Jakarta, December 14: Thailand’s Poom Saksansin believed he got lucky on the golf course when he broke his personal best record at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club with a flawless nine-under-par 63 to take the second round lead at the the BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri on Friday.

The second round of the BNI Indonesian Masters was suspended due to fading light at 5.50pm on Friday before resuming on Saturday morning. A total of 66 players made the halfway cut set at even-par 144.

The 25-year-old Poom, who won the Indonesian Masters in 2016, emerged as the man to catch after compiling a two-day total of 14-under-par 130 in the morning to take a three-shot lead over compatriots Suradit Yongcharoenchai and Jakraphan Premsirigorn who signed for a 66 and 65 respectively at the US$750,000 Asian Tour season-ender.

Suradit Yongcharoenchai (Tha)

Henrik Stenson’s hopes of closing the gap with Poom were dashed when he dropped two shots in his last four holes to head into the weekend rounds five shots back of Poom in outright fourth place.

Since his breakthrough at the Indonesian Masters in 2016, Poom has gone on to secure another Asian Tour title in India the following year. The Thai is now seeking to win a title every year and is on course to achieving that at the final Asian Tour event of the year.

Jakraphan meanwhile found the form that led him to a tied-second finish in Pakistan two months ago by firing eight birdies against a lone bogey on 11 to surge into contention and bringing back that much-needed confidence.

Jakraphan Premsirigorn (Tha)

Suradit, who finished in a share of second place, five shots behind Poom when the latter won the Indonesian Masters in 2016, is hoping to get the better of his countryman when the weekend rounds begin.

Defending champion Justin Rose of England remains six shots back of Poom after he signed for a 68. Rose had to return early this morning to complete his remaining four holes from his disrupted first round.

He dropped two shots in his closing three holes to sign for a 68 and after an hour’s rest, the world number two went back to the tee and would go on to mark his card with six birdies and two bogeys for another 68 to share fifth place with Australia’s Josh Younger and Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat.

Did you know?

• Poom Saksansin’s previous lowest round at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club was a 65, recorded during the third round of the Indonesian Masters in 2016.
• He is currently in 29th place on the Habitat for Humanity standings and has enjoyed four top-10s this year including a runner-up finish in Thailand Open.
• Poom found 10 fairways and missed only two greens today. He needed only 25 putts for his superb round of 63. He has only dropped one shot so far this week.
• Jakraphan Premsirigorn earned his Tour card from Qualifying School this year. He missed the cut in six straight events before finishing tied-second in Pakistan in October.
• Jakraphan has won once on the Asian Development Tour and finished tied-third at Qualifying School this year.
• Suradit Yongcharoenchai finished tied-second behind Poom Saksansin when he made his debut at the Indonesian Masters in 2016. He posted a tied-17th result in 2017.
• Suradit has finished inside the top-five three times this year and is currently in 34th place on the Habitat for Humanity standings.
• Henrik Stenson is the first male Swedish Major champion, having won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon.
• He is ranked 27th in the world this week but reached a career high of second place on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) in 2014.
• Stenson won the silver medal, finishing two shots behind gold medalist Justin Rose at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
• Nicknamed ‘Iceman’ for his demeanour, Stenson is playing in Indonesia for the first time in his career.

Players’ Quotes

Poom Saksansin (Tha) Second round 63 (-9) Total, 130 (-14)

The aim is just to keep playing under-par. This is not an easy course for me. I was just lucky today. I think I like this course. I won here before two years ago. My putting was very good today. My iron-play was good too but my iron-play was the best. I missed two birdies on the second and ninth holes today actually. But otherwise, I managed to make birdies in all the opportunities that I gave myself today. I hope I can continue to play like how I did today but it will be tough. I will just keep playing and stick to my strategy and routine and see how it goes. My putting was key today, really. My driver was not too bad. Just managed to hit a few good ones coming back.  At the start of the year, my target was to keep my card on the Asian Tour first. So next year I can still have tournaments to play. After I retained my card, I went to try and play on the Japan Tour. I didn’t keep my card there and had to go back to Qualifying School.

