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CONTRIBUTORS' PROFILE

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Editor Simon Reynolds simon@golfindonesia.biz Management Edo Frese edo@golfindonesia.biz Group Editor in Chief Angela Richardson angela@golfindonesia.biz Editorial Assistant Gabriella Panjaitan gabriella@golfindonesia.biz Sales & Marketing Betty De Haan betty@golfindonesia.biz Distribution

ADAM TAYLOR Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Adam graduated from the Australian PGA as a full member professional with a Diploma in Golf Instruction in 2005.

Having been based at Royale Jakarta Golf Club for the past two years, Adam has devoted his passion and knowledge of the game to improving players of all levels and ages. His instructional techniques have featured in several television golf programs and golf magazines. He looks forward to improving your game through Golf Indonesia Magazine and at Ancora Golf Institute, Royale Jakarta.

JOHN ROZELLE John Rozelle is a native of Los Angeles and one of Indonesia's top CrossFit coaches. As an active athlete his whole life in both competitive team and extreme sports, he has always enjoyed coaching.

He is passionate about helping people understand the practical application of fitness science to develop athleticism.

PAUL PRENDERGAST Paul is a freelance golf and leisure writer based on the Gold Coast in Australia. His work and the images of his colleagues at Golfplus Media have appeared in publications in over a dozen countries, including many in the Asian region.

EDITOR'S NOTE

Dian Mardianingsih dian@golfindonesia.biz Graphics Frederick Ng

CONTENTS

Finance & Admin Lini Verawaty

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FEATURED COURSE REVIEW Golf Bandar Kemayoran

By Simon Reynolds

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ON TOUR Press Relsease TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Tour Staff Player Rinaldi Adiyandono Wins 2014 Panasonic Open Indonesia

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GOLF INSIGHT Horschel Catches 'Lightning in a Bottle' — Wins FedEx Cup

By Paul Prendagrast

Contributors Paul Prendargast John Rozelle Adam Taylor Circulation Enquiries info@golfindonesia.biz Subscription subscriptions@golfindonesia.biz Events events@golfindonesia.biz

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GOLF INSIGHT The Ryder Cup: The 'Golden' History and Curious Beginnings of Golf's Most Well-known Matchplay Spectacle

By Simon Reynolds

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LOCAL NEWS The Indonesian National Amateur Golf Championships (23 – 26 September 2014, Gading Raya, Pading Golf & Klub)

By Simon Reynolds

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Lipsky Creates History by Winning Omega European Masters

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Resolute Prom Powers to Victory at the Yeangder TPC

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Chapchai Edges Lascuna in PlayOff to Win Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Fujita Sparkles with Win at AsiaPacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Super Sattaya Soars to Victory at PGM Sabah Championship

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Superb Pavit Records Third ADT Title at PGM MNRB Sarawak Championship

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ON THE COVER

Michela Tjan and Joeh Seik the Indonesian Amateur Champions 2014 with PGI Chairmen Mr Murdaya Widhyawimarta.

Photo: Parlan Photography

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ON TOUR Press Relsease Three Cheers for Canadian Yip at PGM Port Dickson Championship

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TIPS Need to Improve Your Putting?

Improve Your Preparation

By Adam Taylor

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GOLF FITNESS Building Athleticism with Warrior Makers

By John Rozelle

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CLASSIFIEDS + AGENDA

After a break of several years due to a drop in Amateur golfer numbers, PGI (the national golf association of Indonesia) were proud to host the return of the Indonesian Amateur Golf Championships, which was played at Gading Raya from 23rd – 26th September 2014. As the main feature of this issue we have a report of the play and the top scores from the event.

It is a welcome return for Indonesia’s top amateur golfers, as the tournament allows the very best of Indonesia’s best amateur golfers an opportunity to compete against one another in a professional format of competition of four rounds of tournament play.

As a single handicap and a keen golfer myself, I was keen to enter and experience tournament golf against some of Indonesia’s very best amateur golfers over four rounds of golf, walking from the tournament black tees measuring around 7,100 yards. Whoever said golf isn’t a sport perhaps should try walking 7 km in 35 degrees centigrade and tropical sun and they may change their mind.

After the practice round on Monday, I was excited and ready to go and the atmosphere at Gading Raya was special, with many players in jovial mood on the course, practice tees, putting greens and in the clubhouse. With a large number of junior golfers dominating both the male and female categories, perhaps they were happy to have some time off school playing golf.

The future of Indonesian golf seems to be in good shape as there were some stand-out performances from some of the Indonesian Juniors and plenty of names you will be hearing a lot more about in the future: Dominikus Glenn at 12 years old who finished in a tie for 11th place with rounds of 74 79 72 75 on this 7,100 yards layout on the Graham Marsh designed Gading Raya course. I am told from players who played with him during the event that he was using 5-woods to most of the greens on par-4s, but blessed with a crafty short-game and an ability to hit a whole range of golf shots, Glenn more than competed with players many years his senior. In the female category, the championships were won by a 15-year-old Michela Tjan from Imperial Klub Golf.

I was paired in the same flight as Kevin C. Akbar during the first two rounds of the championships. It was a real treat to play with Kevin and watch him up-close. As they say, you learn from playing with better players. The quality of his ball striking was awesome, and although only 60 kgs and 170 cm, he regularly bombed his driver 280 yards down the fairway.

Interestingly at 16 years of age, Kevin learnt how to play at Riverside and is currently the 3rd highest ranked Indonesian in the World Amateur Golf Rankings at 925th. Currently the highest ranked Indonesian Amateur in the World Amateur Golf Rankings is Tirto Tamardi, who is also 16 years of age, from Surabaya, at 569th. The second highest ranked Indonesian amateur is Fadhli Rahman Soetarso who is 909th. As things stand these three players will represent Indonesia in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships 2014 from 23rd – 26th October 2014 at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The winner of this event will get a slot to play in the 2015 Masters at Augusta National.

Could 2015 be the year we see an Indonesian playing in the Masters? Perhaps not but things are moving in the right direction. Tiger Woods, Lydia Ko, Victor Dubuisson, Rory McIlroy all enjoyed highly successful amateur careers before turning pro. Amateur Golf is the stepping stone towards professional golf. It allows young golfers the opportunity to finish their studies, schooling or university whilst preparing their games amongst the very best before committing to life as a professional playing on the world tours.

After recovering from the nerves of my opening two rounds, I eventually settled down and finished with two solid rounds of 81 and 78.

With a four-round total of 330, I finished in 33rd place. All in all it was a great experience and it is pleasing to see PGI recommitted to running the Indonesian Amateur Championships once again featuring the crème de la crème of Indonesian amateurs.

Simon Reynolds

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FEATURED COURSE REVIEW

BY SIMON REYNOLDS

COURSE RATING

62%

COURSE FACILITIES CADDIES AMBIENCE VALUE

GOLF INDONESIA RATING

15.5/25

Hole # 18, Par 3, 128 yards, Index 12: playing golf in Southeast Asia’s largest metropolis

Golf Bandar Kemayoran

COURSE INFORMATION Golf Bandar Kemayoran Societies Societies welcome. Contact marketing dept. for arrangements.

• Greens Fees (Public Rates) — All rates inclusive of Insurance, Service Fee & 10% VAT • 18 Holes Monday: Rp. 329,000 Tuesday – Thursday: Rp. 406,000 Friday: Rp. 461,000 Saturday/Sunday (morning): Rp. 802,000 Saturday/Sunday (afternoon): Rp. 648,000 Service Fee (Caddy Fee & Insurance)

Special Rates (these prices are excl. golf cart) Senior / Ladies Monday (morning & afternoon): Rp. 252,000 Thursday (morning & afternoon): Rp. 329,000 Juniors Thursday (after 14.00): Rp. 202,000 Sunday (after 14.00): Rp. 230,000 18 Holes: Rp. 65,000 Golf Cart Weekday / Weekend: Rp. 220,000 Driving Range Monday – Sunday (06.00-15.00): 50 Balls — Rp. 65,000 / 100 Balls — Rp. 75,000 Monday – Sunday (15.01-20.00): 50 Balls — Rp. 65,000 / 100 Balls — Rp. 80,000

Note: On Monday’s Driving Range opens at 13.00 Facilities Club house, café, pro shop, restaurant (AC), men & ladies locker rooms, meeting room, golf carts, VIP room, practice green, ATM, 32 bays driving range Location Jl. Trembasi Blok D3 – D4, Kota Baru Bandar Kemayoran, Jakarta Contact Phone: (62-21)-654 1156/57 Fax: (62-21)-654 5486 Marketing/Golf Course Enquiries: Dwi Nurwantika: dwinurwantika@yahoo.co.id or golfkemayoran@yahoo.co.id Course 18 holes, Par-72 (In yards) Blue: 6024 (Course Rating 69.7 / Slope Rating 124) White: 5533 (Course Rating 67.1 / Slope Rating 109) Red: 4854 (Course Rating 67.8 / Slope Rating 113)

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Introduction Golf Bandar Kemayoran is located on the border of Central Jakarta and North Jakarta, just South of Ancol. The course is easily accessed and is a mere 15km from the SCBD area of Jakarta and a stone’s throw away from the National Monument. Kemayoran typifies a city golf course and was created in 1997, designed by Australian course designer Peter Dalkeith Scott. The golf course is owned by PPK Kemayoran — Ministry of State Secretariat. Scott has successfully created 18 holes of challenging and fun city golf to be enjoyed here in Jakarta.

your mental game — Kemoyoran requires patience and confidence. Golfers will be rewarded in playing Fairway Woods and long irons off the tee.

