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Atwal, Jeev slip after Rd3 of Greenbrier Classic

A late slump marred Arjun Atwal`s card as he turned in a three-under 67 for a share of the 47th spot, while Jeev Milkha Singh dropped to tied 61st with two-under 68 in the third round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament.

West Virginia: A late slump marred Arjun Atwal`s card as he turned in a three-under 67 for a
share of the 47th spot, while Jeev Milkha Singh dropped to tied 61st with two-under 68 in the third round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament here. Atwal totals seven-under 203 after three rounds, while Jeev stood a stroke behind his Orlando-based compatriot in the overall standings. It was a perfect start to the proceedings for Atwal as he banged in a hat-trick of birdies from second to fourth before gaining another stroke on the seventh to make the turn four-under. The back-nine was also turning out to be fine with back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th before Atwal stumbled to a double bogey on the 13th hole. After this, another bogey on the 18th denied Atwal a chance to shoot up the leaderboard. Jeev, on the other hand, struck four birdies -- two in each nine -- against a couple of bogeys to total six-under overall. Jeff Overton (66) continued to lead the pack by three strokes with a total of 18-under 192. Overton`s compatriot D A Points (61) occupied the second spot. PTI