Shamim Khan & Rashid Khan
qualify for Barclays Singapore Open
New Delhi, October 19, 2012: Indian golfers Shamim Khan and Rashid Khan have sealed their spots
for the US$ 6 million Barclays Singapore Open. PGTI members Shamim and Rashid
qualified for the blue-ribbon event of the Asian region by virtue of being the
top two players on the PGTI’s Rolex Rankings for 2012 at the end of the BILT
Open which concluded on 13th October. Shamim and Rashid will be
joined in Singapore by other Indian professionals who are exempt on the European
Tour and Asian Tour.
Shamim Khan is
number one on the Rolex Rankings at the moment with earnings of Rs. 37,33,780
for the year. He has won three titles in the season including the PGTI Players
Championship events at the Poona Club and the Classic Golf Resort as well as
the BILT Open. Shamim also has 11 other top-10 finishes to his credit in the
current season.
Rashid Khan is
currently placed second on the Rolex Rankings with earnings of Rs. 34,38,822.
He won the PGTI Players Championship at the Coimbatore Golf Club this year and
posted nine other top-10s.
The Barclays
Singapore Open, a European Tour and Asian Tour joint sanctioned event, will be
held from 8th to 11th November at the Sentosa Golf Club
in Singapore.
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