Jakraphan Premsirigorn (Tha) Second round 65 (-7), Total 133 (-11)

I’m playing on this golf course for the first time and to be able to post a 65 today is a really good achievement. It’s refreshing to see yourself able to play well especially when I missed so many cuts this year. I made some swing changes and I’m feeling a lot better physically now. Doing well in Pakistan also brought back a lot of confident. Maybe that’s why I’m doing okay this week. I played 24 holes today and I told myself to just stay relaxed and hydrated.

Suradit Yongcharoenchai (Tha) Second round 66 (-6) Total 133 (-11)

I’m hoping to do better than what I did in 2016. I’m feeling very good about my game. I drove the ball very well and managed to find most of the fairways. My iron-play was very satisfying too. It helped I putted well too. It has been a long day for me as I had to complete four holes from my first round. The weather is very hot here and it’s very important to know how to take care of your body. I had a good season this year. Although I did not win, I had some good results in India and Pakistan this year. But I may have a chance to win this week.

Henrik Stenson (Swe)

Henrik Stenson (Swe) Second round 68 (-4), Total 135 (-9)

It started off with nice conditions. I got a great start, I birdied one, two and three. Had a couple of chances and birdied nine. I hit the turn in four under which was great. I hit two really nice shots on 11 and 12 which set up short birdie putts that I made so it was great. But when we came to the 10th it started blowing and it got worse and worse and it was a bit strange we had the thunderstorm hanging around and the wind was bumping like that, but it never got to us, which I think for the score it was bad. Would have been better to get off the course and finish better.  We had to play in the weather we had and it was tough. I hit a couple of poor iron shots in the gusty conditions.  I don’t know how much it was blowing, maybe 20 or 30 mph. The last six or seven holes were really tough, I dropped two shots. I am little disappointed in that but overall we are in a decent position.  I prefer to be three back rather than five back.

Justin Rose (Eng)

Justin Rose (Eng) Second round 68 (-4), Total 136 (-8)

For sure today it was a struggle early in my round. I was one over par through eight holes. It was a bit more windy today. Today was tough to make birdies, I wasn’t quite on my game.

I kind of bounced back pretty well. I birdied 18, my ninth hole, then had four more birdies on the front. Just the three putt on 18 (for par) was the problem. Made things not taste quite as good. At three under par I did not think I was quite in the tournament so it was nice to get myself to eight under and get myself into the tournament. I tend to play the front nine here better than the back nine anyway. I knew I had some chances coming. That is the way it proved to be again today. This is definitely a tough finish to the year everyone is starting to think about holiday time and put their feet up. But there is a lot on my mind this week, there is always something to play for. It is keeping me focused keeping me hungry. Sometimes you have to win to get to number one … it is an easier equation. My goal now is to play free golf at the weekend and chase the leader.

Jakarta, December 12: It has been a breakout year on the Asian Tour for South Africa’s Justin Harding. As the season draws to a close at the BNI Indonesian Masters this week, the South African pens his thoughts on what has been a truly amazing year for him in this latest blog from Jakarta.

By Justin Harding

It’s been quite a season for me. It’s almost gone like one full circle. It’s good to come back to Indonesia as I had success here at the Indonesia Open which sparked a solid run. It’s nice to come back to a place where I have played well at. I am just hoping to finish the year off with a good result this week, make some birdies and see what happens.

Winning in Indonesia was almost like a kick-starter to like everything. It obviously gave me more opportunities to play on the Asian Tour. I am loving every minute of it, like I said to those guys week in and week out. It’s been a great new experience for me. I have never been to any of these places. I have pretty happy with the way my game has adapted to how golf should be played here in Asia. I have got a better understanding of all the grasses as well. I think my game, in general, has become a lot stronger because of this.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the fact that as professional golfers ourselves, we have to try and push ourselves to get to the next level. The Sunshine Tour is a great Tour itself. I have had great success over there and there are a lot of good players, young and old, who have come out from there and play well on the main Tours around the world. Coming to Asia I thought was a great opportunity for me to learn. It has been an unbelievable experience and I am looking forward to see what 2019 brings.

