Dulal shines brightest in second round

FE Team | Published: May 29, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

Bangladeshi little-known golfer Dulal Hossain made a surprise 5th slot after displaying his brilliant performance in the 2nd round of the first-ever Asian Tour event in Bangladesh, the 300,000 US Dollars "Basundhara Bangladesh Open 2015" at the Kurmitola Golf Course in the city Thursday, reports UNB.
Dulal, who was settled for joint 20th slot in the first round after shooting 73, made a brilliant comeback on the 2nd day (Thursday) firing an eight-under-par 63 with one eagle, seven birdies and one bogey.
He advanced to the 5th place firing a 6 under par 136 (73+63) overall.
Unheralded Dulal produced the low round score thanks to seven birdies and charged into the title mix thanks to a 20-foot eagle putt on the 14th hole.
After the day's play, Dulal Hossain said, "The weather was good today so I'm lucky I didn't play in the strong wind this morning. This is the first time I'm shooting eight-under on this course, which is also my home course. I hope I will have a chance to win. This is my home course so I think I will have a big chance."
Dulal's father sold tea in the canteen at Kurmitola and he asked the caddy master if his son could be a ball boy and he said yes. Dulal was only nine years old then, as he started his journey in golf.
"I was promoted to a caddy at the age of 12 and when I had time in the morning, I would learn how to swing by using a tree branch," said the young Bangladeshi golfer.
"One day, a member at Kurmitola saw my swing and he sponsored a golf set. I was 15 at that time and that was when I really started playing golf. My family was poor so I couldn't afford to buy a golf set," he relayed of his touching story.
"I hit an eagle today on the 14th hole from 20 feet. I used a five wood for my second shot from 230 yards. I'm 25 years old this year and I turned professional two years ago," Dulal added.
Another Bangladesh player Mohammad Sajib Ali shared the 35th place with six other golfers battling at 143 with one over par.
Two-time Asian Tour winner and Bangladeshi celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman, who fired a disappointing 72 to share 42nd place at his home course in Wednesday's first round, managed to make the cut on the 2nd round sharing 55th place on Thursday with 13 other players scoring (72+72) 144 with two over par.
Other Bangladeshi golfer Nur Jamal also shared the same 42nd slot with Siddikur to make cut with two-over-par (73+71) 144.
Two more Bangladeshi golfers-Dil Mohammad (72+73) 145 and Shakhawat Sohel (74+71) 145, ranked 55th jointly making three over par with 18 other players to made cut.
Meanwhile Singaporean veteran Mardan Mamat let slip in his closing four holes to return with a four-under-par 67 and seize the second round clubhouse lead Thursday.