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India finishes tied 17th

DONGGUAN (China): Jeev Milkha Singh could not really set alight the turf and Jyoti Randhawa was not in his element as the Indian pair brought home a final round card of one-under 71 to finish tied 17th in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup golf tournament here on Sunday.

The duo needed something special in the foursome format to haul them up among the top 10 but all they could manage was a 71 and the aggregate of eight-under 280 was good enough only for a share of the 17th place and $61,000.

The Indian duo’s discomfiture in this format was all too evident as they dropped bogeys on the fourth and 14th holes. Birdies on the second, 10th and 11th holes did put them under-par but that was just not enough for a strong finish.

Sweden triumphs

At the top, Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson produced a magnificent three-stroke victory for Sweden after shooting a nine-under 63 in the final round.

The Spaniards settled for the second place after returning a 70.

Japan’s Ryuji Imada and Toru Taniguchi were Asia’s best finishers, a 68 putting them level with Australia in joint third place at the conclusion of the $5.5 million event.

Final scores:

261: Sweden; 264: Spain; 270: Japan, Australia; 272: Germany; 273: England; 274: South Africa, Thailand; 275: USA; 276: Chile, France, Philippines; 277: Portugal, Canada, Denmark; 278: Ireland; 280: India, China; 281: Scotland, Italy; 282: Finland; 283: Guatemala, New Zealand; 284: Chinese Taipei; 285: Wales; 287: Korea; 288: Mexico’ 294: Venezuela. — PTI

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