Indonesian Kevin Akbar capitalised on home advantage and huge local support to become the first player from his country to win the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament today.

He closed with a fine nine-under-par 63 at Damai Indah Golf (BSD Course) – his home course in south-west Jakarta – to finish on 25-under and win by two from Singapore’s James Leow and Khavish Varadan from Malaysia.

Like Akbar, Leow charge through on the final day of the Asian Development Tour (ADT) event with an equally impressive 62, while Varadan shot 65 – helping to consolidate his lead at the top of the ADT Order of Merit.

Akbar began the day two shots behind the leader Nathan Han from the United States but took control with a blistering six-under-par from nine, thanks to an eagle and four birdies. He went on to birdie 11, 12 and 13, dropped his only shot of the day on 14 before making an up-and-down on the par-five 18^th for his eighth birdie of the day.

It’s his second win on the ADT, having won the Indonesian Pro-Am two years ago. His countryman Naraajie Ramadhanputra is the only other Indonesian to win on the ADT, with three titles to his name.

Kevin Akbar.

“It means a lot,” said the 28-year-old. “I mean, I really wanted to win this one, and finally, it came through.

“Super special to win on my home course. I don’t know what to say. I still can’t believe it. And with the big crowds here it means so much. You know, I don’t know why, but I play better when the crowd is huge. So yeah, it helped me a lot today.”

It was an impressive win for a player who turned professional in 2019 and has been playing mainly on the ADT and his local tour. He has played in handful of Asian Tour events, most noticeably tying for seventh in his national open in 2025.

Some content creation also help him today as on his Instagram page all week he was posting about how he wanted to shoot six under on the front nine.

He said: “I made that content as it’s hard to play six under. I don’t know why but today I played six under. You know, I really enjoyed the day.”

He moved into eighth place on the Merit list, ideally positioned as the top-10 at the end of the season earn Asian Tour cards for next year.

For Leow it is yet another encouraging result. Last year he won the Aramco Invitational, the ADT’s season-ender in Saudi Arabia, which helped him finish in fourth place on the Merit list, securing his Asian Tour card for this year.

He stormed through over the closing stages making birdie on 15, 16 and 17 before eagling the last.

James Leow.

The former Arizona state college star said: “Yeah, it was really nice. I think I was building a lot of momentum into the final round. It kind of brings back a bit the of Aramco vibes because before the final round there, I was five shots back, and I was in that same exact position today.”

For Varadan it was yet another impressive result. He won the Nam A Bank Vietnam Masters in March in a play-off, having lost the season-opening PKNS Selangor Masters in extra time, and has recorded two other top five finished.

He leads the Merit list with winnings of US$64,883, from Italy’s Michele Ortolani, on US$49,718. Like Leow, Varadan also has an Asian Tour card this year having successfully passed through the Qualifying School.

Defending champion Matt Killen from England signed off with a 67 to tie for fourth with overnight leader Han, who fired a 68.

Akbar’s winning total of 25-under matched Killen’s total last year and continued the tournament’s tradition of a different nationality winning every year.

Killen was attempting to become the first player to defend the title since its launch in 2014.