Mohammad Siddikur
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Mohammad Siddikur Rahman (born 20 November 1984) is a Bangladesh
i professional golf
er who plays on the Asian Tour
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As an amateur, Siddikur won twelve events in Asia, winning five times in Bangladesh, two in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal and one in India. Siddikur turned professional in 2005 and joined the Professional Golf Tour of India in 2006. He picked up his first win on tour in 2008 at the PGTI Players Championship at Poona Golf Club and he picked up his second victory two months later at the HUDA-GTPL – Unitech Haryana Open. Siddikur won his third event in 2009 at The Global Green Bangalore Open and his fourth event in 2010 at the American Express Bangladesh Open.
Siddikur joined the Asian Tour in 2009 after finishing in the top 40 at qualifying school
. He finished 84th on the Order of Merit for the 2009 season. Siddikur became the first Bangladeshi golfer to win an Asian Tour event at the Brunei Open
in August 2010. Siddikur went to a playoff with South African Jbe' Kruger
and defeated him on the first extra hole. Kruger missed a 10-foot par putt to extend the playoff.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
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As an amateur, Siddikur won twelve events in Asia, winning five times in Bangladesh, two in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal and one in India. Siddikur turned professional in 2005 and joined the Professional Golf Tour of India in 2006. He picked up his first win on tour in 2008 at the PGTI Players Championship at Poona Golf Club and he picked up his second victory two months later at the HUDA-GTPL – Unitech Haryana Open. Siddikur won his third event in 2009 at The Global Green Bangalore Open and his fourth event in 2010 at the American Express Bangladesh Open.
Siddikur joined the Asian Tour in 2009 after finishing in the top 40 at qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
. He finished 84th on the Order of Merit for the 2009 season. Siddikur became the first Bangladeshi golfer to win an Asian Tour event at the Brunei Open
Brunei Open
The Brunei Open is an Asian Tour golf tournament. The 2005 staging was Brunei's first ever professional golf tournament, and it was won by Terry Pilkadaris of Australia. The event is held at the Jack Nicklaus designed course at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. In 2010 the prize fund was...
in August 2010. Siddikur went to a playoff with South African Jbe' Kruger
Jbe' Kruger
James Barry "Jbe'" Kruger is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.Kruger was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape. He turned professional in 2007....
and defeated him on the first extra hole. Kruger missed a 10-foot par putt to extend the playoff.
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (4)
- 2008 PGTI Players Championship at Poona Golf Club, HUDA-GTPL – Unitech Haryana Open
- 2009 Global Green Bangalore Open
- 2010 American Express Bangladesh Open