & Sales Lina Mongan [email protected] Liza Sutrisno OCT - NOV 2017 Contributors : Hanbo Lee Justin Thomas/IGT Team Instructor LGA Indonesia Getty Images/YM David Bradshaw Instructor LGA Indonesia OB Golf & Lifestyle Magazine is published bi-monthly by PT Visi Prima Golf. Articles & features, including illustrations can only be produced with the permission of the Editor. We are not responsible for the safe custody or return of any solicited or unsolicited material, whether articles, photographs, transparencies, artwork, or computer discs. 2 OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 3 INSIGHT | News CONTENTOCTS - NOV 2017 8 INDONESIAN THRASHES MALAYSIA Players from the IGT and PGM met again for the second edition of the IGT-PGM Championship. Benyta Kasiadi extinguished Malaysia’s last hopes of retaining the trophy, ensuring victory for Indonesia, 14 1/2. 24 THE MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR C The two titles at the start of the M 1 hour per week 2017 season were the beginning of Thomas’s meteoric rise to the Y top. Shortly after, he added two 6 week course CM prestigious titles. After finishing second in the Tour Championship MY 3,000,000 IDR Justin lifted the FedEx Cup trophy CY and collected the whopping US$10 BOOK NOW! million bonus. CMY 32 K AI MIYAZATO SAYS FAREWELL This year, the Evian Championship not only celebrated their five years as a major event but also served as the closing chapter in the career of Ai Miyazato. The event was her final competitive golf appearance. 38 Meet other female Danny Ready to Conquer Japan golfers and learn in a Danny Masrin made history by fun, friendly group claiming the back-to-back title of the Best Indonesian Professional Player environment by joining at the 2017 Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament. one of LGA's ladies-only group 39 THE GAME classes. GOLF APPROVED FOR 2024 50 THE FUNCTION OF THE RIGHT OLYMPICS KNEE The International Olympic Committee A flexed right knee throughout the Group are limited to 4 (IOC) has decided that golf will be backswing enables coil, it separates the FOR MORE INFORMATION included in the Olympic Games upper and lower body which creates women to ensure you P. +62 21-5367 7111 2024. Golf is one of 27 sports from energy. A flexed right knee supports the get all the care and M. +62 852 8881 3455 last summer’s Games which were lower body and allows the upper body to attention you need. E. [email protected] Photography : Getty Images | LPGA| YM : Getty Images Photography recommended for the 2024 Games. perform its full rotation. 4 OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 5 THE 6TH SERIES OF 52 INDONESIAN GOLF TOUR A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER TO FACE TOP PLAYERS Same experience, different result. Joshua Andrew Wirawan and Danny Masrin both found themselves once again in the last group for the final round of the IGT event. But this year Joshua won the competition with a total of 7-under, 209. 54 SOUTHEAST ASIA’S FUTURE AT GADING GOLF In every golf competition in Southeast Asia, there is always the question of which country will claim 2nd and 3rd if Thailand is participating. With a wealth of exceptional players, Thailand is always the favorite to win. 72 SUVA A COSMOPOLITAN CITY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC There are two faces that represent Suva. One is a thriving metropolis, the other a beautiful relic of the past. Fiji's capital Suva is largest and most cosmopolitan city in the country and also all of the South Pacific islands. 76 NATADOLA BAY A HIDDEN GEM IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC In August, Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course successfully hosted the fourth Fiji International. The international event has lifted the course into the world’s Photography : YM | Natadolabay.com | iStock | Natadolabay.com : YM Photography top golf destinations. 6 OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE FOCUS | News THE IGT-PGM Championship INDONESIA THRASHES MALAYSIA Players from the Indonesian Golf Tour and Professional Golf of Malaysia met again for the second edition of the IGT-PGM Championship. The event took place on September 5-7 at Riverside Golf Club, Cimanggis, Bogor, with a Ryder Cup-Style match play format to increase the excitement for spectators and players alike. he IGT-PGM Championship is Danny Chia, and Ben Leong - weren’t able to prestigious for the two neighboring join the team because they had to focus on T countries: Indonesia and Malaysia, securing their Asian Tour cards. Was it good who are always competing to be the best in news for the Indonesia team? It was too early any given sport. to say whether Indonesia would benefit from With the appointment of Jubilant the situation, the result would be determined "Teddy" Arda as the Indonesian Captain, on the course. came the prediction that Indonesia had a The battleground for the IDR600 million good shot at winning the event. He prepared event would be Riverside Golf Club. The the team, choosing 12 players in total; course, which was designed by Australian eight from the IGT Order of Merit and golf legend Greg Norman, was carefully four through his own personal selection selected by Indonesia’s Team Captain as part process. As the host, Indonesia’s team had of his strategy. Hopefully, it would play to the an advantage over Malaysia who claimed strengths of his team and help them to put up the trophy last year. After choosing the best a resistance against the visitors. eight players from the IGT Order of Merit, Monday, September 4, the two teams Jubilant picked four players who fit with his arrived at the course to prepare and practice. strategy. Ready for a showdown, the IGT-PGM Meanwhile, news came from Malaysia Championship began…. that their four top players on the PGM Order of Merit - Nicholas Fung, Gavin Green, Photography : YM : YM Photography 8 OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE OCT - NOV 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 9 FOCUS | News FOCUS | News DAY 1 DAY 2 Tuesday Morning Foursomes Wednesday Morning Foursomes oursomes was the opening format eam Malaysia earned one out of four for the three-day event. Indonesia’s possible points from the Tuesday F duo, Danny Masrin and Elki Kow, t afternoon four-balls, they were left faced Malaysia's Khor Kheng Hwai and M. behind by the Indonesian team on 7-1 entering Sasidaran, opening the morning’s play. The the Wednesday morning foursomes. The only second match presented Ian Andrew and point which Indonesia failed to claim went to Joshua Andrew Wirawan against Airil Rizman Khor Kheng Hwai and Kim Leun Hwang who and Wafiyuddin Abd. Manaf, then Adrian defeated host players Rory and Clement 3&2. Halimi and Rinaldi Adiyandono challenged The Wednesday morning foursomes Malaysian pair Amir Nazrin and Shahriffudin teed off at 9 am. Indonesia decided to rely on Arifin. Duet George Gandranata and Fajar their undefeated formation from the Tuesday Winnuryanto were the last match to go out in morning foursomes to hopefully continue the morning, they faced R.