Yuvraj Singh Sandhu Wins Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament 2023

Yuvraj Singh Sandhu skyrocketed to the top of the standings and became the champion of BNI Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament 2023 at Damai Indah Golf BSD Course, Banten, Saturday (26/8). This Indian golfer collected 265 punches or 23 under the par. Yuvraj won four punches from Ho Yu-Cheng (Taiwan) who on the previous day was ranked first in the standings.

Actually, this success was not only determined by the 18 holes I played today. I think more because of the hard work we did as a team in India. Before coming here, I spent three months practicing with my team, with coaches, fitness coaches, physio coaches. I think this victory is a big gift for the team, not only myself, but also myself. It feels less fair if it only evaluates the last 18 holes, given the hard work that has been devoted," said Yuvraj.

As champions, Yuvraj received a prize of US$21,875, or Rp334.6 million from a total of US$125,000. Ho Yu-Cheng received US$14,375, or Rp219.9 million.

The T3 positions are occupied by five golfers, namely Ervin Chang and Amir Nazrin from Malaysia, Witchayapat Sinsrang and Jakraphan Premsirigorn from Thailand, and William Harrold from England. They each get 5,959 US dollars, or Rp91.1 million.

For the national category, Danny Masrin won the trophy as Best Indonesian Player. Danny collected 280 punches or 8 under the par. Winning one blow and Syukrizal S. and Peter Gunawan who took the next position in T32 with three other players from Thailand, namely Chonjarern Baramithanaseth, Ekpharit Wu, and Pulu Sawangarunporn.

Syukrizal finished the last day's game with 71 punches or 1 under the par. According to Syukrizal, he should have been able to make at least 3 under per day, but that target could not be met. He hopes this result can spur him to achieve better results in the next tournaments.

Meanwhile, Peter Gunawan, who is one of the athletes supported by the Ciputra Golfpreneur Foundation, scored the best in the final, which was 68 or 4 under the par. Three consecutive days previously always scored 71 punches or 1 under the par. George Gandranata occupies the position of T53 with a total of 288 punches or pars. Last year, George was the Best Indonesian Professional in this tournament.

Chandra Ciputra, Managing Director of Ciputra Group and Founder of the Ciputra Golfpreneur Foundation who attended the trophy handover ceremony hoped that golfers, especially Indonesian golfers, would be motivated to advance with the holding of this tournament.

"We express our appreciation to BNI as the main sponsor and all supporters of this tournament event for the support and commitments given to us for this competition. Hopefully this effort can help improve the achievements of Indonesian golf athletes in the future," said Chandra.

The tournament, which has been held since 2014, was absent from being held in 2020-2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception, Damai Indah Golf BSD Course has always been the host. This year, the number of prizes given increased from 110,000 US dollars or Rp1.68 billion to 125,000 US dollars, or around Rp1.9 billion.