Jeev slides to joint 10th spot at DDC

Jeev slides to joint 10th spot at DDCIndian star golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has carded level-par 72 in the second round as he slipped down to joint 10th place in the Dubai Desert Classic (DDC) golf tournament at the Majlis golf course in Dubai on Friday.

Jeev, the overnight leader, scored three birdies and three bogeys in the second round. Jeev trailed by four strokes from the leader Thongchai Jaidee (66) of Thailand with a total of four under 140. Jeev carded birdie on the 12th hole but bogey at the 17th hole took him to even par.

Thongchai hold the top spot with eight-under 136 followed by Stephen Dodd (69) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (67) tied with seven-under 137. Lee Westwood is placed at the third place with seven-under 65.

Meanwhile, Shiv Kapur and S.S.P. Chowrasia have made the cut as Shiv carded 71 while Chowrasia fired 69 in the second round. Shiv is currently placed at 47th spot and Chowrasia occupied 53rd spot. Jyoti Randhawa (73), Arjun Atwal (77) and Anirban Lahiri (72) failed to make the cut.