The course itself is very unique in its playing conditions and what it lacks in luxury and exclusiveness it more than makes up for with an unusual course layout and playing conditions. The course is two plots of land either side of Jalan Griya Utama. Each plot offers very different playing conditions; the nine holes located near the club house have some of the tightest holes of golf you will have the pleasure to experience in Indonesia. Holes #1 – #5 will test the straightest of golfer’s, as Augusta National has Amen Corner, Golf Bandar Kemayoran has its very own the Amen Beginnings.

Golfers must plot their way around tight fairways surrounded by high-rise apartment buildings, as seen in the picture above. Good golfers will relish the challenge, which will test your focus and ability to hit the golf ball straight.

Hole #10 comes in close second, and could be an interesting opening hole if the starter sends you in that direction. The fairway dog-legs 90 degrees after clearing the large lake, which dominates the landscape of this area of 9 holes, requiring an initial carry of around 250 yards to cut the corner. Across the road from Jl. Griya Utama Nine Holes circle a huge man-made reservoir which is now home to local bird-life, including a large flock of black herons. Being only a few kilometers from the ocean in this large open area, the wind picks up and golfers will be tested to keep their ball flight low.

Course Be warned if you like big open fairways and large elevated greens; Kemayoran may not be your type of course. If you like to test your accuracy, play in windy conditions and enjoy a challenge, this is a course for you.

Kemayoran is a short course in terms of yardage, a humble 6,024 yards from the blue tees and there are several very short Par-4s measuring between 250–300 yards.

Although the Hole #13 is drivable at 246 yards with a 3-wood, the other short par-4s are either 90 degree dog-legs or 75 degree dog-legs. Leave your ego at home and bring

The signature holes in our opinion: Hole #2, 312 yards, Index 7, with a landing area of around 20m in width, at best, with water on the right and OB to the left. Could this be the tightest fairway in Indonesia? The jury is out! Aim for the fairway bunker approximately 180 yards from the tee with a mid-to-long iron and you’ll be in good shape to make a par or better.

Facilities Facilities are complete, including a 32 bay driving range adjacent to the clubhouse, where golfers are recommended to loosen up before teeing up on the tight front nine.

The Club House is open and spacious with an outdoor and indoor AC restaurant area, suitable for pre and post-round food and refreshments. The locker rooms are reasonable and adequate, yet nothing fancy and there seems to be no massage facilities for those who require them. There is a large putting green in front of the clubhouse where golfers can adjust to the greens and speed here at Kemayoran.

Caddies The course has male and female caddies on-site. Our caddies for the day were a flight of three female caddies of young to old age.

All three were pleasant, good-natured and did well to keep us cool over the opening five holes, as it was our first time playing the course. All three were not the usual makeup plastered young caddies which grace the courses of Bogor and Tangerang, yet were perfectly capable of performing their jobs adequately. Several of the male caddies at Kemayoran are known for being handy golfers capable of keeping their balls low in windy conditions.

Ambience Golf Bandar Kemayoran may not suit those who are looking for perfect fairways and pristine golf course conditions and 5-star clubhouse facilities. It provides golfers in this densely populated urban area, a location to play and develop their golf games on a very unique golf course, which offers all kinds of unique challenges. City Golf Courses are few and far between. If you like a challenge and are open-minded toward golf course design, Kemayoran will be a rewarding experience. If anything, a regular round at Kemayoran will ensure you are hitting the ball straight and other courses will feel much easier from the tee-box.

Value In terms of value, we have awarded 3/5 stars. As a walking course it is by no means expensive with weekday golf between Rp.300,000 – Rp.500,000, and at only 6,000 yards for 18 holes the course is a pleasant walk. Golf carts make things a bit more expensive at Rp.220,000 per cart.

Nonetheless, for those who live and work in the area, what we have is an affordable golf course in the heart of Central Jakarta, a few minutes from the National Monument where local and expatriate golfers can play an enjoyable round of golf for less than US$ 50 dollars during the week and less than US$ 75 dollars during weekends.

In the heart of Southeast Asia’s largest metropolis that's not a bad deal!

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ON TOUR

PGTI PRESS RELEASE

2014 Schedule Date: January 26 – 28

Date: July 1 – 3

Event: PGP Classic

Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

Venue: Senayan National Golf Club

Venue: Jababeka Golf Club

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

Winner: Ian Andrew

Winner: James Bowen

Date: February 18 – 20

Date: August 5 – 7

Event: Indonesia Golf Challenge

Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

Venue: Palm Hill GC

Venue: Matoa Nasional

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

In Rinaldi’s Bag:

Winner: Denny A. Wijaya

Winner: I Ketut Sugiarta

SLDR Driver (9.5*)

Date: April 1 – 3

Date: October 21 – 23

Jetspeed Fairway (15*)

Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

Rocketbladez Irons (4 – 6)

— Citra Sembilansatu Classic

Venue: Sedana

Tour Preferred Iron MC (7 – PW)

Venue: Emeralda Golf Club

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

adizero one Footwear

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

TaylorMade Headwear & Glove

Winner: Andik Mauludin

Date: November 18 – 20 Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff Player Rinaldi Adiyandono wins 2014 Panasonic Open Indonesia

Date: May 7 – 9

Venue: Sentul Highlands

Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

Prize: IDR 200.000.000

Venue: Lotus Lake Golf Club Prize: IDR 200.000.000

Date: December 10 – 13

Winner: George Gandranata

Event: Road to Indonesian Golf Championship — Final

Date: June 10 – 12

Venue: TBA

Event: Indonesian Golf Tour

Prize: IDR 500.000.000

Venue: Padang Golf Modern Prize: IDR 200.000.000

TaylorMade adidas Golf Tour Staff Player, Rinaldi Adiyandono lifted the trophy of the 2014 Panasonic Open Indonesia on Sunday September 10th 2014 at the Damai Indah Golf — PIK Course.

In only his second full year as a professional golfer in Indonesia, Rinaldi has shown great signs of promise throughout this inaugural year of the Indonesian Golf Tour (PGTI) already landing two top-five finishes during 2014, and with this latest victory, Rinaldi has officially announced himself as a force to be reckoned with in Indonesian golf for many years to come.

Shooting a final round of 68, which included four birdies, an eagle and two bogeys, Adiyandono led from start to finish in an impressive show of composure and confidence. His shot of the tournament was undoubtedly his 15m birdie putt on the 4th hole of his final round, but it was his long, consistent drives that kept him out in front.

of the pack forhis first title, finishing off with a total score of 68,73,72 – 213 (3 under). Rinaldi was the only participant to finish under par for the event, with second place going to Willian Sjaichudin finishing with a total of 218 (+2). Talented amateur Dicky Prionggo finished the event as best amateur and 3rd place overall with a total score of 219 (+3).

The 28-year-old Rinaldi played with the SLDR driver, JetSpeed Fairway wood and a mix of the rocketbladez& Tour Preffered MC irons in his bag.

He said, "I am delighted to finally get a win and I am sure this will give me confidence to win more events in the future. My TaylorMade equipment is really helping my game and that showed last week with the consistent shots I was making. It was a hot week out in the sun so I was also very happy to be wearing my adidas Golf apparel to help keep me cool. It was a great week all round for me!"

