Jeev slips to tied 24th after Rd3 of Arnold Palmer Tourney

Orlando, March 29: On a day when only four players managed to break par, Jeev Milkha Singh found the going tough and stuttered to a four-over 74 in the third round to slip to tied 24th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament.The seasoned Indian`s total stood at three-over 213 after yet another tough and windy day at the USD 5.8 million event.

Off to a disastrous start with a double bogey on the par-four first hole, Jeev managed just one birdie in his front nine, on the third, before dropping strokes on the fourth and seventh to make the turn three-over. The back-nine was no better as he dropped three bogeys against a couple of birdies to end the day over-par. American Sean O`Hair took a five stroke lead after a one-over 71 left him seven-under 203 overall. O`Hair was followed by Tiger Woods (71) at the second spot, while the third place was shared by Americans Zach Johnson (68) and Jason Gore (74) and Japan`s Ryuji Imada (73), who totalled one-under 209. Bureau Report