I don’t eat quite as much in Asia compared to when I am in South Africa. It’s all pretty good. The only thing about travelling for tournaments on Tour is that you don’t get much sightseeing done. It’s usually between hotel and golf courses. I haven’t really had the opportunity to do sightseeing. It’s been too many places that we go to. I may not go home quite as much as I did this year if I were to play more in Asia next year. I haven’t been to Bali yet. I heard it’s spectacular and I am actually planning to go there next week!

It’s been a great experience. I can’t really complain. I am just enjoying the rewards now. I have made some good friends out here. Shaun Norris has been playing quite a bit in Japan. I get along with him quite well and the other South Africans as well. A couple of young players and some Indian players whom I have become friends with and a few others. It’s a friendly Tour. It’s one thing I have noticed especially this year. It’s a very welcoming part of the world. They are very friendly and hospitable.

I obviously liked to have a good result in Mauritius to move up to second place as it will make things more interesting coming down the stretch. It’s an opportunity for myself and Sanghyun Park to obviously go head to head for the second spot. He has obviously got a massive headstart this week but I got to go out and try and do my work and see if I can post a few good scores and put myself in position for the weekend. At the end of the day, starting in May when I won the Indonesia Open, I have never imagine myself in this position at the end of the year. It’s awesome to be in it and give myself that opportunity.

I have a good time in Indonesia. I quite like Thailand too and I have won there as well. I have played well about anyway in Asia which is a bonus. I am still learning and enjoying the different things out there. We’ll have some fun. I would like to try and move up the rankings in 2019 and maybe sneak in to some of the Majors. I got myself into the PGA Championship earlier.

I will have a better idea of what I can play and what I can’t play after this week. Obviously down for the Singapore Open in January to kick start the season. We will see what happens. Ultimately I want to try and broaden my focus I supposed. I have come from South Africa to play here in Asia and still going to play in Asia. There is no real game plan at the moment. I just want to focus on this week first.

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Jakarta, December 12: Danny Masrin tees off in the BNI Indonesian Masters presented by BTN, PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri tomorrow here at Royale Jakarta Golf Club with the hopes of a nation on his young shoulders.

As one of Indonesia’s rising stars he will attempt to make an impression on the leaderboard and indeed on the two formidable players he has been paired with in the opening two rounds … world number two and defending champion Justin Rose from England and India’s Shubhankar Sharma, the newly crowned Asian Tour number one

“I actually played in the Indonesian Masters in 2011 as an amateur and was still in senior high school. It was the year when Lee Westwood came, won and became world number one,” said Masrin.

“I came back and played in 2016 as a professional and it was a different feeling. It was my first professional tournament and obviously I was feeling nervous.”

The 26 year old missed the cut last year but tied for 54th  in 2016. A multiple winner of titles on the domestic circuit in Indonesia, he is gradually learning his trade and the results have been coming.

He showed a glimpse of his potential when he posted a career-best finish on the Asian Tour this year at the SMBC Singapore Open. He carded a five-under-par 279 to finish tied-12th.

“I have seen how this tournament has grown especially the strength of the field. I think we are having the deepest field from Asia and over the world and it’s great to see how golf has grown in Indonesia. It also brings lots of hype to the tournament and gives Asian Tour players the chance to see how we match up against these top players,” he added.

“This is a great opportunity for the juniors to see the opportunities we have in Indonesia. We have two Asian Development Tour events and two Asian Tour events in Indonesia and it’s good for the juniors who want to pursue golf as a career to know there are opportunities here.”

A total of 26 Indonesians are playing this week including the nation’s other leading golfers George Gandranata and Rory Hie.

Masrin tees off at 11.50am with his two high profile partners.

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Jakarta, December 7: The 2018 Asian Tour season will come to a close next week with the BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri drawing the curtains down on what has been another unforgettable year.

