Jeev sizzles in Incheon to finish tied second

Incheon, May 7 (UNI) Jeev Milkha Singh's scintillating twelve-under 204 saw him soaring to a tied second finish while Thailand's rising star Prom Meesawat lifted his maiden Asian Tour title at the weather-shortened 600,000 dollar SK Telecom Open today.

Jeev fired a two-under 70 in the third and final round to score 68,66,70 in the three rounds of the shortened tourney to card 12-under 204. LEE Seong-ho (KOR) fired an impressive 67,67 and 70 to card the similar score as Jeev's.

The Indian who won the Volvo China Open champion last month, improved his position from tied third to tied second to take home 53,134 dollars as prize mony.

Other Indians in the fray, Harmeet Kahlon finished tied 43rd and Amandeep Johl finished tied 47th, firing two-under 214 and one-under 215 respectively.

Dedicating his 15-under 201 victory to his late mother, Prom said ''My dream has come true. Over the couple of months I was close. This is a present to my mom (Somsri Meesawat) as she past away three years ago. Her birthday is on the 22nd of this month.'' Prom, who was the joint halfway leader with Malaysia's Iain Steel, got off the blocks with an eagle at the par five 541 yard third hole. He then struck a birdie at the fifth before firing successive birdies at the 10th and 11th. He again fired another at the 13th.

The two bogeys on the 16th and 18th hole did not become a stumbling block for him to win his maiden title.

The Thai claimed his career breakthrough with a three-day total of 15-under 201, two strokes clear of India's Jeev Milkha Singh who fired a 71.

Title defender Choi Kyung-ju of Korea, blasted his way up the leaderboard with an impressive 65 and finished four shots behind the new champion.

Meanwhile, Wie, the 16 year old sensation who made history by making the cut two days back, fired 69,71,77 and finished one-over 217 to claim the 62nd position.

Wie said it was a memorable week for her adding that she was pleased with her performance in this tourney.

Results: 1 Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 2 LEE Seong-ho (KOR) 2 Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) 4 K J CHOI (KOR) 5 HONG Soon-sang (KOR) 5 Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 7 KANG Kyung-nam (KOR) 7 Iain STEEL (MAS) 9 JANG Ik-jae (KOR) 9 MOON Ji-wook (KOR) 9 Angelo QUE (PHI) 9 HWANG In-choon (KOR) 9 Chinarat PHADUNGSIL (THA) 9 CHOI Ho-sung (KOR) 9 LU Wei-lan (TPE) 9 LEE Won-jun [A] (KOR) UNI XC PG PDS BD1630