Mohammad Siddikur Rahman

Siddikur Rahman

Personal information

Full name   : Mohammad Siddikur Rahman
Nickname   : Tiger Woods of Bengal
Born          :     20 November 1984 (age 34)
Height  :     5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight  :     152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)
Nationality  : Bangladesh
Residence  : Dhaka, Bangladesh

Career 
   
Turned professional: 2005
Current tour(s)  :   Asian Tour
Professional :  Golf Tour of India
Professional wins: 11
The number of wins by tour :
Asian Tour -2
Other -9

Mohammad Siddikur Rahman (born 20 November 1984) is a Bangladeshi professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.

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.

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.

Professional wins 

Asian Tour wins 
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
victory Runner(s)-up
1 1 Aug 2010 Brunei Open -16 (64-67-70-67=268) Playoff South Africa Jbe' Kruger
2 10 Nov 2013 Hero Indian Open -14 (66-66-67-75=274) 1 stroke India Shiv Chaurasia India Anirban Lahiri
Asian Development Tour wins 
2011 Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters
2018 City Bank American Express Dhaka Open1
1 Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

Professional Golf Tour of India wins

2008 PGTI Players Championship at Poona Golf Club, HUDA-GTPL – Unitech Haryana Open
2009 Global Green Bangalore Open
2010 American Express Bangladesh Open
2016 BTI Open
2017 City Bank American Express Chittagong Open
2018 City Bank American Express Dhaka Open1
1 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Other Wins 

2011 Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational
Team appearances
Professional

World Cup (representing Bangladesh): 2013
EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014