JAKARTA - Four Indonesian junior golfers managed to get tickets to the Faldo Junior Tour Asia Grand Final after being the best in the Faldo Series Indonesia (Gunung Geulis Country Club) golf tournament Presented by Birdie Bandits 2026.
The Faldo Series Indonesia completed the tournament at Gunung Geulis Country Club, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, February 8, 2026. The highlight of the tournament was the final round of the Faldo Junior Tour and Faldo Future Tour categories.
From the U-21 class and below, the title was won by Kifata Aftar, a golfer from North Sumatra (Sumut). The 18-year-old golfer collected a total of 216 (3-over-par) to lead one stroke over Kenneth Henson Sutianto (DKI Jakarta).
"Today I really didn't see the scoreboard at all and didn't expect to win either, but in the end I knew I was the winner," Kifata said in a statement received.
From the U-16 class, the top of the standings belongs to William Justin Wijaya (East Java). He managed to overcome the resistance of his two competitors, namely Yujun Cha (Sim's Academy) and Fadhlan Azzam Atmajah (North Sumatra).
Justin, who is 16 years old, played superbly by scoring 69 (2-under-par) on the final day of the tournament. The result kept him in the top spot with a total of 213 (even par).
"Today the game was better. It was according to the game plan, but the most important thing was that the important putt-putt succeeded. Therefore, the result could be better today," said Justin.
In the women's singles, the pace of national athlete Sania Talita Wahyudi could not be stopped at all. Even though he performed less well in the final round, the representative from Maja Golf Club still managed to win a trophy for the U-21 class.
Sania recorded a total score of 218 (5-in-up-par) to beat Renoctoviana Ramadhiani Said (DKI Jakarta) who rose to second place with a difference of eight strokes.
"Today's game was not so good. There were many accidents on the field because of the rain that poured throughout the morning. However, I am very happy to win and qualify for Vietnam," said Sania.
As for the girls' U-16 class, the title of champion belongs to Elevania Nurfasha. The 14-year-old golfer from West Java still topped the standings with a total score of 233 (20-over-par). He is ahead of Freya Julia Davania (North Sumatra) who is in second place.
The sweet result made the four of them entitled to have the opportunity to appear in the 17th Faldo Junior Tour Asia Grand Final representing Indonesia. The tournament will take place at Laguna Lang Co, Vietnam, on April 22-24, 2026.
In addition, the Faldo Series Indonesia also completed the Faldo Futures which produced six winners from three age groups, namely 7-8 years old, 9-10 years old, and 11-12 years old (boys and girls).
In the men's division, Dyllan Michio Satriobudi (Birdie Bandits) won the 11-12 class, Bradley Tanady (Birdie Bandits) topped the 9-10 class, and Hiro Isaac Sung (Birdie Bandits) won the 7-8 class.
In the women's division, Cheng Guo (Birdie Bandits) won the Class 11-12, Amira Permadi (Birdie Bandits) won the Class 9-10, and Rayna Rachmat won the Class 7-8. The winners and runners-up from the Future Tour will compete in the Futures Final at Belfry, England.
The Faldo Series Indonesia is rolling thanks to Birdie Bandits, a junior golf club founded by Gunung Geulis Country Club in mid-2025.
"This tournament is actually an international junior event that has been absent in Indonesia for a long time. So, last year we took the initiative to contact the Faldo Series to bring this event to Indonesia," said Agung Budiman, Chairman of Birdie Bandits.
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