The Panasonic Open was played out at Damai Indah’s Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), famous as the venue for Indonesia’s oldest professional golf tournament the Indonesian In addition to his bag full of TaylorMade equipment, Adiyandono walked the Open. The Robert Trent Jones Jnr golf fairways in the latest range of adidas course plays long from the tournament tees Golf apparel and the adizero one and greens can get fast along with strong footwear. winds which are often a factor due to the close proximity of the ocean, providing overall tough conditions for the Scores after Round 3: Panasonic Open 2014 being local pros.

Rinaldi Adiyandono signaled his intent with a blistering opening round of 68, during an opening round when only two other professionals broke Par: Amateur Dicky Prionggo (71) and Ilyassak (71). Rinaldi proved to be the player on top form carding a front nine 31 during round 1, which included birdies on Holes 1, 3, 5 and an eagle on Hole 6. As Rinaldi continued to play well over three rounds, the first round magic was enough to keep his distance ahead

played at Pantai Indah Kapuk (A – denotes amateur) all players (INA) unless otherwise stated

213 218 219 220

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Rinaldi ADIYANDONO William SJAICHUDIN Dicky PRIONGGO (A) Maan NASIM Asep CAPRIE SOEWARNO K Ian ANDREW I Ketut SUGIARTA Jordan Surya IRAWAN Denny A. WIJAYA SANUSI Stephen A. LINDSKOG (SWE) Joshua Andrew WIRAWAN

For More Info: Lina Mongan (lina.mongan@map.co.id / +62 821 1414 1607), Pilar Arman (pilar.arman@map.co.id) 6

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68-73-72 76-68-74 71-75-73 75-73-72 77-70-73 73-74-73 76-75-70 75-72-74 72,73,76 75-75-72 75-74-73 77-70-75 73-71-78

Winner: George Gandranata

Order of Merit Top 30 After Panasonic Open 2014 from PIK Sept 8th – Sept 10th

No.

Players

Total Point Earnings (IDR)

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GEORGE GANDRANATA

335.175.979

2

WILLIAM SJAICHUDIN

179.680.118

3

ANDIK MAULUDIN

110.612.410

4

IAN ANDREW

108.302.225

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RINALDI ADIYANDONO

103.312.143

6

I KETUT SUGIARTA

7

MAAN NASIM

87.169.016

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KURNIA HERISIANDY SANTOSO

70.414.480

9

JOSHUA ANDREW WIRAWAN

69.127.563

10

JUNAIDI IBRAHIM

66.662.818

11

JORDAN SURYA IRAWAN

96.096.646

65.608.734

12 ILYASSAK

59.522.429

13

DENNY A. WIJAYA

56.349.596

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BENITA Y. KASAIDI

54.902.856

15

RORY HIE

52.707.483

16

INDRA HERMAWAN

50.267.279

17

BRAMANTIO ADI

50.094.358

18

ASEP SAEFULLOH

47.815.293

19 SARMILIH

41.854.443

20

39.583.692

FAJAR WINURYANTO

21 SANUSI

38.972.842

22

JAMEL ONDO

37.035.528

23

RAMADHAN ALWIE

36.606.430

24

J. DERMAWAN

35.447.900

25

ADE SEBUL

34.285.306

26

ASEP CAPRIE

33.919.740

27

SOEWARNO K

33.083.566

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STEPHEN A. LINDSKOG

31.676.000

29 SUPRAPTO

31.600.000

30 HARJITO

29.813.473

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GOLF INSIGHT

BY PAUL PRENDARGAST

Horschel Catches ‘Lightning in a Bottle’ — Wins FedEx Cup

27-year-old Billy Horschel iced the cake of an unprecedented run in FedEx Cup history to scoop the pool, denying world number one Rory McIlroy at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta to capture the PGA Tour seasonending Tour Championship and the $10 million bounty as FedEx Cup champion.

Horschel qualified for Playoff Series in 69th place and actually missed the cut at the opening event, the Barclays Championship in New Jersey. Since then, he has gone on a streak — a runner-up finish at the Deutsche Bank in Boston, winning the BMW Championship in Denver and beating all comers in Atlanta.

"It's unbelievable," said Horschel. "But at the same time, I knew my game was in the right shape and I just needed to get out of my own way, allow my golf game to show and it has showed in the last three weeks."

Horschel’s four-year PGA Tour career had netted him close to $4.5 million but his week’s work at Atlanta swell the coffers by a further $11.4 million and also earned him the added peace of mind of a five-year exemption on Tour.

His climb from no.69 in the FedEx rankings to winning it all also set some new PGA Tour records, as no other FedEx Cup champion dating back to its 2007 inception had won from lower than 19th position.

McIlroy started the final round tied at nine-under par with Horschel setting up the prospect of a salivating duel between the world’s most dominant player and the current hottest hand on tour.

However, the four-time Major Champion stuttered early, compounded his problems further by finding water on the 6th hole for a double bogey and bogeying the 9th.

By contrast, the confident Horschel opened up a four stroke lead with birdies at the 4th and 5th.

Horschel dropped his only shot of the round at the 10th and maintained the margin with solid play and a continuation of the hot putting he had shown over the past month.

McIlroy salvaged something from the wreck with three late birdies from the 15th for a final round 71, good enough for a tie for second with Jim Furyk (69), who had bogied the difficult 18th hole.

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The family decision Horschel and wife Brittany made the previous week — to continue playing and try to win the FedEx Cup despite Brittany being due to give birth at any time — paid off in droves with a final round 68 for an 11-under total good enough for a three-stroke win over Furyk and McIlroy, with Jason Day, Justin Rose and Chris Kirk tied for fourth at 7-under.

The vanquished McIlroy was full of praise for Horschel despite missing the opportunity to cap off his brilliant year by winning his first FedEx Cup. "He deserved it," McIlroy said. "He played the best golf this week. In the end, it was a little too late when I birdied three in a row near the end and finish as best as I could.”

“But on a positive side it has been an incredible year winning two more Major Championships and my first WGC title, and to give it a really good run in these FedEx Cup Play-Off events makes me really proud.”

“So they’ve been good performances at this late stage of the season when we are all a little tired.”

"He deserved it," McIlroy said. "He played the best golf this week. In the end, it was a little too late when I birdied three in a row near the end and finish as best as I could.”

“We think in the Playoffs there should be a break week,” Finchem said. “We didn’t do that this year for some unusual reasons.

I can tell you right now it’s not going to happen in the next few years.”

“We already know the basic schedule and there will be a break week.”

McIlroy’s comment about his general fatigue after a gruelling Playoff schedule on the back of a run of major tournaments from The Open Championship in July again mirrored concerns from past years by several of the game’s biggest names.

The FedEx Cup series commences at the start of the PGA Tour season on October, awarding points for each tournament with the top 125 players qualifying for the first of a four-tournament Playoff Series. Depending on the outcome at the end of each Playoff event, the field for the following week is culled to the Top 100, then Top 70 followed by the Top 30 players at the Tour Championship.

Phil Mickelson withdrew from the BMW Championship mid-tournament to rest and prepare for the Ryder Cup in late September and it seems the PGA Tour are listening and have changes to the schedule earmarked for 2015.

Points in the Playoff Series are quintuple those awarded in regular season events, greatly advancing good performances over the four-week stretch and helping to explain the rapid rise of Horschel from no.69 to top dog.

“Four in a row doesn’t really work,” PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said. “We understand that. We didn’t like it this year and we’re not going to do it going forward.”

The points system certainly rewarded Horschel who caught lightning in a bottle at the right time of the year but personally, I struggle to come to grips with a format

that awarded the three players who tied second at the Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship — both limited field events — with almost as many points (1,083) as Rory McIlroy earned (1,200) combined for winning The Open and PGA Championship.

The major championships are the pinnacle of our game and the primary aspiration of every player who swings a club in anger.

In terms of the FedEx Cup race, surely success in the Majors needs to at least commensurate with the points on offer during the Playoff Series?

Next year is another matter however, and nothing should detract from Horschel’s exploits. He took on all comers over the past month and soundly defeated them and there’s nothing more you can do in sport than beat everyone who turns up.

For him, the format as it stands has been a life changer and underlines his maturation as a player from his days as a self-confessed firebrand on the course. The birth of his first child, just two days after his epic win, provided the perfect end to a perfect month for the Horschel family.

“The last few weeks have been a whirlwind but being able to share this win with Brittany was the biggest win of my life.”

Horschel said following the birth of their daughter — Skylar Lillian — at home in Jacksonville, Fla. “I’m so happy I was here, surrounded by the people I care about, as we welcome Skylar into the world.”

