Akron: Jeev Milkha Singh could not arrest his gradual slide down the leaderboard and the Indian pro was at tied 49th after going two-over 72 in his penultimate round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament.
There was an unmistakable pattern in his cards in the last three days and Jeev joined three others, including his playing partner for the last two rounds Ernie Els, at three-over 213 after rounds of 70, 71 and 72 at the Firestone Country Club.
Padraig Harrington carded 67 to lead at 10-under 200 but Tiger Woods (203) remains hot on his heels after carding a sizzling 65.
After six holes of glitch-free journey, Jeev had a bumpy ride as he bogeyed the seventh and eighth holes to go two-over at the turn.
On his way back, Jeev double-bogeyed the par-four 11th hole to go four-over. Birdies on the 15th and 16th holes were clearly not enough a damage control exercise as Jeev settled for a card of 72.
Bureau Report
First Published: Sunday, August 09, 2009, 13:48