{{short description|Bangladeshi professional golfer}}{{Other uses|Siddiqur Rahman}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Mohammad Siddikur Rahman | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Mohammad Siddikur Rahman | nickname = Tiger of Dhaka<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/sports/other-sports/war-with-two-bengali-golfar/articleshow/25542322.cms |title=Tiger of Dhaka vs Golfer of Bangla |newspaper=Ei Samay Sangbadpatra |date=10 November 2013 |language=bn}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Bangladesh | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1984|11|20|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}} | weight = {{convert|152|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{BGD}} | residence = Dhaka, Bangladesh | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2005 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = Asian Tour<br>Professional Golf Tour of India | extour = | prowins = 11 | pgawins = | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = 2 | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 9 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = | usopen = | open = | pga = | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = | year1 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Mohammad Siddikur Rahman''' ({{langx|bn|মোহম্মদ সিদ্দিকুর রহমান}}; 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantour.com/2010/08/01/siddikur-secures-historic-win/ |title=Siddikur Secures Historic Win |publisher=Asian Tour |date=1 August 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Siddikur Bangladesh's first ever Olympics qualifier |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/siddikur-bangladeshs-first-ever-olympics-qualifier-1252114 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="DailyStar">{{cite news |date=12 February 2023 |title=46 athletes honored at BSJA Awards Night |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/sports/news-450016 |access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
==Professional wins (11)== ===Asian Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|1 Aug 2010 |Brunei Open |−16 (64-67-70-67=268) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jbe' Kruger |- |align=center|2 |align=right|10 Nov 2013 |Hero Indian Open |−14 (66-66-67-75=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|IND}} Shiv Chawrasia, {{flagicon|IND}} Anirban Lahiri |}
'''Asian Tour playoff record (1–2)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |2010 |Brunei Open |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jbe' Kruger |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |2010 |Mercuries Taiwan Masters |{{flagicon|THA}} Pariya Junhasavasdikul |Lost to par on first extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|3 |2014 |SAIL-SBI Open |{{flagicon|IND}} Rashid Khan |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |}
===Asian Development Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|6 Feb 2011 |Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters |−19 (66-65-69-69=269) |12 strokes |{{flagicon|BAN}} Milon Ahmed |- |align=center|2 |align=right|27 Jan 2018 |City Bank American Express Dhaka Open<sup>1</sup> |−14 (68-66-70-70=274) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} Malcolm Kokocinski |} <sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
===Professional Golf Tour of India wins (7)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|5 Sep 2008 |PGTI Players Championship (Poona) |−11 (66-69-67=202) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|IND}} Yusuf Ali, {{flagicon|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar,<br>{{flagicon|IND}} Chinnaswamy Muniyappa |- |align=center|2 |align=right|29 Nov 2008 |HUDA-GTPL – Unitech Haryana Open |−5 (73-70-69-71=283) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|IND}} Vikrant Chopra, {{flagicon|IND}} Rahul Ganapathy,<br>{{flagicon|IND}} Chinnaswamy Muniyappa, {{flagicon|IND}} Ajeetesh Sandhu |- |align=center|3 |align=right|5 Sep 2009 |Global Green Bangalore Open |−8 (71-69-69-71=280) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|IND}} Ranjit Singh |- |align=center|4 |align=right|28 Jan 2010 |American Express Bangladesh Open |−16 (72-66-65-69=272) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|IND}} Sujjan Singh |- |align=center|5 |align=right|2 Apr 2016 |BTI Open |−15 (66-70-66-71=273) |Playoff |{{flagicon|BAN}} Sajib Ali |- |align=center|6 |align=right|1 Apr 2017 |City Bank American Express Chittagong Open |−16 (69-66-67-70=272) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|IND}} Sanjeev Kumar |- |align=center|7 |align=right|27 Jan 2018 |City Bank American Express Dhaka Open<sup>1</sup> |−14 (68-66-70-70=274) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} Malcolm Kokocinski |} <sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
===ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|10 Jul 2011 |Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational |−17 (69-68-69-65=271) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|MYS}} Danny Chia |}
==Results in World Golf Championships== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2011!!2012 |- |align="left"|Match Play |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|Invitational |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|Champions |T49 |76 |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} "T" = Tied
==Team appearances== '''Professional''' *World Cup (representing Bangladesh): 2013 *EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{AsianTour player|105472}} *{{OWGR|13766}} *[http://www.pgtofindia.com/index.php?view=playerdetails&mem=002P Profile on the Professional Golf Tour of India's official site] *{{Sports links}}
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