Jeev tied 30th after opening round in Omaezaki Golf Tournament

Omaezaki, July 27 (UNI) Playing at his happy hunting ground, Japan Tour, Jeev Milkha Singh ovecame a poor start and didn't allow the occasional hiccups derail his campaign to finish tied 30th with an opening round card of one-under 70 in the 120 million yen Omaezaki Golf Tournament here today.

The highest ranked Indian golfer shunned extravaganza and played sedate golf, mixing a birdie quintet and a bogey treble in his round at the par-71 Shizuoka Country Hamaoka Course.

Jeev began on an ominous note, bogeying the very first hole but picked up a shot on the fourth before another bogey on the very next hole undid the good work. Jeev soon responded, picking up another shot on the sixth and parred the next three to complete his halfway journey without any damage.

On his back nine, the Indian slotted a birdie on the 10th but was held back again with a dropped shot on the 13th. The UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit leader then parred the next four holes and signed off with a birdie to round off his modest outing.

Soushi Tajima reeled off five birdies over the last six holes in his scintillating round of six-under 65 to grab the lead with the trio of Sushi Ishigaki, Yutaka Horinouchi and Paul Sheehan breathing down his neck just one shot adrift.

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