Starts:
August 29th(Thursday) till September 1st(Sunday)
Venue: Pondok Indah Golf Course, Jakarta
Prize Money: US$500,000
Description
Venue: Pondok Indah Golf Course, Jakarta, Indonesia
Starts: Thursday, August 29th 2019 to September 1st, Sunday
Prize Money: US$500,000
Defending Champion: Justin Harding
DID YOU KNOW?
- The tournament has an illustrious list of winners that includes India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar as well as Ireland’s Padraig Harrington and Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee.
- Gaganjeet Bhullar won both his Indonesia Open titles in 2013 and 2016 by three shots.
- Bhullar is the fifth player after Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, Frank Nobilo of New Zealand, Frankie Minoza of the Philippines and Lu Hsi-chuen of Chinese Taipei to have won the Indonesia Open twice.
- Jazz Janewattananond is the highest-ranked player in the field this week. He is in 58th place on the latest Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) and is also the leading Thai player in the world.
- Jazz is the current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader after enjoying a solid season that has been highlighted by two victories and three top-five finishes so far.
- Jazz’s best result at the Indonesia Open came in 2017 when he finished tied-third.
- Jazz broke into top-100 on the OWGR after winning his third Asian Tour title in Singapore in January and marked his career-best ranking when he rose to 52nd position following his fourth victory in Korea in June.
- Jazz’s tied-14 finish at the 2019 PGA Championship, which was his second Major start, was the best-ever result by a Thai player in that Major tournament.