Malaysian professionals Ashley Lau and Geraldine Wong will be flying the Malaysian flag in the USD750,000 (RM3.51mil) Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta from December 21 -23.

Hosted by the Asian Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF), the tournament employs a 54-hole stroke play format, with USD500,000 allocated for the individual contest and an additional USD250,000 up for grabs in the team competition.

The Ladies Asian Tour Series event is set to boast a prestigious 58-women field and take stage at the Pondok Indah Golf Course. Leading the field will be World No.9 Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, who came in runner-up at the Maybank Championship last month after a grueling nine-hole playoff match against France's Celine Boutier.

Other big names who will be teeing off in Jakarta include world No. 18 Nasa Hataoka of Japan, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour, along with Korea LPGA Tour quartet Lee Da Yeon, Kim Min Byeol, Hwang You Min, and Lee So Young.

The Malaysian duo is among the 29 teams from 14 Asia Pacific nations, including South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. Lau and Wong are well-acquainted with national team competitions, having contributed to Malaysia's success in securing medals at the 2019 and 2023 Southeast Asian Games respectively.

Lau, who turned professional in 2022 and recently finished in 56th position on the Epson Tour's official money list, is excited to make her appearance in Indonesia after missing out on it the previous year.

"I didn't have the opportunity to play last year even though I was invited - due to my schedule and the fact that I haven't turned professional yet. But this year, I'm looking forward to playing the team event and also just representing my country again," noted Lau.

Having played the Maybank Championship in October, the Sarawakian has been preparing for her final event of the year back home in Bintulu.

"I've been getting back into the basics as I felt my swing has been a little off recently. So it's been half-swings, three quarter-swings, and gaining my tempo back," said the Sarawakian.

Wong joined the professional ranks this year in June and has since won once on the domestic Toyota Tour. She will be making her first international debut in Indonesia.

"I'm a little nervous but overall excited as it'll be a different experience from playing locally," said Wong.

She added: "It's been an up-and-down journey since it took some time getting used to switching from being an amateur to a professional but with hard work, I'm slowly getting to where I want to be."