Austrian Bernd Wiesberger held off the persistent challenge of South Africa's Ernie Els to win the Indonesian Masters by one stroke on Sunday. The 27-year-old hit a final round five-under-par 67 for a 15-under par total in the Asian Tour event held at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.
British Open champion Els carded a 68 to finish second, while overnight leader Daisuke Kataoka of Japan slipped back to third, a shot further back after a final round 70. "I was struggling in the beginning after my birdie on one. But at the turn, I got a bit of momentum going because I was confident with my ball striking," Wiesberger told reporters after claiming his fifth professional victory.
The Austrian took the lead from Kataoka with an eagle-three on the par-five 12th only to see playing partner Els match his score to keep up the pressure. "It was good to hole the eagle and it was nice that Ernie stayed in touch. He wouldn't let go and that's why he is such a great champion. It was a good time to do that and it got my round going," he added.
Els, whose lone bogey of the round came on the fifth hole, was not too dissatisfied with his week's work. "I played and fought hard. I wasn't quite at my best but had a good time. I didn't hit my iron shots close enough especially at the start. I was one over through five holes and had
04:19 PM, May 05, 2013
Jakarta: Shiv Kapur stumbled to a crippling double bogey on the 17th hole but still gave himself a shot at the title by being tied sixth after the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters here on Saturday. Three-under after 16, Kapur double bogeyed the 17th but got one back with a birdie on the 18th to end the third day at two-under 70. At seven-under 209 for three...
02:31 PM, May 04, 2013
London: Indonesia overtook India as the most optimistic consumer market globally, according to a survey by global information and insights company Nielsen. Japan, where the central bank has aggressively boosted economic stimulus, reported its highest consumer confidence score since 2006 although Japanese were still very cautious about the outlook. Global consumer confidence rose in the first quarter, with a marked increase in sentiment in the United States, Japan and northern...
09:20 PM, May 01, 2013
Jakarta: In-form Shiv Kapur and Anirban Lahiri will spearhead a strong Indian challenge at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters which starts on Thursday. Kapur, who has tasted win on the European Challenge Tour this year, and Lahiri, who won the SAIL-SBI Open this year, are among the Indians, who will tee up at the event. Other Indians are Digvijay Singh, Himmat Rai, C Muniyappa, Jyoti Randhawa, Sujjan Singh, Rahil Gangjee,...
08:03 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Jakarta: An Indonesian player who punched a referee in the face has been banned for life by the country's football authority. Pieter Rumaropen, a striker for Papua province club Persiwa Wamena, punched referee Muhaimin in the face after he awarded a penalty to Pelita Bandung Raya during a Super League match on Sunday in West Java's capital Bandung. Muhaimin was taken to hospital where he received four stitches. Hinca Panjaitan,...
02:04 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Indonesian soccer player Pieter Rumaropen could face heavy punishment after punching a referee in the face during a Super League match at the weekend, an official from the country's top flight competition told Reuters on Tuesday. Rumaropen's Persiwa Wamena were tied 1-1 with Pelita Bandung Raya on Sunday when referee Muhaimin awarded a penalty to Pelita with eight minutes left on the clock. Video replays of the incident showed Rumaropen...
01:03 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Jakarta: A Lion Air plane with more than 100 passengers skidded off the end of a runway into the sea on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, police said on Saturday. Bali Police Chief Arif Wahyunadi told local TV One that all of the passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane and taken into the airport terminal for treatment. Hospital officials and paramedics said at least seven passengers were...
02:44 PM, Apr 13, 2013
The veteran player speaks to CNN-IBN after helping India to a 5-0 win over Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup relegation play-off tie. ...
09:56 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri used their heavy artillery to complete the formalities in the reverse singles and author a 5-0 win for India against Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group 1 relegation playoff here on Sunday. Devvarman, 28, who is ranked 208, blasted David Agung Susanto 6-3, 6-1, while 20-year-old Bhambri followed it up with an even more comfortable 6-0, 6-1 win over Wisnu Adi Nugroho to...
07:13 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Bangalore: Leander Paes has emphasised that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I relegation playoff here Saturday, and that India had the potential to not only return to World Group but also go all the way. Speaking to the media after he and debutant Sanam Singh clinched the doubles tie to...
10:06 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Jakarta A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia's mountainous West Papua province on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake hit 256 km (159 miles) east of Enarotali and was 58 km (36 miles) deep, the US Geological Survey said. An Indonesian meteorological survey official said the quake struck on land and there was no danger of a tsunami off the thinly populated province,...
10:40 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Bangalore: Yuki Bhambri is expecting that Leander Paes and Sanam Singh will do well in the doubles rubber as India will take a decisive 3-0 lead against Indonesia in the Asia Ocenia Group I tie at the KSLTA here Saturday. "I am expecting my team do well in tomorrow's doubles match. We have a good team," he told reporters in the post-match press conference. India's non-playing captain S P Misra...
10:19 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Bangalore: Expectedly, India romped to a 2-0 lead against Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1 relegation play-off after Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri won their respective singles ties in straights sets here on Friday. In two hopelessly one-sided contests, Devvarman routed rookie Wisnu Adi Nugroho 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, and then Bhambri got past Christopher Rungkat 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. India's overall dominance was never in doubt once the 28-year...
05:53 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Bangalore: India's number one singles player Somdev Devvarman will open country's campaign against Wisnu Adi Nugroho of Indonesia in the Asia/Oceania Group I first round relegation play-off tie, beginning here from Friday. India number two Yuki Bhambri will lock horns against Indonesia number one Christopher Rungkat in the second singles on day one of the tie at Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) Stadium. On day two, Leander Paes and...
05:43 PM, Apr 04, 2013
But the Indian tennis ace feels the team has its work cut out against Indonesia in the relegation play-off tie. ...
09:48 AM, Apr 04, 2013
"We will do our best to give a fight to the Indian contingent," said Indonesia's non-playing captain Hendri Pramono. ...
06:33 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Yuki said that we are re not taking Indonesia lightly, but are confident of pulling off the tie, especially playing in home conditions. ...
10:29 PM, Apr 02, 2013
While stating the obvious that India should not under-estimate Indonesia, Somdev said he was keen to wrap up the tie without much ado. ...
09:06 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Zeeshan said that Indians would practice every day from April 1 from 3 pm to get used to conditions under lights. ...
08:36 PM, Mar 30, 2013
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted southwest Maluku province in Indonesia Saturday, Xinhua reported. There were, however, neither any immediate report of damage to property or casualties and nor was a tsunami warning issued. ...
11:33 PM, Feb 23, 2013