While tournament draw cards Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson are expected to light up the event with their star power, all eyes will also be on India’s Shubhankar Sharma, who is widely expected to win the Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings.

“It’s obviously great to be able to extend my lead on the Habitat for Humanity standing after Hong Kong. But it’s not over until it’s over.  So, we just have to wait until it’s finished,” said Sharma.

South Africa’s Justin Harding, who is in third place on the Habitat for Humanity standings, still has a mathematical chance of overtaking the Indian should he win in South Africa this week and the BNI Indonesian Masters.

For Sharma, it has been a defining season where his exploits all around the world have positioned him nicely to become the fifth Indian to earn the distinction of being Asia’s number one golfer.

A two-time Asian Tour winner, Sharma won his first title in South Africa last December followed by another in Malaysia two months later in February.

He finished tied-ninth at the World Golf Championships in Mexico in March, where he led in the second and third rounds and has also enjoyed three top-10s this season.

“This year has been a huge learning curve for me. I’ve played in some of the biggest events I could ever imagine and learned a lot. I know I have the game to be among the best in the world and I just want to keep playing well and give my best shot,” said the Indian.

At the other end of the ranking, attention will also be focused on players battling to finish inside the top-60 so as to keep their full Tour cards for the 2019 season.

Malaysia’s Nicholas Fung and China’s Liu Yanwei are sitting in 62nd and 67th place respectively on the standings and are among the notable names seeking a merit lifeline at the US$750,000 event which will be played at its traditional home at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club from December 13-16.

The BNI Indonesian Masters is also the final event in the world’s golfing calendar where Official World Ranking points will be afforded to players as they seek to break into the top-50 by the end of the year.

Jakarta, December 11: India’s Anirban Lahiri is back on familiar winning ground this week. The Indonesian Masters holds a special place in Lahiri’s heart as it was his win at the Royal Jakarta Golf Club in 2014 that catapulted him to further success around the world.

In his blog from Jakarta, the 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit, who holds seven Tour victories, also opens up about how he is looking forward to his reunion with his friends on the Asian Tour and his younger compatriot, who like him, has also earned the distinction of being Asia’s number one golfer.

By Anirban Lahiri

“It’s nice to come back to a golf course where I have had success before. Coming back to play a full-field event on the Asian Tour is great. I haven’t done this since 2015. It’s nice to see a lot of familiar faces out here and also some new faces who have been making waves as well.

Catching up with the Indian boys who have come up the ranks but I haven’t had much interaction with for the past few years too. It’s great fun. It’s obviously the most fun Tour in the world, without a doubt and it’s my home Tour. It’s just comfortable to come back to this part of the world. I feel at home.

My victory here in 2014 sparked everything and it’s probably the best phase of my career. I gained a lot of confidence from my win here back then. When I walk down the fairways, I feel a lot of positive vibes which gave me a lot of confidence.

My game’s been good but it hasn’t been quite good enough for four days to win. Maybe I need some of these positive vibes to get me back into that winning mode so I can get over the line.

I’m been living in the United States for the last few years. We have settled down nicely. We’ve got a house and we’ve been there for three years now. Obviously, the environment is different from what we get here, even on Tour it’s different.

Off the course in America, it’s very quiet and it’s not as busy. It’s not as hectic as what it would have been in India and that’s something which I have enjoyed, for both my wife and myself. It’s nice to be back in Asia and spend some time with my family and friends in India during this period. It’s a good time of the year and I have been looking forward to this after a long grind earlier.

I don’t think it’s a sacrifice to be away from home. It’s my choice. Every choice you make, you make for your own best interest. I made a difficult choice but it’s a choice which I made so I don’t regret it or feel bad about it. I accept it and I am very happy with the choices that I have made so far. It’s tough work to be away from home and moving out from something you grew up with. I’ve crossed that phase now and I’m comfortable with where I am now.

