Star Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh foiled a good start to end in a level par 70 in the first round of theBritish Open on Thursday.
A report in TOI states that Singh, who won the Scottish Open in a play-off on Sunday, was on top of the leaderboard at three-under-par through 11 holes at a benign Royal Lytham and St Annes but dropped three shots over the next two holes. The two-time Asian Tour number one bounced back with a birdie on 14 but dropped another shot on 17 after finding thick rough with a wayward tee shot.
Business Standard writes that a disastrous back nine saw the Indian stalwart spoil his day after a good whereas other Indian in the fray Anirban started the day with a birdie and was one under till the sixth hole.
Jeev hit had four birdies on the first, third, ninth and 11th in first 11 holes was three-under at that stage and right on top of the leaderboard, before he gave up two bogeys (12th and 17th) and one double bogey (on the 13th) against one more birdie (14th) in the last seven holes.