The 2024 Indonesia Open Golf Tournament Will Be Participated By Participants From 20 Countries, A Total Prize Of IDR 8.5 Billion

The press conference atmosphere of the Indonesian Open 2024 Independent Golf tournament, which will be held at Damai Indah Golf-PIK Course, North Jakarta on 29 August-1 September. (Doc. Fortuna Media)

JAKARTA The most widespread golf tournament in the country, the Indonesia Open, will be held at the Damai Indah Golf-PIK Course on 29 August-1 September. This year, the Indonesia Open will again carry the official name Mandiri Indonesia Open 2024, because of the support of Bank Mandiri, which has been the main sponsor three times in a row.

Will be followed by international caliber players from 20 countries, the Indonesia Open which is the Asian Tour calendar provides a big prize. The total prize money is 500 thousand US dollars, or around Rp. 8.5 billion.

"This tournament is not only important for the local community, but also has a large interational attraction, so it becomes a sports event that deserves to collaborate with Bank Mandiri," said Rohan Hafas, Director of Bank Mandiri Institutional Relations in Jakarta, Tuesday (9/7).

Meanwhile, the Head of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Golf Association (PB PGI), Japto Soerjosoemarno, expressed his appreciation for Bank Mandiri's participation as the main seponsor of the Indonesia Open 2024.

"We are very grateful for the support of Bank Mandiri for the Indonesia Open for three consecutive years. This has never happened before, and is proof of their commitment to helping the development of golf in the country," said Japto.

This year's Indonesia Open is the 40th performance, since it first arrived in 1974. The implementation at Damai Indah Golf was held last 10 years ago. This year, this grand championship is back on the field designed by a well-known golf course designer, Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Unfortunately, during 40 years of implementation, only one national golfer won the Indonesia Open. The golfer was Kasiadi, who won in 1989.

Last year the Indonesia Open was won by Thai golfer, Nitithorn Thippong. The famous golfer from Ireland, Pedraig Harrington won the Indonesia Open in his last performance at Damai Indah Golf in 2014.