Shubhankar has played such amazing golf this year and late last year as well. It’s nothing like a one-tournament wonder. He has kept his performance level up and he’s been very consistent, especially in the big events. He’s a superb kid, very hardworking and smart too. Obviously has aspirations of coming to the States as well so hopefully he can achieve that and I can have some company and fun over there.”

Jakarta, December 11: England’s Justin Rose defends his BNI Indonesian Masters presented by BTN, PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri title this week at Royale Jakarta Golf Club, but today faced a different examination of his game during a pre-event press conference.

A number of local junior golfers fired questions at him and the tournament’s other star players, including his Ryder Cup strike partner Henrik Stenson from Sweden.

One budding young golfer asked: “Early in your career you had a lot of missed cuts but I heard you say in a video ‘so what?’. How did you get that mentality?”

World number two Rose, a man at the peak of his game having also claimed this year’s FedEx Cup Play-offs, gave the perfect advice:  “I think it is easy to say ‘so what?’ when you have come out of missing so many cuts but when you are missing the cuts it is a big deal.

“I remember feeling incredibly frustrated and helpless and hopeless at the same time. But I think I started to focus on me. I think comparison is a hard thing. If I started to compare myself to Sergio Garcia who came out and was winning some of his first tournaments as a pro then that was difficult. When I compared myself with other players I felt pretty bad about myself.”

And the Englishman, who claimed last year’s BNI Indonesian Masters by eight shots, explained the best thing he did was focus on his own game.

“I kept it simple and tried to look at my own game. Focus on my own improvement and work hard. Finishing fourth in the Open … that was the one factor that changed my expectations. I said to myself let’s take that out of the equation. Ask, ‘who am I as a player? I am a young talented player’. I knew that and if I work hard, hopefully talent and hard work will take me to the top eventually. So I put my faith in that.”

Rose followed another question with a question of his own: “Two children are playing golf. They are both in the middle of the fairway. The first kid gets up there and hits a five iron into the bunker. And he puts his club back in his bag.

“The second kid gets up there and puts his five iron into the bunker, bangs his club on the ground and slams his club into his bag. Which kid is trying harder?

“It is kid number one because it is so easy to get frustrated. That is the easy option to throw your club. The hard option is to stay cool and focus on your next shot. That is my advice to junior players. Most people say it is kid number two because he is trying harder and showing his emotion but it is not.”

There was no shortage of applause for the 38 year old and it is not difficult to see why his career reached full bloom in early September when he became world number one and followed that up with glory on the Ryder Cup.

Jakarta, December 11: India’s Shubhankar Sharma, the newly crowned Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, is ready to put up a performance worthy of his status as Asia’s best golfer when the BNI Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), PT.Lautan Luas.Tbk and Bank Mandiri starts on Thursday.

Sharma’s glorious run this season started with his second Asian Tour win in Malaysia in February followed by a tied-ninth finish at the World Golf Championships in Mexico in March, where he led in the second and third rounds.

He went on to play in all four Major championships this year and his season was further sweetened by three top-10s in India, Malaysia and Hong Kong which would eventually give him an unassailable lead on the Habitat for Humanity Standings.

Sharma’s achievements have not gone unnoticed by the tournament’s marquee players Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson who are also expected to light up the BNI Indonesian Masters with their star power along with the country’s leading golfer, Danny Masrin.

While Rose is the highest-ranked player at the BNI Indonesian Masters this week, the world number two is under no illusions it will be a walk in the park as he prepares to put up a stout defence of his title.

Playing in Indonesia for the first time, Stenson is aware of the stiff Asian challenge and is hopeful of putting up a strong performance despite his lack of experience playing at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club where the Asian Tour’s US$750,000 season-ending event will be played this week.

Did you know?

