The Indonesia Pro-Am Golf Held At Mount Geulis, A Total Prize Of IDR 2.4 Billion

The atmosphere of The Indonesia Pro-Am Golf press conference at the Combiphar Office, Jakarta on Friday 12 July 2024. (Special)

JAKARTA - The Pro-Am golf competition (Professional-Amateur), titled The Indonesia Pro-Am presented by Combiphar & Nomura, will be held again in Indonesia on 11-13 September.

The competition will be played again at Mount Geulis Country Club, Bogor Regency. The total prize for the winner of the professional golfer is USD 125,000, while for the pro-am competition it reaches USD 25,000. So that a total of IDR 2.4 billion is provided for both professional and pro-am participants.

"We are proud to be able to return to collaboration with the Asian Development Tour (ADT). Through this event, we want to provide different colors and experiences for ADT professionals and also amateurs in the country who play in this Pro-Am competition," said the President Director of Combhipar, Michael Wanandi, in Jakarta, Friday.

In the 2023 edition, history was created when national golfer Kevin Caesario Akbar was able to win the title in his debut in the Pro-Am International competition. It is also his first international title since becoming a professional golfer in 2019.

Pro-Am format is nothing new in the world of golf. Competition formats like this have been held several times in international competitions. Asian DevelopmentTour has also held competitions in this format since the New Zealand Open in 2014.

In this Pro-Am competition, there will be 100 professional golfers and 100 amateur golfers competing in the two courses of Mount Geulis Country Club simultaneously in the first two rounds.

After completing 36holes, a cut off will be carried out. The golfers who are in the Top 50 plus tie (based on individual scores) will continue the game to the final round. While Top 20 Pro-Am will play in the final round of the Pro-Am competition.