Chiranjeev finishes joint third

NEW DELHI, JULY 8. Sustaining his superb run on the Japanese Tour, Chiranjeev Milkha Singh carded a three-under 69 to finish at the joint third spot in the Jyuken Sangyo Hiroshima Open at the Hiroshima Country Club in Hiroshima on Sunday. With an aggregate of 11-under 205, the Chandigarh- based pro managed his third straight top-four finish on the Japanese Tour. The tournament was won by Japan's Keiichiro Fukabori, who edged past country-mate Mashahi Ozaki in the play- off. Earlier, Fukabori fired in three birdies in the last three holes to catch up with Ozaki for a tally of 203.

About his performance, Chiranjeev said, ``It was another solid week for me. I played very well and had a good chance of winning the title. But three top-four finish in three weeks is a dream run and I hope it will continue for some more days.'' The 29-year-old Chiranjeev, watched by his father Milkha Singh, had four birdies apart from one bogey on Sunday. The tournament was decided on the basis of three rounds as second day's play was washed out due to rain.

The scores: Keiichiro Fukabori (Jpn) (67,67,69), Mashahi Ozaki (Jpn) (71,67,65) 203; Chiranjeev Milkha Singh (Jpn) (70,66,69), Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) (71,66,68) 205; Bunchu Ruangkit (Tha) (68,68,70), Kosaku Makisaka (Jpn) (70,66,70), Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) (72,65,69), Shingo Katayama (Jpn) (69,68,69), Chang (Tpe) (71,67,68) 206.

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