• At 22, Sharma is fifth and youngest Indian to win the coveted Asian Tour Order of Merit. Other Indian merit champions include Arjun Atwal (2003), Jyoti Randhawa (2002), Jeev Milkha Singh (2006 & 2008) and Anirban Lahiri (2015).
• Sharma was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award from the President of India in September. He was also named the Rookie of the Year on the European Tour.
• Rose emerged triumphant with a record winning score of 29-under-par 259 last year. He also holds the record of winning with the biggest margin (8 strokes) in the tournament history.
• Henrik Stenson forged an unbeatable partnership with Rose, winning both their Foursomes matches at the Ryder Cup in September.
• Stenson and Rose were engaged in a memorable battle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where Stenson won the silver medal finishing two strokes behind gold medalist Rose.
• Stenson is the first male Swedish Major champion, having won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon.
• The winner of the BNI Indonesian Masters will earn a spot in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational next July.
• The BNI Indonesian Masters is also the final event in the world’s golfing calendar where Official World Ranking points will be afforded to players as they seek to break into the top-50 by the end of the year.
• The tournament is the third leg of the 2018/19 Panasonic Swing. The Panasonic Swing is an aggregate points race that spans five events with Asian Tour players chasing a share of a lucrative bonus pool.

Players’ Quotes

Shubhankar Sharma (Ind)

Obviously, I’ve played on this course many times and I do know a few things about this track. But I’m looking forward to playing well and having a good week. To be honest, I’ve been expecting too much from myself this year and it has been a numbers game from Asia to Europe and right up to the Majors. But after the Maybank Championship in Malaysia, I had a good lead on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and I really wanted to finish right on top. Now that I’ve done it, I’m feeling very relaxed. You always want to play well in every event that you play in and for this week, I want to give my best shot and try to win. But right now, it’s very satisfying as I’ve done what I’ve set out to do and I’m really happy. Winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit means a lot to me as it’s what all of us want to do. This is our home Tour and this is where we all start. This is the last event of the year on the Asian Tour and I want to play my best and sign off what has already been a very satisfying year.

Justin Rose (Eng)

I have always had the mentality that the golf course doesn’t recognize who is the best player in the world. I’d don’t tee off ahead of these guys because of my ranking. We tee off together with the same score on Thursday. It is about a great week’s work. There is no complacency from that point of view. It is always good to be here and try and play my best.

We are seeing Asian players crop up all over the word and compete at the highest level. More and more players are graduating from the Asian Tour. I think it is a sign of things to come. If you look at the LPGA, they are strongly represented by Asia unbelievably well. We are beginning to see that happen on the men’s side.

Henrik Stenson (Swe)

I have been a professional golfer for 20 years and this is my first time here. Justin told me a lot of good things from his trip last year and it’s been a lot of fun so far, although it’s only been a day and a half here. We got to know a lot of new people here in Indonesia as well. Everyone’s very friendly and trying to make sure we have the best of times here. I’ve come up with a plan and hopefully I can play some decent game and I can be one of the guys in the mix on Sunday. It’s a good golf course. I like it. I don’t have much experience as compared to Justin and the other players who have played here in the past. I played with Shubhankar in Malaysia when he won the Maybank Championship earlier this year. I didn’t have a lot to set up against his fine play that week.  It’s always hard to predict which golfer will be in top form for the week but I have played a lot in Asia in my career and I have seen how golf has grown here in Asia. The strength of the Asian players is now coming through and I can only agree with Justin that we want to see more and more players like Shubhankar coming up. Golf is growing in countries that we did not expect to see some 20 years ago. The world golf is changing and it’s fun to see.

Danny Masrin (Ina)

I actually played in the Indonesian Masters in 2011 as an amateur and was still in senior high school. It was the year when Lee Westwood came, won and became world number one. I came back and played in 2016 as a professional and it was a different feeling. It was my first professional tournament and obviously I was feeling nervous. But I have seen how this tournament has grown especially the strength of the field. I think we are having the deepest field from Asia and over the world and it’s great to see how golf has grown in Indonesia. It also brings lots of hype to the tournament and give Asian Tour players the chance to see how we match up against these top players. This is a great opportunity for the juniors to see the opportunities we have in Indonesia. We have two Asian Development Tour events and two Asian Tour events in Indonesia and it’s good for the juniors who want to pursue golf as a career to know there are opportunities here.

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