New Delhi, Sept 27: India's Jeev Milkha Singh, who putted like a dream in the opening round, suffered an off day on Friday with his putter to slip to the tied-21st position after round two of the 120-million yen Acom International at par-71, Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki, Japan. Jeev, who fired an impressive seven-under 64 on Thursday, now tallies five-under 137 for the tournament, according to information received here.
Overnight leader Masahiro Kuramoto continued to dominate with a second round 69, propelling his tournament aggregate to 14-under 128.
Shinichi Yokota, fresh from a tied-4th finish at the ANA Open in Hokkaido last week, was placed second at 11-under 131 courtesy a round of seven-under 64. The trio of Yasaku Miyazoto, Katsunari Takahashi and Steven Conran were tied for the third position at nine-under 133.
Jeev, a tenth tee starter, began the day with a bogey and further suffered by dropped shots on the 13th and one on the closing hole of his front-nine, the 18th. Three-over after making the turn, the 31-year old golfer had slipped 20 spots from his overnight second place.
"I played extremely well today but as is the case on some days, the putts just didn't drop," said Jeev after returning 34 putts as compared to 26 on his opening round.
"I was hitting the ball really well too, thanks to my callaway fusion driver. There is no cause for worry. It was just one of those off days, I am playing very well and look forward to another low scoring round," he said. Bureau Report