Choi_Yoon_Soo
from Korea was the winner of the inaugural ASM
tournament the 2003_ASM_@_Singapore
staged at the Jurong Country Club in October 2003, unfortunately
he was unsuccessful in his defense of his title at the 2004
ASM @ Taiwan and again at the inaugural 2005_ASM_@_Malaysia_-_Palm_Resort_-_JB
which was won by European Seniors Tour & Champions Tour (US)
veteran Stewart_Ginn
Stewart kindly flew back
all the way from the USA to contest the inaugural 2006_ASM_@_Phuket_-_Thailand
which was a claen sweep for the Taiwan PGA who captured the
top 3 places, and shot a total of 215 to come in joint 4th
with Malaysia's M_Ramayah
In 2006 Stewart defended
and retained his ASM @ Malaysia Title for
the second year at the recent 2006 ASM @ Malaysia
Since the AST foundation in 2003
membership has expanded to include some 300 Senior Professinal
golfers from all over the world, and ASM tournaments showcase
a mix of some of the best senior professional golfers from
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe, Canada and the
USA.
The AST's has come a long way from
its humble beginnings in 2003 when it staged the inaugural
Asian Senior Masters - ASM tournament in Singapore
and Taiwan
The 2006 AST schedule saw the staging
of the tour's inaugural tournament in Thailand, with the ASM_@_Phuket
in April followed by the annual ASM_@_Taiwan
ASM_@_Singapore
and ending the season with the ASM_@_Malaysia_-_KL
The inaugural 2007 ASM @ Indonesia
will host past Indonesian, Open Champions
including golfing legends from the European Seniors Tour Terry_Gale,
Hsu Chi-san and Kuo Chi-Hsiung
from Taiwan and past Singapore &
Malaysia Open Winners including
Brian_Jones and Malaysia based US Champions Tour
regular
Stewart_Ginn along with other worthy
contenders.
Asian players include Taiwnan's Legendry
Hsieh_Min_Nan, and Choi Yoon Soo, Chen Tse-ming, Hsu
Chi-san, & Kuo Chi-Hsiung (Taiwan) MALAYSIA’s
– M Ramayah, V. Nellan and Abdul Latiff Mahmood, E.
Nival (Philippines), Sukiree Oncham (Thailand), and
Choi_Sang-ho (Korea) whos victory at the 2005 Maekyung Open
made him the oldest winner on the Asian Tour.
The professional 2007 ASM @ Indonesia
professional event will be preceded by up to 6 ASM
Pro-Am's played as 4 ball flight, in a 3 Amateur & 1 Pro
format T-Off at 7.30am and again at 1pm on Tues,
Wed & Thurs where avid golfers will have the opportunity
to share their experience with golfing friends, and clients.
Individual places in the various
ASM Pro-Am tournaments can be purchased and they
cost UDS$ 688
ASM Pro-Am corporate flight
packages catering for 3 amateur golfers are available at US$
2,888 inclusive of 1 On-Course single sided 3m x
1m sign board, invitations to the ASM Welcome Cocktail Reception,
pre & post Pro-Am meals, ASM gift set and attending ASM
prize giving ceremony.
Various affordably priced Corporate_ASM_Pro-Am
packages have been created and can including hotel accommodation
ASM Golf can create a tailor made package to suite your individual
corporate budget and needs, click HERE
to view some examples.
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Each of the 6
ASM Pro-Ams will feature a team competition,
the team score for each hole will be the Pros plus the 2 best
gross scores for each hole from the 3 amateurs in the team
– flight. There will also be an individual competition
where the 9 lowest gross scoring individual
participants from each ASM Pro-Am will qualify
to compete in the Amateur Semi-Finals.
To cater to overseas based amateur golfers,
many who will be accompanying participating senior professional,
we have created various ASM
Pro-Am and ASM Social Golf Packages.
The packages vary in duration, and can include
up to 6 nights hotel accommodation, inclusive of breakfast,
lunch & tea and are designed to cater to amateur golfers
wishing to take part in 2 or 3 ASM Pro-Ams
and play up to 3 rounds of social golf on some of Jakarta's
beautiful golf courses. The cost for the 6 night – 7
day package is with twin sharing is a modest US$
2,688 click HERE
to view the other affordably priced packages available.
Individual places, 2 man teams and 4 ball
flights may be purchased in the ASM – Open Pro-Am
Qualifier to be staged to be staged on the Monday
at the beginning of the 2006 ASM tournament week. The event
to be played OFF THE STICK will cater for
up to 128 participants, with the top 9 "best gross"
scoring individual participants and the top 4 ball flight
or 2 man team, 13 golfers secure places in the Pro-Ams.
4 ball flight corporate entries in the ASM
Open Pro-Am Qualifier cost USD$ 450
two ball team entries cost US$ 250 and individual
entries cost US$ 125 per person.
Asian Senior Masters Pro-Ams
and the ASM Pro-Am Qualifier events are open
to both male and female participants who must be at least
12 years of age and posses valid golf handicaps, and all participants
are invited to attend the 2007 ASM Cocktail Reception
to be held on Tuesday commencing at 7.30pm
during which prize giving for the ASM Open Pro-Am
Qualifier and the ASM Open Pro-Am Qualifier
events will be held.
The Amateur Semi-Finals
will be contested on Friday & Saturday on the first two
days of the 2007 ASM professional tournament, and as was the
case at previous ASM tournaments. Qualifying amateur golfers
will compete alongside participating Senior PGA golfers in
a 3 Pro & 1 amateur 4 ball flight.
On Sunday, the 2007 ASM @ Indonesia will
feature the top 3 best gross scoring amateur
golfers from the Friday & Saturday Amateur Semi-Finals
6 amateur finalists will compete in a play off and will T
Off at 7.30 am prior to the ASM @ Indonesia - Jakarta
final day.
The ASM Pro-Am and ASM Player packages includes
far more than just a round of golf and 18th hole VIP hospitality
- it also offers you the amateur participants the unique opportunity
to pit your skills & mettle against senior professional
golfers from around the world.
ASM Pro-Am, the ASM
Pro-Am Qualifier and the ASM Social Golf
package are all sold and awarded on a first come
first served basis, subject to available dates.
Details relating to ASM Pro-Am packages
and entry to the ASM Amateur Qualifier can be found below.
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