GOLF INSIGHT

BY SIMON REYNOLDS

The Ryder Cup

photo courtesy of mirror.co.uk

The ‘Golden’ History and Curious Beginnings of Golf’s Most Well-Known Match-Play Spectacle

Ian Poulter, the catalyst behind Team Europe’s heroic comeback to win the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah: “The Miracle of Medinah”. The BBC recently held a survey to vote for the all-time greatest moments in Ryder Cup history. The winning moment with 47% of the total vote was Ian Poulter's five birdies in a row to win the match on day two and spark a turn of fortunes for Team Europe in 2012. The scene: 10-4 down on the second day, 2 down with 6 to play things were looking gloomy for Team Europe as Ian Poulter and Justin Rose were battling against Jason Dufner and Dustin Johnson. Then Ian Poulter went on a rampage, birdying each of the final five holes to win the match one up.

The History The Ryder Cup is a men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States, which takes place every two years.

The competition is jointly administrated by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and every two years the venue alternates between courses in the USA and Europe. The Ryder Cup gets its name from the English businessman Samuel Ryder, who donated the trophy towards the event. Samuel Ryder accumulated his wealth, selling seeds by post in England and having fell in love with the game and playing avidly to a single handicap, he was proud to donate the money and the gold cup as a team of golfers from Great Britain travelled to the USA for the very first official Ryder Cup in 1927.

Two unofficial competitions between a team of golfers from the United States and Great Britain were organized and played in the 1920s. The first was in 1921, between a United States team of their 12 best golfers against a team of Great Britain’s 12 best golfers. The idea was from James D. Harnett, a journalist working for Golf Illustrated in 1920, who wrote a letter to the Professional Golfers’ Association of America with a suggestion that a team of 12-20 of America’s best pros should be chosen to travel and play in the 1921 British Open, at the Old Course, St. Andrews, all financed by popular subscription. Previously no American Golfer had won the British Open. The PGA of America made a positive reply to the suggestion and the idea was announced in the November 1920 issue of Golf Illustrated. The fund was called the British Open Championship Fund.

By the following spring, a team of 12 players had been chosen, who set sail to Scotland in time to play in a warm-up tournament at Gleneagles (The Glasgow Herald 1000 Guinea Tournament) prior to the British Open at St. Andrews two weeks later. The idea for a 12-a-side international match between American and GB professionals was reported in The Times on May 17. The match went on as planned on June 6th 1921 played on the King’s Course at Gleneagles.

With a couple of players withdrawing for unknown reasons, the contest was 10 on 10: and consisted of five foursomes in the

morning and 10 singles matches in the afternoon. The match was won by Great Britain by nine matches to three; three matches were halved.

Two weeks later at the Open Championship, Jock Hutchison, a member of the travelling American professional team, was crowned the champion. So, despite losing the international match, the main aim of having an American champion at the British Open was finally achieved.

In 1926, a large contingent of America’s best golfers travelled to Great Britain to compete in the 1926 Open Championship.

In February that year it was announced that Walter Hagen would select a team of four professionals (including himself ) to play against four British professionals in a warmup contest before the Open Championship.

In April it was announced that Samuel Ryder would be presenting a trophy for an annual event between American and British professionals. Then in May 1926 it was confirmed that the match would be a match play competition, eight-a-side, foursomes on the first day and singles on the second day.

Eventually, at Hagen’s request, 10 players competed for each team.

The match resulted in an astounding 13-1 victory for the British team (one match was halved). The match was widely reported as

the “Ryder Cup”. However Golf Illustrated in their June issue 1926, because of uncertainty following the general strike in May, which lead to uncertainty about how many Americans would be visiting Britain for the event, Samuel Ryder deemed it suitable to withhold the cup for a year. It is also worth noting that Walter Hagen chose the competing team rather than the American PGA, also that only those Americans who had travelled to Britain to play in the British Open were available for selection and the team also contained four players born outside the USA. These were both reasonable factors to suggest that this first golf event between USA and Great Britain should be regarded as unofficial.

The first official contest between the United States and Great Britain, thus the first Ryder Cup, was played out in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts, USA. The United States won all of the first five events, and after resuming play after World War II, the United States continued to dominate the event well into the 20th century. The event was remodeled to feature a team from the United States versus a team from Great Britain and Ireland in 1973, as Great Britain’s team featured several top players from the Republic of Ireland. It was due to such overwhelming American dominance that the tournament organizers decided to reformat the event to feature Team USA

The Ryder Cup Trophy on display, the golden trophy was donated by English businessman Samuel Ryder a wealthy and avid golf fan during the 1920’s.

against Team Europe (any player from continental Europe) in 1979. Thanks to the emergence of great golfers from Spain such as Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido, it proved to be a great idea. The quality of players from continental Europe is evident with results balancing out from 1979 to today, with Europe having won nine times outright and retaining the Cup once after a tied match, alongside seven victories for the United States in total. Since 1979 great Ryder Cup team players have come from all over continental Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

The current holders are Europe who were victorious last time around in 2012, at the Medinah Country Club, Illnois by a score of 14½ points to 13½ points, successfully overturning a four-point deficit going into the final day’s play. The World of Golf waits in anticipation for the 2014 event which will be held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perth and Kinross Scotland from 26th – 28th of September.

What makes the Ryder Cup so unique and loved by golf fans and golfers worldwide?

No money is exchanged or won during the competition, but the level of competition is fierce amongst the two teams. Perhaps, like all sport, when patriotism is at stake and representing a nation or region, pride and patriotism raises the level of competition and rivalry to unprecedented levels which will never be matched by regular professional tour events. The golf fans of the United States and Europe get behind their teams in full force to support the very best professional golfers from the United States compete against the very best professional golfers from continental Europe. Nothing is better than representing your country or continent in your chosen sporting field.

It’s the pinnacle of competitive sport worldwide.

Team Europe's dominance continues, as they emerged victorious in the 2014 Ryder Cup from Gleneagles in Scotland, winning: 16.5 - 11.5. Look forward to next months issue where Paul Prendergast goes deep into all the action and highlights of this memorable event in his regular Golf Insight coloumn.

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The Indonesian National Amateur Golf Championships 23rd – 26th September 2014 | Gading Raya, Pading Golf & Klub Championships, as the top players had a chance of playing their ways into the Indonesian Amateur national elite squads in preparation for the Putra and Kartini Cups.

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Gading Raya proved to be a more than suitable venue for the National Amateur Championships, with GM Anthony Chandra and his team doing an excellent job in taking care of the golfers, family and fans all week. Gading Raya offers first class practice facilities, especially some of the best short-game practice areas in Indonesia. Three greens of varying sizes, complete with challenging breaks, bunkers, first-cutt and rough offer serious golfers plenty of different scenarios and areas to fine-tune their short games and have fun whilst improving their short games. Like most of Jabodetabek, the dry season is proving to be very dry indeed this year and it has been some time since the course has seen rain. Fairways were firm and players

Michela Tjan, the female Indonesian Amateur Champion of 2014

After a five year hiatus, Indonesia’s leading amateur golfers were pleased to see the return of the Indonesian Amateur Golf Championships. The venue for this highprofile amateur championship in 2014 was Gading Raya, Padang Golf & Klub, located in Serpong, Tangerang.

Organized by PGI (Persatuan Golf Indonesia), players with a USGA Handicap of 12.1 and below were free to enter, as long as they belonged to a PGI affiliated golf club or organization. A total of 49 male golfers and 21 female golfers competed in the event vying for the chance in becoming the Amateur Golf Champion of Indonesia.

The male participants played from the black tournament tees, which play at 6,446m and the female participants played off the white (member) tees, which play at 5,609m.

The success of Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Lydia Ko, and Victor Dubuisson are all testament to strong and successful amateur careers. National Amateur Championships are excellent opportunities for young and up-and-coming golfers to test their golf skills in tournament play against other talented golfers, where no money is played for just pride, and honour. Playing successfully in amateur events will give the very best golfers the confidence that they have the ability to turn professional or continue to play in these high profile amateur championships while they study or work professionally in other work, whatever it may be. The very best amateur golfers today have added incentive to play and play well in amateur and professional events in order to accumulate amateur world ranking points. For a top Indonesian amateur, the most elusive tournament to play in would be the Asia Pacific Amateur Championships, which later in October 2014 will be held in Australia. Indonesia will send its top three golfers to compete in this event according to the Official 10 October 2014 golfindonesia.biz

Amateur World Ranking Points. As things stand, these spots belong to Kevin Akbar, Tirto Tamardi and Fadhli Soetarso.

