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

Rashid Khan
Personal information
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality India
ResidenceNew 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 – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team

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)

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Asian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 1 Mar 2014 SAIL-SBI Open1 −18 (61-69-69-71=270) Playoff   Siddikur Rahman
2 16 Nov 2014 Chiangmai Golf Classic −17 (68-69-66-68=271) 1 stroke   Thanyakon Khrongpha,   Jyoti Randhawa

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

Asian Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2013 SAIL-SBI Open   Anirban Lahiri Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2014 SAIL-SBI Open   Siddikur Rahman Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2022 Mercuries Taiwan Masters   Chan Shih-chang Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (11)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 17 Apr 2011 Surya Nepal Masters −20 (65-67-70-66=268) 7 strokes   Mithun Perera
2 25 Aug 2012 PGTI Players Championship (Coimbatore) −6 (70-67-70-75=282) Playoff   Vikrant Chopra
3 12 Apr 2013 PGTI Players Championship (Classic II) 159 pts (40-40-40-39=159) 2 points   Gurbaaz Mann
4 26 Oct 2013 BILT Open −16 (64-68-69-71=272) Playoff   Angad Cheema
5 1 Mar 2014 SAIL-SBI Open1 −18 (61-69-69-71=270) Playoff   Siddikur Rahman
6 3 Oct 2014 Eagleburg Masters −19 (68-67-65-69=269) 2 strokes   Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
7 6 Aug 2016 TAKE Solutions Classic −10 (71-69-68-70=278) 2 strokes   Amardeep Malik,   Chinnaswamy Muniyappa
8 16 Sep 2016 Ahmedabad Masters −12 (67-69-71-69=276) 1 stroke   Khalin Joshi
9 15 Dec 2018 CG Open −16 (68-62-71-63=264) 4 strokes   Shamim Khan
10 9 Mar 2019 City Bank American Express Chittagong Open −24 (65-66-70-63=264) 7 strokes   Kshitij Naveed Kaul
11 17 May 2019 Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship (Chandigarh) −13 (70-68-71-66=275) 2 strokes   Shankar Das,   Gaurav Pratap Singh

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Other wins (1)

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  • 2019 Tata Steel PGTI Feeder Tour

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  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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