Mohammad Siddikur Rahman (; born 20 November 1984) is a Bangladeshi professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1984, Siddikur Rahman was born in Bangladesh. As an amateur golfer, Siddikur won twelve events in Asia, winning five times in Bangladesh, two in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal and one in India.
Professional career In 2005, Siddikur turned professional. In 2006, he joined the Professional Golf Tour of India. 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.
In 2009, Siddikur joined the Asian Tour 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.
On 10 July 2016, Siddikur became the first Bangladeshi ever to qualify for the Olympic Games after finishing 56th in the final eligibility list for the Rio 2016 Games; all previous Olympians from Bangladesh had been wild-card selections. He finished the tournament in 58th place.
Awards and honors In 2013, Rahman was awarded the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association Sports Person of the Year.
Professional wins (11) Asian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up11 Aug 2010Brunei Open−16 (64-67-70-67=268)Playoff Jbe' Kruger210 Nov 2013Hero Indian Open−14 (66-66-67-75=274)1 stroke Shiv Chawrasia Anirban Lahiri
Asian Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12010Brunei Open Jbe' KrugerWon with par on first extra hole22010Mercuries Taiwan Masters Pariya JunhasavasdikulLost to par on first extra hole32014SAIL-SBI Open Rashid KhanLost to birdie on first extra hole
Asian Development Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up16 Feb 2011Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters−19 (66-65-69-69=269)12 strokes Milon Ahmed227 Jan 2018City Bank American Express Dhaka Open1−14 (68-66-70-70=274)4 strokes Malcolm Kokocinski 1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up15 Sep 2008PGTI Players Championship (Poona)−11 (66-69-67=202)4 strokes Yusuf Ali, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Chinnaswamy Muniyappa229 Nov 2008HUDA-GTPL – Unitech Haryana Open−5 (73-70-69-71=283)1 stroke Vikrant Chopra, Rahul Ganapathy, Chinnaswamy Muniyappa, Ajeetesh Sandhu35 Sep 2009Global Green Bangalore Open−8 (71-69-69-71=280)1 stroke Ranjit Singh428 Jan 2010American Express Bangladesh Open−16 (72-66-65-69=272)7 strokes Sujjan Singh52 Apr 2016BTI Open−15 (66-70-66-71=273)Playoff Sajib Ali61 Apr 2017City Bank American Express Chittagong Open−16 (69-66-67-70=272)6 strokes Sanjeev Kumar727 Jan 2018City Bank American Express Dhaka Open1−14 (68-66-70-70=274)4 strokes Malcolm Kokocinski 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up110 Jul 2011Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational−17 (69-68-69-65=271)4 strokes Danny Chia
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20112012Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalChampionsT4976
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Professional World Cup (representing Bangladesh): 2013 EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014
References
External links
Profile on the Professional Golf Tour of India's official site