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PGI have recognized the importance to develop the quality, standard and number of talented amateur golfers in Indonesia, and the re-start of the Indonesian National Championships is a signal for promising times ahead. The Putra Cup and Kartini Cup are both high profile amateur events which are played towards the end of 2014, bringing together the best amateur golfers from Southeast Asia. PGI are looking for a strong performance by the Indonesian National Amateur team and the Indonesian National Championships will be the first event towards selecting the elite squad which plays and trains for Indonesia during these up-and-coming events. From the male participants, the Top 12 Indonesian players from the Championships will form the elite squad of players who will have access and development from Indonesia’s very best coaches up until the event. The Putra Cup will feature four male players representing Indonesia, and these will be selected judging from ranking points gained from these 12 elite squad Indonesian players from their performances in major events from now onwards.

The Top-7 in the female category of golfers will be selected to form the elite squad which will train and develop towards the Kartini Cup. The Top-3 females according to ranking points will represent Indonesia in the Kartini Cup based on their performances in events leading up to the Kartini Cup. This future development plan for Indonesia’s best amateur golfers was announced during the press conference and the players’ technical meeting 22nd September after the official practice round.

This information sure added incentive for all the top players competing in the

Joeh Seik the male Indonesian Amateur Champion of 2014

Top 20 Leading Finishes at Gading Raya Padang Golf Klub, Men’s Category

(Bold represents selection for Indonesian national elite squad selection for Putra Cup)

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Joeh SEIK Rizky SUBAKTI Cahyo ADHITOMO Naraajie EMERALD Almay Rayhan YAGUTA M.Rifqi Alam RAMADHAN M. Seandy ALFARABI Stefanus Daniel WIRAWAN Kevin C. AKBAR Arie SAFARI Dicky PRIONGGO I Nyoman Pasek JIWANDANA Dominikus GLENN

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71 71 72 73 75 72 73 69 78 73 72 70 76 72 72 74 73 78 77 68 78 71 74 73 75 77 73 73 76 74 75 73 75 76 77 71 77 73 72 77 80 77 73 70 77 78 72 73 74 79 72 75

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Leading Finishes at Gading Raya Padang Golf Klub, Ladies Category

(Bold represents selection for Indonesian national elite squad selection for Kartini Cup)

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Joeh Seik being presented his champions trophy by PGI chairmen Bpk. Murdaya Widhyawimarta

could enjoy decent roll from the fairways; greens were firm and speed was kept to around 9.5, enough to raise a heartbeat.

Wind played a big role in the tournament outcome, and although all four days were dry, hot and very dry, on the first two days of play, wind speeds picked up and many of the top players were challenged in competing their ball flight low in order to score well and reach the greens safely, especially on the long par 3s of 200 yards+.

Looking at the field of participants from both the male and female categories, the future of Indonesian golf has plenty to look forward to as there were lots of young and junior amateurs competing in the Amateur Championships. In the male category, special mention must go out to Dominikus Glenn who remarkably finished in a tie for 11th place having shot rounds of 74-79-7275 (300 / +12 total) for the tournament, all the more impressive as he is only 12 years old, playing on a course which played at 7,100 yards. Glenn was hitting 5-woods to many of the par-4s all week, and with a fine short game and creative range of golf shots, was able to compete with far more mature amateur players throughout the week.

Special mention also goes out to Naraajie from Bandung, who at 15 years of age featured in the final pairing on the last day alongside the eventual champion Joeh Seik, a Korean player based in Jakarta, representing the Sim Golf Academy at Senayan Driving Range. Naraajie finished the tournament in solo 4th position with rounds of 76-72-72-74 (294 / +6 total). Joeh Seik is an 18-year-old who has been making a name for himself this year, playing on the PGTI Indonesian Golf Tour. Early this year in April at the Indonesian Golf Challenge at Palm Hill Golf Club, Seik was leading going into the final round but ended up finishing just short, still securing low amateur for the event.

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Michela TJAN Chiara Refaya ARYA Ribka VANIA Rivani Adelia SIHOTANG JURIAH Gavrilla Christina ARYA Renata Riza DIMAYA Patricia W. SINOLUNGAN Yeyen SAFITRI Viera Permata ROSADA

77 71 72 77 75 76 74 73 81 73 78 70 78 71 77 76 75 76 77 75 77 78 76 76 74 83 78 73 83 76 74 77 79 74 79 79 81 77 80 75

consistency that was unmatched by any other golfer all week. Seik was also the only golfer from all the 70 golfers competing in the male and female categories to finish under par, with scores of 71-71-72-73 (287 / -1 total). Indonesian youngster Rizky Subakti made things interesting on the final day, posting a final round 69 to finish two shots behind Joeh Seik on 289, +1 for the tournament. The low round of the week was posted by Almay Rahyan Yaguta, a big hitting 16-year-old representing Bekasi, who finished with a final round 68 to climb seven spots form 12th position to a tie for 5th on 296, +8 for the championships.

The ladies category saw a strong contingent of junior players competing for the championship. Several 15-year-olds were in contention all week, but the championship was won by Michela Tjan who trains and plays at Imperial Golf Club under the guidance of the Imperial High Performance Center. Michela went ahead of the field after strong rounds of 71 & 72 on days two and three of the competition. Going into the final round Michela had a five-shot lead over fellow youngster Chiara Refaya Arya. After a nervous start and a front nine of 40 from Michela and Chiara’s 35, the scores were level. From holes 10-16 the two youngsters traded blow for blow until the drama unfolded on the 17th hole. Michela found the fairway bunker with her drive as Chiara safely found the fairway and then the green in makeable birdie distance.

Luckily Michela was faced with a clean uphill lie and was confident to go for the green with a hybrid. It proved to be a good decision as she picked her ball clean and onto the green from approximately 150 yards with a 15ft putt for birdie. Chiara went first and just missed her putt, whereas Michela confidently stepped up to sink her birdie putt to go one shot clear. The final hole was paired by both golfers and Michela was crowned Indonesian Amateur Champion 2014.

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Michela Tjan being presented her champions trophy by PGI chairmen Bpk. Murdaya Widhyawimarta

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Lipsky Creates History by Winning Omega European Masters Crans Montana, Switzerland, September: David Lipsky of the United States became the first player from the Asian Tour to win the EUR 2.3 million (approximately US$3 million) Omega European Masters when he pipped England’s Graeme Storm to the title at the first play-off hole on Sunday.

With his maiden Tour win in 2012 also coming through a play-off, the 26-yearold Korean-American was confident he could prevail again after he closed with a five-under-par 65 for a four-day total of 18-under-par 262 during regulation play.

“My first play-off win in Cambodia gave me lots of confidence and I’m glad I brought that along with me today. Graeme played great today but the difference was that I was able to see it through on the last hole,” said Lipsky.

No players from the Asian Tour have won the Omega European Masters since it became a co-sanctioned event with the European Tour in 2009.

As the only joint-sanctioned event to be held on European soil for the Asian Tour, the last five editions saw several near-misses from the Tour’s finest players including a fourth-placed finish for Korea’s Noh Seungyul in 2010.

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“It’s definitely a very special feeling to be the first player from the Asian Tour to win here. I was playing in Europe the last three weeks and was in good form. I’m just happy to be able to put it all together here,” said Lipsky of his historic victory at the Cranssur-Sierre Golf Club.

Teeing off against the majestic backdrop of the Swiss Alps in the first play-off hole, Lipsky decided to play it safe by playing for a par after overnight leader Storm had failed to recover from a wayward tee shot which missed the fairway and landed against a wall.

David Lipsky lifting the Omega European Masters title

Leading scores after round 4 of the Omega European Masters being played at the par 70, 6848 Yards Crans Montana course (a- denotes amateur):

262

Lipsky decided to lay up instead of attacking the pin and it was a decision which paid off handsomely as he would go on to chip it close to the pin before a simple putt sealed his victory.

David LIPSKY (USA) Graeme STORM (ENG)

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*Lipsky won in the first play-off hole with a par while Storm bogeyed

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268

“That tee shot was really hard and you got to work your ball from right to left. I thought I hit a great shot but it landed in the bunker and I had to play it out to give myself a chance and the opportunity to win on the last hole.

It was a tough shot with the water close by and it was a hard shot to hit. I was confident enough in my short game to give myself a chance to get up and down and maybe push it to an extra play-off hole or even a win,” said Lipsky.

