Indonesian Masters golf meet gets new sponsors

Jakarta Oct 4 (IANS) This years Indonesian Masters the countrys biggest and most successful international golf tournament has received unprecedented backing from Indonesian state-owned enterprises it was announced on Wednesday.

In an exciting development Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Bank Mandiri Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and Telkom will all back this year s tournament as presenting sponsors according to a release from Asian Tour.

The news comes on the back of the recent announcement that for the first time the tournament will be the prestigious season-ending flagship event on the Asian Tour.

The $750 000 Indonesian Masters will be played from December 14 to 17 at its traditional home of Royale Jakarta Golf Club and will be joint-sanctioned with Asian Tour and PGA Tour of Indonesia.

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