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— Golfer —
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Profile
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Full name
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Mohammad Siddikur
Rahman
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Born
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20 November 1984 (age 29)
Bangladesh |
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Height
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5 ft 5 in
(1.65 m)
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Weight
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185 lb
(84 kg; 13.2 st)
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Nationality
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Residence
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Career
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Turned professional
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2005
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Current tour(s)
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Professional wins
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8
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Number
of wins by tour
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Asian Tour
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2
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Other
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6
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Siddikur Rahman মোহাম্মদ সিদ্দিকুর রহমান ( nicknamed
the Tiger Woods of Bangladesh) became the first Bangladeshi to represent
the team Asia in the upcoming Golf World Cup to be held in Melbourne,
Australia.He is the best golfer of Bangladesh.I am proud of him. The Asian team
is consisted of 13 players from 7 different countries of Asia. The tournament
will be held in Royal Melbourne Golf Club form 21st to 24th of November.
Siddiqur Rahman is the member of the Asian team which is
comprised of Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand, Korea’s K.
J. Choi, Bae Sang-Moon, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri, Liang
Wen-chong and Wu Ashun of China, Filipino duo Angelo Que and Juvic Pagunsan.
But the tiger representative has grabbed most of the attention
so far.Siddiqur came in the professional golf by the year 2005. In 2009, he was
among the top 40 in Asian tour. The tiger golfer captured the attention of the world
when he won one of the most prestigious tournaments of Asian tour, “the Brunei
Open” in a year later.
He maintained his position in the top 10 ranking for two
consecutive years. But the 29 year old golfer told that receiving the
opportunity of playing World Cup has been his greatest achievements so far.
Siddiqur said, “I am feeling so excited that I am going to
represent Bangladesh in the World Cup. It would be historic for the country to
play in the Golf World Cup. I had participated in the selection round several
times earlier. But none of them were successful. This time it really happened
The Bangladesh Cricket Board extends
heartiest congratulations to the country’s first pro golfer Siddikur Rahman on
his title triumph today (Sunday) at the prestigious Indian Open competition, an
Asian Tour event.
Siddikur’s
achievement is a massive inspiration for cricketers and sports men and women of
Bangladesh and the BCB wishes him success and further glory in the days to
come.
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Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman won the title of Hero Indian Open today. It
is the second title of Siddikur in abroad. He became the first Bangladeshi
golfer to win the Asian tour for the second time.
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prize money of Hero Indian Open is 1.25 million $ (9 crore 57 lacs 92 thousand
and 500 taka). He was under a bit pressure in the fourth round of the Hero
Indian Open 2013 tournament but came to won the title eventually. Siddikur
earned 225,000 USD.
Siddikur
is the first Bangladeshi golfer who is going to participate in the World Cup
Golf tournament to be held in Melbourne, Australia from 21st to 24th of
November this year. Before joining in the World Cup, Siddiqur will also
participate in the Masters Golf Tournament from 14th to 17th of November.
Siddiqur
said expressing his feelings, “I always want to be a champion. This title will
inspire me to play better in future. I want to be more consistent in my
performance.”
Asian
Tour wins (2):
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Winning score
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Margin of
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Runner-up
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1
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1 Aug 2010
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−16 (64-67-70-67=268)
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Playoff
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2
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10 Nov 2013
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−14 (66-66-67-75=274)
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1 stroke
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