Taiwanese star pips Khan in close battle
Tamsui: Chan Shih-chang won the US$1 million Mercuries Taiwan Masters yesterday to finally claim an Asian Tour title on home soil for the first time, but only after a titanic battle with India’s Rashid Khan.
The Taiwanese star beat Khan on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off at the par-72 Taiwan Golf and Country Club, incredibly, after coming from three shots behind with five to play before making birdie three times on the par-four 18th.
A brilliant nine-foot birdie putt saw him secure the title, after Khan…