Dubai: Indian ace Jeev Milkha Singh slipped
to tied 24th after a bumpy back nine that forced him to settle
for an even-par card in the second round of the elite Dubai
World Championship golf tournament here today.
The affable Chandigarh pro who had opened his campaign
with a strong two-under 70 at the picturesque Earth course of
the Jumeirah Golf Estates, looked set for another sub-par card
after an impressive front nine.
Jeev had a good start to his second round campaign where
birdies on the second and third holes placed him two-under.
The fourth hole bogey did eat into his cushion but Jeev
birdied the seventh to take the turn at two-under.
Things were not as rosy on his return journey.
He began with the 10th hole bogey and then double bogeyed
the 16th to go one-over but still signed off with an even-par
card, thanks to the 17th hole birdie.
Englishman Lee Westwood, whom Jeev beat in the Volvo
Match Play Championship earlier this month, tops the chart at
nine-under after firing a three-under 69 today.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 19:15