BANGKOK, NOVEMBER 16: India's Jeev Milkha Singh shot a four-under-par 68 in the first round of the Johnnie Walker Classic on Thursday, the most important tournament he has played since making a comeback from a wrist injury.Jeev Milkha, out of action for most of the season with torn ligaments in his right wrist, played at the Alpine Golf & Sports Club without the benefit of a practice round after arriving late from the US Tour qualifying school in Texas. He did not drop a shot all day and his four-birdie haul put him in a challenging position, three strokes behind early leader Wayne Smith of Australia.``I hit it well today. I am working this week on my mental side I am trying to get back to where I was before I had the injury. I just want to focus on one point on the fairway or green do not think about hitting it left, right or in the water. If I can do that I will be fine,'' he said.``This is an important week for me as I start counting again from this event,'' said Jeev, who won four times on the Asian PGA circuit before qualifying for the European Tour last year.Countryman Arjun Atwal, bidding for a third straight title after victories in the Hero Honda Masters and Star Alliance Open on the David-off Tour, opened with a disappointing one-over-par 73.Meanwhile, veteran Australian golfer Wayne Smith stole the limelight on the first day. with a seven-under-par 65. Smith, 39, finished a stroke ahead of compatriot Paul Gow while Scotland's Paul Lawrie came in with a 67. World No 1 Tiger Woods of the United States fired four-under 68, while Spain's Sergio Garcia, returned a disappointing 74, that included a quadruple-bogey eight.Scores: 65 Wayne Smith (Aus), 66 Paul Gow (Aus), 67 PaulLawrie (Sco), 68 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Rodney Pampling (Aus), Scott Hend (Aus), Tiger Woods (USA), Scott Wearne (Aus), Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), 69 David Podlich (Aus), Tobias Dier (Ger), Jarrod Moseley (Aus), Rolf Muntz (Ned), Scott Gardiner (Aus), Nick O'Hern (Aus), Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn), 70 Henrik Nystrom (Swe), Mardan Mamat (Sin), Alex Cejka (Ger), Nico van Rensburg (Rsa), Kenny Druce (Aus) Peter Lonard (Aus), Rodger Davis (Aus), Lin Chie-Hsiang (Twn), Shin Yong-Jin (Kor), Soren Hansen (Den), Rodrigo Cuello (Phi), Erol Simsek (Ger), Scott Laycock (Aus) Michael Long (Nzl).
