In recent years, golf in Indonesia seems to have a fair promising development. This can be seen since the emergence of Indonesian junior golfer who have stunning achievement at several local and international tournaments. The achievement of this young golfer brings a good news for the development of golf in this country in the future.
With the growth of the young generation, hopefully it will become an inspiration for other young generation to get involved in golfing. Even in the next few years, golf is no longer a foreign sport for the community and can be accepted by various communities. So, here they are the young golfers who are able attracting much attention in the international golfer community?
Some of The Outstanding Indonesian Junior Golfer You Must To Know
- Kentaro Nanayama
Kentaro Nanayama became popular since he participated in the International Junior Championship Pondok Indah Tournament in 2016. The 14-year-old Indonesian junior golfer is one of the qualified golfer for the Indonesian National Golf Development Team. The best qualities from Kentaro is his dedication and motivation. Kentaro is known as a person who has a high dedication to everything he does and has a high motivation in doing so. So it’s not surprising, he always seemed training really hard and have the courage to join in various world tournaments. It’s become an important aspect because by participating in various tournaments, he can train his ability along with raising his OWGR rank. Together with Chinese junior Tian Qi, Kentaro won the Best Gross Overall in the Mandiri Pondok Indah International Junior Golf Championship in 2016. Golfers who are currently ranked #1966 in OWGR rank, also has succeeded in IJG PREMIER LEAGUE 1, 2 and 4 tournaments.
- Dominikus Glenn
Indonesia’s next junior golfer is Dominikus Glenn. This Indonesian junior golfer, which ranked of #1722 WAGR is often joined in several national and international golf tournaments. Dominikus has been featured in the Olympic Jabar Amateur Open and has been playing with Jonathan Wijono in the Elite Amateur Championship tournament. At 5th McDonald’s Junior Golf Championship, Dominikus Glenn incised his achievement by winning the category Putra A (1 5-17 years) competition.
- Jonathan Wijono
Jonathan Wijono is one of the most prominent Indonesian junior golfer. Jonathan has a pretty impressive achievement when winning The 10th Faldo Series Indonesia Championship 2017. In 2016, Jonathan, who ranked #476 WAGR is listed several achievements at the national and international championships. He also won the men’s individual gold medal in The Indonesia Amateur Open and PON. Jonathan also becomes the only Indonesian junior golfer to be cut off in the 2016 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship in Korea. The 16-year-old Indonesian junior golfer is still likely to be incised a variety of achievements in the future. This is because his young age and his very honed ability.
- Viera Permata Rosada
Last, there is a young golfer who has known golf since the age of 8 years, Viera Permata Rosada. This girl, which born in Jakarta, June 21, 2001 is a member of CIMB Junior Golf Development Program’s golf training. Viera, who has world ranked #2047 began to be known since the JJGC Champion Championship Series 4, C Girl Division. The Indonesian junior golfer also represented Indonesia in the Callaway World Junior Golf Championship tournament in the United States in 2012.
