Jakarta: Highly-rated George Gandranata of Indonesia made an astute change to his game strategy which eventually paid off when he posted a final round one-under-par 71 at the US$750,000 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Before coming to the tournament, Gandranata decided to move away from his usual aggressive approach and play more conservatively.<\/p>\n
That change in tactics saw him emerge as the sole Indonesian to have made the weekend cut, which was the first in three attempts for the 28-year-old at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to play a little more conservative this time round and I didn\u2019t attack as much as I did in the past. My caddy and I discussed about how to attack the course on the day before we came for the practice round. I did some work with my coach as well. I am happy the plan worked out for me,\u201d added Gandranata.<\/p>\n
Although he posted a four-day total of one-under-par 287 to finish in tied-44th place, Gandranata, who is Indonesia\u2019s highest ranked golfer, was thankful for the huge support he received from the local crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a great week. I obtained my first goal which was to make the cut but didn\u2019t achieve my second goal which is to get into contention. My worse round this week is better than my best round in the last two years! The local crowd has been very supportive and I hope I did not disappoint them,\u201d said Gandranata, who mixed his card with four birdies against three bogeys.<\/p>\n
Since turning professional in 2012, Gandranata has been playing regularly on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) which he claimed has been a great learning platform to hone his game.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying on the ADT has obviously helped a lot in my game. The competition on the ADT is getting better and better. You gained the experience from getting into contention in ADT events which is the closest you get to Asian Tour events. It has been a great learning experience,\u201d said Gandranata.<\/p>\n
While he is determined to perform well on the premier Asian Tour and the ADT, Gandranata is ready to lend his support for the new domestic Tour- Professional Golf Tour of Indonesia (PGTI).<\/p>\n
\u201cMy plan for the remaining of the season is to get into as many Asian Tour events as I can. I will continue to play on the ADT as well as the new domestic Tour which I have mentioned earlier. I want to be there for the new Tour and give it all the support I can to help it grow,\u201d said Gandranata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jakarta: Highly-rated George Gandranata of Indonesia made an astute change to his game strategy which eventually paid off when he posted a final round one-under-par 71 at the US$750,000 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Before coming to the tournament, Gandranata decided to move away from his usual aggressive approach and play more conservatively.<\/p>\n
That change in tactics saw him emerge as the sole Indonesian to have made the weekend cut, which was the first in three attempts for the 28-year-old at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to play a little more conservative this time round and I didn\u2019t attack as much as I did in the past. My caddy and I discussed about how to attack the course on the day before we came for the practice round. I did some work with my coach as well. I am happy the plan worked out for me,\u201d added Gandranata.<\/p>\n
Although he posted a four-day total of one-under-par 287 to finish in tied-44th place, Gandranata, who is Indonesia\u2019s highest ranked golfer, was thankful for the huge support he received from the local crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a great week. I obtained my first goal which was to make the cut but didn\u2019t achieve my second goal which is to get into contention. My worse round this week is better than my best round in the last two years! The local crowd has been very supportive and I hope I did not disappoint them,\u201d said Gandranata, who mixed his card with four birdies against three bogeys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news"],"yoast_head":"\n