Bunjani Wins Indonesia Women's Open

Zarawi Bunjani of Thailand, a member of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) International Tour (I-TOUR), claimed victory at the Indonesia Women's Open, which had a total prize fund of 600,000 dollars.

On February 1, at the Damai Indah Golf Club (par 72, 6,466 yards) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Bunjani recorded seven birdies and one bogey in the final third round of the KLPGA Dream Winter Tour event. She shot a six-under-par 66 for the day, finishing with a total of 13-under-par 203, securing a two-stroke win. The winner's prize is 108,000 dollars (approximately 150 million won).

Zarawi Bunjani is smiling brightly holding the trophy right after winning the Indonesia Women's Open. Photo by OB Golf

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Bunjani, who previously won on the Epson Tour (the second-tier tour of the LPGA) in the United States in 2022, made her debut on the KLPGA regular tour last year. Following Patcharajuthan Kongkraphan of Thailand, who won the Taiwan Mobile Women's Open-the first event of the KLPGA Dream Winter Tour held in December last year-Thai players have now swept both the first and second Dream Winter Tour events.

Bunjani shared her thoughts, saying, "I'm very happy to win after a long time. It feels great to start the season with a victory." She added, "For this tournament, my closest friend was my caddie, and she was a tremendous help. In particular, there were moments in the second round when I lost focus, but my friend helped me regain my composure every time."

Kim Seoyun 2 and Prim Prachnakon of Thailand tied for second place at 11-under-par 205. Hwang Yeonseo and Wang Zhixuan of China shared fourth place at 10-under-par 206. Kongkraphan, who won the Taiwan Mobile Women's Open, finished tied for 12th at 6-under-par 210. The final event of the Dream Winter Tour, the Philippine Ladies Masters, will begin on February 4.

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