Bangladesh golfing star Siddikur Rahman finished the star-stubbed CIMB Classic on high after carding a two-under-par 70 in the final round to finish joint 25th at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club yesterday.
After a disappointing first round three-over-par 75, the 29-year-old Siddikur came back well and returned below-par scores on the remaining days. His total score for the four days was four-under-par 284 (75-70-69-70).
Siddikur learnt a lesson on aggressive play after playing with long-hitters Bubba Watson and Keegan Bradley in the opening two rounds.
"I was disappointed after the first round but I was hitting the ball so good, so I was still confident of doing well. The results showed when I played in the last three days. I learnt a lot by playing with Bubba (Watson) and Keegan (Bradley).
"Previously, I always played it safe but I learnt from them that sometimes, you need to play aggressively. That’s what I tried and it really worked for me. It was a good experience playing with them. I wasn’t nervous but I enjoyed playing with them. I wanted to learn something from them and I did,” said the 2010 Brunei Open winner, who struck five birdies and three bogeys on the last day.
Meanwhile, Americans Ryan Moore and Gary Woodland will return on Monday morning, 7.30am for a sudden-death play-off to determine the champion after tying on 14-under-par 274 in a weather-hit final day.
Moore and Woodland, both two-time PGA Tour winners, posted a 70 and 69 respectively on a drama-filled day which included two weather suspensions due to lightning storms. Rising Thai star Kiradech Aphibarnrat finished joint third with American Chris Stroud, one shot behind the leaders, in the Asian and PGA Tour backed event.