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Jeev slips to tied seventh

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IN CONTROL: Holmes came up with a fine show to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the 90th PGA Championship on Friday.

Bloomfield Township (USA): Jeev Milkha Singh turned in a roller-coaster four-over 74 to slip to the tied seventh spot even as Jyoti Randhawa and Daniel Chopra fell by the wayside after the second round of the 90th PGA golf championships, here on Friday.

Overnight joint leader Jeev found the going tough at the Oakland Hills, nicknamed “The Monster,” as he dropped seven bogeys against three birdies to take his total to two-over 142.

He was off to a sedate start and parred the first five holes before picking up a birdie on the sixth that kicked off his topsy-turvy day. A bogey on the seventh followed by a birdie on the ninth left the erratic Indian one-over at the turn.

Jeev’s backward journey started with a bogey on the 10th before he dropped four more shots between the 13th and 18th holes. A birdie-brace on the 11th and 12th was the only highlight of his eventful back-nine. At the top, American J.B. Holmes (68) grabbed a one-stroke lead with a total of one-under 139. The trio of Charlie Wi (70), Ben Curtis (67) and Justin Rose (67) were tied for the second spot.

Ghei joint fourth

At Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Gaurav Ghei turned in his best card of the week, a brilliant five-under 67 to finish on an impressive tied fourth position in the Worldwide Selangor Masters on Saturday.

Overnight tied 18th, Ghei ended his campaign with an overall four-round total of five-under 279.

At the top, Ben Leong (269) and Thongchai Jaidee (270) fired an identical card of two-under 69 and grabbed the first and second spots respectively. — PTI

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