Hamburg, Germany, 30-07-2017
Siddikur's tied third in Hamburg his career-best finish on the European Tour
Bangladesh’s Md Siddikur Rahman, who honed his skills on the PGTI, posted a creditable tied third place at the Porsche European Open held in Hamburg on Sunday. It was his career-best finish on the European Tour.
Siddikur highlighted his flawless final round of four-under-par 68 with four birdies to finish with a total of 11-under-par 277. He thus finished two shots back of eventual winner Jordan Smith of England, who defeated Frenchman Alexander Levy on the second play-off hole for his first victory at the Green Eagle Golf Courses.
The 32-year-old Siddikur, who shared the third spot with Swede Johan Edfors, moved up 78 spots to 282nd position on the latest Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) following his solid finish, which also accounted for his first top-10 result in a European Tour event not co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
“It was a really great day. I could never have expected this day. I was very fortunate,” said Siddikur. “My hitting was good, especially my putting was really, really good all four days. I’m really happy with today’s round.”
The two-time Asian Tour winner credited an amazing par on the last hole par-five 18th where he hit an errant tee shot and a second that found the hazard to tie in third place.
“I knew I couldn’t get there in two, so I had to take three. I told myself, ‘no problem, let’s go for three’ but unfortunately the second shot went a little left and into the hazard,” said Siddikur, who had enjoyed a runner-up finish at his National Open earlier this year.
“Then I told myself again, ‘there’s still a long way to go, one good shot, one good putt, no problem’. My fourth shot was really good. It was very crowded and I was really inspired by the clapping. The last par putt was memorable, I was thrilled to make it. It’s been a wonderful week for me.”
Source: Asian Tour
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