Siddikur Rahman’s dream of second Asian Title remained still a dream as he finished fifth in the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic in Bangkok on Sunday, carding a final-round three-under-par 69.
Though the premier Bangladeshi golfer started the day with a bogey in the third hole, he hit birdies in the 4th, 6th, 17th and in the final hole to finish in top five with a gross score of fourteen-under-par 274 and earn $22, 305.
Australia’s Scott Hend charged from six-shots back to win the title by three strokes after a stunning eight-under-par 64.
Big-hitting Hend earned his third Asian Tour title in front of large crowds at the Alpine Golf Resort-Chiangmai, taking home the winner’s cheque of $135,000 with his four-day total of 20-under-par 268.
South African newcomer Bryce Easton, playing in his first Asian Tour event, also shot a 64 to take second place while a faltering Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand, who led by five overnight, settled for third on 272 after a day to forget when he soared to a 74 in the $750,000 full-field Asian Tour tournament.
The growing emergence of China’s Hu Mu continued as he took fourth place following a 68 as he posted his first top-five finish on the region’s premier Tour which is celebrating its milestone 10th season in 2013.
-With New Age input
