It has been a sparkling show by the Indian golfers in the last 30 days as Rashid Khan's title win at the Chiangmai Golf Classic today is the third successive week an Indian has won an international event.
S Chikkrangappa had won the trophy at Take Solutions Asian Development Tour event in Bangalore and SSP Chowrasia notched up win at the Panasonic Open last week in Delhi.
Overall, it was the fifth win for Indian golfers on the Asian Tour this season, following two wins by Anirban Lahiri (CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters and Venetian Macau Open), Rashid (SAIL-SBI Open and Chiangmai Classic) and SSP Chowrasia (Panasonic Open India 2014). This is the most by any country this season on Asian Tour in 2014.
Rashid's winning cheque of USD 135,000 will also catapult him into the top-10 of the Asian Tour Order of Merit rankings and also get him into the top-200 of world rankings, making him the second highest ranked Indian golfer after Anirban Lahiri.
In 2014, in 12 starts, Rashid has won twice, finished in the top-10 on three other occasions.
