Late double bogey pushes Sandhu to second; Rashid 5th, Madappa 9th

Indian golfer Ajeetesh Sandhu had to be satisfied with a Tied-second place after he blew his chances with a late double bogey in the final round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters here on Sunday.

Thailand's Suradit Yongcharoenchai, who began the day one shot behind the leaders -- Ajeetesh Sandhu of India and Philippines' Miguel Tabuena -- held his nerve in a tight finish with an even par back nine to card 70 and held out for his career's biggest prize cheque.

For Suradit, it was a breakthrough on the Asian Tour where he made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2015.

Suradit carded 70, while Sandhu and Tabuena shot 72 each.

Adilson Da Silva fired 68 to jump to Tied-second. He was one shot clear of Sandhu, Tabuena and Adilson Da Silva (68).

Among others, Rashid Khan shot the best round on Sunday with a 67 and jumped up to Tied-fifth, while Viraj Madappa was unable to follow up on his 65 from Saturday and ballooned to 76 to lie Tied-ninth as three Indians figured in Top-10.

Khalin Joshi (72) was .