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Jeev finishes tied 11th

Hong Kong: A wretched start spiked Jeev Milkha Singh’s hopes a second successive Asian Tour title and the in-form Indian signed off with a decent one-under 69 for a tied 11th finish in the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open golf here on Sunday.

Going into the final round three shots off the lead, Jeev needed something special to follow up his Singapore Open triumph with another victory here but a hat-trick of bogeys on his front nine put paid to any such ambitions and the Indian aggregated 11-under 269 for a tied 11th finish.

Lin Wen-tang beat Francesco Molinary and Rory McIlroy in the play-off to lift the title after the trio were levelled at 265.

Among other Indians in the fray, Jyoti Randhawa (272) carded a three-under 67 to finish tied 19th, while Gaurav Ghei’s (277) even-par 70 had him tied 48th. — PTI

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