Siddikur Rahman carded one-under-par 71 to finish the second round of the Queen’s Cup at joint fourth place yesterday which is being held at the Santiburi Samui Country Club in Thailand. The other Bangladeshi golfer Zamal Hossain slid down to 18th position after playing a two-over-par 71 despite having a decent opening round where he finished joint-eighth.
Siddikur, who began his career in the Queen’s Cup and with three top-10s in the same meet, tied with former champion Chinnarat Phadungsil at fourth place. The 29-year-old golfing star will be on the hunt for a third Asian Tour victory after battling to two birdies against a single bogey.
“It is a bit tougher than the last few years as this year, the rough is quite long. The fairways are also narrower and all in all, it is tougher,” said Siddikur adding, “I missed some easy birdie putts but made some tough up and downs. Overall, it was equal. I was not too disappointed missing those short putts.”
Meanwhile, Thai golfer Poom Saksansin brilliantly stayed bogey-free for the second straight day as a four-under-par 67 gave him a two-shot halfway lead over Korea’s Baek Seuk-hyun.