Licensed pilot Pariya Junhasavasdikul of Thailand defeated Siddikur of Bangladesh in a pulsating play-off for his first Asian Tour victory at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Sunday. Pariya, who graduated from Purdue University in the United States with a pre-law bachelors degree and minored in aviation management, closed with a two-over-par 74 to tie with Siddikur in regulation play on a four-day total of two-under-par 286 at the challenging Taiwan Golf and Country Club. The duo returned to the par four 18th hole in extra time and it was Pariya who sealed the victory with a par at the US$500,000 Asian Tour event. Local hope Lu Wei-chih, a former Mercuries Taiwan Masters champion, missed out on the play-off after making bogey on the last hole for a 71 while South Africa’s Peter Karmis and Chan Yih-shin of Chinese Taipei finished a stroke back in tied fourth position on a 288 total. Read more:http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20101003233758893461