Tyrrell HATTON (ENG) Brooks KOEPKA (USA) Danny WILLETT (ENG) Tommy FLEETWOOD (ENG) Jamie DONALDSON (WAL) Richie RAMSAY (SCO) Romain WATTEL (FRA) Lee SLATTERY (ENG) Gareth MAYBIN (NIR) Richard GREEN (AUS)

67-66-65-65 65-65-66-67 67-70-64-63 64-68-63-69 65-64-69-67 62-66-70-68 68-69-65-65 68-68-65-66 64-67-69-67 71-64-67-66

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Anirban LAHIRI (IND) Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) Chapchai NIRAT (THA)

70-67-68-64 72-65-65-68 66-70-73-66

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Resolute Prom Powers to Victory at the Yeangder TPC

Taipei, September: Prom Meesawat of Thailand captured a long-awaited second Asian Tour victory after defeating Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines on the second extra hole at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) on Sunday.

Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna settled for third, one-shot from joining the play-off, following a 69 while rookie Paul Peterson (69) of the United States, Daniel Chopra (72) of Sweden and India’s Anirban Lahiri (73) finished tied for fourth on 280.

Prom, whose first Asian Tour win was in Korea in 2006, forced extra time when he birdied the last hole for a three-under-par 69 to tie with overnight leader Tabuena (71) in regulation play on 11-under-par 277 in the US$500,000 Asian Tour event.

“I’ve been waiting for this win for a long time! I am really glad I made it. Hopefully I won’t have to wait another eight years to win again! I will be aiming for a third win now and try to boost my ranking on the Order of Merit," said Prom, who won US$90,000.

After shooting matching pars on the first play-off hole, Prom needed three shots to safely find the par-five 18th green before sealing the win with a two-putt par as Tabuena narrowly missed his par putt at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club.

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It was a case of third time lucky for the Thai, who is nicknamed the Big Dolphin due to his burly physique and because he hails from the coastal town of Hua Hin, as he lost in a play-off at the Resorts World Manila Masters and Hong Kong Open last year.

“This is my very first win in a play-off! I tried to keep a clear mind when I went for the play-off. I tried not to think about anything else. It’s been a difficult day for everyone but I stayed patient.

The 19-year-old Tabuena was disappointed to drop a crucial shot on 17 after bouncing back from two early bogeys with four birdies on holes nine, 12, 13 and 16 which put him in the title mix.

“It’s not easy playing on this golf course so I’m glad I did it. Miguel (Tabuena) is a very good player. He has bright future ahead. I hope he gets his win soon,” said the 30-year-old Prom.

“I want to thank God for keeping me calm out there. I really fought hard and gave myself a good chance to win. In the end, Prom turned out to be the better player. I gave myself a chance to win in regulation but things just didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to be,” lamented the Filipino.

Scores after round 4 of the Yeangder TPC 2014 being played at the par 72, 7125 Yards Linkou International GcC course (a- denotes amateur)

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Prom MEESAWAT (THA) Miguel TABUENA (PHI) Antonio LASCUNA (PHI) Paul PETERSON (USA) Daniel CHOPRA (SWE) Anirban LAHIRI (IND) Cameron SMITH (AUS) Angelo QUE (PHI) Rashid KHAN (IND) LIEN Lu-sen (TPE) YEH Wei-tze (TPE) Ryan YIP (CAN) Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA) Jay BAYRON (PHI) Rikard KARLBERG (SWE) Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) Lionel WEBER (FRA)

ZHANG Lian-wei (CHN) Kieran PRATT (AUS)

Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) Berry HENSON (USA)

HSU Hao-sheng (TPE) Danny CHIA (MAS)

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Chapchai, who holds the world scoring record of 32-under-par 256 when he won the SAIL Open in India in 2009, made life difficult for himself. With a two-shot cushion with two remaining, he hit errant drives which led to bogeys. But it didn’t matter at the end as he survived the play -off drama.

Chapchai Edges Lascuna in Play-Off to Win Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, September 21: Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat calmly holed a four-foot par putt to beat Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna in the first play-off hole at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters on Sunday.

Big-hitting Chapchai, who is nicknamed ‘King Kong’ by his friends, held his nerve at the Seri Selangor Golf Club to secure his fourth Asian Tour victory, ending a fiveyear title drought in the RM1.3 million (approximately US$410,000) event.

The 43-year-old Lascuna charged into contention with a masterful 63 to tie Chapchai, who closed with a 68 which included two finishing bogeys, on 10-underpar 274. The Thai then sealed the win when Lascuna’s missed his par putt from five feet in extra time.

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India’s Anirban Lahiri settled for third place, two behind the play-off duo, following a final round 68 while Order of Merit leader David Lipsky of the United States (71) and overnight leader Cameron Smith of Australia (73) were amongst those who shared fourth place on 278.

“I didn’t think this day would happen,” said a delighted Chapchai, who was drenched with water by the Thai players who had gathered around the 18th green.

“I didn’t think I’d have a chance to win (after five years). Golf is a game where you need to stay patient. I always talked to my caddie that if I could keep my form, I felt I could get one win again,” added the Thai, who earned US$72,670 to jump into sixth place on the Order of Merit.

“I felt a lot of pressure. When I saw Antonio miss the putt (in the play-off ), I knew I had a chance. It took the pressure off me a bit and I’m delighted to hole the putt. This win is different from the previous three as it’s my first time in a play-off. The emotion is different. I’m glad I managed to pull through,” said Chapchai, who became the second Thai in successive weeks to win on Tour following Prom Meesawat’s success in Taipei last week.

In-form Lascuna, who finished third last weekend, brilliantly snared six birdies and one eagle in regulation for his career low round but missed his maiden Asian Tour title by mis-reading his par putt attempt.

“I hit a good putt but the ball turned left at the end. I saw it as a straight putt but it turned. I’m still happy especially with a closing 63 which is my lowest on the Asian Tour. Last week, I also came close.

I’m playing really good,” said the amiable Filipino, who moved up to third place on the Merit list.

“The feeling was exciting. I was trying to win. I’ll keep practising more, I won’t give up.”

Scores after round 4 of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters 2014 being played at the par 71, 6955 Yards Seri Selangor Golf Club (a- denotes amateur)

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Chapchai NIRAT (THA) Antonio LASCUNA (PHI)

68-69-69-68 70-70-71-63

(Chapchai wins with a par on the first play-off hole)

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Anirban LAHIRI (IND) Scott BARR (AUS) Paul PETERSON (USA) S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) David LIPSKY (USA) Cameron SMITH (AUS) Carlos PIGEM (ESP) Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA) Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA) Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS) Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG) HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) Jbe KRUGER (RSA) Ryan YIP (CAN) Kieran PRATT (AUS)

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Fujita Sparkles with Win at Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, September: Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita gave the home fans something to savour by carding a final round five-under-par 66 to win the 150 million Yen (approximately US$1.5 million) Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup on Sunday.

Fujita was clearly in his element when he shrugged off the challenges from the best players from the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour by trading six birdies against one bogey to emerge victorious with his four-day total of six-under-par 278.

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat returned to his best form after a six-week injury layoff by signing for a flawless 67 to share second place with Korea’s S.K. Ho and Jason Knutzon of the United States at the Japanese showpiece which was staged at the Ohtone Country Club.

Starting the day four shots off the lead, Fujita came back quickly with an opening birdie before picking up further gains on holes six and nine.

He then surged to the top of the leaderboard with birdies on 11 and 15.

A bogey on the par-four 17 did little damage to his title ambitions as he recovered well to

Leading scores after round 4 of the Asia-Pacific Open Championship Diamond Cup 2014 being played at the par 71, 7117 Yards Ohtone cC course (a- denotes amateur)

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Hiroyuki FUJITA (JPN) Kiradech APHIBARNRAT (THA) Jason KNUTZON (USA) S.K. HO (KOR) BAEK Seuk-hyun (KOR) LEE Kyoung-hoon (KOR) Yoshitaka TAKEYA (JPN) Yoshinobu TSUKADA (JPN) Cameron SMITH (AUS) Adam BLAND (AUS) Juvic PAGUNSAN (PHI) Scott STRANGE (AUS) Shingo KATAYAMA (JPN) Yusaku MIYAZATO (JPN) Kazuhiro YAMASHITA (JPN) LIANG Wen-chong (CHN)

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close with another birdie on 18 to win his 18th title on the Japan Golf Tour.

“This win is especially rewarding as it was against a top field that includes players from the Asian Tour. I saw lots of happy faces among the crowd too and I’m glad my victory made it a special day for them,” said Fujita of the crowd who came in droves to support their local heroes at the Ohtone Country Club.

