Jeev jumps to tied 10th after 2nd round in Omaezaki

Omaezaki, July 28 (UNI) Jeev Milkha Singh returned an impressive three-under 68 card to rise to the tied 10th spot after the second round of the 120 million yen Omaezaki Golf Tournament here today.

The seasoned pro dropped a bogey on each nine against five birdies to accumulate a two-day total of four-under 138 and remain in contention for another top-five finish at the Japan Golf Tour event.

Playing his back nine first, Jeev parred the first five holes before dropping a shot on the 15th, his sixth, but recovered with back-to-back birdies on the next two holes to be one-under at the halfway mark.

Resuming his journey, Jeev parred the first two holes before slotting three birdies over the next five holes. The Indian, in fact, could have joined five others at the tied fifth position but for the dropped shot on the final hole.

At the top of the table, Soushi Tajima carded a brilliant four-under 67 to take his two-day tally to 10-under 132, opening up a three-shot lead over the S K Ho-Tomokazu Yoshinaga duo.

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