Rashid Khan (golfer)

Rashid Khan
Personal information
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality  India
Residence New Delhi, India
Career
Turned professional 2010
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional wins 9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour 2
Other 7

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

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 (9)

Asian Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 1 Mar 2014 SAIL-SBI Open –18 (61-69-69-71=270) Playoff Bangladesh Mohammad Siddikur
2 16 Nov 2014 Chiangmai Golf Classic –17 (68-69-66-68=271) 1 stroke Thailand Thanyakon Khrongpha, India Jyoti Randhawa

PGTI wins

  • 2011 Surya Nepal Masters
  • 2012 PGTI Players Championship (Coimbatore Golf Club)
  • 2013 PGTI Players Championship (Classic Golf Resort), Bilt Open
  • 2014 PGTI Eagleburg Masters
  • 2016 TAKE Solutions Classic, PGTI Ahmedabad Masters

Team appearances

Amateur

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.


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