Fujita, who topped the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 2012, was delighted with his birdie blitz especially on his front-nine but after dropping his only shot of the day on 17, the Japanese knew he had to conjure something special to ease the pressure.

“That birdie on 18 was important as it gave me some breathing space especially with all the players chasing me down. I’m glad it was enough to give me a two-shot victory,” said Fujita.

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Meanwhile Kiradech celebrated his comeback from injury with a performance he was proud of.

After rounds of 71, 72 and 70, the reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion saved the best for last when he battled back gallantly to enjoy his best result on the Asian Tour this season.

Knutzon flew under the radar and seemed poised to gate crash Fujita’s home party when he eagled 14 to take a share of the lead.

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another challenge in his closing two holes to stage a comeback.

“I was using my three-wood all week there and it was okay. Today, there was a little more breeze coming in and I just hit a really bad shot which was very frustrating,” said Knutzon.

While it was not a grandstand finish that he had hoped for, Knutzon is confident he is can return to the winner’s circle soon, judging from the results of the recent winners from the region’s premier Tour.

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Superb Pavit Records Third ADT Title at PGM MNRB Sarawak Championship Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, September: Thailand’s rising star Pavit Tangkamolprasert rounded off a superb week when he fired a threeunder-par 69 to claim his third Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory at the PGM MNRB Sarawak Championship on Saturday.

Super Sattaya Soars to Victory at PGM Sabah Championship Sabah, September: Sattaya Supupramai of Thailand posted a three-under-par 69 to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the PGM Sabah Championship for his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title on Saturday.

The 30-year-old Sattaya sealed the deal with a 10-foot birdie on the last and was congratulated by the Thai players including his brother, Poosit, on the 18th green when he returned with a winning total of 14-under-par 274 in the RM250,000 (approximately US$80,000) ADT event.

Niall Turner of Ireland settled for second after shooting a 69 while Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand finished third following a 71. Arie Irawan was the best placed Malaysian in fourth after posting a 73 for a 282 total at the Sabah Golf and Country Club.

Sattaya won his first ADT title in August last year and has been knocking on the door for a second win on several occasions only to fall short because of pressure. It was not the case this time as he kept his emotions in check and stayed focus until the trophy was safely in his hands.

“I was under pressure but I told myself to stay focus on the shot which I’m about to hit.

I didn’t think about the last or next shot. I’m proud of myself. There were a lot of times when I couldn’t overcome the pressure but I did it today,” said a delighted Sattaya.

“I didn’t think about the win until I finished the last hole. It was such a nice feeling when my brother and the Thai players waited to congratulate me on the 18th green,” said the Thai, who won US$13,825 and earned six Official World Golf Ranking points.

“I played like it was the first round.

Nobody has any pressure on the first day. Every superstar knows how to handle the pressure and I feel that I’m beginning to learn how to do it. I’m definitely a better player because of the experience I earned on the ADT,” he explained.

The victory pushed Sattaya to fourth place on the Order of Merit, a position which he hopes to maintain until the end of the 2014 ADT season.

“I hope I can make it into the top five on the Order of Merit this year because I want to play on the Asian Tour. I will certainly have more confidence if I play on the Asian Tour,” said Sattaya.

Indonesian golf fans will be happy to see the turn-around form of former Indonesian No. 1 Rory Hie who is struggling to replicate his impressive form of 2013, who finished in 5th position, his best tournament performance for some time.

For more information on the ADT, please visit www.asiandevelopmenttour.com.

Young talent Arie Irawan marked his best result on the ADT this season following a 68 to take second place with Tirawat Kaewsiribandit of Thailand, who slipped with a closing 74 after sharing the overnight lead with Pavit at the Sarawak Golf Club.

Annop, younger brother of Pavit, battled to a 68 to stay one shot back in fourth place with England’s Grant Jackson while Malaysia’s Sukree Othman and Thailand’s Pasamet Pogamnerd shared sixth on matching 281s after rounds of 70 and 73 respectively.

Pavit came into prominence when he won his first ADT title in the 2013 season-ending event in Jakarta.

He has enjoyed a great 2014 season so far on the burgeoning Tour where he notched two victories and five top-fives.

The talented Thai was pleased to move up one rung to second place on the Order of Merit where he trails current leader Chan Shih-chang of Chinese Taipei by about US$16,400.

“I am really pleased with my win today. I’ve been playing some good golf and with this win, I am quite confident of finishing in top-five on the final Order of Merit to earn

LEADING FINAL ROUND SCORES

274

Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA)

67 71 67 69

277

Niall TURNER (IRL)

71 70 67 69

281

Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA)

69 69 72 71

282

Arie IRAWAN (MAS)

69 69 71 73

283

Rory HIE (INA)

69 74 71 69

Blair WILSON (AUS)

70 70 73 70

284

Jack MUNRO (AUS)

77 69 70 68

Nils FLOREN (SWE)

68 71 74 71

Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA)

73 72 68 71

285

Shaifubari MUDA (MAS)

74 65 73 73

286

LAM Yu Shuen (MAS)

74 68 75 69

Sukree OTHMAN (MAS)

74 70 73 69

Malcolm KOKOCINSKI (SWE)

72 70 72 72

287

KHOR Kheng Hwai (MAS)

73 72 72 70

288

R. Nachimuthu (MAS)

73 70 77 68

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Pavit, who just clinched his second ADT title in Malaysia one month ago, mixed his card with one eagle and four birdies against three straight bogeys to compile a four-day total of 14-under-par 274 at the RM250,000 (approximately US$80,000) ADT event.

my Asian Tour card for 2015,” smiled the 25-year-old Thai, who took home a winner’s prize purse of US$13,769 and six Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.

Pavit, who played in his eighth consecutive event this week, has been honing his skills on the ADT since missing out on his Asian Tour card at the Qualifying School in February.

“Playing on the ADT has helped a lot in my game. I gained a lot of experience and I think my game has improved a lot. I’m getting used to coping with all the travelling and playing in all kinds of conditions through the different tournaments every week,” said Pavit.

“I’ve been trying to maintain my fitness.

I’m glad to still be able to play well although I am getting tired. I will continue to work on that as I still have a couple more events to go,” added Pavit.

Indonesian golf fans will be pleased to see the performance of 16 year-old amateur from Surabaya, Tirto Tamardi. Tirto finished easily as the highest amateur and in joint eight position with scores of: 75-70-67-70 (6 under overall). Tirto’s final round of 70, was made all the more enjoyable because of his Ace on the Par 3, eight Hole. Finishing in the Top 10 of an ADT event is fine play for a 16 year-old and we can look forward to a promising future from the teenager.

Since its inauguration in 2010, the ADT has grown from five events in the first year to a record 20 tournaments in 2014. The top-five finishers on the Order of Merit at the end of the season will earn Asian Tour cards for 2015.

All ADT events also receive Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points which is a boost for the game in the region.

For more information on the ADT, please visit www.asiandevelopmenttour.com.

LEADING FINAL ROUND SCORES

274

Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA)

69-69-67-69

279

Arie IRAWAN (MAS)

71-69-71-68

Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA)

67-68-70-74

280

Annop TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA)

76-67-69-68

Grant JACKSON (ENG)

66-70-73-71

281

Sukree OTHMAN (MAS)

69-68-74-70

Pasamet POGAMNERD (THA)

68-68-72-73

282

KHOR Kheng HWAI (MAS)

69-71-74-68

KOH Deng-shan (SIN)

69-72-72-69

Tirto TAMARDI (INA)

75-70-67-70

Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA)

72-71-68-71

Peter RICHARDSON (ENG)

72-72-66-72

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“I wanted to play on the Asian Tour because I know it is a good platform for me to boost my world ranking with the OWGR points on offer. I’m looking forward to going back to play on the main Tour. Hopefully I can extend my good form into next week’s event,” added Yip.

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Three Cheers for Canadian Yip at PGM Port Dickson Championship Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, September: Asian Tour rookie Ryan Yip of Canada closed with a superb eight-under-par 63 to win by one-shot at the PGM Port Dickson Championship on Saturday.

Coming from five shots back, Yip marked his card with one eagle and seven birdies against a lone bogey to pip Malaysian Khor Kheng Hwai, who also signed for a 63, with a 20-under-par 264 total at the Port Dickson Golf and Country Club.

Overnight leader Arie Irawan of Malaysia was unable to replicate his good form as he carded a 72 to finish third place, four shots behind Yip, while Thailand’s Tirawat Kaewsiribandit settled for fourth place following a 65 at the RM200,000 (approximately US$60,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event.

