Visa woes dash Siddikur's dream

Bangladesh's ace golfer Siddikur Rahman's dream of qualifying for the Open Championship through International Final Qualifying was dashed before the start of the tournament as he failed to attain a visa for Thailand.
The Asian tour winner golfer was slotted to play in the International Final Qualifying in Thailand which began on Thursday, for a ticket to The Open Championship, the third Major of the year which will be held in England in July.
But despite Siddikur's best efforts, he failed to attain the visa and had to stay back.
“I tried for the visa from New Delhi last week and then from home but I was not given visa despite having proceeded on time. I don't know why they did not grant me the visa,” said a disappointed Siddikur over phone yesterday.
“I had a dream of qualifying for the Open Championship for the first time through taking part in the International Final Qualifying as I was in good form. But I could do nothing about the visa,” said the 27-year golfer.
Instead, Siddikur is now preparing for the Indian Premier Golf tournament which will be held from March 6 to 10. Then he will travel to Cambodia to participate in another tournament which will be held from March 14 to 17.