Dubai: Seasoned Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh hopped back into contention for a top-10 finish after a brilliant four-under 68 in the penultimate round gave him a share of the 15th spot in the Dubai World Championship here on Saturday.
The Chandigarh golfer, who had slipped to tied 24th on Friday, is six-under 210 after three rounds at the Earth Course of Jumeirah Golf Estates here.
The opening hole bogey was one of the just two blots on his card as he went on a birdie-firing spree in the front nine, picking up four between the second and ninth hole, to make the turn three-under.
On his way back, Jeev picked up back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes before a dropped stroke on the 16th pulled him back slightly.
At the top, overnight leader Lee Westwood held on to the number one spot on the leaderboard, turning in a six-under 66 to total 15-under 201 after three rounds.
Another Englishman Ross McGowan, who also shot a 66 on Saturday, took the sole second spot with a total of 13-under 203.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 21:38