Jakarta, Indonesia: Yutaka Toyoshima completed a memorable month by making his Asian Tour debut at the Mandiri Indonesia Open.
The 48-year-old Japanese made history in mid-August with his victory in the inaugural Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) Mid-Amateur Championship at Gading Raya Golf Club.
With that triumph came an exemption, courtesy of the Indonesia Golf Association (IGA), into the Mandiri Indonesia Open, the ninth leg of the Asian Tour’s 2025 season.
At the Pondok Indah Golf Course, Toyoshima carded rounds of 77 and 74 for a 36-hole aggregate of seven-over-par 151, missing the half-way cut which fell at 141.
A five-time winner of the Japan Mid-Amateur Championship, father-of-two Toyoshima ended tied for 123rd place in the 150-strong field – a performance bettered only by five of the 14 amateurs who competed.
Taimur Hassan Amin, Chairman of the APGC, said: “Our thanks go to the Indonesia Golf Association for providing a starting spot in the Mandiri Indonesia Open to the winner of our first Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Mid-Amateur Championship. It was a generous gesture of which we are extremely appreciative.”
Toyoshima’s effort was especially commendable given his recent jet-setting schedule.
Following his APGC Mid-Amateur win, Toyoshima spent two days back at home in Saitama Prefecture then headed to Hawaii to compete in a qualifying tournament for the US Mid-Amateur, an event that rewards its champion with a starting spot in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National.
In the qualifier at Hoakalei Country Club in Hawaii, Toyoshima carded a three-over 75 to place third in a field of 31, missing out on top spot by two strokes. He is second alternate in the case that the two players who finished ahead of him are unable to compete in the US Mid-Amateur.
Because of his travel schedule, Toyoshima was unable to play in the Asian Development Tour’s (ADT) Ciputra Golfpreneur at Damai Indah, another reward for winning the APGC Mid-Amateur.
That spot was offered to Alit Jiwandana, the leading Indonesian in the APGC Mid-Amateur, where he finished fourth. At Damai Indah, Alit returned scores of 80 and 73 to miss the cut.