Yip, who secured his Asian Tour card at Qualifying School earlier this year, was delighted to emerge victorious in his first appearance on the ADT, which was launched in 2010 as a gateway to the Asian Tour.

Despite missing out on his maiden win by a mere one shot, Khor soaked in the positives as he posted his career’s low round and best finish on the ADT. “My putter worked wonders today. I putted really well today, in fact for all four rounds this week. I have nothing to lose despite missing out on the win. It was a pretty amazing week for me,” said the 29-yearold Malaysian.

Meanwhile Arie, who led in the first three rounds, will have to wait longer for his maiden victory as he failed to fend off his fast-charging rivals.

“I failed to get into the rhythm out there.

I tried to not think about how the other two guys are playing. I told myself to stay calm and positive out there and keep doing what I do best but Ryan (Yip) and Khor were really charging up the leaderboard,” said the 24-year-old.

“I am disappointed but it was a good experience. It’s my first time leading into the final round and I kind of know how different it feels between being in the lead and being in contention now. I’m still happy to finish in top-three. I believe my chance will come if I keep up with how I’ve been doing,” added Arie.

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“I woke up feeling confident that I can have another go in chasing for the win. I wanted to have a good showing this week to put my game in good shape ahead of next week’s event. I’m glad I managed to do it,” said the 29-year-old Canadian, who walked away with the winner’s prize purse of US$10,812 and six Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.

Currently ranked 65th on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Yip will be hoping to replicate his ADT success in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters on the Asian Tour next week.

The young Malaysian reeled in nine straight pars but hit his drive out-of-bounds on the 10th hole which resulted in a triple bogey.

He dropped a shot on the 13th hole but recovered with three birdies in his last five holes.

For more information on the ADT, please visit www. asiandevelopmenttour.com.

264

Ryan YIP (CAN)

69-67-65-63

265

KHOR Kheng Hwai (MAS)

69-67-66-63

268

Arie IRAWAN (MAS)

65-66-65-72

269

Tirawat KAEWSIRIBANDIT (THA) 68-69-67-65

273

Jordan SHERRATT (AUS)

68-72-67-66

Sam BRAZEL (AUS)

68-67-69-69

274

Guy WOODMAN (ENG)

69-69-67-69

Brett MUNSON (USA)

67-66-70-71

275

Airil Rizman ZAHARI (MAS)

70-67-72-66

Alex KANG (USA)

67-70-71-67

276

Suppakorn UTHAIPAT (THA)

71-72-67-66

Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA)

70-68-69-69

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GOLF TIPS

BY ADAM TAYLOR

Need to Improve Your Putting?

Improve Your Preparation

A simple but effective way to improve your putting results and consistency on the greens is to make a change in your preparation and pre-shot routine. This change in your routine can greatly increase your chances of making more one-putt and less three-putt greens, and lowering your overall score.

Always start with your first look at your putt from behind the ball. Lower your body into position in a straight line with your ball and the hole. Stand at least a couple of clubs from the ball as to give you a better view of the break of your entire length of the putt.

Never stand too close to the ball, as you will only be able to see the break closer to the hole. (See picture 1) Once you have determined the break of the putt from behind the ball, the next process is to look at the putt from the side, about halfway from the ball to the hole.

(See picture 2) The side of which you look from is also very important to determine

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2

3

4

whether the putt is uphill, downhill or flat.

For example, if you have a putt that will break from right to left, we always want to position ourselves at the lowest point, that being to the left where the ball will break too, and the opposite for a left to right putt. This will give you a better indication as to the slope of the green. If you have the chance to also look at your putt from behind the hole, this can be a great way of confirming your read of the break from behind the ball. Also, if you are confused or unsure from your initial read from behind the ball, looking at the putt from a multiple of angles will give you a better overall view.

Take notice also when you are walking alongside your putting line. Your feet can give you great feedback as to the slope of the green, as they are sensitive to changes in elevation. This is very effective when playing courses in mountain regions, as reading the slope can be difficult due to the surrounding horizon.

Now that you have read the break of the putt and the slope, here comes the preparation for the stroke, or what we call the pre-putt routine. A common practice routine is to look at the ball while performing the practice stroke. For most players, they perform the same practice stroke whether it’s a short or long putt. The purpose of the practice stroke is to give you the feel for the shot you are about to play.

Don't waste them. Try looking towards the hole when performing your practice stroke.

(See pictures 3 & 4)

Following this routine can greatly develop and improve your feel and results around the green. Now go and make some birdies.

If you would like any further information about this article, or to have a personal lesson with me, please contact Ancora Golf Institute @ Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

Ancora Golf Institute, Royale Jakarta Golf Club Jl. Raya Halim Tiga, Halim Perdana Kusuma, Jakarta 13610

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Firstly, this will improve your distance perception from you to the hole. The eyes act as distance readers for your brain so they can help your arms move the putter the required distance for the upcoming putt. Secondly, the goal is to perform the real stroke with the same feeling as you performed your practice stroke.

Phone +62 21 8087 2222 ext. 310-311 Email: royale.lesson@ancorasports.com Web: www. ancorasports.com

GOLF FITNESS

BY JOHN ROZELLE

Building Athleticism with Warrior Makers Over the last three months we have covered pull-ups, overhead squats, plank progressions and some basic stretches. Have you stuck with your pull-up work? Are you comfortable completing one hundred overhead squats with your driver after your session at the range? Keep at it!

I am going to continue to provide you useful new exercises, as each person will find what is right for them, but do not neglect sticking with the good work we have done that can make a real difference toward building your athleticism, addressing your weaknesses and dramatically improving your golf game.

This week we are providing you a movement called a Warrior Maker that uses a pair of dumbbells to build full body strength, improve your conditioning quickly, and, again, increase your general athleticism on the golf course. First, always get yourself warmed up by stretching your shoulders, hips, hamstrings, and quadriceps as well as do some initial work to break a sweat. I would suggest one or two rounds of our Plank Progression from last month, some pull-ups and some light overhead squats. I would probably do 20 – 30 pull-ups and 40 – 60 overhead squats, but scale this for yourself.

The Warrior Maker is a sequence of movements. Take one dumbbell in each hand and get into a plank position while holding the dumbbells. First, complete a push-up. The dumbbells will enable you to bring your chest below your hands for a nice deep push-up. If you have trouble with a push-up, you should lower your chest to the ground with only the dumbbells and your feet touching the ground, but you can drop to your knees as you push yourself back up into the plank position again. Next, holding the plank position, bring the left dumbbell up to touch your chest in a rowing motion then set it back down. At the top of the row you will be balancing on your feet and the right dumbbell. It may help to spread your feet wider than your shoulders for this movement. After the left hand row complete another push-up. Then repeat the row with the right hand, and follow it with a third push-up.

So in the first part of this sequence you will complete three push-ups and one row with each hand.

Now, from the plank position, jump your feet forward between our hands into a squatting position. From here we are going to perform a “Dumbbell Clean”. You are going to quickly stand and then return to a squat in an explosive jumpinglike movement, except your feet don’t leave the ground. From the top of the standing position, as you return back to the squat, you are going to bring the dumbbells up to your shoulders. So, from the initial squat to the subsequent squat the dumbbells will have moved from the floor to your shoulders.

Now, squatting with the dumbbells on our shoulders, we are going to explosively stand up again and use the momentum to drive the dumbbells up overhead. This movement is called a “Thruster”, and we are going to complete three of them to match the three push-ups. From the top, with the dumbbells overhead, we will return the dumbbells to our shoulders first, then squat, and then explode back up to the standing position with the dumbbells overhead. You will count each time the dumbbells are held up overhead with your elbows locked straight.

This whole sequence makes one Warrior Maker.

Let’s talk about how much weight to use. For the first six to eight times you include this in your training, use less weight than you can. Ladies may want to start with five kilograms, and gentleman ten or less. Let your body learn the movement before adding weight. Start by trying five rounds of four or five repetitions of the sequence with 30 seconds to a minute of rest between rounds. Always focus on form and technique.

As you learn more, have fun experimenting with different combinations. You could do three rounds of 10 pull-ups, two times through our plank progression sequence from last month, and then three Warrior Makers. The goal of a training regimen is to find the movements you enjoy that challenge your weaknesses or strengths your want to build, and then apply them consistently over time. While variety is important to keep things interesting, I encourage you to start your search for variety with the way you combine movements and not continually trying new things. Our body needs time to absorb the benefits of a challenge.

Warrior Maker Row

Warrior Maker Squat

Warrior Maker Finish

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