Having overcome the disappointment of not being able to take part in the International Series event in Oman over visa issues, Siddikur Rahman stroked to 34th position in the International Series Macau.
Siddikur Rahman started the Asian Tour season with a decent outing in Malaysia, pocketing a paycheque of 7211 US dollars.
In an interview over phone with The Daily Star, golfer Siddikur Rahman spoke about the disappointment of the last season, his target for the new season, the changes in his game and in the golfing landscape overall and other aspects.
Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman is in a quandary over his participation in the International Series in Oman due to non-issuance of his visa for the gulf nation.
The 38-year-old Bangladeshi started the day in pole position, but finished way back in joint 27th position after carding a two-over-par (74) in the final round.
Siddikur is one of the shortest hitters on Tour, not suited to Black Mountain, which favours the long ball players, but the Bangladeshi countered that with a brilliant short stick display.
"I was supposed to get e-visa through a promoter. They had applied and got rejected from the CID of Qatar," Siddikur ruefully told The Daily Star
Thailand’s Danthai Boonma won the US$400,000 Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open today after an enthralling two-horse race with close friend and compatriot Kosuke Hamamoto.
Siddikur Rahman, the undisputed King of golf in Bangladesh, is always an ever-present threat in the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Bangladesh Open, helped by the fact it is played on his home course, Kurmitola Golf Club – where he learned to play the game and where he has enjoyed phenomenal success.
He went close to creating history by winning the Mauritius Open on the European Tour before relinquishing his pole position because of one bad shot. Even so, he stands on the cusp of being the first Bangladeshi to directly qualify for the Olympics.
Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman fluffed his chance of grabbing his first European Tour title after relinquishing a three-shot advantage in the last three holes of Mauritius Open today.
Siddikur Rahman surged to a one-stroke lead in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after a three-under-par (69) in the penultimate round yesterday.
Siddikur Rahman stays at four-under but slipped one place after an even-par second round in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open yesterday.
Bangladesh's ace golfer Siddikur Rahman will be hoping for a good outing in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open beginning in Mauritius today as a place in the Olympics looks slipping away.
Siddikur Rahman finish tied for 74th in the Panasonic Open Golf Championship in Japan yesterday after managing a one-over-par (72) in the fourth and final round.
Siddikur Rahman slips to the second-last position after a three-over-par (74) in the third round of the Panasonic Open Golf Championship in Japan yesterday.
Siddikur Rahman avoided cut in the Panasonic Open in Japan by a single stroke after posting a second-round score of one-under (70).
Mardan Mamat of Singapore swings his way to a fifth Asian Tour title beating Korea’s Soomin Lee and India’s Khalin Joshi at the end of the fourth round of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open at the Kurmitola Golf Club.
Bangladesh's best player Siddikur Rahman had yet another forgettable outing yesterday as he went birdieless while hitting four bogeys to drop to joint 64th position at six-over (219).
