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Wednesday, Jun 07, 2006

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Randhawa, Jeev qualify for U.S. Open

London: Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa played games of their lives to qualify for the prestigious U.S. Open golf tournament slated next week.

Randhawa and Jeev carded six-under and five-under on the last nine to finish inside the top eight at the U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Walton Heath.

It is the first time that two Indians have come through qualifiers for the same Major. In the past, Arjun Atwal and Randhawa played at the 2004 British Open, but Atwal came through for having topped the Asian Tour in 2003. Randhawa had six birdies on his back nine after seeming to have blown away his chances on the front nine.

After a first round one-under 71, he was one-over for the front nine and then played six-under on the back-stretch to book his ticket. He finished his second round in 67 for a total of 138 to be tied second, eight shots behind the runaway leader and topper Marten Lafeber, whose 64 and 66 saw him finish at eight-under 130.

This is Jeev's second U.S. Open, while Randhawa, who has played the British Open three times, will be playing his first U.S. Open. — PTI

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