JAKARTA A total of 26 Indonesian female golfers will appear at the Indonesia Women's Open (IWO) 2025. The tournament will take place in early 2025.
The event is scheduled to debut on January 24-26, 2025 at Damai Indah Golf-Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) Course. The total prize provided is 300 thousand US dollars or IDR 4.8 billion.
"I am very proud of the presence of the Indonesia Women's Open. This is the first event for women. So, the hope is to produce new seeds, especially women," said Secretary General (Secretary General) of the Indonesian Golf Association (PGI) Executive Board, Suharsono, at a press conference on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
The Indonesian representatives who will appear in the event consist of 12 professional players, 10 amateur players, and four invitees (invitation) who have Indonesian lineages.
Two Indonesian golfers who are confirmed to appear in this event are Kristina Natalia Yoko from professionals and Viera Permata Rosada who is an amateur athlete.
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"My hope is that this can be a motivation and inspiration for players. Hopefully in the future this event will be more competitive and can create new talents," said Kristina.
The Indonesia Women's Open is organized by the Asian Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF). This tournament is a co-sanction between the Indonesian Golf Association (PGI) and the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Tour (KLPGT).
This event will be the opening tournament for the Asia-Pacific Circuit (APAC Circuit) Series Tour 2025. APAC Circuit is the result of a collaboration between AGLF and KLPGT.
In the APAC Circuit calendar, the tournament, which was attended by elite golfers from the KLPGT Dream Tour, scheduled two competitions outside South Korea. One of them is in Indonesia.
"We are proud to be able to present the Indonesia Women's Open for the first time. This professional tournament aims to introduce Indonesia as a golf destination," said PGI General Chair, Japto Soerjosoemarno.
Overall, the Indonesia Women's Open will present 120 participants from the KLPGT Dream Tour and golfers from 12 Asian Pacific countries.
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