KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand’s golf prodigy, Jazz Janewattananond (pic) is set to take part in the second edition of Sarawak Championship, slated to be held from Aug 15 to 18 at the Damai Golf and Country Club in Kuching, Sarawak.
The Asian Order of Merit (OOM) standings leader with his current haul of US$738,093 (RM3.05 million) is vying to continue his positive momentum in the US$300,000 (RM1.24 million) tournament, having won two Asian Tour titles this season, namely the Singapore Open in January and the Korea Open last month.
For the record, Jazz finished joint runner-up with fellow teammate, Danthai Boonma and American, Paul Peterson with 21-under-par 267, one-shot adrift behind the champion, John Catlin of the United States in the first edition of the tournament, last year.
“I remember Sarawak being a very nice place. There’s a beautiful beach there and I enjoyed playing that course last year. I had great fun competing for the title with my friends that week too and although I didn’t win the tournament, I was happy that I finished strong to give myself a chance,” said Jazz in the statement issued by Asian Tour, yesterday.
Other notable players to feature in Sarawak Championship are United States’ Micah Lauren Shin, India’s Khalin Joshi, Taiwan’s Chan Shih-chang and also Thailand’s duo, Sadom Kaewkanjana and Tirawat Kaewsiribandit.
The Sarawak Championship will also be the second event sanctioned by the Asian Tour in Malaysia, after the Maybank Championship which took place in March. The tournament was supported by the Sarawak State Government as part of their effort to promote sports tourism in the ‘Land of the Hornbills’. – Bernama
