JAKARTA - Kifata Aftar is getting stronger at the top of the U-21 class standings for the Faldo Series Indonesia (Gunung Geulis Country Club) golf event presented by Birdie Bandits after the second day's match was played.
The golf competition for youth athletes will resume on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Gunung Geulis Country Club (West Course), Bogor, West Java. Kifata managed to score 70 (1-under-par) so that the total has collected a score of 144 (2-over-par).
"Actually my game in these two days was quite good and neat. Today I even got more birdies (4 birdies), there was a little mistake on hole 14 (par 4), I used the wrong stick," said Kifata in the statement he received.
However, the position of the athlete from North Sumatra (Sumut) is not yet safe. This is because he is only two strokes ahead of national team athlete Kenneth Henson Sutianto (DKI Jakarta) who managed to poke into second place.
Kenneth performed more impressively than his 69 (2-under par) and improved his game by scoring 69 (2-under par). He now has a score of 146 (4-under par) so he has the chance to move Kifata in the final round tomorrow.
In addition, the opportunity is still open for Muhammad Naabil Al Maanaf (Pergola UI) who collected 148 points (6-above-par) and was in third place. He has the opportunity to win the U-21 class below even though he has to work hard on the last day.
"Tomorrow my game plan will remain the same. It's just a mistake on hole 14 like yesterday (double bogey)," said Kifata.
Intense battles also took place at the top of the U-16 Class leaderboard which was filled by three players. The extraordinary game shown by Yujun Cha immediately lifted him to the top position and managed to match the total score achieved by the previous day's leader, Fadhlan Azzam Atmajah (North Sumatra).
Yujun, who hails from Sim's Academy, carved the lowest score of the day (for the 18-hole round) with 68 (3-under par) and collected a score of 144 (2-over par).
William Justin Wijaya also enlivened the competition in the final round tomorrow. The golfer from East Java who is 16 years old scored 70 (1-under par) in the second round so that they both collected 144 points.
"Today is okay. It's just better (than yesterday with 73), but I don't want to think about it. I want to focus and have fun. Today's game plan went as expected," said Justin.
In the women's singles, the dominance of national athlete Sania Talita Wahyudi has not been displaced. He again showed his identity as a national player.
He scored 70 (1-under par) and collected a total score of 142 (even par) to leave his competitors far behind. Putu Mayvil Widya Handayani from Bali, who was his closest competitor, was nine strokes behind.
In the Girls U-16 class, Elevania Nurfasha from West Java still topped the standings. The 14-year-old golfer who made a score of 76 (5-over-par) still leads with a total of 155 (13-over-par).
He is still far ahead of Freya Julia Davania (North Sumatra) who is in second place with a total of 163 (21-over-par).
The second day of the competition also held the Faldo Futures, which was dedicated to participants of the 7 to 12 age group. A total of 22 golfers played in 3 age groups (7-8 years, 9-10 years, and 11-12 years).
Of the three age groups, Amira Permadi was the only player to score the lowest and play under-par. Amira, who competed in the 9-10 year old class, scored 33 (3-under-par).
Having played bogey on the opening hole, the 9-year-old golfer from Birdie Bandits closed 9 holes today with 4 birdies. Amira did not lose touch when playing on the West Course.
In the men's Faldo Futures category, Hiro Isaac Sung (Birdie Bandits) leads the men's Class 7-8 standings with 51 (15-over-par), Bradley Tanady (Birdie Bandits) dominates the men's Class 9-10 with 43 (7-over-par), and Dyllan Michio Satriobudi (Birdie Bandits) in Class 11-12 with 39 (3-over-par).
Furthermore, on the last day of the competition, it will play the final round of the Faldo Junior Tour, while the Faldo Futures will undergo the last round of 9 holes.
The winners in each age group will be sent to higher competitions. The 1st and 2nd place winners of the Junior Tour will compete in the 17th Faldo Junior Tour Asia Grand Final at Laguna Lang Co, Vietnam, on April 22-24, 2026, while the winners of the Future Tour will compete in the Futures Final at the Belfry, England.
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