The European Tour heads to Indonesia for the Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open. It is the innaugural even being held at the Cengkareng Golf Club in Jakarta, Indonesia. Colin Montgomerie leads a field that is somewhat hampered by the coinciding Players Championship. The field does include Monty’s Ryder Cup teammate Paul McGinley and other of the Asian Tour’s top players.
Last week Montgomerie lost his chance to play in the Players Championship, finishing outside the top 50 in the world rankings. Monty needed a win last week in China at the TCL Classic to make the top 50. He finished in sixth place and moved up two spots in the world ranking (to number 54). The sixth place finish gave Monty his fourth top-10 of the year.
This week Montgomerie is looking for another victory, as he is looking to make the field for the Masters in two weeks. Montgomerie has played in every Masters tournament since 1992.
Paul McGinley is one of the hottest heading into the tournament. He battled Paul Casey last week in China to eventually lose to Casey in a two-hole playoff. McGinley lost to Casey’s birdie on the second playoff hole, but earned his second top-10 of the year. McGinley fired a blistering 9-under-par 63 in the final-round to tie Casey for the lead.
The Asian Tour’s No. 1 player is also in the field. Last season, Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, made his mark in history with his win at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open; he became the first Thai player to win on the European Tour.