… but Jeev climbs a slot up

Jeev Milkha Singh improved his position by one and Jyoti Randhawa made a big move to try and edge into top ten, even as Ernie Els continued ...

Jeev Milkha Singh improved his position by one and Jyoti Randhawa made a big move to try and edge into top ten, even as Ernie Els continued his imperious march in the $1.5 million BMW Asian Open. But all will have to wait till tomorrow for the finish as 24 players are yet to complete their final round.

Jeev had played just eight holes in the final round and was one under for it, and moved to tied fifth at 10-under, while Jyoti Randhawa was two-under for his 14 holes and moved from, tied 20th to tied 11th.

Rahil Gangjee finished his final round at two-over 74 with two birdies and four bogeys. The man in focus at Pudong Golf Club was Els, who in his six holes had birdied three times to go to 22-under and was sitting on another five-foot birdie attempt when darkness halted play for the day.

Els leads playing partner Wakefield of England by eight shots, with Dane Thomas Bjorn, who is one hole ahead, two shots back in third place at 12-under. Asian Tour duo Eddie Lee and Jeev Milkha Singh are sharing fifth at 10-under.

Randhawa started with a birdie but then dropped shots on third and fourth. He parred rest of the way on front nine. Then he struck form on back nine, birdying 10th, 11th and 13th and parred 14th. With two-under he moved to seven-under total and tied 11th.