Branch target golf gold medal at the SEA Games event XXVI/2010. To realize these targets, the Executive Board of the Indonesian Golf Association (PGI PB) prepared Indonesian young golfer who was residing overseas.
"We hope that the young Indonesian golfer abroad and its ranking is better than Indonesian golfers in the country could become a mainstay in the coming SEA Games," said General Chairman of PB PGI Arifin Panigoro accordance event PGI Inauguration of the Province of West Java in Padang Golf Jababeka, West Java , yesterday.
Arifin said, achievements of Indonesia to a branch of golf at the SEA Games in Laos is still not satisfactory. Indonesia only got a bronze from Benny Kasiadi.
To that end, the SEA Games in 2011, PB PGI expects five athletes, consisting of William Sachjudin, George Gandranata, Alexander Sitompul, Jovi Panggabean, and Peter Hansel Gumulia, could perform better. Young golfer who was the hope of Indonesia is William (18), Jovi (14), and Peter (17).
PB PGI not only prepare the athletes studied abroad, melaikan also brought golf coach from Australia, Jean Daniel colon. "We also adopted a system of coaching athletes from the Australian golf," said Arifin.
In the face of the SEA Games event XXVI, PB PGI will also recruit 30 golfers consisting of 20 athletes and 10 athletes daughter's son. Arifin said the company will conduct recruitment period of decentralization. "Athletes will be evaluated in stages and entering the centralization to enter the core team that numbers 11 golfers," he said.
When pengukukuhan Sirod Zudin became Chairman of PGI Pengprov Jabar, prioritizing guidance Arifin will affirm the junior golfer. The game that involves junior golfers will be more widely deployed. "Now there is a match for the junior, but still less," he said.
Meanwhile, PGI Pengprov Jabar who has 24 golf courses and supervises 14 Pengcab PGI requested to contribute to producing young golfers. Responding to the desire Arifin, Sirod says ready to support to produce the seeds of young golfers.
