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NEW DELHI, JUNE 4: Jeev Milkha Singh made an amazing return to the venue where he recorded his best finish in his debut season of the European PGA tour last year when he played a four-under 68 round on the opening day of the Euro 1 million Compass Group English Open.
The event, which started at the Marriott Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire in England yesterday, saw Jeev in full form as he blitzed the course to be six-under after 13 holes and looked in contention to challenge the day8217;s best card of eight-under 64 by Australia8217;s Geoff Ogilvy and John Bickerton of England.
But a disastrous finish saw him making bogies on his 17th and 18th holes the 8th and 9th of the course as he had started from the 10th tee to finally finish at four-under 68 and tied for 9th place.
Jeev who had finished eighth in the English Open last year, began with a birdie on the par-4 tenth and then added two more on the 14th and 15th to be three-under at the turn. On his back nine, the 27-year-old from Chandigarh made a hat-trick ofbirdies starting from the 560-yard, par-five second. His first bogey came on the 464-yard, par-four fifth.
Scores after 18 holes: 64: Geoff Ogilvy Aus, John Bickerton Eng; 66: Matthias Gronberg Swe; 67: Olle Karlsson Swe, Sam Torrence Sco, Mark McNulty Zim, David Carter Eng, Thomas Gogele Ger; 68:
Jeev Milkha Singh Ind, Darren Clarke Net, Andrew Coltart Sco, Gary Orr Sco, Roger Winchester Eng, Tom Gillis US, Peter Mitchell Eng, Stephen Leaney Aus, Paul Curry Eng.
