Rashid Khan (golfer)

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Rashid Khan
Personal information
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 32)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of India.svg  India
Residence New Delhi, India
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour2
Other11
Achievements and awards
Professional Golf Tour of India
Order of Merit winner
2013, 2016, 2019
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Men's team

Rashid Khan (born 15 February 1991) is an Indian professional golfer.

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As an amateur, Khan played on the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games.

Khan turned professional later that year and has played on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) since 2011. He finished third on the Order of Merit (money list) in 2011, second in 2012, and first in 2013. [1] He has won four times on the PGTI.

Khan began playing on the Asian Tour in 2012. He had two top-10 finishes in five events in 2013 and won his first event of the 2014 season at the SAIL-SBI Open. [2]

Professional wins (13)

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 Mar 2014 SAIL-SBI Open 1−18 (61-69-69-71=270)Playoff Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman
216 Nov 2014 Chiangmai Golf Classic −17 (68-69-66-68=271)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Thanyakon Khrongpha, Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

Asian Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2013 SAIL-SBI Open Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2014 SAIL-SBI Open Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2022 Mercuries Taiwan Masters Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Shih-chang Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (11)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
117 Apr 2011 Surya Nepal Masters−20 (65-67-70-66=268)7 strokes Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mithun Perera
225 Aug 2012 PGTI Players Championship (Coimbatore)−6 (70-67-70-75=282)Playoff Flag of India.svg Vikrant Chopra
312 Apr 2013 PGTI Players Championship (Classic II)159 pts (40-40-40-39=159)2 points Flag of India.svg Gurbaaz Mann
426 Oct 2013BILT Open−16 (64-68-69-71=272)Playoff Flag of India.svg Angad Cheema
51 Mar 2014 SAIL-SBI Open 1−18 (61-69-69-71=270)Playoff Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman
63 Oct 2014Eagleburg Masters−19 (68-67-65-69=269)2 strokes Flag of India.svg Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
76 Aug 2016 TAKE Solutions Classic−10 (71-69-68-70=278)2 strokes Flag of India.svg Amardeep Malik, Flag of India.svg Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
816 Sep 2016Ahmedabad Masters−12 (67-69-71-69=276)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Khalin Joshi
915 Dec 2018 CG Open−16 (68-62-71-63=264)4 strokes Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan
109 Mar 2019 City Bank American Express Chittagong Open−24 (65-66-70-63=264)7 strokes Flag of India.svg Kshitij Naveed Kaul
1117 May 2019Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship (Chandigarh)−13 (70-68-71-66=275)2 strokes Flag of India.svg Shankar Das, Flag of India.svg Gaurav Pratap Singh

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Professional Golf Tour of India – Order of Merit". PGTI. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. "Rashid Khan wins SAIL-SBI Open golf". NDTV Sports. 1 March 2014.